Aviation

Aer Lingus has ‘moved from negotiating to union-busting’

Mark Tighe, the pilots’ union president, said that pilots did not want to see Aer Lingus passengers discommoded

Mark Tighe said that Aer Lingus had still not responded to Ialpa’s letter on June 23 requesting to recommence negotiations. Picture: Bryan Meade

Aer Lingus have “moved on” from the negotiation phase of the ongoing pay dispute with its pilots, according to the president of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa).