Aviation

Aer Lingus pay row to be heard in Labour court

Aer Lingus’ parent firm doubled down on withholding the delivery of the inaugural Airbus A321 XLR if the dispute is not resolved

In February, pay talks between the airline and its pilots at the Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) broke down. Picture: PA

Aer Lingus and the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) will appear at the Labour Court on Monday as they look to resolve an ongoing pay dispute.

Last month, the airline’s parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG) raised the prospect of reallocating an aircraft if the pay dispute was not resolved by today’s Labour Court deadline.

The latest round of pay talks ended without agreement last week, and the airline said it was “unlikely” that the ...