BREAKING NEWSAer Lingus has set a deadline of 1 November for the implementation of a €74m cost-cutting programme involving up to 1,500 job cuts through redundancies and outsourcing, RTE News reports this evening.
There are also concerns about serious cuts in the airline's Shannon operation. At a 2 1/2 hour meeting this afternoon, management told staff that €50m would have to be eliminated from staff costs.
Cabin crew bases at Shannon and Heathrow will be closed. Staff may be offered redeployment to Dublin or Cork or alternatively will face redundancy.
