The planned strike action at Aer Lingus has been called off after the company agreed to postpone its cost-cutting plan pending an investigation of the dispute by the Labour Court.
Aer Lingus said the outcome of today's exploratory talks would now lead to a 'short sharp' consultation process on all the issues.
Earlier, Chief Executive of the airline Dermot Mannion, said its agenda for change had been clear for some time and the company now needed to move forward as a matter of extreme urgency.
However the Labour Court is to issue a recommendation on Monday after a full hearing of the dispute on Thursday and Friday.
SIPTU said it had called off Monday's 24 hour strike because the company had agreed to hold off on introducing new terms and conditions for existing staff.
