Two weeks ago, cabin crew at the airline rejected a €97m cost reduction plan known as 'Greenfield'. However, all other grades at Aer Lingus have accepted it.
Management then threatened to terminate the employment of all 1,200 cabin crew, although most would be rehired immediately on lower pay and conditions.
However, 230 would be made redundant receiving only the legal minimum redundancy payment.
Last week, IMPACT called on the Labour Relations Commission to reconvene management and unions in a bid to defuse the crisis. However, management rejected that proposal.
Restating that position this evening, an airline source said that 160 days had passed since the launch of the 'Greenfield' change plan in October 2009.
He said that with such an overwhelming rejection of the proposals by cabin crew, the company could see no value in reconvening the parties.
He said Aer Lingus is now firmly focused on implementation of the elements of the change plan already agreed with the four other union groups, which constitute a majority of the airline's staff.
