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Aer Lingus is starting cuts process

Aer Lingus - 'No closer' to deal
Aer Lingus - 'No closer' to deal

Aer Lingus says it has set up a taskforce to start planning reductions in its fleet and compulsory redundancies.

In a statement, the airline said that despite 'exhaustive' negotiations with all union groups, it was no closer to an acceptable deal.

Aer Lingus said that it believed it was still too far from bridging the gap with the demands of pilots and cabin crew.

On Tuesday night, the Aer Lingus board said it had decided to go ahead unilaterally with its plans to cut €97m worth of costs from the airline.

Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller said at the time that the decision would most likely lead to further redundancies, possibly compulsory, over and above the 676 voluntary lay-offs being sought under the draft plan.