Overview
- The airline has begun a collective consultation with staff representatives that will examine all options, including closure and redundancies.
- Around 200 jobs could be affected if the Manchester operation is shut.
- Executives say Manchester’s long-haul operating margin significantly lags the Irish operation, limiting the case for further investment.
- Aer Lingus told staff there may be better alternative uses for the two aircraft currently based in Manchester.
- IALPA has been notified, with most of the roughly 40 Manchester pilots seconded from Ireland and able to transfer back, while recent rolling industrial action by local staff over pay forms part of the backdrop.