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| Ryanair steps into Aer Lingus row | |
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| Aer Lingus' plans to transfer Shannon Airport's London Heathrow service to Belfast International may be blocked. | |
| Ryanair has a 25% stake in Aer Lingus, and its chief executive wants an extraordinary general meeting where it could use its vote to oppose the plans. | |
| Michael O'Leary said both Shannon and Belfast could still have London flights if Aer Lingus transferred its Dublin- Gatwick service north to Belfast. | |
| Aer Lingus pilots are to strike over plans to pay Belfast staff less. | |
| All Aer Lingus routes will be affected, with 500 pilots set to refuse to fly next Tuesday and Wednesday. | |
| The airline last week announced 100 new jobs at Belfast International Airport, but employees will not be paid the same rates as staff in the Irish Republic. | The airline last week announced 100 new jobs at Belfast International Airport, but employees will not be paid the same rates as staff in the Irish Republic. |
| It is appropriate in new bases outside the Irish Republic to recruit on local terms and conditions Dermot MannionAer Lingus chief executive A pilots' union spokesman said they had to make a stand, but the Irish national carrier is refusing to back down and accused them of brinkmanship. | |
| Michael Landers of the union Impact said the strike action was important. | |
| "If we didn't take up that line, I think the inevitable outcome would be that Aer Lingus would use the pilots at the new base to eventually drag down pay and terms and conditions throughout the rest of the company as well," he said. | "If we didn't take up that line, I think the inevitable outcome would be that Aer Lingus would use the pilots at the new base to eventually drag down pay and terms and conditions throughout the rest of the company as well," he said. |
| But Aer Lingus Chief Executive Dermot Mannion told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster the company had already checked the legality of its policy. | |
| "We have been through all the available machinery of the State here, (and) we have had an arbitration process specific to the pilots sponsored by the Irish labour courts," he said. | "We have been through all the available machinery of the State here, (and) we have had an arbitration process specific to the pilots sponsored by the Irish labour courts," he said. |
| "Both of those processes agree - it is appropriate in new bases outside the Irish Republic to recruit on local terms and conditions." | "Both of those processes agree - it is appropriate in new bases outside the Irish Republic to recruit on local terms and conditions." |
| It is understood Aer Lingus is seeking to recruit up to 30 pilots for its Belfast operation, as part of a £100m investment. | It is understood Aer Lingus is seeking to recruit up to 30 pilots for its Belfast operation, as part of a £100m investment. |
| The decision to take strike action was taken at a meeting of members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association branch of Impact at Dublin Airport on Monday. | The decision to take strike action was taken at a meeting of members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association branch of Impact at Dublin Airport on Monday. |