Airline job cuts crucial, warns Brennan

THE workforce at Aer Lingus will need to be slashed by a quarter regardless of who owns the airline, it was claimed yesterday.

Transport Minister Seamus Brennan said huge progress had been made on the company’s survival plan but tough action was required if it was to compete on the global market.

Mr Brennan said management was focused on reviving the national carrier and that job cuts were not a question of ownership.