€1.5m in pay for Aer Lingus chief

Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Müller saw his 2013 pay packet jump by nearly 18%, helped by nearly €1m in bonus payments and pension contributions.

The news came as unions said the firm had announced it was cutting payments to staff under an agreed gain sharing scheme.

The Impact union also said the airline’s annual report revealed plans to make €30m in savings through job cuts and increased productivity but no formal notice had been given about its plans.