Aer Lingus job cut total to exceed previously stated 500 target

Interim chief executive said there would be about 1,000 fewer people working for Aer Lingus than would have been the case if the Covid pandemic hadn’t hit

Aer Lingus is likely to cut more jobs than the 500 initially planned as part of its cost-cutting programme.

Aer Lingus has said the number of jobs it will cut from its business, due to the impact of the Covid crisis, will exceed the 500 positions it confirmed last year.

Speaking after the airline reported an operating loss of €563m for last year, Aer Lingus’ interim chief executive Donal Moriarty said the company was about two-thirds of the way through a set of voluntary severance schemes.