Aer Lingus places 129 Shannon staff on unpaid leave

No Aer Lingus flights have taken off or landed at Shannon in 11 months

Aer Lingus aircraft lined up at Shannon Airport. The airline has not operated a flight from the airport in almost a year. Picture : Eamon Ward

Aer Lingus is to place all its staff at it's Shannon Airport base on unpaid leave.

The airline said no Aer Lingus flights have operated to or from the airport since April 5