Aer Arann flights risk being grounded over dispute

AER ARANN flights into and out of Irish airports look increasingly likely to be grounded for an indefinite period in the coming days as relations between the airline and its workers took another turn for the worse yesterday.

The company and SIPTU, the union representing check-in, boarding, dispatch and baggage workers are at odds over the outsourcing of 40 workers to Sky Handling Partners later this month.

The airline has said it is outsourcing the workers so it can realise “significant cost savings for the airline, while maintaining high standards of service for our customers”.