Shannon employees send 2,500 protest letters to TDs

SHANNON Airport employees angry at Aer Lingus’s decision to end its Shannon-Heathrow flights have sent an estimated 2,500 protest letters to the six Fianna Fáil TDs in the region.

The employees’ aim is to increase the pressure on the six TDs to get the Government to intervene with Aer Lingus.

The Government holds 25.4% of the shares in Aer Lingus but has repeatedly stressed it will not interfere in what it regards as a “commercial” decision.