Air traffic controllers vote in favour of strike

A CLEAR majority of air traffic controllers have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute that grounded a number of flights at Shannon Airport at the weekend.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2008 - 00:00

Dan Collins

Members of IMPACT’s air traffic controllers branch voted by a majority of 99% in favour of industrial action over the weekend.

On Saturday night, a dozen flights were cancelled at Shannon Airport after controllers again refused to work overtime.

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