Air traffic controllers agree to lift strike threat

AIR traffic controllers whose strike grounded 20,000 air travel passengers earlier this week have agreed to a full resumption of normal working hours with no threat of industrial action of any kind.

Following almost seven hours of talks at the Labour Court yesterday, the Irish Aviation Authority and the air traffic controllers’ union IMPACT agreed measures to avoid further disruption, and to process outstanding disputes.

The dispute came to a head on Wednesday following the suspension of 14 controllers without pay.