Pilots start industrial action

The Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) last night informed Aer Lingus it will begin a work-to-rule industrial action today because of “bizarre and inhumane” rostering arrangements.

Captain Evan Cullen of the IALPA said the issue of rostering had not been solved and Aer Lingus has refused to hand over the summer 2011 schedule which it was feared would force unsatisfactory working conditions.

The airline last night said it was “outrageous” that the IALPA has chosen to take industrial action at a time of such economic uncertainty.