Aer Lingus roster row hits new low

THE stand-off between Aer Lingus and its cabin crew reached a new low yesterday with the removal of 32 staff from the payroll and the cancellation of a further three flights.

The airline held up to 54 meetings with individual staff who, it said, had refused to operate flights under a new roster system.

At each meeting — at which the staff had representation from their trade union IMPACT — each staff member read a prepared statement setting out their position to the company.