Airline to resume talks with cabin crew

WITH a further 20 of its flights cancelled today, Aer Lingus will this morning resume talks with its cabin crew over the long running roster-dispute.

Both sides spent more than 10 hours in negotiations at the Labour Relations Commission but late last night the session was adjourned with neither side commenting on progress but trade union sources saying focus remains on resolving the issues.

Over the last two weeks, more than 300 crew have been removed from duty for refusing to work new rosters introduced by the airline on January 17. Most of the suspended staff have also been removed from the payroll.