High Court ruling on airport strike due today

With less than 48 hours to go until strikes could bring the country’s main airports grinding to a halt, tens of thousands of intending passengers will only find out this afternoon whether an attempt to legally prevent the Siptu action has been successful.

At the High Court yesterday, Dublin Airport Authority and Ryanair — which have both sought an injunction against Friday’s four-hour stoppage — outlined the “havoc” and “maximum disruption” the strike over airport and airline workers’ pension shortfall would cause.

However, one airline representative said that, even before the court decides this afternoon whether to grant the injunction, much of the damage has been done.