US labour union calls on President Barack Obama to halt Cork flights plan

The biggest labour union in America has called on President Barack Obama to directly intervene and stop plans by Norwegian Air International to fly from Cork to the US as his term in the White House comes to an end.

President of the Transportation Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Edward Wytkind, called on Mr Obama to reverse the decision on December 3 last to grant a licence to Norwegian Air to begin transatlantic flights.

The flights are due to begin this summer, with Cork- Boston and Cork-New York capturing the imagination of the public and business community alike.