Pilots vote for deal to end Aer Lingus dispute

Aer Lingus pilots have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal which clears the way for the establishment of the airline’s new Belfast base, it emerged tonight.

A ballot of 480 pilots by the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa), a branch of trade union Impact, was 80% in favour of the agreement negotiated by both sides last weekend.