Row over €2.8m pay-off for Aer Lingus chief

Aer Lingus management is facing a bitter boardroom row over a controversial €2.8m pay-off for its chief executive if the airline is sold, it was revealed tonight.

Congress chief and board member David Begg angrily hit out at the proposal claiming no deal had been agreed to give Dermot Mannion a lucrative severance package if he steps down from the loss-making carrier.