Siptu: thousands of aviation staff will be made redundant

Cork Airport traffic saw 260 movements, down 95.3% on May of last year. Picture: Dan Linehan

Thousands of aviation industry workers here will be made redundant in the near future, according to Siptu.

The union is to appear before the Oireachtas Covid Committee on Friday. In an opening statement from the union, seen by the Irish Examiner, it says that although all sectors have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the impact on aviation has been among "the most severe", and Ireland’s air traffic decline is among the worst in Europe.