Redundancy risk for aviation workers says SIPTU

Aer Lingus are seeking 500 redundancies while the DAA seek 750-1000. Picture: Brian Lawless 

Thousands of aviation industry workers in Ireland will be made redundant in the near future, according to a leading trade union.

SIPTU is to appear before the Oireachtas Covid Committee on Friday, and an opening statement from the union, seen by the Irish Examiner, says that although all sectors have been affected by the Covid19 pandemic, the impact on aviation has been among "the most severe", and that Ireland’s air traffic decline is among the worst in Europe.