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NI Aer Lingus pilots to stage work-to-rule | |
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Aer Lingus pilots in Northern Ireland are planning to stage industrial action from the end of next week, according to the main pilot union. | |
href="http://www.impact.ie/iopen24/" >IMPACT said that work-to-rule action at Belfast will start on 10 June and could cause disruption to flights. | |
Pilots based at Dublin, Cork and Shannon are due to take the same action on Tuesday following a dispute over rosters. | |
Aer Lingus said there were no planned changes to its Belfast schedule. | |
A spokeman for the airline added: "We received notice IMPACT had conducted a ballot. We have not yet received notification of a date for industrial action. | |
"What we would say to customers with bookings in or out of Belfast is that there are currently no cancellations to our schedule. | |
"If there is any change we will communicate that." | |
Delays | |
Talks between the airline and union bosses broke down on Saturday. | |
Michael Landers of IMPACT said that pilots at Belfast International Airport would not be available to work on their days off and will impose a one-hour delay on all flights. | |
"What Aer Lingus have said in relation to flights from Dublin is, if that action goes ahead they will cancel all flights for Tuesday and Wednesday," he added. | |
"Now, whether or not they propose to take similar action later in the week in Belfast I don't know." | |
Between 20 and 30 Aer Lingus pilots based in Belfast are members of IMPACT. | |
While the dispute in the Irish Republic centres on rota arrangements, Mr Landers said the issues in Northern Ireland mainly related to pay. | |
"Salaries in Belfast are lower. A lot of pilots have already left the base." | |
Aer Lingus said industrial action in the Republic would cause problems for around 30,000 passengers. | |
It has extended the period for customers to change bookings free of charge. | |
Passengers can now cancel flights they have booked from Tuesday until Friday. |