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18/05/2016
Aer Lingus To Cut 69 Jobs At Belfast City Airport
Are Lingus is to cut up to 69 jobs at its Belfast base.
The firm said the staff affected will be offered jobs in Dublin, and all flights to and from Belfast City Airport will not be affected.
Aer Lingus issued a statement which said: "With effect from the end of October 2016 we will reduce the numbers employed at our Belfast base. For reasons of efficiency a large portion of our Belfast operation will be resourced from our Dublin base.
"We will continue to employ some Cabin Crew at Belfast but some of the resource requirements for Cabin Crew and all the resource requirements for Cockpit Crew will be provided from our Dublin numbers. We will be seeking to enter third party supply arrangements for our Line Maintenance requirements.
"We are pleased to confirm that there will be no change to our flying schedule at Belfast City airport.
"We remain fully committed to serving our Northern Ireland customers and will continue to fly from Belfast City to popular summer sun destinations such as Majorca, Malaga, Faro and Alicante as well as operating a year-round, high frequency service to London Heathrow. These decisions relate only to resourcing arrangements and are necessary in order to secure the future profitability of our Belfast operation.
"Over the coming weeks we will continue to communicate with our Belfast team, to implement these changes, and will seek to minimise any negative impact on employees. All employees impacted by these decisions will be offered roles at our Dublin base."
(CD/JP)
The firm said the staff affected will be offered jobs in Dublin, and all flights to and from Belfast City Airport will not be affected.
Aer Lingus issued a statement which said: "With effect from the end of October 2016 we will reduce the numbers employed at our Belfast base. For reasons of efficiency a large portion of our Belfast operation will be resourced from our Dublin base.
"We will continue to employ some Cabin Crew at Belfast but some of the resource requirements for Cabin Crew and all the resource requirements for Cockpit Crew will be provided from our Dublin numbers. We will be seeking to enter third party supply arrangements for our Line Maintenance requirements.
"We are pleased to confirm that there will be no change to our flying schedule at Belfast City airport.
"We remain fully committed to serving our Northern Ireland customers and will continue to fly from Belfast City to popular summer sun destinations such as Majorca, Malaga, Faro and Alicante as well as operating a year-round, high frequency service to London Heathrow. These decisions relate only to resourcing arrangements and are necessary in order to secure the future profitability of our Belfast operation.
"Over the coming weeks we will continue to communicate with our Belfast team, to implement these changes, and will seek to minimise any negative impact on employees. All employees impacted by these decisions will be offered roles at our Dublin base."
(CD/JP)
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