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Industrial action by airline pilots has been called off after talks overnight at the Labour Relations Commission in Dublin. Thousands of customers had already altered their travel plans to avoid the walk-outs. The airline said in a statement: “Following extensive engagement between Aer Lingus and pilot trade union IALPA-IMPACT over the weekend, Aer Lingus has [...]

British Airways and cabin crew union Unite have agreed a 28-day extension to the deadline by which the union must announce any further industrial action, removing the threat of strikes over the Easter and Royal Wedding bank holidays. Unite and BA announced the interim agreement today ahead of the strike-notice deadline at the end of [...]

British Airways cabin crew have voted by eight to one in favour of fresh strikes in the latest round of the long-running battle with the airline. The vote means a strike could take place as early as April 4 and could be in place for Easter. However, the union has not set any dates for [...]

The threat of strikes disrupting Easter holiday flights to and from Spain appears to be over after airport authority AENA and Spanish unions agreed a preliminary deal. The airport workers’ unions and AENA have agreed to further meetings to thrash out a detailed agreement, but both sides have pledged to talk until they resolve the [...]

Spanish airport workers are threatening strike action from Easter until August. Unions have called 22 days of strikes during the busy holiday season to protest against plans by the Spanish government to partially privatise state airport operator AENA. In a statement, Ryanair called on the EU Commission to take urgent action to ensure that strikes [...]