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Aer Lingus may "leave midwest"

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  • 24-09-2007 4:09pm
    #1
    highlydebased
    Registered Users Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭


    Found this on breaking news :mad: :mad:



    Aer Lingus 'may leave Midwest'

    12:53Monday, 24th September, 2007

    Aer Lingus has no long-term commitment to the Midwest and may pull out of the region, unions said today.

    A union umbrella organisation, the Shannon Action Group (SAG), claimed the airline may withdraw or run down services further next year.

    Aer Lingus has already decided to cease its service between Shannon airport and Heathrow and set up a base in Belfast.

    "Staff members have heard members of the management executive team discussing the need to pull out of Shannon as quickly as possible," Siptu's Geraldine Morrissey, who is also a member of SAG, said.

    "They made the comments on board an aircraft when, presumably, they thought they were out of earshot," she added.

    "We had commitments through the Labour Court process that no jobs would be lost as the result of Aer Lingus opening new bases, yet this is precisely what has happened in Shannon with the reallocation of Heathrow slots to Belfast.

    "The open skies agreement provides an opportunity to pull out completely, and Aer Lingus management makes no secret of the fact that it does not want to be here in the first place."

    The SAG is part of the Atlantic Connectivity Alliance and will be participating in a picket of Leinster House on Wednesday morning. The Dáil is due to debate a Government motion on the Aer Lingus decision that afternoon.


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    koura
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭koura


    Blame for the close result was lain at the feet of up to 19 missing TDs,
    some of whom were said to have had urgent personal business.!!!!!!!.
    I thought they are paid huge salaries to make the Dail their business.
    Was it a secret ballot, who were they.

    What brass neck.
    Imagine giving an excuse like that to your manager.
    Just back from a few months holidays and give an excuse like,
    I won't be available tomorrow for an important meeting, I have more
    important PERSONAL BUSINESS to take care of. P45.

    The people in the Mid West & West voted in huge numbers for these politicians.
    And now when we need them where are they.
    If this was an Multi-national some minister would be on the TV telling us that
    they are having urgent talks with company to try and save the jobs.


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