Aer Lingus blames strike threat on profit downgrade
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Aer Lingus has blamed a potential workers strikes for a slump in its profit forecast and forward bookings.
The Irish carrier has said it expects its 2014 operating profit to be 10-20% lower than 2013 as trading dipped following threatened action by the Impact union.
The strikes on 16 and 18 June have not been deferred following intervention from the Labour Court but Aer Lingus said media coverage and commentary has already impacted its business.
As a result it said its performance will not be in line with 2013 as mentioned in an update on 1 May, when the strike announcement was already affecting business.
A statement from the airline read: “Aer Lingus welcomes the indication given last night by Impact, following an intervention by the Labour Court yesterday, to defer the further two days of strike action that had been called for 16 and 18 June 2014. This deferral is to allow consideration of an interim recommendation to be issued by the Labour Court today.
“However, the threat of this strike has caused significant damage to Aer Lingus’ trading and forward bookings for several months into the future.
“Aer Lingus continues to engage with Impact under the auspices of the Labour Court to resolve this matter and further announcements will be made as appropriate.”
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