Aer Lingus is to impose further temporary pay cuts on staff, who will only receive 30% of their normal pay and hours from 21 June.
The airline had already reduced the pay and hours of staff to 50% of normal because of the collapse of aviation traffic and passenger numbers as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
However, in a letter to staff this evening, the company says that their pay will be cut to 30% of normal from 21 June to 29 August, though the airline reserves the right to extend the cut beyond that date.
It is understood that the cuts will apply across the airline, in addition to staff lay-offs already announced at Shannon. In the letter, seen by RTÉ News and entitled "Re: Notification of Temporary Reduction to your Hours of