The Irish Air Line Pilots' Association has warned that Aer Lingus may be liquidated by parent company IAG, who it said would prioritise Iberia and British Airways in order to survive the downturn experienced by the fall in flights.
The Dáil's Special Committee on Covid-19 Response has been hearing about the impact of the virus on international travel. Meanwhile, SIPTU has also warned of a "tsunami" of redundancies in the aviation industry.
In his opening statement, Evan Cullen the President of IALPA said the Government's stimulus package does nothing to address concerns in the aviation industry.
He also said the Canary Islands being omitted from the green list of places to travel - putting in the same category as Spain - had no public