Unions reject Norwegian’s cost-cutting plan for Dublin base

Unions have rejected a Norwegian Air cost-cutting plan that includes axing a potential 150 jobs at its Dublin airport base. The airline wants to save E200m, and recently told workers of plans to close or shrink bases, including Dublin airport, which could be reduced to 1 craft from 6 next September. However, the 18 unions representing pilots and cabin crew are writing to Norwegian rejecting its approach, and telling management to concentrate first on savings in areas less likely to result in job cuts. Unions also want Norwegian to deal with them collectively rather than country-by-country, and demand an independent analysis of its finances. Norwegian intends cutting the number of craft at its Dublin airport base to 1 or 2 next September. The move could hit 150 of the 250-plus pilots and crew working for the airline there. <br/>