Aer Lingus confirms job cuts due to ‘decimation in demand’

Aer Lingus has cut a number of jobs due to what the airline described as the “decimation in demand for travel” during the coronavirus pandemic. With almost all business and leisure travel suspended, and global commerce greatly impacted by the spread of coronavirus, the IAG-owned carrier confirmed that it had “deferred” a number of “planned appointments”. It would not confirm how many people had been affected by the move. The company said it had “communicated to a number of fixed-term contractors in March that their planned appointments as permanent seasonal contractors was being deferred due to the Covid-19 crisis”. “Given the ongoing crisis, the decimation in demand for travel in the immediate term and the uncertainty regarding future travel demand thereafter, these individuals have now been informed that there is no operational requirement for their roles going forward.” <br/>