CityJet pilots will picket the airline’s headquarters in Dublin tomorrow morning as they protest a plan by the company to close its base there. “The Copenhagen-based positions on offer to Dublin crews will be as part of this return of aircraft in Scandinavia,” it added. It would also see a continuing 15pc pay cut from April next year, as well as an IALPA-designed training plan to move CityJet pilots from one aircraft to another. It’s believed that about 23 of the Dublin-based CityJet pilots were typically involved in operating the SAS services. “With the loss of all contracts except Scandinavia, the requirement for Dublin crews to supplement locally-based crews is reduced,” it said.

Source: Irish Independent June 22, 2020 13:07 UTC