Aer Arann pilots vote in favour of strike action

Pilots at Aer Arann, which operates Aer Lingus regional services, have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay.

In a ballot by the Irish Airline Pilots Association (Ialpa), 91 per cent of pilots voted in favour of strike action.

The pilots are calling for the reversal of a 10 per cent pay cut which was imposed in 2009.

An Ialpa spokesman said the question now was what type of industrial action will take place.

Aer Arann operates Aer Lingus regional services under a franchise agreement between the two airlines. The airline carried 116,000 passengers last month.