Up to 900 jobs are to be cut at Aer Lingus.
It comes just hours after Ryanair announced the loss of 3,000 jobs, as the industry struggles to cope with the impact of Covid-19.
Aer Lingus met with unions this morning to tell them it needs to reduce its head count by up to 20% due the collapse in demand for air travel.
Aer Lingus employs 4,500 thousand people, meaning up to 900 jobs are at risk.
The airline is putting together a proposal for a voluntary redundancy scheme, which will then be put to unions.
In a brief statement, Aer Lingus says its continuing to communicate directly with its employees and engage with their representative bodies.
