Aer Lingus postal service ‘under review’
Aer Lingus may axe its postal service and courier business as part of its low-fares strategy’s faster turnaround, The Sunday Business Post has learned.
A spokeswoman for the airline said the postal and courier service was “currently under review”. Such a move would have serious implications for An Post’s international deliveries, although the postal service has received no notification by Aer Lingus of a review of the service.
Sources at An Post said they would expect a lengthy notification period before any changes were made, in order to make alternative arrangements for its mail service. John Whelan, the chief executive of the Irish Exporters Association, said the decision would hit mail order businesses in particular.
Whelan has sought clarification from Aer Lingus. “The worst case scenario is a drip-feed approach to dropping services,” he said. “This makes it very difficult for us to organise alternative routes of supply, as has been the case with its cargo services.” British Midand indicated it is interested in filling some cargo services to be dropped by Aer Lingus on its Dublin-Heathrow route this week.
Meanwhile, talks are to resume tomorrow between Aer Lingus management and union officials over the company’s plans to reduce its workforce by a third.
