A trade union has warned that a lack of air traffic control staff at Dublin Airport could see travel plans disrupted for passengers flying out of the capital during the upcoming busy summer season.
Fórsa, which is the second largest trade union in the state with over 80,000 members, noted that there were three recent delays at the airport, whereby planes were stalled due to air traffic controllers taking breaks.
Niall Shanahan, spokesperson for Fórsa, told Newstalk that the situation was "extraordinary" and that it was as far back as 2008 when staff shortages first curtailed Irish passengers due to subsequent delays at Dublin Airport.
