Low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced that it reached an agreement with the Forsa trade union last night to end strikes staged by Irish pilots.
The news comes after a 22-hour discussion that ended in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to the BBC.
Forsa, which encompasses the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA), said members will vote on the agreement, but has recommended they accept it.
Talks were facilitated by Kieran Mulvey, former head of the Workplace Relations Commission, after Ryanair and Forsa failed to reach an agreement.
Pilots were asking Ryanair for a change in procedure for handling base changes and promotions, among other things. They wanted a pilot’s seniority to be taken into account.
The resulting five days of strike action by a proportion of Ryanair’s 350 Irish pilots led to the cancellation of flights on high-frequency routes within the UK.
Following strike action, Ryanair said it would cut its Dublin fleet to move aircraft to its Polish airline, placing hundreds of pilot and cabin crew jobs at risk.
A similar dispute in Germany, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands forced the carrier to cancel hundreds of flights across Europe earlier this month, affecting an estimated 50,000 passengers.
In a statement on its Twitter page, Ryanair says it will take the Irish agreement to its board after pilots have voted.
Mulvey has asked both sides to refrain from further comment until the ballot has concluded.