Trade unions are threatening strike action at City of Derry Airport in proposed job losses go ahead.
Nine senior posts at the Derry City owned facility at Eglinton are to be lost.
Falling passenger numbers have been blamed for the job losses.
Last month, it was confirmed five posts were to go through natural wastage with the remainder being offered voluntary redundancy.
In January this year, Damien Tierney, director of the airport – which has a staff of 100 with up to 60 more employed by outside contractors – said a reduction in jobs could not be ruled out.
Mr Tierney said he expected passenger numbers at the Eglinton airport to drop by between 10 and 15 per cent in the next 12 months.
Mr Tierney was speaking after making a report on the airport’s performance to Derry City Council which owns the airport.
Mr Tierney told members of the council’s Regional Services Committee that 2014-2015 would “probably be our most difficult.”
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