Aer Lingus faces an industrial relations headache after cabin crew rejected a new pay offer of more than 10pc. The airport authority has proposed widening taxiways on the airport’s south apron at a cost of €58m and to provide what it describes as “critical taxiways” on the north apron at a cost of €37m. The airline, which recently added a flight to Cleveland to schedule, is heavily focused on building a transatlantic hub at Dublin, while Ryanair, which did not respond to a request for comment, has long put pressure on DAA to cut airport charges