The Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) executive has adjourned its meeting and is due to meet virtually tonight, as the pay dispute with Aer Lingus rumbles on. 

Once again no decision was made this evening on the Labour Court recommendation that pilots accept a pay rise of 17.75% - although Aer Lingus has accepted it. 

After hours of meetings, legal advice and feedback from the Labour Court, there are reportedly still "hours left to go" before IALPA takes a decision. 

The executive will now go home, before resuming the meeting at 10pm tomorrow.

That recommendation will dictate the next steps, with many still expecting the Union to accept the 17.75% pay rise and the additional overnight allowance. 

However, these predictions have been proved wrong before.

Despite that, there is still an expectation of a statement later tonight - or in the early hours of the morning - in which the executive will set out their views on how members should vote.

Earlier today, Aer Lingus announced the cancellation of a further 25 flights next week due to the industrial action.

Main image: IALPA pilots striking at Dublin Airport demanding Aer Lingus increase pay. Image: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie