THOUSANDS more Aer Lingus passengers have been left reeling after the strike-embattled airline announced it was cancelling a further 122 flights next week. Some 270 flights had already been axed after pilots launched industrial action in a dispute over pay. Pilots began an indefinite work-to-rule on Wednesday and are engaging in an eight-hour strike tomorrow.
Aer Lingus pilots will stop work tomorrow from 5am until 1pm. And as the strike action is ramped up just as the school holidays begin, the chaos for stressed travellers is to continue next week. Aer Lingus today admitted an additional 122 services have got the chop as a result of the ongoing industrial action.
The cancelled flights are from Wednesday (3 July) to Sunday (7 July). Aer Lingus said it was taking the step in order to continue to protect as many services as possible. It said: “These cancellations will be implemented today, and details will be communicated to impacted customers.
” The airline added that those passengers impacted could either change their flights for free or claim a refund or voucher. Aer Lingus said: “These options will be communicated directly to impacted customers as well as travel agents, while the Aer Lingus ‘Travel Advisory’ page will also have up to the minute information on all the options. “Aer Lingus fully understands the anxiety being experienced by customers given the uncertainty caused by the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association’s industrial action and is giving impacte.
