AER Lingus punters have been hit by flight cancellations TODAY - before 44 flights per day are axed next week. Some 40,000 passengers will be impacted when the airline cut one fifth of flights over a five-day period when pilots go on work-to-rule strike from Wednesday. Cancellations will strike on flights due to operate from Wednesday June 26 until Sunday June 30, with at least 8,000 customers affected daily.
It's understood short-haul flights are most at risk of being pulled from schedules. Passengers were to find out from today if their flights were cancelled , with thousands of customers left waiting to get through to jammed Aer Lingus call centres. Newlyweds-to-be revealed their anguish over the possibility of flights to their wedding destinations being cancelled last minute, while Taylor Swift fans due to jet in for Dublin gigs frantically sought clarification from airline chiefs.
Aer Lingus bosses confirmed two flights have been pulled from schedules today, but not connected to impending strike action. Flights between Dublin and Faro Algarve - E1 498 and E1 499 - due to depart at 7.15pm from Dublin and 11pm from Faro have been cancelled.
And around eight flights were canned on Thursday but airline bosses don't predict any cancellations for Saturday June 22, posting: "We are currently unaware of any flight cancellations at this time." Pilots earlier this week served notice of their intention to launch an indefinite work-to-rule from next Wednesday, after the Irish Airlin.
