Aer Lingus to cancel 10-20% of flights during pilots’ action

Aer Lingus has said it will cancel between 10% and 20% of its flights over the first five days of planned industrial action by pilots.

On Tuesday the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) served notice of an indefinite work-to-rule from Wednesday 26 June as part of an ongoing pay dispute.

Aer Lingus said the cancellations would enable it to “protect as many services as possible for as many of our customers as possible”.

In a statement issued on Thursday it said details would be communicated to those customers affected “over the next couple of days”.

The airline said customers will be offered a number of choices, with those scheduled to travel between 26 June and 2 July given the option to change flights for free.

“They will also be able to cancel their flight and claim a refund or voucher,” the company 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.”