Aer Lingus strike: tens of thousands of passengers face chaos as one in five flights at risk before peak holiday season
Tens of thousands in limbo as one in five flights at risk during peak holiday seasonClaim one in five flights at risk raises ‘serious questions’ about airline, says union chief
Pilots at Aer Lingus are to begin an indefinite work-to-rule from next Wednesday after balloting for industrial action, which means they will not engage in overtime or out-of-hours duties.
Tens of thousands of Aer Lingus passengers face days of uncertainty and potential travel chaos as one in five flights are at risk of being cancelled.
With industrial action by pilots due to start on Wednesday, Aer Lingus said it might have to cancel as many as 44 flights a day in the first five days of the unrest.
That is up to a fifth of the roughly 220 flights a day the airline operates during the busy summer season.
It will upend travel plans for as many as 8,000 people a day.
The move has been branded as “insidious” by the company, which is cancelling up to 20pc of flights over a five-day period.
Donal Moriarty,…
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