What you need to know

Thousands of Aer Lingus customers are set to be impacted by industrial action being taken by pilots from next week.

Here’s everything you need to know about the dispute and its consequences…

What’s the dispute over?

Aer Lingus pilots, through their union – the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (Ialpa) – are seeking a pay increase of just under 24 per cent.

The association say the rate being sought is reflective of inflation since the last pay increase, which happened in 2019.

However, Aer Lingus has labelled the request “exorbitant, outrageous and untenable”.

Negotiations between the two sides have so far proved fruitless, and a recommendation from the Labour Court, which heard the matter back in April, for a 9.25 per cent increase was rejected by Ialpa.

When is the industrial action taking place?

There are now two aspects to the pilots’ industrial action – a work-to-rule and an eight-hour strike.

The work-to-rule, during which workers continue to fulfil their contractual…

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