Aer Lingus has cancelled a further 122 flights which had been scheduled for next week due to ongoing industrial action being taken by pilots over pay.
On Friday afternoon, the airline confirmed the latest cancellations will impact flights from Wednesday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 7th.
Aer Lingus said the cancellations were necessary to “enable us to protect as many services as possible for as many of our customers as possible”.
The latest announcement comes after over 200 flights this week were cancelled as discussions between the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association and Aer Lingus failed to reach a solution to avoid industrial action.
Pilots are seeking a pay increase of 24 per cent, which they say equates to inflation since the last pay rise in 2019. Aer Lingus has said it is willing to offer pay increases of 12.25 per cent or above if “improvements in productivity and flexibility” are discussed.
Aer Lingus pilots commenced a work-to-rule action on Wednesday, refusing to engage in…
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