Total of 270 flights have now been pulled from the Aer Lingus schedules
There are growing fears that even slight delays connected to air traffic control problems, weather or any other issues, could quickly lead to chaos at Dublin Airport as an indefinite work-to-rule by Aer Lingus pilots gets under way on Wednesday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
In a statement it said it was “continuing to offer a number of options to customers who may be impacted by the industrial action”Aer Lingus row remains deadlocked, with pilots’ industrial action set to go aheadPeople scheduled to travel over the next week are to be given the option to change their flights for free. They will also be able to cancel their flight and claim a refund or voucher.
“We’re waiting, really, with bated breath to see what’s actually going to happen once the work-to-rule starts to see if there will be mass cancellations at airport gates and if there is going to be people sitting there, checked in ready to get on the plane only to be told ‘sorry’.”
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