Threatened strike forces Aer Lingus to cancel 25 scheduled flights

MORE THAN 25 scheduled flights have been cancelled by Aer Lingus as airline passengers prepare to face a winter of discontent with industrial action starting this weekend and further rolling strikes scheduled for November.

The cancelled Aer Lingus flights, both trans-Atlantic and European, were scheduled for Thursday.

Also yesterday, Aer Rianta unions stepped up their campaign against the break-up of the company, announcing a series of rolling strikes to begin next month.