Aer Lingus confident as row worsens

IN spite of the expected cancellation of approximately a dozen flights a day for the duration of its rostering dispute with cabin crew, Aer Lingus still hopes to accommodate the vast majority of its passengers for the foreseeable future.

For the last five days the airline has been using aircraft and crew leased from other carriers, including Ryanair, to cover the shortfall in staffing levels caused by the suspension of more than 200 cabin crew.

However, Aer Lingus management has started cancelling flights on routes where it has multiple trips each day. Yesterday saw the cancellations of six round trips — 12 flights — to destinations including Manchester, Prague, Dusseldorf and Amsterdam.