Travel plans in chaos over Aer Lingus strike

The travel plans of tens of thousands of holidaymakers have been thrown into chaos after Aer Lingus cabin crew served notice of a 24-hour strike to take place in just over two weeks’ time.

The action starts a minute after midnight on Friday, May 30, just as the summer holiday exodus begins and on the eve of a bank holiday weekend.

While the airline has a short window to place contingency plans in place, dozens of flights in to and out of each of those airports will likely be cancelled if no resolution can be found.