Aer Lingus cancels 17 flights, including one Cork service

Cork Airport. The sole Cork service which has been cancelled was due to depart from London Heathrow on Saturday at 9.20am, Aer Lingus confirmed. File picture

Aer Lingus is to cancel 17 of its flights across Europe this weekend, including one Cork service, with many more due to be pulled from service before the end of next week.

Three of the cancellations have resulted from a cap placed on flights from London Heathrow, which has placed a capacity limit on its air traffic due to passenger numbers moving beyond safe parameters.