Irish holidaymakers face summer of chaos with looming pilots' strike

Aer Lingus typically carries up to 40,000 passengers daily over the summer months, with fears 95% of those travellers would see their flights cancelled should the strike proceed. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Holidaymakers are facing a summer of chaos, with Aer Lingus pilots set to strike, potentially within the next two weeks.

In the build-up to the busiest part of the holiday season, Aer Lingus members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to take industrial action, up to and including the withdrawal of service, over a pay dispute with the airline.