Aer Lingus pilots march around Dublin Airport during eight-hour strike

Aer Lingus pilots, members of the the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA), march towards the T2 Terminal at Dublin Airport today on the first full 8 hour work stoppage in support of their claim for an increase in pay. Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Hundreds of Aer Lingus pilots marched around Dublin Airport during an eight-hour strike in a bitter dispute with the airline over pay.

The pilots, all in full uniform, set off at 6 am from Aer Lingus’s head office on the airport site and walked past the two terminal buildings twice holding placards and banners.