Aer Lingus cancels further 80 flights from July 11

Aer Lingus said: 'Implementing these cancellations is to enable us to protect as many services as possible for as many of our customers as possible.'

Aer Lingus has cancelled a further 80 flights as the pay dispute between it and members of the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (IALPA) continues to impact holidaymakers. 

The flights had been scheduled to run from Thursday, July 11 to Sunday, July 14 inclusive. 

Aer Lingus said: "Implementing these cancellations is to enable us to protect as many services as possible for as many of our customers as possible. 

"These cancellations will be implemented today, and details will be communicated to impacted customers. Details of the services impacted are set out on the ‘Travel Advisory’ page of aerlingus.com."

It added: “Aer Lingus fully understands the anxiety being experienced by customers given the uncertainty caused by Ialpa’s (Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association) industrial action and is giving impacted customers as many options as possible.”

Earlier this week the airline cancelled an additional 76 flights.

The pilots are seeking a pay increase of 24%, which they say equates to inflation since the last pay rise in 2019.

Aer Lingus has said it is willing to offer pay increases of 12.5% or above if "improvements in productivity and flexibility" are discussed.

A Labour Court hearing into the Aer Lingus dispute concluded on Wednesday, with a recommendation from the independent body expected within the next few days.