Aer Lingus pilots aligned to the IALPA (Irish Airline Pilots’ Association) trade union have escalated the chaos engulfing the carrier by announcing they will strike – for 8 hours, from 5am to 1pm – on Saturday, June 29.
The move comes after the pilots – who recently voted to take industrial action over a pay dispute – earlier this week said they would start a work-to-rule period from next Wednesday.
The latest news came on a frenetic Friday evening when Aer Lingus gave more clarity over what flights will be cancelled next week due to the industrial action.
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Aer Lingus already said, this week, that it would be cancelling 10%-20% of flights from next Wednesday to the following Sunday due to the situation.
It emerged, yesterday…