Tens of thousands of passengers have been affected by 270 flight cancellations so far.
Fresh talks between Aer Lingus and its pilots will convene on Thursday amid efforts to find a resolution to a bitter industrial dispute that has seen 270 flights already cancelled.
Aer Lingus has said it is willing to offer pay increases of 12.5% or above if “improvements in productivity and flexibility” are discussed.The travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers have been affected, with the airline having been working to offer refunds or alternative flights to people whose trips have been axed.A spokesperson for Mr Harris said: “The Taoiseach has been clear this dispute is having a disproportionate impact on the travelling public.
At Terminal 2 of Dublin Airport on Wednesday morning, those passengers whose flights were not cancelled were in good spirits.Audrey from Galway, who was headed to Bilbao with her family, said she had received an email on Saturday to say their flight was going ahead, which reassured them. “We’re just willing to wing it and see how we go. We had checked alternative flights and even ferries if this hadn’t gone ahead, just in case. But once we’re there, we’ll be happy,” she said.Asked about whether she supported the industrial action, she said it seemed to her that there was a good offer on the table.
“If you are making record profits, you should give back to the people who took a nosedive during Covid, but you also can’t be greedy.” Both sides in the dispute agreed to attend separate meetings at the Labour Court in Dublin on Tuesday to provide briefings on the industrial stand-off.
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