Aer Lingus pilots launch work-to-rule actions, tossing travel plans of passengers into disarray

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Aer Lingus pilots have launched an industrial action, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and tossing the travel plans of tens of thousands into disarray.

FILE - Aer Lingus Airbus A320 plane lands at Dublin airport, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Aer Lingus pilots launched an industrial action on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and tossing the travel plans of tens of thousands into disarray. – Aer Lingus pilots launched an industrial action on Wednesday, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and tossing the travel plans of tens of thousands into disarray.

Pilots imposed ‘’work to rule’’ actions, refusing to work overtime, accept changes in set rosters or take out-of-hours management requests. An eight-hour strike is planned on Saturday.The flag carrier of Ireland and its pilots have been locked in a bitter dispute over pay, with pilots seeking a pay increase of 24% to keep pace with inflation since their last pay raise in 2019. Aer Lingus has said it is willing to offer pay increases of 12.

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