Aer Lingus flight arrangements for strike action

In the event of strike action planned by SIPTU proceeding, Aer Lingus will not be in a position to operate the majority of its…

In the event of strike action planned by SIPTU proceeding, Aer Lingus will not be in a position to operate the majority of its services on Friday, April 6th.

A small number of shorthaul flights will operate into Ireland on Friday morning in addition to its Eastbound Transatlantic operation. Over 160 flights will be cancelled.

All flights operated by Aer Lingus on Friday, April 6th will be cancelled with the following exceptions:

Departures on April 5th (from the US)

New York JFK/Dublin EI104
Boston/Dublin EI136
Boston/Shannon EI134
Chicago/Dublin/Shannon EI124
New York/Shannon EI112
Newark/Shannon/Dublin EI106
Los Angeles/Dublin/Shannon EI144
All arriving in Ireland on Friday morning

Departures on April 6th (from UK/Europe)

London Heathrow/Dublin EI151
London Heathrow/Dublin EI153
London Heathrow/Shannon EI371
Amsterdam/Dublin EI601
Paris CDG/Dublin EI519
Manchester/Dublin EI201
Birmingham/Dublin EI761

Departures on April 6th (from the US)

New York JFK/Dublin EI104
Boston/Dublin EI136
Boston/Shannon EI134
Chicago/Dublin/Shannon EI124
JFK/Shannon EI112
Baltimore/Shannon/Dublin EI118
Los Angeles/Dublin/Shannon EI114
All arriving in Ireland on Saturday morning

Customers who hold reservations for flights on Friday should contact the Aer Lingus reservations line at 1-800-777771. This line will be open from 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday. Should the dispute go ahead the Aer Lingus reservation lines will be unavailable on Friday.

The flights affected will also be on www.aerlingus.ie

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