Picture supply, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aer Lingus have now cancelled nearly 400 flights28 June 2024Aer Lingus has confirmed it’s cancelling an extra 122 flights up till 7 July because of the ongoing industrial motion by pilots. The airline has now cancelled nearly 400 flights because of an indefinite work-to-rule and strike motion by pilots. The work-to-rule means not working over time or finishing up some other out-of-hours duties.An eight-hour strike from 05:00 -13:00 native time is deliberate for Saturday.Aer Lingus mentioned that because of the “indefinite nature” of Irish Air Line Pilots’ Affiliation pilots’ industrial motion it “should cancel” further flights as much as 7 July.Picture caption, Dublin Airport on the primary day of commercial actionIrish broadcaster RTÉ had reported that the advice for a further strike was made by IALPA on Thursday.Nonetheless, on Friday afternoon, Capt Mark Tighe, president of the union, mentioned that Eire’s Labour Court docket has invited each events within the dispute to return to them on Monday afternoon.”We’re within the strategy of discussing that and that after all would have relevance as to whether or not we escalate the economic motion,” he advised Radio Ulster’s Night Further programme.”I’m hoping now that they’ve famous the seriousness of the scenario and that they’ll have the ability to apply their appreciable experience.”Faculty pupils ‘slept on flooring’A gaggle of scholars and lecturers from Shimna Built-in Faculty in County Down who had been retuning from a visit to Berlin had their flight residence cancelled whereas they had been within the airport.Trainer Luke McWatters, mentioned that their 21:45 flight on Thursday was initially displaying as delayed after which, greater than two hours after the flight was initially as a consequence of take off, they had been advised it was cancelled.“Attempting to ring by means of to Aer Lingus I used to be on three completely different calls to 3 completely different brokers who, each time I received to a sure approach by means of mentioned: ‘Since you’re a bunch we are able to’t do something for you -you need to contact group Aer Lingus who don’t open till 9am’.”Mr McWatters advised the BBC’s Night Further programme that he felt that they had been “left excessive and dry”, with no provide of lodging or meals.Picture supply, Luke McWattersImage caption, Luke McWatters mentioned assist from the airline “fell quick” of what was expectedHe mentioned the group slept on the airport flooring.Mr McWatters mentioned they had been supplied another flight on 1 July.“At that stage we made the decision to strive different airways and cut up ourselves up as a bunch,” he added.Half of the group travelled to Edinburgh, whereas the opposite half caught a flight to Poland, with each teams booked on flights again to Eire on Friday.Mr McWatters mentioned that the assist for Aer Lingus had “fallen very wanting what you’ll anticipate from a significant airline coping with kids”.The BBC has contacted Aer Lingus for a response. ‘Affordable pay declare’Capt Tighe mentioned “passengers are extraordinarily pricey to us as pilots. Administration don’t meet you, we do each day.”We’ve been left ready the place our pay is being eroded and all we’re seeking to do is preserve our pay.”Chatting with BBC Information NI’s Good Morning Ulster programme on Friday, Capt Tighe mentioned in an effort to resolve the dispute, the union had mentioned it will settle for lower than an inflationary rise.”We don’t consider anyone ought to be getting lower than inflation, however yesterday in an effort to resolve this, we mentioned we’d settle for lower than inflation.”Nonetheless, he added: “We consider inflation is a really cheap declare on this present time.”Picture caption, IALPA President Capt Mark Tighe mentioned the Labour Court docket has invited either side to additional discussions on MondayAdditional strike motion?IALPA had really helpful to commerce union Fórsa that the extra strike ought to be longer than the motion deliberate for Saturday, RTÉ has reported.If sanctioned, Fórsa must give seven days’ discover to Aer Lingus earlier than pilots can cease work.Aer Lingus has described the potential of additional strike motion as “completely inappropriate given the request of the Labour Court docket this week that the dispute shouldn’t be escalated”. Donal Moriarty, Aer Lingus’ chief company affairs officer, mentioned the airline is “keen to return to the Labour Court docket on a proper joint referral foundation”. He mentioned Aer Lingus has inspired IALPA and Fórsa to “conform to this step”. What number of Aer Lingus flights have been cancelled?All Aer Lingus UK regional flights, operated by Emerald Airways, and Aer Lingus UK transatlantic flights to and from Manchester will function as scheduled.A full checklist of cancelled flights could be discovered on the airline’s web site.How a lot are Aer Lingus pilots paid?Co-pilots can begin out at about €36,000 (£30,400), with packages rising based mostly on precise flying hours.Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported a captain on the prime of the dimensions could be paid about €287,000 (£242,000).Capt Mark Tighe defined on Thursday that this may take as much as 26 years.There are variations for pilots relying on whether or not flights are quick or long-haul.What do I do if my Aer Lingus flight is cancelled?The airline has mentioned passengers with flights booked as much as 7 July have a lot of choices obtainable.Aer Lingus will contact passengers who’ve had their flight cancelled straight by way of SMS, e-mail or by means of their journey agent to advise them of their choices. These choices embody altering the date of your reserving freed from cost, making use of for a refund voucher for future journey or a refund for the complete worth of your flight. If a passenger is scheduled to journey up till 7 July however their flight has not been cancelled, they will additionally change their reserving freed from cost or apply for a refund voucher for future journey.”We perceive the frustration you should be feeling proper now. Our groups are working exhausting to minimise disruption as a lot as attainable,” Aer Lingus mentioned.