How Aer Lingus is choosing which flights to cancel in attempt to minimise disruption

Aer Lingus pilots march around Dublin Airport as eight-hour strike begins

John Mulligan

With Aer Lingus passengers already looking into another week of flight cancellations, the impact on the carrier due to pilot industrial action could have been worse.

While the 76 flights the airline announced yesterday that will be cancelled between Monday and Wednesday next week will hit thousands of passengers, the airline has been confining the disruption to short-haul routes.