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Aer Lingus extends free booking change period NI Aer Lingus pilots to stage work-to-rule
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Aer Lingus has extended the period for passengers to change bookings free of charge. Aer Lingus pilots in Northern Ireland are planning to stage industrial action from the end of next week, according to the main pilot union.
Passengers can now cancel flights they have booked from Tuesday until Friday. The airline expects widespread disruption to its operations this week. href="http://www.impact.ie/iopen24/" >IMPACT said that work-to-rule action at Belfast will start on 10 June and could cause disruption to flights.
Negotiations attempting to resolve a row with pilots over working rotas collapsed on Saturday. Pilots based at Dublin, Cork and Shannon are due to take the same action on Tuesday following a dispute over rosters.
Flights to and from Belfast are unaffected but the dispute will affect flights out of Dublin and Cork. Aer Lingus said there were no planned changes to its Belfast schedule.
Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Muller said it could lead to a full cancellation of operations from Tuesday. A spokeman for the airline added: "We received notice IMPACT had conducted a ballot. We have not yet received notification of a date for industrial action.
Travellers from Northern Ireland intending to use Dublin Airport next week for onward connecting flights are advised to check the Aer Lingus website. "What we would say to customers with bookings in or out of Belfast is that there are currently no cancellations to our schedule.
"If there is any change we will communicate that."
Delays
Talks between the airline and union bosses broke down on Saturday.
Michael Landers of IMPACT said that pilots at Belfast International Airport would not be available to work on their days off and will impose a one-hour delay on all flights.
"What Aer Lingus have said in relation to flights from Dublin is, if that action goes ahead they will cancel all flights for Tuesday and Wednesday," he added.
"Now, whether or not they propose to take similar action later in the week in Belfast I don't know."
Between 20 and 30 Aer Lingus pilots based in Belfast are members of IMPACT.
While the dispute in the Irish Republic centres on rota arrangements, Mr Landers said the issues in Northern Ireland mainly related to pay.
"Salaries in Belfast are lower. A lot of pilots have already left the base."
Aer Lingus said industrial action in the Republic would cause problems for around 30,000 passengers.
It has extended the period for customers to change bookings free of charge.
Passengers can now cancel flights they have booked from Tuesday until Friday.