After the cancellation of 610 flights in three weeks, Aer Lingus is resuming its full service.
Some 573 of the cancellations were pre-planned, and then 37 more flights were canceled last minute during the strike action, according to Irish broadcaster RTE.
The pilots began their industrial action on 26 June, demanding a 24% pay increase as compensation for inflation — and for the cuts that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 29 June, the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (IALPA) members participated in an eight-hour strike.
However, the pilots union called off its industrial action last week, ending the dispute. Although it was suspended, Aer Lingus had already pre-cancelled flights until yesterday.
The IALPA said in an emailed statement: “The pilot body will move immediately to suspend ongoing work-to-rule action, in place since 26 June, pending the outcome of a ballot,” Reuters reported.
Work-to-rule is a form of industrial action where employees do no more than what the minimum requirement is by the rules of their contract or job.
Currently, the IALPA is holding a series of meetings before conducting a ballot of pilots, which opens tomorrow and closes on 23 July.
Today is the first day of full service for Aer Lingus after the flight cancellations impacted some 84,000 people.
