four transatlantic Aer Lingus flights are among the six trips canceled so far on Dublin Airport Today.
or departure, the 11:20am Aer Lingus flight to Chicago, EI123 and the airline’s 4:45pm flight to Boston, EI137 have been canceled.
British Airways’ flight to London, BA4463, at 8.40am was also canceled this morning.
For arrivals, the 8:45 AM Aer Lingus flight from Washington, EI118 and the 12:45 PM Aer Lingus flight from Seattle, EI 1052 have also been canceled.
Meanwhile, British Airways’ 8.05am flight from London, BA4460, was also cancelled.
The bottom line is that yesterday, three flights were canceled at Dublin Airport, while a further 13 were canceled on Sunday.
Aer Lingus has attributed recent cancellations to “operational reasons” as it continues to deal with Covid-19 cases among staff and industrial action abroad.
The airline confirmed that today’s flights to Chicago and Boston have been canceled “due to a spike in Covid cases”.
However, Aer Lingus did not say why flights from Washington and Seattle were being canceled.
“The vast majority of our schedule – over 98 percent – has been completed, with just over one percent of Aer Lingus flights affected by cancellations in recent weeks,” the airline said.
“Aer Lingus would like to apologize to our customers affected by these cancellations, and our teams at the airline are working to reaccommodate those affected as efficiently as possible with the following available services. Affected passengers will be contacted directly by Aer lingus .
“Aer Lingus anticipated the return of travel demand once Covid restrictions were lifted and built buffers into our plans to accommodate a reasonable level of additional disruption. However, a significant spike in Covid cases in recent weeks, combined with system pressures and ongoing issues at some airports and third-party suppliers, have resulted in significant additional operational challenges.
“We understand this is difficult for our customers who have been affected and apologize for the disruption. We have shared details on the rights of customers and the obligations of the airlines under Regulation (EC) 261/2004, which can be found here: aerlingus.com/support/legal/regulation.”
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Passengers using various airlines have also reported lost luggage at Dublin Airport.
A spokesman for the Dublin Airport Authority ( DA) said he was aware of problems some arriving passengers face when returning luggage, but that is being arranged by the airlines.
“We sympathize with those affected and regret that these issues affect their passenger experience.
“We are working closely with both the airlines and their ground handling companies on these issues, which stem from the significant hiring challenges faced by all companies currently operating in the airline industry.”
However, reports of long queues at airport security checkpoints and outside terminal buildings have decreased significantly in recent weeks.
According to the DAA website, the waiting time at 9:15 am this morning at security was five minutes in Terminal One and 15 minutes in Terminal Two.