Craft shortage blamed for Aer Lingus cancellations
Aer Lingus has defended its cancellation of more than 20 flights from Shannon Airport over the past 2 weeks. The airline has repeatedly cancelled its Shannon to New York and Boston services since Oct 10th because of a shortage of aircraft. Some flights between Shannon and London Heathrow were also dropped. The carrier’s woes began Oct 7th when one of its transatlantic fleet was damaged by fire at Orlando Airport in Florida. Oct 10th, it cancelled its Shannon to New York service as well as the return flight. Oct 12th and 13th, cancellations of New York and Boston services left 669 passengers to make alternative arrangements. A spokesman said: “cancellations were due to a technical issue with one of our long- haul aircraft…we have not had sufficient aircraft available to operate our full long-haul schedule. <br/>
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Craft shortage blamed for Aer Lingus cancellations
Aer Lingus has defended its cancellation of more than 20 flights from Shannon Airport over the past 2 weeks. The airline has repeatedly cancelled its Shannon to New York and Boston services since Oct 10th because of a shortage of aircraft. Some flights between Shannon and London Heathrow were also dropped. The carrier’s woes began Oct 7th when one of its transatlantic fleet was damaged by fire at Orlando Airport in Florida. Oct 10th, it cancelled its Shannon to New York service as well as the return flight. Oct 12th and 13th, cancellations of New York and Boston services left 669 passengers to make alternative arrangements. A spokesman said: “cancellations were due to a technical issue with one of our long- haul aircraft…we have not had sufficient aircraft available to operate our full long-haul schedule. <br/>
