Aer Lingus

2022 - 9 - 10

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Aer Lingus axes most flights to and from Dublin Airport (RTE.ie)

Aer Lingus flights scheduled to depart to - and from - Dublin Airport involving most European and UK destinations from 2pm today have been cancelled.

Most passengers hoping to get a hotel for the night and a new flight. There are now thousands of people queuing outside Dublin Airport Terminal 2 as an Aer Lingus IT problem causes significant flight delays. Frustration and despair at Dublin airport as Aer Lingus cancels all European flights after 2pm. It added that the provider has not been able to estimate when connectivity will be restored. One couple flying to Shannon are here since 10am. This is horrendous".

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Full list of cancelled flights to and from Dublin Airport amid Aer ... (Irish Examiner)

The fault is not just impacting passengers travelling from Dublin as others have posted about issues checking in at other destinations.

There are older people here as well. They have all this energy and they can't do anything. Dublin There are kids here and they're running around. It's a mess."

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Large queues form at Dublin Airport due to Aer Lingus technical issue (BreakingNews.ie)

Posting to Twitter, Aer Lingus said: 'We apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused in this period.'

We apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused in this period. We are working to resolve the connection issues as soon as possible. "We are working to resolve the connection issues as soon as possible."

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Aer Lingus cancels all flights from Dublin due to IT glitch (CNBC)

Dublin airport earlier flagged the IT issues facing Aer Lingus, saying that other airlines were not impacted.

[flagged](https://twitter.com/DublinAirport/status/1568544536980324353?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) the IT issues facing Aer Lingus, saying that other airlines were not impacted. All flights scheduled to depart Dublin for European and UK destinations from 1300 GMT on Saturday have been canceled, it said. - Aer Lingus canceled all of its afternoon flight departures from Dublin airport due to "a major incident with a network provider" that prevented it from accessing its cloud-based systems.

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Aer Lingus hoping to operate normal schedule on Sunday after ... (The Irish Times)

Airline hit by connectivity crash on Saturday which forced cancellation of 51 flights and caused chaos at Dublin Airport.

And the PA notifications are deplorable both in lack of content and in delivery.” Others branded the backlog a “mess”, while one said: “This type of scene would put you off travelling”. Aer Lingus’ website and app was also down on Saturday. Flights from Portugal and Spain to Ireland were said to be slated to take-off “albeit with delays”. We hope you can understand this.” albeit with delays and risk of short-notice cancellations.”

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Dublin Airport: Aer Lingus says 'systems now restored' after day of ... (Independent.ie)

Aer Lingus says its “systems have now been restored” as it works to get flights back on track following a day of chaos at Dublin Airport.

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Aer Lingus break silence after flight chaos as they tell passengers ... (Irish Mirror)

Aer Lingus have urged any passengers booked onto flights out of Dublin Airport today to avoid coming to the airport if at all possible after major ...

"Unfortunately, this is causing severe disruption to Aer Lingus services today. However, as we are relying on manual process for these flights, there remains a risk of cancellation. - flights to and from the Aer Lingus bases in Cork, Shannon and Belfast are currently planned to operate today, albeit with delays and risk of short-notice cancellations. "A UK network provider servicing the cloud-based system has experienced a major break in connectivity impacting both primary and secondary connectivity. - flights originally scheduled to depart to Dublin from the United Kingdom from 2.00pm onwards today have also had to be cancelled. - flights originally scheduled to depart to Dublin from Europe from 2.00pm onwards today have also had to be cancelled, with the exception of flights from Portugal and Spain (which plan to operate, albeit with delays).

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Aer Lingus IT systems restored after 51 flights to and from Dublin ... (Irish Examiner)

After the cancellation of the flights, passengers due to fly on any of these services were advised not to travel to Dublin Airport.

This afternoon, it said that it had been forced to cancel all flights scheduled from Dublin Airport to all European and UK destinations from 2pm due to "a major incident with a network provider". Aer Lingus said that the “break in connectivity” in its services with a UK network provider has now been restored and work is ongoing to get all of its systems back online. Aer Lingus has said that its IT systems have been restored and that flights for tomorrow are planned to operate as normal after

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Aer Lingus says systems restored following 51 cancelled flights (BreakingNews.ie)

Aer Lingus has cancelled all flights to the UK and Europe from 2pm due to a systems' failure, causing chaotic scenes at Dublin Airport.

"Aer Lingus advises customers that its operations for tomorrow are planned to operate as normal. Aer Lingus is 'sincerely apologising' to customers for the severe disruption caused today by the unavailability of key systems for check-in, boarding and its website. Aer Lingus has said the break in connectivity which affected flights has now been restored, and the airline is taking steps to bring all of its systems back online.

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Aer Lingus cancels almost all flights to and from Dublin due to IT glitch (Reuters)

Aer Lingus cancelled almost all of its afternoon flights to and from Dublin airport on Saturday as connection problems in its reservation systems disrupted ...

The only exceptions in its schedule from 1300 GMT onwards were flights from Portugal and Spain, which it said planned to operate, albeit with delays. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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Aer Lingus cancels all flights out of Dublin hub - CNN (CNN International)

Aer Lingus canceled all flights scheduled to depart from its Dublin Airport hub that were bound for European countries and the United Kingdom because of a ...

It tweeted pictures of the A journalist in Ireland posted a video of 'thousands' of people lined up outside a terminal in the Dublin airport. RyanAir, a low cost Irish carrier, said it is offering "rescue fares" of 100 euros for passengers stranded at the Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports.

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Aer Lingus plans to operate as normal after disruption (RTE.ie)

The airline said it is now working to reaccommodate the thousands of passengers who had their travel plans disrupted when more than 50 flights were cancelled.

They are now unsure about their entitlement to flight changes, refunds and compensation due to the fact that the flights departed without them. But several intending passengers who were in the airport yesterday said their flight numbers were called and they were told the service was cancelled and to return home. The airline said it is now working to reaccommodate the thousands of passengers who had their travel plans disrupted when more than 50 flights were cancelled.

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Aer Lingus apologises after Dublin flights to UK and Europe cancelled (BBC News)

A "major incident" with the airline's network provider forced the cancellations, Aer Lingus says.

Aer Lingus is the national airline of the Republic of Ireland and services both short and long-haul flights from Dublin and Shannon. All of the airline's transatlantic flights from Dublin operated but with delays and some reduced passenger numbers "in some instances, due to security restrictions applying as a result of the systems outage". "Aer Lingus seriously apologises to customers for the severe disruption caused today by the unavailability of key systems for check-in, boarding and our website," the company said. Earlier, Aer Lingus described it as a "major incident" and cancelled all of its Dublin flights from 14:00 local time. Aer Lingus has apologised after it cancelled all flights from Dublin Airport to European and UK destinations on Saturday. Aer Lingus apologises after Dublin flights to UK and Europe cancelled

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Aer Lingus says flights to resume today after online collapse (Independent.ie)

There were chaotic scenes for Aer Lingus passengers yesterday when the airline's boarding software crashed, causing the cancellation of all flights from ...

“Intending passengers should check the Aer Lingus website for updates,” they warned. Aer Lingus confirmed it will be operating all of its transatlantic services from Dublin today, "albeit with delays and reduced passenger numbers in some instances, due to security restrictions applying as a result of the systems outage" In total, Aer Lingus had to cancel a total of 51 flights yesterday — mainly to and from Dublin and European and UK destinations.

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Will all Aer Lingus flights be going ahead today? Latest as airline ... (Irish Mirror)

The Irish airline profusely apologised to passengers affected by the delays and cancellations after hours of sitting around the airport waiting for updates.

“Aer Lingus advises customers that its operations for tomorrow (Sunday, September 11) are planned to operate as normal. The break in connectivity has now been restored and we are taking steps to bring all of our systems back online.” The spokesperson continued: “As systems have now been restored we are contacting customers directly in order to re-accommodate them as efficiently as possible. In a final statement on Saturday evening, a spokesperson said: “Aer Lingus sincerely apologises to customers for the severe disruption caused today by the unavailability of key systems for check-in, boarding, and our website. [Aer Lingus break silence after flight chaos as they tell passengers not to come to Dublin Airport](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/aer-lingus-break-silence-after-27959003) There are thousands of passengers who now need to be placed on new flights from today as systems are back up and running, and Aer Lingus has shared exactly what will happen next - including if you simply want a refund after the chaos.

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Aer Lingus flights largely return to normal as many passengers ... (Irish Examiner)

The airline had to cancel 51 flights yesterday, mainly to and from Dublin Airport to Europe and the UK.

It is up to them to fund whatever discomfort you've been through." "I just want to be back home. Those who were due to travel on Saturday can rebook their flights over the next three days with no additional charge.

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Aer Lingus systems issue resolved but passenger fury over ... (The Irish Times)

Aer Lingus has said that it is operating the “vast majority” of its flights to and from Ireland after a day of chaos which saw thousands of passengers ...

albeit with delays and risk of short-notice cancellations”. “I cannot get through to your call centre,” posted Elaine Vash. We can’t change our flight as the flight no longer exists on the app. “We are stuck and there are no flights out until Saturday. This is beyond unacceptable and we are being spoken to like we are being unreasonable! What is the contingency plan here?”

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Aer Lingus 'planning for normal operations' today, affected ... (thejournal.ie)

Aer Lingus 'planning for normal operations' today, affected customers can apply for refunds · The airline cancelled over 50 flights at Dublin Airport yesterday.

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