Ryanair to operate Aer Lingus Flights

Watch out sky guys - Ryanair will be flying for next few days on Aer Lingus routes

Due to strike of EI crew EI took short wet lease of Ryanair Monarch and other airlines planes

i.e. today EI-564/565 DUB-BCN-DUB and tomorrow EI672/673 DUB-OTP-DUB will be operated by FR plane plus many many more (in total 4 FR A/Cs hired)

info from EI on strike and hiring A/C's
http://www.aerlingus.com/travelinformation/knowbeforeyoufly/messagefromchiefexecutive/

info from Irish news :
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0120/aerlingus.html

AER LINGUS has hired aircraft from Ryanair and other airlines in an effort to operate a full flight schedule today as its dispute with cabin crew continues.

Aer Lingus said last night that more than 100 members of cabin crew, who are represented by the trade union Impact, had been taken off the payroll by management for refusing to operate controversial new rosters.

Impact said yesterday that it had submitted 28 discrimination claims to the director of the Equality Tribunal on behalf of cabin crew who had been removed from duties and payroll.

It said it had asked the tribunal to investigate claims that the company’s action may breach equality laws that ban discrimination on the grounds of family status and gender.

The union said the discrimination arose from the imposition of rosters which had greater impact on female staff and which made it impossible for staff to manage their family responsibilities.

Separately, it is understood that the pilots’ association Ialpa is to donate €100,000 to alleviate financial distress to cabin crew as a result of the dispute.

Yesterday Aer Lingus cancelled 34 flights to British and European destinations because of the dispute. The cancellations caused disruption to more than 2,600 passengers.

However, in a statement yesterday, Aer Lingus said that it hoped to operate a full service today.

“In an effort to ensure that we can operate a full schedule from tomorrow Friday, Aer Lingus has hired in aircraft from a number of carriers, including Ryanair.

“Our intention is to operate a full schedule from tomorrow and minimise further disruption to customers caused by this unnecessary dispute.”

Aer Lingus, which had by last night hired nine aircraft for today’s flights, had been seeking assistance when Ryanair made its offer.

Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary said that his company would be providing four or five aircraft at preferential rates to Aer Lingus.

“As a minority shareholder we are always here to help,” he said.

Asked whether Ryanair was offering a discount on the aircraft as a shareholder, Mr O’Leary said: “Yes, we are doing them at lower than market rates.”

Commenting on the dispute between cabin crew and Aer Lingus, Mr O’Leary said the company needed to win and win quickly. “If we can help in that process then we will help,” he said.

“This is a good time [January] to deal with them [the workers]. Clearly, the union are backtracking on a deal, as only a union can do.

“We’d like the company to resolve this as quickly as possible and with the minimum disruption as possible.”

He said the aircraft were available “straight away”. Pilots and cabin crew would also be offered under a process known as a “wet lease”.

Mr O’Leary described the arrangement as “routine” and noted how Ryanair had entered into similar arrangements previously with Aer Lingus and last year with British Airways.

flew out off Manchester on flight FR553 to Dublin this morning... Lingus had leased a Ryanair for their Flight EI203 and it was delayed our flight left well before it .. many Monarch Airlines at Dublin looked strange all the green lingus jetways but no green aircraft.

A Ryanair aircraft has been seen at Paris CDG airport on Saturday, probably for the first time.

Really??? do you know the reason????? a diverted flight??? ,o it's impossible ryanair is going to Lille ...perhaps flights to CDG????

Operated by Ryanair on behalf of Aer Lingus due to the ongoing disputes. There have been plenty of EI flights operated by us this week, and it looks like it'll be happening for a few weeks to come

yeahhhhh i didn't remember

I hope there were plenty of people around to get a picture

neilk2304 wrote: I hope there were plenty of people around to get a picture

Yes stupid me ... i did not take my camera :$ I hope somewhere on the internet pics have been taken, had a strange feel to the airport seeing so few aer lingus craft, Terminal one seemed very quiet also .. we landed this morning approx 08:40 and there was 1 ryanair parked at a gate and not in use.. ive never seen this before.

so FR planes first time in OTP, CDG ...

any more new airports in "FR route map? "

maybe LHR? FRA? ZRH? VIE?

Today at CDG once again.

Numéro de vol : EI521
Départ : Paris le 25/01/2011 10:20
CHARLES DE GAULLE TERMINAL 1
Arrivée : DUBLIN le 25/01/2011 11:00

Etat : Décollé à 10:58 *
Escales : Pas d'escale
Type d'avion : BOEING 737-800 (WINGLETS) PASSENGER
Compagnie aérienne : AER LINGUS
Téléphone : 08.21.23.02.67

FR-WRO wrote:
any more new airports in "FR route map? "

I was told that EI-DYD operated the morning DUB - BRU flight for Aer Lingus to-day.
BRU : Brussels (Zaventem)

The Aer Lingus cabin crew strike is going on.
The dispute is about the new rosters :

http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/kfeymhcwidey/rss2/


Aer Lingus will continue to lease aircraft and crews from other airlines in order to minimise passenger disruption.

Yesterday, Aer Lingus began disciplinary meetings with the first of the 200 cabin crew who have refused to operate the new rosters introduced by management on January 17. This is only the start of the disciplinary process, but it could lead to the dismissal of staff within a matter of days rather than weeks.

IMPACT trade union, which represents cabin crew, rejected suggestions it was to blame for the cancelled flights, reiterating that its members were turning up for work daily and willing to work their original rosters.

Ryanair to the rescue- Maybe Lingus will pass on some shares to FR ..just to say thank you , a nice round number 30%