Thousands of Irish passengers affected by French air strikes

Thursday’s strike action leads to Ryanair and Aer Lingus cancellations

Aer Lingus and Ryanair have cancelled a number of flights today due to industrial action by French air traffic controllers.

Five Air Lingus flights departing from Dublin, and five inward flights, have been cancelled. The cancelled flights are between Dublin, Lyon, Perpignan, Marseilles, Barcelona and Alicante.

Aer Lingus cancelled flights

EI 552 Dublin to Lyon

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EI 553 Lyon to Dublin

EI 510 Dublin to Perpignan

EI 511 Perpignan to Dublin

EI 514 Dublin to Marseilles

EI 515 Marseilles to Dublin

EI 562 Dublin to Barcelona

EI 563 Barcelona to Dublin

EI 570 Dublin to Alicante

EI 571 Alicante to Dublin

Ryanair has cancelled more than 70 flights to and from France on Thursday.

Ryanair customers can rebook their flights or apply for a refund on the Ryanair website. They will be updated on their flight status via email and/or mobile phone using the number provided at the time of booking. Customers can also monitor their flight's status on the Ryanair website.

Aer Lingus said passengers who have bookings on the cancelled flights can change for free to another date of travel, or request a full refund.

Passengers flying with either airline, who have bookings to travel on Thursday, are asked to check the status of their flight before departing for the airport.