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Aer Lingus cancels 500 flights due to mandatory maintenance

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Aer Lingus cancels 500 flights due to mandatory maintenance

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East between the US, Israel, and Iran has resulted in a recent spike in fuel prices.

Several major airlines have already responded to this spike by increasing fares, adding or increasing fuel surcharges, and cutting flights.



Aer Lingus cuts 500 flights – see the services affected

Now, Aer Lingus has cut 500 flights from its schedule due to “mandatory maintenance”, according to the Sunday Independent.

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The cuts are set to cause travel disruptions for “tens of thousands of passengers” over the coming weeks.

The airline is axing a select number of transatlantic flights, internal Aer Lingus documents seen by the Sunday Independent have revealed.

Services to and from Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis-St Paul, and Toronto will be impacted by the cancellations, according to the documents.

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Departures from Dublin to many European airports, including Berlin, Zurich, Athens, Faro, and Amsterdam, will also be removed from the Aer Lingus schedule, on select dates.

A “small number” of cancellations will affect passengers travelling from Shannon and Cork airports.

Flights to London Heathrow, ­Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, and Edinburgh will also be cancelled, with passengers rebooked onto other services, the Sunday Independent said.

An Aer Lingus spokesperson said: “Aer Lingus has commenced operating its planned summer schedule.

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“A number of recent cancellations have been required due to mandatory maintenance on aircraft, along with a limited number of schedule adjustments.

“Schedule changes apply to approximately 2% of Aer Lingus’ overall schedule.

“Where schedule adjustments are being made, the vast majority of customers are being reaccommodated on same day services.”

Spanish Airport to close for a month with all flights cancelled

Meanwhile, Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport in Spain is set to close for an entire month due to resurfacing work on the runway.

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These works will see all flights cancelled, affecting thousands of British travellers.

When will Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport be closed?

Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport will be closed from April 23 to May 27 due to runway resurfacing work.

Its website continues: “During this period, the airport will be closed to all air traffic, and no takeoffs or landings will take place.

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“If you have any questions about your flight status, schedule changes, or possible rebooking, we recommend contacting your airline.”

How does this closure affect British travellers?

Around 30 flights run each week between the UK and Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport.

Most of the flights operate out of London-based airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted, while there are also non-direct flights to Santiago-Rosalía de Castro from Manchester.

The major Airlines that operate flights between the two include Vueling, Ryanair, British Airways, Aer Lingus, and KLM.

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All these flights will be cancelled for nearly five weeks while the airport is closed, affecting thousands of Brits travelling to southwest Spain.

For those still looking to travel to the area, the two closest alternatives to Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport are:

  • A Coruña Airport (around 75 km away)
  • Vigo Airport (100 km)

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A dramatic finish at the Delaware Marathon on 19 April saw Joshua Jackson snatch victory in the final moment overtaking leader Carson Mello by less than a second. Mello, thinking a win was guaranteed, slowed in celebration before Jackson’s powerful late surge sealed the win.

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James Rew: What do England do about Somerset batter?

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A decision on Rew and the rest of the England squad will be influenced by the new selector, a role for which applications closed on Friday.

There is also still plenty of time for others to stake their claim – most counties have four more matches before the first Test, along with those two Lions games.

Crawley could find the form that keeps his place. If England decide to omit the Kent man and want a specialist opener as his replacement, then Durham pair Ben McKinney and Emilio Gay have started the season well. Asa Tribe is also opening for Glamorgan.

There could be two batting spots available in the Test squad, simply because England often pick a reserve to cover for the top seven. Elsewhere, there are questions over the spin and pace-bowling slots.

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Shoaib Bashir had an awful winter, and is trying to move on with a new home and plenty of overs at Derbyshire. If England picked Bashir when he was not playing county cricket, would they then leave him out when he is?

If not Bashir, would England go back to Jack Leach, Liam Dawson, or even leg-spinner Mason Crane, whose only Test cap came more than eight years ago? Will Jacks is the incumbent, and other all-round options include Rehan Ahmed and James Coles.

England’s fast-bowling department is experiencing its most uncertain period for more than two decades, with James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and -most likely – Mark Wood out of the picture.

Brydon Carse has a broken wrist and Jofra Archer is at the Indian Premier League. Gus Atkinson has not played so far this season following the hamstring injury he suffered at the Ashes, but should be able to join Josh Tongue in the squad to take on New Zealand.

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There could be two or three vacancies at the beginning of the series. Sonny Baker has a central contract and has made a superb start to the season, after a struggle when he made his England white-ball debuts last year.

England are keen to find a new-ball bowler to replace the retired Woakes. Matthew Fisher was called into the Ashes squad and Tom Lawes is highly rated, though both are in a Surrey team that has struggled to take wickets in the first two rounds of the Championship. Sam Cook played one Test last year, too small a sample size to make a judgement on the prolific Essex seamer.

And is it finally time for England to bury the hatchet with Ollie Robinson? Still only 32, he has 76 wickets at an average below 23. He has not played for England in more than a year.

Now Sussex captain, leading his team to two wins from two, many rate Robinson as the best new-ball bowler in the country. Can England afford to ignore him?

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Everything we know as women’s Tour De France 2027 route through Greater Manchester revealed

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