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Strikes force Aer Lingus to cancel Manchester long-haul services

Air
Gary Noakes
21 October 2025

Aer Lingus long-haul flights from Manchester face disruption next week when cabin crew stage a strike over pay.

An Aer Lingus A330 taking off from Manchester airport
(Credit: iStock / Bradley Caslin)

Aer Lingus has been forced to adjust its schedule owing to the planned action (Credit: iStock / Bradley Caslin)

A walkout is scheduled from 30 October to 2 November, affecting services to New York, Orlando and Barbados.

The dispute means that instead of flying direct with UK-based crew, passengers will fly from Manchester to Dublin and transfer to long-haul services there.

The strike follows a vote by 130 members of Manchester cabin crew, who are represented by the Unite union and who are employed on a different contract to their Dublin-based colleagues.

They have rejected a package offering a 9% pay rise this year and 3% next year, voting 90% in favour of action.