Aer Lingus was forced to cancel two transatlantic flights from Shannon last night, so that the plane involved could be used on routes from Dublin.
Flight EI-111 from Shannon to New York and EI-110, which was due in Shannon this morning, were cancelled last night as the airline needed the plane to fly another route from Dublin.
The Boeing 757-200 aircraft had arrived in Shannon as usual from New York early yesterday but later repositioned to Dublin Airport from where it later operated a Dublin – Washington service.
The 258 passengers affected by this schedule disruption were offered alternative flights or a full refund.
The airline has confirmed the flights were cancelled due to "aircraft unavailability".
A spokesperson has apologised for the inconvenience caused by the disruption, which they said "is due to circumstances beyond Aer Lingus’ control".
It's not the first time that Shannon passengers have suffered because of a shortage of aircraft – in March, Aer Lingus cancelled flights between Shannon and Boston over a whole weekend because of a technical problem with an aircraft.
While, in October 2015, the airline cancelled a flight from Shannon to Boston because the aircraft was needed to operate a service from Dublin to Toronto.
