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Emma Nevin

Aer Lingus' systems issues fixed after airline scrapped 51 flights today

Aer Lingus' system issues that resulted in 51 flights being cancelled today have been resolved.

In a statement this evening, the airline said tomorrow's flights are planned to operate as normal and "customers are advised to come to the airports at the normal time for their scheduled flight." They added that they are currently "taking steps to bring all of their systems back online".

All passengers affected by today's disruption will be able to apply for a refund or change their travel plans free of charge. Aer Lingus said: "As systems have now been restored we are contacting customers directly in order to re-accommodate them as efficiently as possible.

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"We have made additional customer service agents available to deal with high call volumes – please bear with us as we try to service all customer queries."

A daa spokesman said they are deploying extra staff at Dublin Airport to facilitate Aer Lingus passengers travelling tonight and tomorrow.

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