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A Sunday Independent analysis of the Aircoach timetable reveals that 54 separate services to and
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Aircoach Hits Some Major Turbulence
Third of services cancelled amid drivers dispute
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ith many passengers already complaining about the new Aircoach timetable, 
an ongoing dispute with drivers has resulted in up to a third of services being quietly cancelled.
At the core of their claim is that Aircoach imposed major changes to their roster without agreement, with those affected stressing that they are not involved in any industrial action or work-to-rule protest.
“As this is a temporary operational issue,” said an Aircoach spokesman, “we do not believe we are in contravention of the terms of our NTA licences on the impacted routes.” The National Transport Authority declined to comment.
from the airport disappeared from Thursday’s booking system alone.
Claiming to be in the process of an “intense recruitment drive”, Aircoach stated, “We sincerely apologise to those affected by cancellations or delays, and we would like to assure passengers that returning our services to the highest standard is our top priority”.
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I work at the airport. Use this service 3 mornings of the working week, and a lot of the early services were cancelled. Resulting in having to get the dart and Dublin bus to work. I have pre booked many of these services and wasn’t notified of the cancellations. I had asked why these particular services had been cancelled and they said they don’t know why. They also had said any cancellations made, will be put on their twitter page….
That’s what happens when private operators come into the market and don’t treat professional drivers with respect. We see the same thing with goahead routes dissappear in the bray area. Bus eireann and dublin bus while not perfect at least negotiations with staff on roster changes happen regularly.