A LIST of cancelled flights has been published by Ryanair.
The list comes after news the budget airline is shelving up to 50 flights daily over the next six weeks due to the over-allocation of pilots' holidays during a relatively busy period.
Among the flights, up to the end of next month, are ones that take off from Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol.
Ryanair now faces a compensation bill of up to £17.7 million for the "mess" which has left many passengers stranded, boss Michael O'Leary said.
The flights have been listed on ryanair.com and cover the period up to October 28.
The airline said it was cancelling flights at airports where it ran the busiest schedules, so it would be easier to place passengers on alternative flights.
Mr O'Leary, the airline's chief executive, told a press conference: "Clearly there's a large reputational impact, for which again I apologise.
"We will try to do better in future."
Mr O'Leary said customers whose flights have been cancelled will be emailed and told which flights they can transfer to which will be "hopefully on the same or, at worse, the next day".
Under EU law, passengers given less than 14 days notice of a flight cancellation are entitled to claim compensation worth up to £221 depending on the timing of alternative flights and if the issue was not beyond the responsibility of the airline, such as extreme weather.
Mr O'Leary said: "If they're not satisfied with the alternative flights offered, they can have a full refund and they will all be entitled to their EU261 compensation entitlements.
"We will not be trying to claim exceptional circumstances.
"This is our mess-up. When we make a mess in Ryanair, we come out with our hands up."
Mr O'Leary said the company had "messed up" its allocation of holidays, trying to over-allocate holiday during September and October while running most of the summer schedule, and had been hit by flight delays because of air traffic control and weather disruptions.
Changes imposed by Irish regulators, in line with European law, forced Ryanair to conform staff holidays with the calendar year from January, requiring it to allocate that leave before the end of the year.
Which flights are affected?
We've listed the flights affected from Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol. A full list is available from ryanair.com
18/09/2017 2083 Birmingham to Madrid
18/09/2017 2082 Madrid to Birmingham
18/09/2017 509 Bristol Dublin
18/09/2017 508 Dublin Bristol
18/09/2017 561 Manchester T3 Dublin
18/09/2017 3501 Manchester T3 Hamburg
18/09/2017 2141 Manchester T3 Krakow
19/09/2017 4087 Faro Manchester
19/09/2017 4088 Manchester Faro
20/09/2017 2083 Birmingham Madrid
20/09/2017 554 Dublin Manchester T3
20/09/2017 2082 Madrid Birmingham
20/09/2017 509 Bristol Dublin
20/09/2017 508 Dublin Bristol
Monday: 25th Sept & 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd Oct
FR672 Dublin - Birmingham
FR3238 Manchester - Brussels C
FR673 Birmingham - Dublin
FR504 Dublin - Bristol
FR505 Bristol - Dublin
Thursday: 28th Sept & 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th Oct
FR9162 Barcelona - Birmingham
FR9163 Birmingham - Barcelona
Friday: 29th Sept & 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th Oct
FR3238 Manchester - Brussels C
FR665 Birmingham - Dublin
Saturday: 30th Sept & 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th Oct
FR552 Dublin - Manchester
FR553 Manchester - Dublin
What if I'm affected?
Your options are:
Cancel and apply for a refund
Change your flight for free
However, if your flight is cancelled over the next two weeks, you may be entitled to compensation.
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