PIA flies back into trouble with missed payments & canceled flights
Muhammad Amir Hayat CEO of Pakistan International Airways An old aviation pun used to suggest…
Yearly Archives: 2023
Barcelona, then Galveston for Norwegian Prima in winter 23-24
Norwegian Prima The Norwegian Prima completed a summer programme in Northern Europe and has now…
Hong Kong passengers can keep liquids and laptops in bags from next year
John Lee CEO of Hong Kong Starting next year, passengers at Hong Kong’s international airport…
JetBlue confirm daily A321LR service from Dublin to JFK & Boston from March 13 (with Mint class in 16-144 config)
Robin Hayes CEO of Jetblue JetBlue will fly daily from Boston and JFK to Dublin…
Lonely Planet names Donegal 4th best region in the world, how do the Best In Travel awards work?
Tom.Hall of Lonely Planet Donegal has been named the fourth-best region in the world to…
Dublin airport seeks to expand its 15 existing bus services
Gary McLean and Kenny Jacobs Dublin Airport is to increase the number of bus operators…
Are these the best business class offerings in the World?
Eoghan Corry, editor of Travel Extra with Emirates cabin crew Angela James in the Emirates…
Ryanair adds Knock service to Tenerife & extend Lanzarote for winter 23-24
Joe Gilmore of Knock airport Ryanair’s winter 2023/24 schedule from Ireland West Airport Knock, includes…
Cork rail station’s new platform 6 to be ready by end 2024
Jim Meade CEO of Irish Rail Cork’s Kent Station will undergo construction works to improve…
AerCap leases three B787-9 to Turkish airlines
Aengus Kelly of Aercap AerCap has reached an agreement with Turkish Airlines for the lease…
Dublin’s Smithfield listed second in Time Out’s ‘cool places to hang out’
Grace Beard Time Out Travel Editor Smithfield in Dublin’s north inner city has been ranked…
TAP Portugal back to 95pc of pre pandemic levels
Luís Rodrigues CEO of TAP TAP Portugal reported a return to 95pc of pre-crisis levels,…
Tik Tok hotelier Sean Lally tells AVEA conference that social media success generated an extra €350k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryjc5ooWtJk Sean and Elaine Lally’s viral TikTok videos have generated €350,000 in incremental business for…
‘Magic’ A320 bins with 60pc more cabin baggage space taken by second airline
Airbus new L bins Iberia has partnered with Airbus to retrofit its fleet of A320…
‘Allow us to fly over France during ATC strikes’ – Ryanair petition set to hit 2m signatures today
Ryanair reports 1,964,732 signatures so far in its petition to allow overflights over France during…
AirBnB customers can now pay in interest free instalments over 2 months
Amanda Cupples, Country Manager for Northern Europe at Airbnb Airbnb and Klarna have collaborated to…
Car park fire that destroyed 1,405 vehicles at Luton airport was due to vehicle fault
The fire at Luton Airport car park on October 10th that destroyed 1,405 vehicles was…
MSC cancels entire winter programme for MSC Orchestra on Red Sea & MSC Sinfonia on Eastern Med
Gianni Onorato CEO of MSC Cruises MSC Cruises has cancelled its full winter programme for…
Early holiday bookings for 2024 up by 8pc – ClickandGo
Paul Hackett of ClickandGo A fifth of Irish holiday makers will have booked their 2024…
Belfast port hosted a record 158 cruise ship calls in 2023
Joe O’Neill CEO of Belfast Cruise Port.jpg Belfast’s 2023 cruise season concluded with the arrival…
Delta customers win back some loyalty benefits after backlash
Ed Bastian CEO of Delta Delta Airlines has made updates to its SkyMiles loyalty program…
US State Department issues rare global travel warning for all Americans abroad
Antony J Blinken US State Department secretary For only the second time in history, The…
Hospitality education & training to be discussed at WTM Ministers Forum
Ministers forum at WTM Education and training in the hospitality and tourism sector will be…
2023 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik discusses tourism challenge
The 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly has taken place in Reykjavik, Iceland, and was the organisation’s…
‘AI is creating new opportunities in long haul’ – update from Seville tourism technology summit TIS2023
Tomi Ilijaš CEO of Tourism Innovation Summit Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and virtual and augmented…
Air Canada enhances creature comforts on upgraded A321s
Calin Rovinescu CEO of Air Canada Air Canada has introduced larger overhead bins, new seating,…
Confirmation that Ryanair protests against state aid for Alitalia & Brussels Airlines were dismissed
Dorothea von Boxberg CEO of Brussel Airlines The General Court of the European Union has…
Aviation minister warns SriLankan Airlines may be grounded
Nimal Siripala de Silva Sri Lanka’s aviation minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva, has warned that…
Aerospace company DLR to rev up sustainable aviation fuel supply in Germany
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr Lufthansa has signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus, Munich airport,…
WATCH ‘Building a kilometre of trail on a bog is not cheap’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-ZR_Tekbo&feature=youtu.be
LISTEN: Michael O’Leary says CHANGE hours of night time restrictions at Dublin airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmSeroAgG50
Ireland’s visitor attraction numbers still 42pc behind pre-pandemic levels
Awaiting delegates at the AVEA conference in Ennistymon Ireland’s attractions’ visitor numbers are still 42pc behind pre-pandemic…
AI: ‘start small & expand gradually,’ Cliste hospitality conference told
Paul Armstrong founder of Here Forth Future technology advisor, Paul Armstrong told the second Cliste…
Travel Solutions adds Belfast City to Reus charter for summer 2024
Peter McMinn of Travel Solutions Peter McMinn’s Travel Solutions has announced a charter route from…
Aer Lingus marks two years and 500k passengers from Manchester
Lynne Embleton CEO of Aer Lingus Aer Lingus has marked two years of direct transatlantic…
Ryanair plan to use 12.5pc SAF by 2030 as new OMV deal is signed
Andreas Gruber (CEO Laudamotion), Nina Marczell (Senior Vice President Industrial Sales and Marketing at OMV)…
The average Ryanair passenger now pays €22.81 in extra charges
Ten years ago this week, Ryanair announced they were introducing seat selection in February 2014.…
Shannon based Celestial Aviation secures €400m insurance payment from Ukraine war
AerCap’s Shannon-based subsidiary, Celestial Aviation Services, received a $501.5m (€404m) cash insurance settlement related to…
Late night tours and circus acts to light up Dublin’s new winter programme
Emma Woods of Failte Ireland Fáilte Ireland is counting down to the first events in…
Atlantic Airways plans Gatwick route to Faroe Islands
Jóhanna á Bergi CEO of Atlantic Airways Atlantic Airways are planning to launch a new…