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Analysts have warned that travellers should expect further ticket price rises and more cancelled flights…
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US Department of Homeland Security threatens to ban international arrivals at Democrat-leaning cities
The Department of Homeland Security raised the possibility of stopping customs processing at airports in…
Delta joins growing list of airlines raising baggage fees
Delta has joined the growing list of airlines raising baggage fees. The airline has hiked…
Trump administration to halve funding for US equivalent of PSO
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Fears of further global turmoil as China closes airspace off northeast coast for 40 days
China reserved five patches of airspace off its northeast coast for 40 days. The restriction…
Everything is NOW in place for contactless biometric international travel – IATA
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Bray’s seafront Palm Hotel has permission refused for additional 35 bedrooms
Wicklow County Council refused permission to add 35 bedrooms to The Palm Hotel on Bray…
‘Bottomless financial hole’ – Estonian politicians reject Latvia’s invitation to invest in airBaltic
Estonian politicians have rejected the idea of any investment in airBaltic. Aivar Sõerd of the…
Spirit Airlines sells off twenty A320 to CSDS Asset Management
Spirit Airlines named CSDS Asset Management as the successful bidder for 20 Airbus A320 family…
Question mark over future of Qatar A380 fleet as they remain out of service throughout April and May
Qatar Airways grounded all eight active Airbus A380 aircraft at the start of April 2026.…
Move by Washington FAA to recognise non-US aircraft maintenance contracts
The FAA launched a rulemaking process to recognise non-US maintenance organisation certificates. The process follows…
Why hard landings are safer – The pilot’s perspective
Pilots have prioritised precise touchdown zone accuracy over softness. Short runways have required firmer landings…
Riviera Travel offers €99 per-person flat deposit
Riviera Travel has launched a reduced €99 per-person flat deposit across every holiday for the…
US Department of Transportation extends deadline on Dublin Airport passenger cap until May 6
The US Department of Transportation extended the deadline to 6 May 2026. The extension covers…
Emerald Kaia launched by Emerald cruises in Limassol after Red Sea and Suez canal transit
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Lufthansa marks 100th anniversary of its first flights from Berlin to Cologne and Zurich
Lufthansa operated two special flights on 6 April 2026 from Berlin to mark 100 years…
Avolon acquired 14 aircraft and sold 19 in Q1 2026
Avolon acquired 14 aircraft and sold 19 in Q1 2026. The company ended Q1 with…
Wexford’s Fort Conan Hotel on market for €950,000
Fort Conan Hotel listed for sale with guide price of €950000. The property includes a…
Shannon airport introduces electric first-mover vehicle handling unit
Shannon Airport introduced the First-Mover R-3500 electric vehicle handling unit on 7 April 2026. The…
Guernsey and Jersey introduce ETA requirement for non CTA citizens
Guernsey and Jersey have made the Electronic Travel Authorisation compulsory for non-visa nationals from 23…
Dublin airport’s stray parrot ‘Lola’ reunited with owner
A parrot was found perched on a bin outside Terminal 1 on Easter Sunday. Airport…
Ireland’s travel and hospitality industries experienced slowdown in March – AIB
Ireland’s travel and hospitality industries experienced a slowdown in March according to the AIB Services…
National Gallery of Ireland 73rd most visited museum in the world – Art newspaper
The National Gallery of Ireland ranked 73rd in the world with 1049638 visitors in 2025.…
Wexford Maritime Festival returns to Quayfront in May
Organisers have prepared the Wexford Maritime Festival for the weekend of 29 to 31 May.…
Ticketing opens for expanded Waterford festival of food with over 100 events
Ticketing has opened for The Waterford Festival of Food (formerly known as the West Waterford…
Clonmel’s ‘When next we meet’ festival returns on May 29-31
Clonmal’s eclectic When Next We Meet Music Festival returns for its fifth edition in 2026,…
‘Digital exclusion’ impacting on air travel and hotel bookings for older people – academic Rónán Collins
Academic Rónán Collins has called for online services to become more age-friendly as many elderly…
TAP Air Portugal introduces Economy Prime
TAP Air Portugal introduced Economy Prime as a new long-haul cabin product. The cabin blocks…
Two hundred new hotels set to open across Spain in 2026
Developers have planned more than two hundred hotel openings throughout Spain in 2026 with several…
Asian airlines begin trimming schedules and carrying extra fuel
Asian airlines cut flights and carry extra fuel due to jet fuel shortages. The Middle…
G Hotel & Spa introduces West of Ireland Discovery Package
The g Hotel & Spa launched the West of Ireland Discovery Package on 7 April.…
Uber agrees to acquire private chauffeur company Blacklane
Uber agrees to acquire Blacklane. The deal is expected to close by the end of…
United and unions agree to regional carrier conducting United Express flying
United Airlines reached a tentative agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. The agreement allows…
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana expands summer 2026 routes to China and Cyprus
Air Astana has launched its summer schedule through to 24 October 2026 with new routes…
Aer Lingus trims summer schedule and issues guidance to passengers
Aer Lingus has cancelled flights on multiple routes from 21 April 2026. Transatlantic services to…
Just TWO countries have deployed the pre-registration app for Schengen Entry/Exit System ahead of E-day next Friday
Only two Member States, Sweden and Portugal, have deployed the pre-registration app the EU’s Schengen…
Derry ‘fourth of fifth’ in race to become eighth Ryanair MRO facility as Poland takes the lead
CFM facility at Pennyburn Industrial Estate in Derry under consideration Poland the front runner among contenders…
Portlaoise to honour local aviator Colonel James Fitzmaurice next Sunday
Annual commemoration takes place in Portlaoise for June This event Sunday 12 April at Fitzmaurice…
Delta Air Lines selects Amazon Leo ahead of Starlink for onboard wifi
Delta Air Lines has chosen Amazon Leo for satellite Wi-Fi. Installation begins on 500 planes…