ANALYSIS: After SEVEN years and FOUR attempts, is the A321XLR the solution to finally getting Shannon-Toronto to work?
Air Transit were here in 2014, Air Canada were her in the compulsory stopover days…
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ANALYSIS: Squeaky bum time for aviation as airlines bed down for a tough winter ahead
The storm is a-coming, so the oracle says. Ryanair CEO Michael O”Leary says some airlines…
ANALYSIS: How just FIVE counties get 70pc of ALL the international tourists that come to Ireland
Just FIVE counties, Dublin, Galway, Cork, Kerry and Antrim, attract 70pc of all the international…
ANALYSIS: The rural Irish pub is dying. Should we be worried?
Ireland has 4,988 remaining active pubs Drinks Industry Group of Ireland shows that 2,205 pubs…
ANALYSIS: How Ireland’s Helicopter leasing sector came to the rescue during European wildfire season
The intensification of wildfire activity across southern and central Europe during the 2025 and 2026…
ANALYSIS: Loganair’s winter plans and the looming questions over PSO policy in Scotland
Like the Scottish song, it is a case of taking the high road or the…
ANALYSIS: How American Football became the most lucrative game in tourism
As field goals go, this one is lucrative, worth about €200m a kick. American college…
ANALYSIS: Why September is ‘collapse season’ in the aviation business
Collapse season. The phrase sends a shudder through everyone involved in travel and aviation. September…
ANALYSIS: Air Baltic faces into a cold winter after abounding IPO plans
Tallinn right now is a good place to examine the parable of the talents in action. AirBaltic…
ANALYSIS: Where next for TAP as the race for Portugal’s flag carrier narrows down to Lufthansa and Air France/KLM
The kings, jacks, queens, aces, and perhaps the joker, all the cards are now on…
ANALYSIS: How Dolly Parton, music icon, became an icon of tourism as well
It was Dolly what dun it. Throwback to an evening in 2004, Travel Extra’s editor…
Milan Malpensa airport passenger numbers up 8.6pc in first six months of 2026
Milan Malpensa handled 11,590,437 passengers in the first half of 2026 The airport achieved a…
ANALYSIS: How Europe’s hotel developers are turn to conversions rather than new-builds
Hotel investment is shifting away from new builds to remodelling existing spaces. Across Europe the…
ANALYSIS: IAG and Lufthansa trim capacity while Ryanair and Wizz Air expand
IAG and Lufthansa are scaling back planned capacity for the final quarter of the year.…
AirNav Ireland director discusses record traffic levels and future recruitment
Around 95pc of people travelling to and from Ireland do so by air. AirNav Ireland…
ANALYSIS: How river cruise companies are responding to low water levels on the Danube and Rhine
Low water levels on the Danube and Rhine has impacted river cruise companies sailings and…
ANALYSIS: TCS and Rolls-Royce breakthrough in hydrogen-powered aviation, is this the moment the carbon besieged planet is waiting for?
TCS and Rolls-Royce have reported a breakthrough in hydrogen-powered aviation. Is this the moment the…
How August 12 2026 changed the face of eclipse tourism
It was not the easiest eclipse to see to an international tourist, but it has…
ANALYSIS: Eclipse fever grips Spain,but what about ICELAND?
The first flights of absence-of-sun worshippers departed Dublin and other European cities yesterday evening, bound…
RED horizons, ÚRdhúbhadh & BLACK hours: Solar eclipse in our history & culture
When Belinda Crawford of Kilkerrin, County Galway, Ireland, died in 1812 at the age of…
ANALYSIS: Sweet music, the economics of Belfast’s biggest-ever edition of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
”They came from the North and they came from the East From the West and…
ANALYSIS: How record-low Danube levels are disrupting European river cruises
Prolonged drought and successive heatwaves have pushed water levels on the Danube to record lows,…
ANALYSIS: Disappearing June, is the heat forcing Europeans to change their holiday habits?
European travel habits are changing, driven by economic pressures, rising costs, and the earlier heat…
ANALYSIS: Where is Tourism Australia bringing its much envied national brand?
Tourism Australia has a track record of getting its tourism strategy horribly wrong. Remember “where…
ANALYSIS: Is the heat beginning to cool Ireland’s holiday romance with the Mediterranean?
Italy has put al of its cities under the highest heat alert as temperatures soar.…
ANALYSIS: Dublin airport passenger cap saga is FAR from over
The legislation has been passed, President Connolly has signed it into law, but the saga…
Roll over Ryanair, WIZZ are the fastest growing airline in Europe
Roll over Ryanair, Wizz are the fastest growing airline in Europe. Their July passengers numbers…
ANALYSIS: ITIC’s Budget wish list, what’s needed now after 9pc VAT
The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation’s annual budget submission gives as good an overview of the…
ANALYSIS: Apollo wins the race for Easyjet, but what does it mean for passengers (and for Belfast)?
Like a mission to land on the moon, Apollo won the racer EasyJet. But what…
ANALYSIS: FEAR of flying: how difficult is it to overcome?
About 25pc of passengers are afraid of flying to some extent, an extraordinarily high number,…
CRISIS chronicles: The FOUR previous times Aer Lingus almost failed
The headquarters of the national airline is a strange place to encounter a fear of…
ANALYSIS: What Easyjet does NEXT – Investors await next go-around as profits hit by fuel price
Easyjet investors are facing an exciting few weeks. As the deadline approaches for the private…
Share price DOWN, but Ryanair’s balance sheet STENGTH is worth a SECOND look
Ryanair’s approach to service has long been the subject of debate among investors: is it…
Michael Dodds launches ‘Year of the Normans’ campaign with lavish ceremony in Caen
William the Conqueror would be amused at how much of a stir the millennium of…
European wildfires: The eucalyptus factor
Eucalyptus has played a critical role in intensifying and accelerating wildfires in Portugal and Spain…
The SIX factors that changed Aer Lingus from profit to loss
At an aviation conference in Dublin in March 20025, moderated by Travel Extra’s Eoghan Corry,…
A BAD day for aviation & the double trouble bubble
In the event of a sudden drop in air pressure, life saving masks automatically drop…
Proposed Irish led takeover of Easyjet is Europe’s largest aviation deal since 2008
The 2008 merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, unluckily on the eve of…
Saudia orders four additional B777-200F freighters
Saudia has placed an order for four incremental Boeing 777-200F freighters with the first delivery…
Take FIVE: How Easyjet fell into the hands of Peter Bellew & Mark Breen’s takeover bid
Like the fall of Constantinople in 1453, it was sucessful at the fifth attempt. The…