British Airways facing new strike by cabin crew
British Airways cabin crew are to stage a 48-hour strike from January 10, threatening new…
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BA strike rescheduled for January 10 & 11
British Airways passengers are facing the threat of a strike on Tuesday January 10 and…
Irish travellers spared in US border system meltdown
Irish travellers using US preclearance facilities were unaffected by a computer outage which caused massive…
Heathrow drops local charges by £10 to reduce air fares
Heathrow airport has announced a £10 reduction in passenger charges on routes to Britain and…
It’s the end of fast track and lounge access at Dublin Airport for SAS business travellers
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has terminated the contract to allow its business passengers and frequent fliers…
Ryanair €14.99 New Year’s Eve seats on 365 routes must be booked by midnight
Ryanair has launched a €14.99 New Year’s Eve sale for travel in January, February and…
Turkish cancels 258 flights due to bad weather conditions.
Turkish Airlines announced on December 30 that it had cancelled a total of 258 scheduled flights…
Another foggy day: 2,000 passengers miss connections at Heathrow
2,000 passengers miss connections Fog hits London airports for second day More than 2,000 passengers…
No implications for Cityjet SSJ100 as Aeroflot & Interjet group ground SSJ 100-95s
Sukhoi SSJ 100-95s withdrawn by Aeroflot Mexico’s Interjet also grounds 22 aircraft Implications unclear for…
To the Loo not the Louvre: OpenSkies B767 diverts to Shannon for wee-wee stop
Toilets cause aircraft to divert to Shannon Boeing 767 ll oilets out of operation A…
Tragic death of 10-year-old girl on flight diverted to Shannon
A 10-year-old girl has died after an Air Canada Boeing 787-800 diverted to Shannon Airport.…
Afriquah 8U209 from Sabha to Tripoli lands in Malta as hijack situation develops
The hijacked Afriquah Airlines A320 which landed with 118 people on board is one of three…
Donegal, Kerry, Knock and Waterford airports get €2.77m
Waterford Airport gets €1.02m in funding Knock €868k. Kerry €56k and Donegal €320k Waterford, Donegal, Ireland West Airport…
BA’s mixed fleet cabin crew St Stephen’s Day strike called off
St Stephen’s Day BA strike calle doff Dublin would be unaffected but Belfast flgihts were…
Aer Lingus Regional to carry record 110,000 passengers in December
Numbers up 19pc on Christmas 2015 Christmas 2016 to be Aer Lingus Regional’s busiest ever…
Stobart to launch 12 new routes from Southend
12 new routes from Southend Frist expansion since Cityjet takeover felel through Santry-based Stobart Air is to…
Which survey rates Swiss best, Aer Lingus 4th and Ryanair worst of short-haul airlines
Swiss wins ratings contest, Aer Lingus 4th Ryanair at 34pc losest finish ever Swiss International…
ECJ rules Aer Lingus & Ryanair must pay back taxes of €16m
EU says short haul tax benefited Irish airlines Ryanair says ruling will require it to…
Strike called off at British airport ground handlers Swissport
Strike called off at 18 airports Was to take place over two days prior to…
Etihad confirms cutbacks amid downturn
Etihad Airways, which has confirmed it is cutting costs amid the backdrop of an economic…
Happy end to the tail as airport pup finds new home
The six-week-old puppy who was found at Dublin Airport last week has headed out of…
Air traffic to Britain unlikely to be affected by Christmas strikes
Swissport strike due on December 23 and 24 BA mixed fleet crew strike on…
Etihad and Lufthansa agree deal – and hint of further links
Etihad Airways and Lufthansa German Airlines, part of Europe’s largest airline group, today announced the…
978,000 passengers through Dublin Airport over Christmas
978,000 passengers expected over Christmas holidays Numbers up 8pc on 2015 83,000 to use airport…
135,000 passengers through Cork airport & 70,000 through Shannon this Christmas
1,000 inbound and outbound flights at Cork over holidays Shannon passenger numbers up 5% 14,500…
Dubai braces for Christmas rush
Emirates is warning travellers to arrive at Dubai International Airport at least three hours before…
Qantas non-stop London to Perth 14,498km 17-hour flights from March 2018
Qantas will operate 17-hour non-stop flights from London to Perth using the 787-9 Dreamliner, marking…
Lufthansa to double Dublin Munich service – but has no comment over Ryanair
Dublin-Munich will be twice daily from March Competing against Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Transavia Lufthansa…
Qatar Airways Dublin to Doha to start June 12 daily
Qatar Airways direct daily service from Dublin to Doha will commence June 12. Qatar will operate…
“Time to move on’ – Cityjet cancels Stobart acquisition
CityJet has advised Stobart Group that it was withdrawing from all negotiations in relation to the potential…
Ryanair November passengers at summer 2013 levels
Passenger numbers up 15pc to 8.8m Load factor up 2pc to 95pc Rolling annual…
At last: NAI granted license for Cork-Boston 4w & Shannon-Boston
Cork and Shanon Boston flights cleared Three years to get the license The US Department…
Aircraft involved in soccer team tragedy in Medellin was former EI-RJK Avro RJ
The Avro RJ85 operated by Bolivian airline Lamia carrying 77 passengers that crashed near Medellin ws formelry…
Gold Circle members transfer to 4-tier Avios system
More to revenue based system Four tiers of membership Membership to increase from 100,000…
Qatar Dublin route confirmed, but depends on A350 delivery to dree up a dreamliner
Dublin-Doha confirmed Launch depends on release of 787 by A350 deliveries Qatar’s new service from…
Airbus tests A350-1000 & promises to speed up deliveries, delays in cabin equipment stalling launch of Dublin-Doha
A350-1000 completes test flight Delays in cabin equipment stalling launch of Dublin-Doha The Airbus A350-1000,…
LH Dublin to Germany flights cancelled again as Lufthansa pilots extend strike to Saturday
Lufthansa’s Dublin flights to Germany cancelled for 3rd successive day LH983@05:30, LH979@12:25, LH2515@17:35 and LH981@17:55 Union…
Strike extended to second day: 3 Lufthansa flights from Dublin to Frankfurt & 1 to Munich cancelled
Flights cancelled each way from Dublin LH983@05:30, LH979@12:25, LH2515@17:35 and LH981@17:55 Lufthansa pilots union Vereinigung…
Ryanair withdraws license of price comparison site Momondo
Momondo was first comparison site to be licensed by Ryanair. License since extended to SkyScanner, Hipmunk and…
Gareth Williams’ Skyscanner sold for €1.65bn.
Skyscanner sold for €1.65bn. Gareth Williams could not find a cheap flight Scotland-based price comparison site Skyscanner…