Irish travellers warned of Trump effect on inauguration weekend
Irish transatlantic passengers heading to the Washington DC area at the weekend have been warned…
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New week, new sales as airlines post fare deals
‘Blue Monday’, January 16, is officially the most depressing day of the year – so…
Emirates will allow paid for access to lounge in Dubai
Access will cost US$100 for four hours Emirates is to allow passengers to pay for…
Three day BA strike planned for January 19 and 21
Three day BA strike January 19 and 21 Less disruption than expected caused in previous strike…
Dublin is third most popular route as London City posts record year
4,526,059 passengers used London City Airport in 2016 Figure represents 5pc year-on-year growth compared to…
Year of the gun: Record year for firearms seizures at US airports
Top 10 airports for firearms discoveries: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): 198 Dallas/Fort Worth International…
Brussels Airlines to wet lease 3 Cityjet SSJ100 Superjets from April 17 on 2-year contract
Wet lease arrangement for 3 Sukhoi superjets Brussels airlines is phasing out RJ fleet Brussels…
Flights cancelled as cold snap continues its grip
London’s Heathrow Airport is continuing to experience some cancellations due to wintry conditions in Britain.…
Greater Irish connectivity to Far East as Finnair beefs up Dublin service to 9
Finnair is to add extra capacity between and Ireland and Finland across the 2017 winter and…
Dublin reaches 27,907,230 passengers, up 11pc, confirmed as Europe’s fifth most important gateway to North America as numbers dip to Middle East and Africa
Record 27,907,230 pass through Dublin airport in 2016 1.2m passengers transfer at Dublin North…
The year of the French routes as Ryanair reaches deal with Stansted
Ryanair has announced a new deal with Stansted’s parent group to offer nine new routes…
Cork dips in December amid record year for Irish aviation
Irish air traffic grew by 8.3pc last year – making it a record year for…
Ryanair tops list as world’s airlines launched 3,000 new routes in 2016
Ryanair: 200 new routes in 2016 EasyJet: 106 Wizz Air: 100 Frontier Airlines: 84 Vueling:…
Ryanair factor boosts Stansted while Heathrow hits passenger record
Heathrow: 76 million passengers (+1pc on 2015). Its December passenger volumes set a new record, with 6.2 million…
With 17m downloads, Ryanair app leads European airlines
17m downloads Mobile views increased 70pc last week in December Ryanair has the most downloaded…
Lufthansa group reports sluggish 1.8pc growth to 109.7m passengers, 7m BEHIND Ryanair & are unlikely to close the gap
Lufthansa group falls behind Ryanair for first time Digital Forum sets out stall with faster on-board…
Aer Lingus moves Shannon-Heathrow flight time to aid businesses
Aer Lingus is to switch its Shannon to Heathrow service to the earlier time of…
Dublin slips to 4th fastest growing large airport in ACI European airport league
Dublin number 4 among large airports Behind Moscow, Orly & Barcelona Down form Number 1…
Anna Aero show Ryanair leads launch list for new routes in 2016
Analysis by Raph Anker’s Anna Aero shows that Ryanair has re-asserted itself as the world’s…
Belfast International reaches 5.15m passengers in 2016, heading for 5.4m in 2017
Belfast handled 5.15m in 2016 Set for 5.4m to beat 2007 record Ireland’s second busiest…
London City airport handles 4.5m passengers in 2016, plans 6.5m by 2025
52pc of passengers travel for business Numbers up 5pc on 2015 Declan Collier’s London…
Aer Lingus owner IAG group carries 100.6m passengers in 2016, Air France KLM carry 93.44m
Aer Lingus owners International Airlines Group carried a record 100.6m passengers in 2016, slightly ahead of…
Airline tipped to fly from China to Ireland fares poorly in on-time airline survey
China’s Hainan Airlines, which is reported to be considering a direct route from Dublin to…
Cork Airport says it can’t be complacent despite rising 8pc to 2.23m passengers & ending SEVEN years of decline
Pax up 8pc to 2,23m in 2016 Growth in 2017 to be lower at 5pc…
What is behind the trans-Atlantic ‘sandwich spat” at Aer Lingus?
Aer Lingus offering hot rather than cold sandwich Trade Union leaders ask staff not to…
Sydney from €849: Qatar fires first salvo as it prepares to enter competitive Irish market
Qatar offering Sydney from €849 New 4-day transit visa Dublin-Doha launches in July Qatar Airways has…
Knock airport up 7.3pc to record 734,031 passengers in 2016
Knock passengers up 7.3pc Now serves 23 internatinal destinations 4 new services in 2016 A…
Baggage hall security under review after 5 dead in shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport
Shooting took place in baggage area Delta airline passenger took gun from checked luggage Five people…
South meets southwest as Cork gets new route to Cornwall
New route brings to nine, the number of Aer Lingus Regional routes from Cork Airport…
A whole new ball game as Etihad confirms it’s ending GAA deal
Etihad has confirmed that it is to end its high profile sponsorship deal – including the…
Lufthansa group opens recruitment drive to hire 3000 staff in 2017
The Lufthansa group is to hire more than 3000 staff this year, the German airline said in…
Aer Lingus 18th in OAG’s top 20 rankings of airline and airport punctuality, Ryanair excluded from findings
Aer Lingus has ranked 18th in a punctuality league ranking global airline’s on-time performance for…
Bus Éireann director stepping down from role at Shannon
David McGarry has stepped down from his position as chief financial officer of Shannon Group.…
Ryanair carried 117m in 2016, bigger than Lufthansa, AF/KLM or IAG groups
Ryanair confirmed that they flew 117m passengers during Januaury-December 2016, putting them in position to…
Aer Lingus Regional Dublin-Liverpool service comes to an end Thursday
Aer Lingus Regional will end its three daily service from Dublin to Liverpool on Thursday January…
British Airways facing new strike by cabin crew
British Airways cabin crew are to stage a 48-hour strike from January 10, threatening new…
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…