Aer Lingus shortens boarding time by 7 minutes & sharpens punctuality record
Boarding time reduced to 7 minutes Sel tag check in now takes average of 3…
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Atlanta, Beijing and Dubai now the most used airports in the world
Atlanta world’s busiest, followed by Beijing and Dubai Heathrow slips to 6th, Istanbul up…
Ethiopia increases Toronto to 4w via Dublin, but no pick-ups in Ireland
Ethiopia increases Toronto to 4w December 19 2016 to January 29 2017 Wil not pick…
Christophe becomes chief digital and innovation officer at Emirates & other news from the aviation industry
Emirates confirmed that Howth-domiciled former Aer Lingus CEO Christophe Mueller is joining as chief digital and innovation officer.…
August was record month for Irish aviation, Peak of 2008 passed for first time
August was record month for Irish aviation Peak of 2008 passed for first time Ireland’s…
Cork Airport Head of retail retires after near half-decade of service
Cork Airport head of retail Lilibeth Horne retires after 46 years’ service. Horne also previously worked…
Dublin Airport’s busiest August with 2.9m passengers
Dublin Airport had nearly 2.9m passengers in August 9pc increase over last year Busiest August…
City of Derry Airport announces new route to Majorca as fresh call for subvention is made
City of Derry Airport to run new service to Majorca from summer 2017. CoDA chairman…
Confirmed: Christophe Mueller is on his way to Emirates
Christophe Mueller set for Emirates Follows months of speculation following departure from Malaysian Following months…
Average Ryanair fare will drop to €28 by 2020, says Michael O’Leary
€28 average Ryanair fare by 2020 Customers will have to join MyRyanair from mid 2017 Database income…
Aer Lingus race to victory in Runway Run
Aer Lingus take team and individual victory in Runway Run in Budapest. Robert Murphy wins…
Icelandic Met Office says Katla not near eruption
Icelandic Meteorological Office says Katla is not eruption. The volcano is believed to be in…
Aer Lingus records 7.8pc rise in passenger revenue
Aer Lingus passenger revenue up 7.8pc. IAG passenger traffic by 7.9pc. Aer Lingus’ revenue passenger…
Ryanair announce 4 cabin crew recruitment days: Dublin Sept 9 & 30 and Cork Sept 23 & Oct 18
4 recruitment days planned by recruiters Crewlink Dublin on September 9 and 30 Cork on September…
London City Airport returning to normal after ‘black lives matter’ runway protest
Protesters on runway at London City from 5.30-9.30 WX104@06:40, BA4461@07:00, WX112@07:30, WX114@08:40, BA4463@08-45 cancelled, Delay to BA4465@10:50…
Another airline IT glitch brings system to a halt: will this keep happening?
BA cancels flights after IT glitch Follows $100m power outage at Delta last month Ageing…
British Airways, Ryanair, Kuwait, plan to reduce routes to Shannon
Ryanair reducing targets at Shannon Airport next summer by 12.5pc British Airways one Cityflier New York…
Eurowings starts new Cologne-Miami route
Eurowings commences Cologne-Miami route The route follows on from successful launches of routes to Thailand,…
Qatar Airways named Best in Business by Condé Nast readers
Qatar Airways has been named Best for Business airline at the Condé Nast Traveler Readers…
Gatwick back to normal after object found on runway
London Gatwick clsoes due to hole in runway Arriving flights FR121arr10:10 & FR121 05arr10:10 delayed There…
Off to Newark on EI-FNG & other news from the world of aviation
Aer Lingus received delivery of their latest Airbus A330-302 EI-FNG c/n 1742 on…
Departure tax to fund Greek airport development
A €13 departure tax is to be introduced in Greece to fund airport development. The…
CheapAir.com and Affirm enable monthly payment on air fares
CheapAir.com and Affirm team up to offer monthly air fare payments. At present the offer…
Swiss Airlines presents their new Bombardier aircraft to the press
Swiss unveil their new Bomardier C Series 100 to the press. The plane will operate…
What is behind Ryanair’s latest spat with DAA
3pc reduction on routes to Britain mirrors predicted decline in English outbound Ryanair expanding summer…
Passengers from 13 connecting destinations join Aer LIngus inaugural from Dublin to Newark
Aer Lingus launch new Dublin to Newark route. One of three new US routes this…
Starbucks to create 25 jobs at Belfast City Airport
Starbucks to open at George Best Belfast City Airport Twenty-five jobs to be created in…
It’s all right to fly: Turbulence, thick fog, tyres and other questions answered by Capt Steve Allright
To mark 30 years since British Airways launched its Flying with Confidence course, Captain Steve…
Ryanair’s Belfast to Berlin route experiencing strong demand
New Ryanair route from Belfast to commence on September 1 New routes from Belfast to…
Annalise Murphy has aircraft named after her by airline her father flies for
Ireland’s Olympic sailing silver medallist Annalise Murphy unveiled her own name on the nose of a…
Koster appointed Lufthansa senior director sales for Britain, Ireland and Iceland
Andreas Köster is the new Lufthansa senior director sales for Britain, Ireland and Iceland Koster…
Four out of ten ECC complaints related to air travel in 2015
European Consumer Centre dealt with 3,500 contacts last year Four out of 10 contacts were…
United B767-300 N663UA makes emergency landing at Shannon
Shannon accommmodates Houston-Heathrow flight emergency 10 passengers & 2 crew in hospital with minor injuries soft…
Ryanair 127pc passenger increase in Romania
Ryanair record 127pc passenger increase in Romania New routes to Timisoara and Berlin to be…
Ryanair warns customers of online ticket scam
Ryanair has warned customers that the website ryanair.com-freechance.com is an online scam The website claims…
Doha Airport to introduce departure tax
Doha Airport departure tax of US$10 to be introduced New tax to begin from 1…
Ryanair reduce fares to ensure market share
Ryanair has revealed that it’s cutting fares this summer season in order to ensure occupancy…
Technical problems strand 3,000 passengers at Vienna
Technical problems strand Vienna passengers 63 flights cancelled affecting 3,000 passengers Austrian Airlines say technical…
Etihad has a global sale until Sept 5, 2016 for travel until June 2017.
Etihad has a global sale until September 5, 2016 for travel until June 2017. Sample fares…
LAX back to normal after ‘loud noises’ & Zorro cause airport to close
Reports of ‘shooter’ turn out to be loud noises only Dublin flights had departed prior…