Ryanair annual pax passes 140m for the first time as Feb shows 9pc growth
Numbers up 13pc to 9.6M Load factor was 91pc Jan now 96pc Feb Ryanair February…
G Adventures launches tailormade tours on Irish market
G Adventures is launching tailormade tours, Managing Director Brian Young revealed in Dublin. The moves…
Neenan Travel software used to sell Disney by 120 Irish agents now to be sold abroad
Contract signed with Dnata. in Dubai signed a large tour operator in Turkey, Etstur, 4…
Fáilte Ireland to grant €2m towards €3.2m cost of Irish Racehorse Experience at National Stud Kildare
€2m for the Irish Racehorse Experience at National Stud 127,000 visitors in 2018 Fáilte Ireland…
Aer Lingus hits record €305m profit as revenue passes €2bn
Revenue passes €2bn for first time Profit €305m revenue €2,020m up 17.6pc from €1718…
Thai cancels ALL flights to Europe as airlines count cost of India-Pakistan conflict
Emirates and Etihad service to Pakistan halted Flights to Thailand and Australia overflying Iran or…
First glimpse of WB Yeats: More cruise vessel than car ferry on stylish new ship
Onboard amenities: Innisfree Club Class Lounge The Maud Gonne Bar & Lounge Lady Gregory A…
CSO January tourism figures show unusual 10.4pc growth from Britain
CSO shows Britain inbound up 10.4pc Contradicts airport statistics Central Statistics Office figures for…
Cork the big gainer as Ryanair launches winter 19 schedule; promises punctuality discounts
Dublin: New daily route to Milan Malpensa Six new winter services: Bordeaux (2w); Bournemouth (4w);…
Inchydorney regains Tripadvisor best beach in Ireland from Inch Strand
Inchydorney was top of Tripadvisor list in 2017 Inch won first lace in 2018 Inchydorney regained…
Take off for Hainan Airlines’ direct service from Dublin to Shenzhen in China
Flights run Mondays, Fridays, depart 9am, arr 5.30am+1 12.30m service being operated by Boeing 787-900…
British Airways chooses Ireland again for repainting aircraft in retro styles
Airbus A319 will be repainted at Shannon in colour scheme used from 1959-1968 Boeing 747 was…
Derry Stansted and Manchester routes get reprieve as Loganair sets in
PSO extended to 2021 Loganair already operates Derry-Glasgow Westminster transport minister plays sectarian card…
Flybe reject alternative bid to save airline and go with Stobart
Propius transferred to Connect Airways Andrew Tinkler alternative rejected Reopens Stobart civil war Flybe…
Icelandair to increase Dublin-Reyjkjavik frequency to 10w from May
Route from Dublin Airport to Keflavik launched on May 8, 2017 Frequency switching from daily…
Aer Lingus ramps up ancillary services push with car hire partnership
Deal is latest tie-in with AerClub following Bank of Ireland credit card launch Car hire…
Transfer passengers up 22pc as Jan figures show Dublin airport heading for 33m in 2019
2.1m in January On course for 33m passengers in 2019 Transfer passengers up 22pc…
Derry seeking new Stansted operator after FlyBMI declares bankruptcy
Flybmi served 25 cities Fleet of 17 regional jets City of Derry Airport is seeking…
First sod turned on Dublin’s €320m north runway, to open December 2021
Opening December 2021 3.1km long 1.7km north of existing 10/28 runway Land was in daa…
Ryanair offers 48-hour free grace period for changes to bookings
48-hour free grace period for changes to bookings €199 a year for free seats, fast-track…
Irish Ferries Ulysses returns after €4m upgrade
€4m upgrade for Ulysses Aims to avert chronic disruption to services in June 2018 The…
Dublin Airport promised faster taxiing and fewer gates changes with new European technology
New system promises fewer late gate changes and faster taxi times The A-CDM system is…
Tourism Ireland’s Niall Gibbons makes case for airport rail as he’s elected Chamber President
Dublin Chamber is Ireland’s largest Chamber of Commerce in Ireland, with more than 1,300 members…
Astronaut John McBride pledges: I want to to be the oldest man in space
I want to to be the oldest man in space Jon McBride vows to break…
Dublin was the 11th busiest airport in the European Union last year
136.6m additional passengers at Europe’s airports in 2018 Top 5 European airports welcomed an additional…
Ryanair blames ‘unacceptable’ ATC staff shortages for delays to one in 20 of its flights
90pc of January flights arrived on-time (excluding AT- related delays) ATC staff shortages delayed over…
Ciaran Mulligan follows trade’s win-a-Toyota competition with car prize for public
Ciaran Mulligan’s Blue Insurance group is extending its popular win-a-car competition into the consumer market. Blue’s…
Aer Lingus teams up with Girl Guides to encourage pilots of the future
Gráinne Cronin became Aer Lingus’s first female pilot back in 1977, retiring in 2010 One…
First aviation casualty of 2019: Germania files for bankruptcy with 9 of its 30 aircraft leased from Ireland
Nine of 30 aircraft in fleet leased from Ireland 850 employees affected by bankruptcy…
Aer Lingus Regional operator Stobart Air strikes deal with KLM Cityhopper
Santry based Stobart to provide Embraer 195 aircraft for Amsterdam routes Contract under Aircraft, Crew,…
Kusadasi sees biggest price jump; Algarve/Lanzarote make up almost half of sun bookings: Click&Go
Biggest sun price jumps: Kusadasi up by €101pp Costa del Sol + €69pp Lanzarote + €68pp…
Ryanair rolling annual pax numbers pass record 140.2m, growing at 11pc
140.2m passengers since Feb 2018 Load factor unchanged at 91pc. Ryanair carried 10.3pc passengers…
FIVE more years for Michael O’Leary, Bonderman to go as Ryanair loses €20m in Q3 with average fare staying below €40:
Michael O’Leary to depart Ryanair but not as it seems To serve FIVE more years…
What Willie Walsh said to Shane Ross: brilliant riposte to minister’s ‘get on with it’ plea at ITIC awards
Tourism minister Shane Ross told industry to ‘get on with it’ IAG CEO Wilie…
Ryanair takes 100pc shareholding in Austrian lcc Laudamotion
Airline negotiating routes with 50 new airports This summer, Laudamotion will operate four bases, growing…
Dromoland Castle named Ireland’s top five-star hotel in annual CIE Tours International Awards
Overall winners: Best five-star hotel: Dromoland Castle, Co Clare Best four-star hotel: Cahernane House Hotel,…
Irish Ferries responds robustly to NTA criticism
Irish Ferries and National Transport Authority at odds over ‘extraordinary circumstances’ argument regarding delays to…
Aer Lingus gets credit card to add to AerClub membership scheme
Benefits: Two free return fares to Europe, with the customer paying taxes and fees, and…
American Airlines keen to grow Irish-US routes in partnership with Aer Lingus
New service June 7-September 28 2019 787-9 will have 21 premium economy seats; 36 extra…
ITIAs 2019: Cassidy Travel & O’Hanrahan Travel win agency awards
Edmund Hourican and Maureen Ledwith lifetime award winners Wendy Wu win s two tour op…