Willie Walsh’s IAG drops efforts to buy Norwegian Air Shuttle
Willie Walsh’s IAG has admitted defeat in its efforts to buy out low-cost transatlantic rival…
MSC appoint Suzanne Rowe to succeed Rebecca Kelly as Ireland sales manager
Suzanne Rowe headed up Konnections tourism consultancy Rebecca Kelly moved to Princess MSC Cruises…
Cork hires Dublin Airport aviation executive as it aims to grow routes
Passengers through Cork Airport grew to 2.3m in 2017, an increase of more than 3pc…
Joanna and Helen win Turkish Airlines Boyzone finale tickets
Helen O’Flaherty from World Travel Centre and Joanna Gomez from Travel Focus are the winners of…
Cruise ship calls to Belfast set to rise by 31pc this season
2016 145,000pax 82 cruise calls 2017 154,000pax 94 cruise calls 2018 185,000pax 115 cruise calls…
Irish Ferries now planning biggest ferry in world as WB Yeats makes maiden passenger voyage
WB Yeats funded to tune of €75m through European Investment Bank loan EIB, the European…
Willie Walsh, a Life in Aviation
IAG CEO Willie Walsh returned to his native Dublin to speak at an Aviation…
Donna Kenny of Cassidy Travel wins Blue Insurance Toyota hybrid competition
Winner Donna Kenny from Cassidy Travel Toni Fennell from Abbey Travel is runner up Donna…
Irish flights will not be hit by Stewart and Providence base closures, Norwegian tells Travel Extra
Irish transatlantic routes unaffected in budget cuts – Norwegian Airline to reduced flights in Europe…
Shamrock gets even slantier as Aer Lingus reveals mostly-white aircraft in rebrand
More than 50 shamrock designs were considered for new brand. A wide-body aircraft takes about…
Celebrity Cruises to hire new Ireland sales manager as Mandy Burrie promoted
Mandy Burrie promoted to role in Britain Cruise line aiming to grow market following launch…
Mainland Europe drives growth to Dublin Airport’s 31.5m passenger record (and why it was really 30.4m)
Europe up 7pc to 16.3m Britain up 1pc to 10.1m. Transatlantic is up 16pc…
Ryanair abruptly closes package holiday operation ‘for commercial reasons.’
Ryanair holidays was launched twice Taken offline two years after significant overhaul Ryanair is…
Shortlist for Irish Travel Industry Awards
Travel agent individual shortlist not named 5 contest supplier rep of the year award…
Commission for Aviation Regulation sends out Brexit warning to Irish operators and agents
Air carrier contracts in question Carriers will no longer have EU air carrier license…
New Year, new strike as Italian air traffic controllers down tools
Strikes took place over 30 days in 2018 – compared to 24 in 2017 5,000…
Fire sale: Flybe faces bargain-basement takeover by consortium led by Richard Branson and Swords-based Stobart
Swords based Stobart part of cosortium Airline headed by former Cityjet CEO Christine Ourmieres Board…
Shannon to lose 5pc of income as Kuwait stopover ends
Kuwait stopover could have meant 5pc of income Flights have been stopping over since…
UGL-TA led strike hits 13 of 17 Italian Air Traffic Control regions
Second strike of 2018 Follows worst year ever for ATC strikes Airlines were forced…
US pre-clearance fees to rise as Dublin and Shannon get more US CBP staff and bigger areas
Passengers will pay more for US Pre clearance ‘Rise wlil be in cents ratholes than…
Dublin Airport announces 13-member Passenger Advisory Group
Group will report on what is important to passengers at Dublin Airport Group is being…
Center Parcs opens bookings for stays from the end of August
The resort can hold up to 2,500 guests in 466 lodges and 30 apartments Resort…
Dublin airport passengers queued for 55 minutes at T1 security in May 2018
Four breaches of 30-minute security queue limit Maximum was 55 minutes in May 2018 Passengers…
Belfast travel veteran to replace Wilkinson as MD of NCL for Irish market
Eamonn Ferrin replaces Nick Wilkinson to lead Ireland Belfast-educated Ferrin to report directly to NCL…
Knock airport numbers up 3pc to record 771,619 in 2018
Up 3pc to 771,619 in 2018 Highest in airport history Ireland west airport Knock passenger…
London CAA grants Ryanair operating certificate for London-Scotland flights
Ryanair will use new certificate for London-Sotland flights Easyjet has already transferred operation in…
Ryanair carried record 139.2m passengers in 2018, up 8pc
Second biggest airline in Europe after Lufthansa group Load factor is highest in history…
David Kinsella from eTravel is December Finalist in Blue Insurances competition
David Kinsella from eTravel Latest Blue Insurances finalist David Kinsella from eTravel is the December finalist…
ITIC talks gloom but forecasts more visitor growth in 2019 than Tourism Ireland
6-7pc visitor growth and 6-9pc revenue Ahead of Tourism Ireland forecasts The Irish Tourism…
Ryanair transfers all Friday Dec 21 Gatwick flights to Stansted
Ryanair using Stansted to bypass Gatwick drone closure All Friday flights transfedrred to Stansted…
airBaltic returns to Dublin route due to ‘strong demand’ for Riga service
Flights are 4w – Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri Dep Dub 09.15 arr Riga 14.10; dep Riga…
MSC’s Rebecca Kelly to move to Princess Cruises, tells Travel Extra she’s ‘excited’
Rebecca Kelly to move to Princess Cruises Ireland country manager for MSC since 2008 Starts…
Irish Ferries’ WB Yeats finally sails into Dublin Port
Ship originally scheduled for delivery on July 30, to enter service with an inaugural crossing from…
Former Tour America man Brian Ingarfield raising funds for the needy this Christmas
A familiar face from travel trade past has been busy this year raising funds for…
Irish Ferries to transfer French operations from Rosslare to Dublin
WB Yeats will sail from Dublin to Cherbourg No Rosslare to Cherbourg service scheduled…
Passenger numbers rise 11.5m to 30m in just eight years at Dublin Airport
Passengers by year: Dublin Airport Opens: January 1940 250,000 passengers: 1951/52* 500,000 passengers: 1957/58* 1m…
Tourism Ireland exceeded target in 2018 to reach 11.2m visits
Visits up 6pc Spend up 10pc Tourism Ireland exceeded its target by 4.6pc in 2018…
No rise in traffic as Aviation Authority expects to handle 1.15m flights this year
Irish Aviation Authority predicts over 1.15m flights handled in 2018 – unchanged on 2017. Commercial terminal…
Rebecca Kelly to head up Princess Cruises in Ireland
Rebecca Kelly to join Princess Headed p MSC asince 2008 Rebecca Kelly is to…
Anne Rigail is new CEO of Air France
Anne Rigail joined Air Inter in 1991. In 1996, she was appointed head of Air…