Irish-Spanish consortium awarded main contract to build Dublin Airway North Runway
Initial works to begin immediately on 3.1km North Runway Construction due to be completed in…
Fancy an airline career? Aer Lingus looks to recruit more cabin crew
Aer Lingus looks to recuit more cabin crew at Dublin and Cork Jobs start in…
NCL offers €99 roundtrip airfares to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Copenhagen & Rome but not from Ireland
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Copenhagen & Rome departures Limited-time €99 (or £99) roundtrip airfares all inclusive…
Brand new Lion Air 737 Max 8 PK-LQP lost in Jakarta, 189 missing presumed dead
Brand new Lion Air 737 Max crashed in Jakarta Was beginning descent into airport early…
TUI celebrates the past and looks to the future at 30th birthday bash in Dublin
Falcon Holidays founders Christine Donnelly, Bill Smith, Freddie O’Neill and Gabriel Malone attended celebrations in…
Getting to Entrepreneur of Year finals has put the travel trade on the map, says Tour America MD Mary McKenna
Tour America Managing Director Mary McKenna told Travel Extra that making the finals of the prestigious…
Aer Lingus to fly from Cork to Dubrovnik and Nice 2w from May 2019
Dubrovnik: Starts May 4, 2019, operated by A320 Tuesday and Saturday. Nice: Commences May 1, 2019, operated…
Travel Extra gets first preview of Istanbul’s new mega hub airport
In figures: Areas in Phase 1: Main terminal building of 1.4m square metres, two runways, Airport…
Turkish Airlines follows 3Arena and cricket deals with Hockey Ireland sponsorship
Turkish Airlines is the new primary sponsor of Ireland’s senior men’s international hockey team, which…
Air France’s Hop! to add 336 more seats per week on Cork-Paris route
Flight Schedule (W18/19): AF1094 CDG dep 15.20 arrive Cork 16.15 AF1095 Cork dep 16.55 arrive…
Decision on third terminal at Dublin Airport will be made next year: Ross
Independently-run third terminal at Dublin Airport ‘feasible’, study finds Fianna Fáil accuses Minister Ross of…
Butlers Chocolate joins Irish crisps and whiskey onboard Emirates flights
Airline to serve 50,000 chocolate bars per month Emirates already serving 1m packets of Irish…
Roe & Co Distillery in Dublin and Tayto Park’s new driving school make Lonely Planet list
Lonely Planet’s annual best in travel Diageo’s Roe & Co Distillery in Dublin Tayto Park’s…
Paul Blanchfield & Gerald Heffernan open €5m immersive visitor attraction in Dublin’s Liberties
€5m immersive theatre attraction opens in Dublin’s Liberties Vaults Live is the biggest employer of…
Two new Irish attractions named in Lonely Planet’s guide to what’s hot in 2019
Top 10 best openings 2019: Academy Museum, Los Angeles The Museum of the Future, Dubai…
Ryanair prepares for losses in winter as fares fall 3pc, revenue rises 8pc & profit down 7pc
Profits down 7pc Revenue up 8pc passenger numbers up 6pc to 76.m, load factor 96pc Average.…
Brenda Morgan wins overall award at NI Travel Industry in Newcastle, Co Down
Brenda Morgan wins overall award 31 awards presented at Slieve Donard in Newcastle Brenda Morgan pf BA…
Cork to Roscoff is Brittany Ferries’ strongest performer, but company warns of Brexit waves
July-September 2017 and 2018 passengers: Cork-Roscoff route: 44,744 – 48,700 Passenger numbers up 9pc on Cork…
Titanic Belfast 2018 visitor numbers up 8pc at Ireland’s 8th busiest visitor attraction
Spring/summer 2018 figures up 8pc year-on-year Visitors from 145 countries 771,038 visited in 2017 Ireland’s…
Uniworld orders four new river ships for the Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga
Uniworld orders four new river ships Nile, Douro, Mekong & Volga Luxury river cruise…
MSC to enter ultra-luxury market in 2023 with first of four new cruise ships
First delivery in Spring 2023 8 ships to be built by Fincantieri Inspired by…
Cobalt, the only Irish air link with Larnaca in Cyprus, has suspended services.
Cobalt suspended services from midnight Only air link from Dublin to Larnaca. Flight CO683 from…
Donal Skehan revamps Virgin Atlantic’s lounge and in flight food
Aromatic Thai vegetable stew with jasmine rice Charred cod with spicy mango salad Howth…
34 Irish tourism trade in Vegas for IMEX America
34 members of Irish trade Failte wants to grow on 360 conventions in 2017…
Flybe shares hit record low after profit warning
H1 profits £29m lower than expected Flybe shares hit record low of 21p Profit…
Tourism & Failte Ireland appeal for Wild Atlantic Way photographs
Call of the Wild social media appeal for photographs Tourism ireland will promote images to…
Offaly Council told of proposed airport in the exact middle of Ireland
Seeking €2.5m rural development grant Proposed airport is 110km from Dublin Midlands Airport Developments, headed up…
Ryanair moves ground ops to Omniserv from Swissport at Stansted
Swissport staff offered transfer to Omniserv Swissport will look after Ryanair at 40 other airports…
‘Never intended to be anything more than a humorous insight’ – Photographer decries ‘Aer Lingus put X factor finalists in economy class’ story
EII145 used A332 which has 23 seats in business 16 act qualified for the…
ATC delays 11pc of Ryanair’s Monday first wave
Ryanair say their first wave of flights was hit once more by ATC staff shortages
Stellwagen to pursue legal action against Sirius founders Howard Millar, Edward Hansom, and Edward Coughlan
Stellwagen to pursue three Sirius founders Howard Millar, Edward Hansom, and Edward Coughlan Claims they…
Martin Dempsey Sept winner of place on Globe/United New York Fam Trip
Martin Dempsey prize winner September Winners travel to New York in March Martin Dempsey of…
Martin McKenna of Travelguru joins Sarah Slattery’s TheTravelExpert
martin McKenna joins Sara Slattery Travelguru had 3.6m visits in 2017. Travel Expert has had…
Center Parcs Longford holds careers open day for job-seekers
Where it’s hiring: Food, beverage and retail Leisure; housekeeping; technical services and support roles. Roles…
BA completes refurbishment of JFK Terminal 7 first class lounge
Part of £52m investment at JFK Cityflyer via Shannon uses lounge British Airways has completed its…
MSC to eliminate disposable straws by December in drive to go virtually plastic-free by 2019
MSC Cruises aims to phase out or replace ‘virtually all’ single-use plastic items by March 2019. All…
UCC Graduate Sean Doyle to replace Stephen Kavanagh who is stepping down as Aer Lingus CEO
Corkman Sean Doyle to replace Dubliner New CEO coming in from sister company British Airways…
Shannon Airport recaptures Airport of the Year crown at European Regions Airline awards
Shannon Airport wins Airport of the Year prize following wins in 2014 and 2015. Scottish…
Ryanair to grow 3pc in Dublin in summer 2019 with 7 new routes
7 new summer routes 2 winter routes continued Ryanair have announced nine new routes from…
Howard Millar to launch Sirius Aircraft Leasing on London stock exchange
Target of €1.3bn Initial capital of €250m from investors To be matched with debt Sirius…