Ryanair's staff are to take a 50% pay cut.

Shares in Aer Lingus owner IAG plunged 9% and Ryanair fell more than 1% as the crisis for international airlines, in the wake of the spread of the Covid-19 virus, deepened.

There are fears that hundreds of Irish citizens could be left stranded in Spain where Covid-19 is rampant.

For the months of April and May, Ryanair said it expects to reduce its seat capacity by up to 80%. It said a full grounding of its fleet cannot be ruled out.

Aer Lingus will waive fees if customers want to change their flights from 3pm today.

An Aer Lingus Cabin crew member has launched High Court proceedings aimed at preventing his employer from terminating his employment.

Sean Doyle told the Irish Examiner that as Aer Lingus takes delivery of new, smaller aircraft with fewer seats, it will reevaluate prospects for transatlantic flights.

Shares in Aer Lingus owner IAG soared by well over 5% after the airline owner lifted a restriction on non-EU investors’ ability to buy its stock.

Aer Lingus has revealed its new look uniform which will be worn by cabin and ground crew.

The retirement of Dubliner Willie Walsh from the IAG airline conglomerate he created will likely have little effect on the growth plans at Aer Lingus any time soon.

Mr Walsh - who orchestrated the creation of International Airlines Group (IAG) through the merger of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia - will step down from the role and board of IAG on March 26 and retire on June 30.

Aer Lingus has revealed Ireland's top five travel destinations this year.

Tommy Byrne says he injured his back due to the angle at which he delivered a tray to the foldaway table of a window seat passenger.

A schoolboy, who was injured on an Aer Lingus plane while travelling to New York, has been awarded €15,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Aer Lingus owner IAG is to cut back expansion of its short-haul services next year as the global economy continues to weaken.

Production issues are reportedly holding up the delivery of eight Airbus aircraft that Aer Lingus has ordered.

The owner of Aer Lingus and British Airways said it will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first major airline group to make such a commitment.

Shares in Aer Lingus owner IAG fell by almost 4% after the group warned that full-year profit will be hit by a pilots’ strike at its British Airways subsidiary and weaker sales by budget stablemates Vueling and Level.

An Aer Lingus flight was forced to return to Dublin Airport this morning after the crew reported a ‘smell’ on board.

A passenger on board Aer Lingus fight, which departed Cork Airport just after 6am, fell ill some time into the flight.

Aer Lingus has announced special Autumn fares to North America.

A passenger who was on board a flight which landed in Cork Airport amid a lightning storm said it was "the most traumatic" flight she has ever experienced.

An “emotional” and “upsetting” few days have come to an end for an emigrant family who have finally scattered the ashes of their loved one in Northern Ireland.

Aer Lingus has located missing baggage containing a man's ashes.

Flight EI-888 departed Cork at 6.10pm and was bound for Malaga on the Costa Del Sol in Spain.

A US-bound Aer Lingus flight has made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport this afternoon after suffering an engine failure on departure believed to have been caused by a bird-strike.

Cllr John Sheehan, a GP in the northside of the city, played down his role in the incident during the flight from Croatia

A study placed the Irish-based budget airline in eighth place, with an average delay of 21 minutes per flight in 2018.

Latest: Aer Lingus has apologised to passengers due to fly into Cork forced to stay overnight in Lisbon airport after their flight was cancelled this weekend.