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<p>The aircraft is an exact replica of Aer Lingus’ first aircraft, which flew the airline’s first route from Baldonnel in Dublin to Bristol’s Whitchurch Airport in May 1936. Picture: Cork Airport</p>

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Historic Aer Lingus de Havilland Dragon replica makes special return to Cork Airport

The de Havilland Dragon replica marks 90 years of Aer Lingus and 65 years of Cork Airport, returning to the city after 40 years

<p>Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at the Ryanair AGM, at their offices in Dublin. Picture: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire</p>

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Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary defends calling rival airlines ‘high-fare rapists’

<p>Over €1.1m was paid out by airlines to consumers in refunds and compensation last year - but almost half of Irish flyers remain unaware of their rights when travelling. Picture: iStock</p>

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Almost half of Irish flyers don't know their rights

Cork escapes in Aer Lingus ‘initial’ network review

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Cork escapes in Aer Lingus ‘initial’ network review

Aer Lingus warns up to 500 jobs could go as airline cuts routes and flights

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Aer Lingus warns up to 500 jobs could go as airline cuts routes and flights

Pilots' union concerned about 'thinking outside the box' comments from Aer Lingus

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Pilots' union concerned about 'thinking outside the box' comments from Aer Lingus

IDA flights bill doubles to €1.36m

IDA flights bill doubles to €1.36m

IDA chief clocks up almost 59,000 air miles as part of work promoting Ireland

Sun, 03 May, 2026

Bank holiday getaway

Parties in Dublin Airport passenger cap case agree questions for EU court

Dublin Airport challenge could take around 16 months for ruling

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

EU referendum

John Whelan: The aviation sector soars again but so do airline costs

The big question facing IATA and airlines including Aer Lingus and Ryanair is how to turn the passenger growth into bottom-line profits

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

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Aer Lingus pilots vote to accept 17.75% pay rise

Ballots closed at 9am this morning for Ialpa members, with pilots voting to back the 17.75% pay rise recommended by the Labour Court by 85% on a 96% turnout

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

Aer Lingus industrial action

Aer Lingus pilots due to decide on pay deal today

It is understood the process to count the votes would be conducted quickly with a result expected by mid-afternoon

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

File Photo Aer Lingus is to impose further temporary pay cuts on staff, who will only receive 30% of their normal pay and hours

Flights cancelled in advance to remain so despite lifting of work-to-rule, says Aer Lingus

Balloting of IALPA members will commence next week and runs until Tuesday, July 23, to see if the pilots ratify the deal

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

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Aer Lingus accepts Labour Court recommendation for pilots to get 17.75% pay rise

Aer Lingus has accepted the recommendation and urged pilots to follow suit and end their industrial action

Mon, 08 Jul, 2024

More than 3.5m passengers went through Cork and Dublin airports in June

More than 3.5m passengers went through Cork and Dublin airports in June

Airport authority released data that showed bumper passenger business went through the state's two busiest airports for the month of June

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

Mick Clifford: How populism takes flight

S Mick Clifford: How populism takes flight

The divide between what might be described as a typical worker and those at the upper echelons of the corporate world has been widening over the last 20 years

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

Aer Lingus strike

Aer Lingus cancels further 80 flights from July 11

The flights had been scheduled to run from Thursday, July 11 to Sunday, July 14 inclusive

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Aer Lingus strike

Labour Court hearing ends with Aer Lingus decision expected in coming days

It comes as the airline cancelled an additional 76 flights next week

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Aer Lingus cancels 76 more flights from next week

Aer Lingus cancels 76 more flights from next week

The cancellations affect flights scheduled for between Monday, July 8, and Wednesday, July 10

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Labour Court to formally intervene in Aer Lingus pay row

Labour Court to formally intervene in Aer Lingus pay row

Aer Lingus has said it is willing to offer pay increases of 12.25% or above if 'improvements in productivity and flexibility' are discussed

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Q&A: Labour Court to intervene in Aer Lingus pay dispute. What happens next?

Q&A: Labour Court to intervene in Aer Lingus pay dispute. What happens next?

The Labour Court will hear from both sides in Wednesday’s hearing, before going off to make its recommendation

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

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Aer Lingus hires aircraft and pilots to fill gaps as Labour Court to intervene in pay dispute

Both sides were involved in more than eight hours of talks at the court that ended late on Monday

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

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Aer Lingus hires aircraft and crew to fill gaps caused by pilots' dispute

Both sides were involved in more than eight hours of talks at the court that ended late on Monday

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Aer Lingus industrial action

The full list of flights cancelled by Aer Lingus so far

Upwards of 20,000 passengers are likely to be impacted by the cancellations for five days from next Wednesday

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

Aer Lingus and Ialpa to attend Labour Court on Monday to resolve pay row

Aer Lingus and Ialpa to attend Labour Court on Monday to resolve pay row

Aer Lingus earlier cancelled a further 122 flights as a result of the industrial action

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Volcanic ash causes travel disruption

Have you been impacted by the Aer Lingus pilots' dispute?

Aer Lingus has cancelled 270 flights through to next Tuesday, with 40,000 passengers said to be affected

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Aer Lingus pilots to consider further escalation as pay talks break down

Aer Lingus pilots to consider further escalation as pay talks break down

Aer Lingus has cancelled 270 flights through to next Tuesday, with 40,000 passengers said to be affected.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

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Fresh talks under way between Aer Lingus and pilots’ union in bid to end dispute

Fresh talks between Aer Lingus and representatives of the pilots’ union are under way in a bid to find a resolution to a bitter industrial dispute which has already seen 270 flights cancelled.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

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Aer Lingus and Ialpa hold talks in bid to resolve pilot pay dispute

Separate talks at the Labour Court on Tuesday failed to find common ground for a resolution, with both sides continuing a war of words over the pay demands

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Q&A: Aer Lingus industrial action — how did it come to this and what happens now?

Q&A: Aer Lingus industrial action — how did it come to this and what happens now?

The pilots group Ialpa said it had accepted an invitation to talks with Aer Lingus as the work-to-rule continues

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

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Aer Lingus passengers describe anxiety over industrial action

Aer Lingus has already cancelled 270 flights over the coming days due to industrial action by pilots over pay

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

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Pilots to meet with Aer Lingus for talks tomorrow morning as travel chaos continues

This fresh breakthrough comes as the Government was urged to directly intervene in the crisis

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Air chaos imminent as pilot industrial action under way at Aer Lingus

Air chaos imminent as pilot industrial action under way at Aer Lingus

Industrial action began at midnight with an indefinite work to rule and there will also be a full eight-hour strike on Saturday

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Mixed emotions from passengers entering and leaving Ireland ahead of pilots' action

Mixed emotions from passengers entering and leaving Ireland ahead of pilots' action

Even before the action began overnight, passengers flying on Tuesday were already having to consider the possible impact on them

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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Talks to avert Aer Lingus industrial action fail; airline announces further cancellations

Aer Lingus has already cancelled more than 200 flights and sought to re-accommodate 35,000 passengers amid the bitter dispute over pay

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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Aer Lingus and pilots agree to Labour Court meetings as strike looms

Micheál Martin said that the only way the pay dispute would be resolved was by both parties coming to the table for negotiations

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

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Impasse to resolving Aer Lingus dispute ‘sits’ with airline – Ialpa

The president of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) has said the impasse to resolving its dispute with Aer Lingus “sits” with the airline.

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

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Pilots announce eight-hour strike as Aer Lingus cancels 124 flights over work-to-rule period

Pilots will undertake an eight-hour work stoppage on Saturday, June 29 from 5am to 1pm

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

FILE PHOTO IALPA announces Aer Lingus pilots' ballot results, recommending industrial action over unresolved pay dispute after f

Aer Lingus apologises for 'inconvenience' and disruption expected next week

Pilots at Aer Lingus are to begin an indefinite work-to-rule from next Wednesday after balloting for industrial action

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

File Photo Aer Lingus has announced this evening that they are seeking 500 redundancies at the airline. End

Aer Lingus to contact passengers as flights cancelled due to industrial action

The move has been branded as “insidious” by the company, which is cancelling up to 20% of flights over a five-day period

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

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Q&A: How will I know if Aer Lingus has cancelled my flight and how many are affected?

Cancellations will affect around 8,000 passengers every day from next Wednesday to Sunday, with between 22 and 40 flights per day impacted

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

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Aer Lingus to cancel up to 20% of flights each day due to industrial action by pilots

The cancellations could impact as many as 30,000 passengers

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Irish Migration

'Reprehensible' to use holidaymakers' plans as 'pawns' in Aer Lingus dispute

Taoiseach Simon Harris was speaking as a planned work-to-rule that will lead to travel chaos over the summer is set to begin on June 26

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Aer Lingus apologises as cancelled flight to Cork leaves 150 passengers stranded in Palma

Aer Lingus apologises as cancelled flight to Cork leaves 150 passengers stranded in Palma

One passenger said the flight was due to leave Palma at 11pm but it was 3am before they got email confirmation from the airline that the flight had been cancelled

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Aer Lingus flight sales fall ahead of pilots' industrial action

Aer Lingus flight sales fall ahead of pilots' industrial action

Travel agents' bookings with Aer Lingus have already fallen by almost a third — a full week before Ialpa pilots' planned work-to-rule

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: Aer Lingus pilots have a right to take industrial action

Ialpa pilots are perfectly entitled to take industrial action to seek better terms and conditions, and it makes sense to do so at a time when it is most likely to help their cause

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Daa chief says Dublin Airport passenger cap could be raised within two years

Daa chief says Dublin Airport passenger cap could be raised within two years

Despite Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary’s assertion it could take five years, Kenny Jacobs told the Oireachtas transport committee it could happen within 24 months

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

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Government urged to become ‘broker’ between Aer Lingus and pilots

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that the frustration of Aer Lingus pilots has been building for a long time

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

UK HIV-positive commercial pilots guidance

Travel chaos: Here's what to do if your flight is cancelled — and what you may be entitled to

Lost baggage, flight delays and cancellations — here's what you may be entitled to

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

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'Too late' for travel insurance or changing flights amid Aer Lingus pilots dispute

A "potential catastrophe" is on the cards if the talks between Aer Lingus and the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) do not end with a resolution

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

Volcanic ash causes travel disruption

Q&A: What should I do if my flight is cancelled due to Aer Lingus pilots' dispute?

Everything you need to know about the dispute between pilots' union Ialpa and Aer Lingus and what it might mean for you

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024