Figures released by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) reveal that air traffic handled by Irish air traffic control is up 3% in quarter one 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

The Irish Aviation Authority has started work on a new Air Traffic Control tower at Dublin Airport.

More than 11 million passengers went through Dublin Airport in the first six months of this year - up over 15% on last year.

An electrical failure has paralysed much of the air traffic in and over Belgium and is set to cause delays, detours and cancellations of flights for several hours.