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Ryanair boss rules out return of Cork-Dublin flights

The good motorway network means there's no market for the flights, said Michael O'Leary

A Southwest Airlines ground crew directs a plane out of the terminal. The company suffered flight delays due to technical issues (Richard Vogel/AP/PA)

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US airline Southwest grounds flights over technical glitch

Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded across the US on Tuesday for what the carrier called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the airline suffered a much bigger meltdown over ...

<p>Taoiseach Leo Varadkar would have to go car-free for 12,700km to make up for his trip to Washington.</p>

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Ministers jetting off for St Patrick's Day will produce up to 185 tonnes of emissions

In all, 36 representatives of the State will bring Ireland’s message to 74 cities in 44 countries this week, representing a significant carbon footprint

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Computer breakdown sows chaos across US air travel system

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Flight disruptions cascade across US after computer outage

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US authority lifts grounding order on flights after computer outage

All departing US flights grounded after FAA computer outage

A computer outage at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has brought flights to a standstill across America, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at US airports.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2023

Widespread flight delays in US after FAA computer outage

Flights are being delayed at multiple locations across the United States after a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2023

Flights ‘severely disrupted’ by French air traffic control strike

Many domestic and some international flights have been cancelled in France as air traffic controllers staged a national strike over pay and recruitment.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2022

More than 100 Heathrow flights cancelled due to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

More than 100 Heathrow Airport flights will be cancelled due to the Queen’s funeral. The west London airport announced that 15% of its 12,000 flights due to take off or land on Monday will be disrupted “to avoid noise”.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

British Airways ‘suspends ticket sales for short-haul flights from Heathrow’

British Airways has reportedly suspended selling short-haul flights from Heathrow for at least a week.

Tue, 02 Aug, 2022

Emirates rejects Heathrow’s order to cancel summer flights

Heathrow pleaded with carriers to stop selling summer tickets as it imposed a cap on passenger numbers until September 11

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

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Heathrow orders airlines to stop selling summer flight tickets

Heathrow Airport has ordered airlines to stop selling tickets for summer flights as it imposes a cap on passenger numbers.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Heathrow caps passenger numbers amid travel chaos

No more than 100,000 daily passengers will be able to depart from July 12 until September 11

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

British Airways cancels US flights over 5G safety

British Airways cancels hundreds more summer flights

British Airways is to cancel hundreds more summer flights as previous schedule cuts aimed at easing disruption proved insufficient. The airline said in a statement that it has “regrettably” become necessary to further reduce its operations.

Tue, 05 Jul, 2022

Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming US airports with their biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020.About 2.49 million passengers went through security checkpoints at US airports on Friday, surpassing the previous pandemic-era ...

Sun, 03 Jul, 2022

Further travel disruption on the cards as more flights are cancelled

Aer Lingus cancelled 19 flights on Friday, with a further set of flights to and from Lyon, London Gatwick and Amsterdam cancelled for Saturday

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

Tipperary honeymooners frustrated by Aer Lingus flight cancellation

Tom Brophy, from Nenagh, and his wife Niamh were due to fly to Munich on Wednesday

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Aer Lingus cancels more flights as Covid surge threatens travel plans

Aer Lingus was forced to cancel flights due to Covid among staff

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Eoghan Corry: Sending in the army belongs in ‘Reeling In the Years’ – but it just might work

Irish air travellers have been relatively well served to date, but strikes across Europe and staff shortages everywhere are a threat

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022

Flight woes to continue throughout the summer, warns Ryanair boss

The boss of budget airline Ryanair has warned that flight delays and cancellations will continue “right throughout the summer” as airports suffer amid staff shortages.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

Aran Islands flight contract worth €4.9m awarded

Direct services to three islands with 68,000 seats per year

Sun, 05 Jun, 2022

Russia bans UK flights over its air space in retaliation to British sanctions

Russia’s civil aviation authority has banned UK flights to and over Russia in retaliation to a British ban on Aeroflot flights.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2022

Check out: three Dublin Airport hotels — so handy for starting your holiday a little earlier

— The newest is Holiday Inn Dublin Airport: we checked in to check if it's worth the overnight

Sat, 13 Nov, 2021

First foreigners on commercial flight fly out of Kabul since US pulled out

Dozens of foreigners have left Kabul on an international commercial flight, marking the first large-scale evacuation since US and NATO forces left Afghanistan late last month.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Contact tracer leaks details of 250 flights with positive Covid cases

Up to 80% of close contacts on some planes arriving in Ireland have never been traced

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Passengers who accepted vouchers for cancelled flights not entitled to cash refunds

Air carriers have fulfilled their obligation to refund the passenger once a voucher has been accepted

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Hard decisions required on international travel

The confirmation that 59 cases of Covid-19 were linked to just one flight into Ireland last summer is another very strong argument for a period of the firmest controls at international entry points — notwithstanding the vulnerability represented by ...

Mon, 25 Jan, 2021

More than 20 flights from London this month had a passenger with Covid

Between December 1 and December 18 one or more confirmed cases were noted on 23 separate flights from the English capital into Irish airports

Wed, 23 Dec, 2020

Tourism bosses call for immediate flight refund rollout by airlines

Ryanair and Aer Lingus have confirmed they will offer refunds or free flight changes to passengers affected by the Government’s 48-hour ban on in-bound flights from the UK

Mon, 21 Dec, 2020

Tourism chiefs: 'Too many mixed messages' around Ireland's safety as a travel destination

Government must 'change the narrative' and promote Ireland as open and welcoming to in-bound travel, says Irish Tourism Industry Confederation

Tue, 01 Dec, 2020

Covid-19 vaccines shares boost put O'Leary back on path for potential €100m Ryanair incentive

Michael O’Leary is back on the flight path for a potential shares incentive payout of up to €100m in the coming years after a remarkable turnaround in the fortunes of Covid-battered Ryanair stock in the past few weeks

Sun, 29 Nov, 2020

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Europe's aviation may not recover until 2029, expert body warns

Eurocontrol, the central organisation for coordination and planning of air traffic control for all of Europe, says the timing of a Covid-19 vaccine is key to determining when the aviation sector recovers.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2020

Airlines say they are clearing refunds backlog caused by cancellations

The latest revelations come as World Health Organisation (WHO) special envoy Dr David Nabarro said he would urge people thinking of travelling abroad to abandon their plans if there were any doubts in their minds.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Airline boss calls for business class ban to cut carbon emissions

Business class flying should be scrapped to cut carbon emissions, according to the boss of the a UK airport's largest airline.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

Drone flights 'should be integrated into pilots' maps', says expert

Drones should be properly integrated into traditional aviation's mapping systems to avoid potentially deadly collisions, a standards expert said.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2019

Ryanair to unveil 12 new Irish routes, including two from Cork

Ryanair will this morning unveil their winter schedule for 2019/2020 which will include 12 new routes from Ireland from next October. Included are extra routes from Cork and extended frequency of summer routes.

Tue, 26 Feb, 2019

Update: Drone which grounded flights in Dublin could return, airport warns

A pilot taxiing to the runway for takeoff was the person who reported the drone sighting at Dublin airport this morning.

Thu, 21 Feb, 2019

US flights hit by shutdown as increased sick leave hampers air traffic control

US aviation officials have reported delays in air travel because of a "slight increase in sick leave" at two East Coast air traffic control facilities.

Fri, 25 Jan, 2019

Two planes involved in near miss while taxiing at Dublin Airport last year

Two planes waiting to take off at Dublin Airport last May almost clipped each other, a new report shows.

Thu, 10 Jan, 2019

Key questions around flights compensation

Passengers booked on flights which are delayed or cancelled may be entitled to compensation.

Wed, 05 Dec, 2018

Cork Airport welcomes additional summer flights with Ryanair

Cork Airport has welcomed Ryanair's additional return flights to France, Italy and Spain for its Summer 2019 season.

Thu, 22 Nov, 2018

Ryanair to launch 15 new routes this summer from Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports

Ryanair has launched its Ireland Summer 2019 schedule with 15 new routes including exciting connections such as Dublin to Gothenburg and Thessaloniki, Cork-Malta and Shannon-Ibiza.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2018

Ryanair pilots in Netherlands to join strike on Friday

Ryanair pilots in the Netherlands are to strike for 24-hours this Friday.

Wed, 08 Aug, 2018

IAG boss 'optimistic' over legal challenge to end strikes in France

The boss of the International Airlines Group, which owns Aer Lingus and British Airways, says he is "optimistic" over a legal challenge to the European Commission to end crippling strikes in France.

Mon, 30 Jul, 2018

Ryanair ‘not broken’ as costs soar and profits fall

Ryanair has posted a sharp rise in costs and a 20% drop in profits after facing some of the worst financial turbulence in its history, but analysts say its low-cost business model isn’t broken.

Tue, 24 Jul, 2018

Norwegian to grow Irish-US flights by a third

Low-cost, long-haul carrier Norwegian Air has said it will increase flights from Irish airports next summer by more than a third — while also confirming Cork’s first transatlantic flights to the US, which had been in doubt, would return.

Sat, 21 Jul, 2018

Ryanair to cancel flights as pilots strike for third time

Ryanair will today announce details of a further 16 flights which are to be cancelled next Tuesday due to a third 24-hour strike by a number of its pilots here.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2018

Latest: Ryanair Irish-based pilots to strike Friday and Tuesday; 300 European flights cancelled ahead of further strikes

Strikes by Ryanair's Irish-based pilots are to go ahead this Friday, July 20 and next Tuesday, July 24.

Wed, 18 Jul, 2018

Hundreds of European flights cancelled over French air traffic strike

Hundreds of flights across Europe have been cancelled today because of a strike by French air traffic controllers.

Sat, 23 Jun, 2018

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Flights

Ryanair boss rules out return of Cork-Dublin flights

US airline Southwest grounds flights over technical glitch

Ministers jetting off for St Patrick's Day will produce up to 185 tonnes of emissions

Computer breakdown sows chaos across US air travel system

Flight disruptions cascade across US after computer outage

US authority lifts grounding order on flights after computer outage

All departing US flights grounded after FAA computer outage

Widespread flight delays in US after FAA computer outage

Flights ‘severely disrupted’ by French air traffic control strike

More than 100 Heathrow flights cancelled due to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

British Airways ‘suspends ticket sales for short-haul flights from Heathrow’

Emirates rejects Heathrow’s order to cancel summer flights

Heathrow orders airlines to stop selling summer flight tickets

Heathrow caps passenger numbers amid travel chaos

British Airways cancels hundreds more summer flights

Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high

Further travel disruption on the cards as more flights are cancelled

Tipperary honeymooners frustrated by Aer Lingus flight cancellation

Aer Lingus cancels more flights as Covid surge threatens travel plans

Eoghan Corry: Sending in the army belongs in ‘Reeling In the Years’ – but it just might work

Flight woes to continue throughout the summer, warns Ryanair boss

Aran Islands flight contract worth €4.9m awarded

Russia bans UK flights over its air space in retaliation to British sanctions

Check out: three Dublin Airport hotels — so handy for starting your holiday a little earlier

First foreigners on commercial flight fly out of Kabul since US pulled out

Contact tracer leaks details of 250 flights with positive Covid cases

Passengers who accepted vouchers for cancelled flights not entitled to cash refunds

Irish Examiner view: Hard decisions required on international travel

More than 20 flights from London this month had a passenger with Covid

Tourism bosses call for immediate flight refund rollout by airlines

Tourism chiefs: 'Too many mixed messages' around Ireland's safety as a travel destination

Covid-19 vaccines shares boost put O'Leary back on path for potential €100m Ryanair incentive

Europe's aviation may not recover until 2029, expert body warns

Airlines say they are clearing refunds backlog caused by cancellations

Airline boss calls for business class ban to cut carbon emissions

Drone flights 'should be integrated into pilots' maps', says expert

Ryanair to unveil 12 new Irish routes, including two from Cork

Update: Drone which grounded flights in Dublin could return, airport warns

US flights hit by shutdown as increased sick leave hampers air traffic control

Two planes involved in near miss while taxiing at Dublin Airport last year

Key questions around flights compensation

Cork Airport welcomes additional summer flights with Ryanair

Ryanair to launch 15 new routes this summer from Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports

Ryanair pilots in Netherlands to join strike on Friday

IAG boss 'optimistic' over legal challenge to end strikes in France

Ryanair ‘not broken’ as costs soar and profits fall

Norwegian to grow Irish-US flights by a third

Ryanair to cancel flights as pilots strike for third time

Latest: Ryanair Irish-based pilots to strike Friday and Tuesday; 300 European flights cancelled ahead of further strikes

Hundreds of European flights cancelled over French air traffic strike

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