The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has proposed reducing passenger charges at Dublin Aiport by 15%.

The collapse of Icelandic airline Wow Air has sparked renewed calls for all travel providers to require bonding in order to prevent holidaymakers being left out of pocket.

Reports made to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) go into a “black hole”, it has been alleged.

Ryanair has agreed to give the Commission for Aviation Regulation weekly updates on the number of passengers out of Ireland who are entitled to compensation and expenses as well as the numbers of claims submitted and claims closed out.

Latest: Ryanair has announced that the company has fully responded to requirements imposed by the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation and the UK Civil Aviation Authority to clarify customer entitlements in the wake of "deeply regretted" cancellations.

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Further complications have emerged at Ryanair as some staff at the East Midlands base in England have allegedly been told to take a six-week block of unpaid leave.

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Customers who paid bust operator Lowcostholidays may have to wait months to reclaim costs, according to the body tasked with licensing travel trade in Ireland.

Thousands of Irish holidaymakers face paying accommodation costs for a second time following the collapse of online travel website Lowcostholidays.

The aviation regulator has proposed a cumulative 22% drop in charges at Dublin Airport over the next five years.

The number of queries from air passengers about their rights to compensation as a result of cancellations and delays has decreased by 9% in the first half of 2013.

The rights of airline customers who suffer major delays to their flights are to be considerably strengthened under proposals under consideration by the EU.

CAR ferries operator, Irish Continental Group, reported a sharp rise in pre-tax profits last year, prompting a €1 final dividend to shareholders.

Dublin: Ryanair has welcomed calls from the ESRI for the “introduction of terminal competition at Dublin Airport”, where the two terminals are sold off to different competing owners, in a move that would mirror the British ruling that the BAA monopoly of London’s airports should be broken up to promote competition and a better deal for passengers.

Passengers using Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport will not face an increase in charges, it was confirmed today.

AER LINGUS clocked up a higher rate of complaint than no-frills rival Ryanair among passengers departing from the three state airports in 2009, according to new figures from the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR).

CAR owners can often be clueless about cutting down on the cost of motoring, according to a survey of British motorists.

THE head of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has blamed the banks for the collapse of a well-known travel agency.

THE truth and Ryanair are “uncomfortable bedfellows” in light of the latter’s conduct in challenging proposed new charges at Dublin Airport for the five years up to 2014, a High Court judge said yesterday.

Ryanair has expressed its fury today after Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey announced that the Dublin Airport Authority is to operate the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.

Ryanair is slashing flights by a fifth at Dublin this summer blaming rising airport charges and a government travel tax, it emerged today.

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PAUL MILLS’S column headlined ‘Inefficiencies see money poured down drain’ (November 12) contained a number of inaccuracies relating to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and the construction of Terminal Two (T2) at Dublin airport.

RYANAIR passengers who forget to print out their own boarding cards will now be charged €100 by the airline.

RYANAIR has been accused of profiteering as it was confirmed that the airline has been charging its passengers more than 50% above the official rate for a wheelchair levy that must be paid by all air travellers.

A FAILURE of the radar system at Dublin Airport in July 2008 led to an unprecedented level of complaints from passengers seeking compensation from airlines for delays and cancellations, according to the Commission for Aviation Regulation.

PASSENGER charges at Dublin Airport are set to rise by almost 13% next year based on proposed increases announced by the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR).

CHRISTMAS could be cancelled for more than 700 children and their parents as doubts remain over whether a Dublin tour operator will be able to go ahead with its plans to fly them to Lapland to meet Santa Claus later this month.

A TRAVEL company planning tour packages to Lapland and Dubai from next week has asked the Commercial Court to overturn the aviation regulator’s refusal to renew its operator’s licence.

A third travel company has gone bust this summer with up to 500 people set to lose their holidays, it was revealed today.

RYANAIR could be facing sanctions over its treatment of some Munster fans travelling to the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff on May 24.

AIR passengers in Ireland could be facing additional airport charges under proposals being considered by the Commission for the Aviation Regulation.

RYANAIR has applied for a judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s decision upholding planning permission for the Dublin Airport Authority’s new terminal, T2.

Ryanair, announced today that it has applied for a judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s decision upholding planning permission for a €800m second terminal in Dublin Airport.

RYANAIR has been fined £20,000 (€29,561) for repeatedly and intentionally operating flights at times significantly different from its allocated slots at Stansted Airport.

THE growing use by airlines of an “extraordinary circumstances” clause to avoid compensating passengers for cancelled or delayed flights faces a legal challenge this week.

Ryanair has today reacted angrily to the Commission for Aviation Regulation’s (CAR) Draft Decision on the Review of Airport Charges.

THE aviation regulator has dealt the Dublin Airport Authority a severe blow in its efforts to recover the €1.2 billion airport expansion cost, by ruling out a demand for a rise in passenger charges.

Charges for travellers flying from Dublin Airport will remain the same for the next two years, the Aviation Regulator announced today.

Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Razorlight are among the acts taking to the stage for a star-studded concert at the new Wembley Stadium to highlight the threat of climate change, it was announced today.

THE Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has warned the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) that a proposed price cap for its air traffic control services could jeopardise the safety of flights using Irish airspace.

RYANAIR has begun High Court proceeding to have the decision to introduce slot co-ordination at Dublin Airport overturned.