Dublin Airport is securing the bulk of growth at the expense of Shannon Airport and investment in the mid-west and western regions will suffer, a report has warned.

The first documented case of air rage was recorded in 1947 on a flight from Havana in Cuba to Miami, Florida, when a drunk man assaulted another passenger and a flight attendant. It wasn’t the last.

Disruptive passengers force planes into emergency landings at least once a month and every three hours passenger safety is threatened by unruly people on the plane. 70% of these incidents are aggressive.

The head of corporate affairs for the Irish Aviation Authority has said that banning alcohol on flights could be considered as a means to reduce the level of incidents of disruptive passenger behaviour on flights.

The length of Cork Airport’s main runway is not a barrier to growth - proposed reductions in passenger charges at Dublin airport are its biggest threat.

The cost of package holidays is likely to increase as a result of plans to provide greater protection to consumers in the event of the collapse of travel firms.

Even if you were to confine the exercise to a timeframe book-ended by Charlie McCreevy’s decentralisation proposals from 2003, the number of reports warning about unbalanced regional development would, if laid back-to-back, stretch almost the length of the main runway at Dublin Airport.

The sustainability of Cork Airport is “fundamentally threatened” by plans to cut airport charges at Dublin Airport by 22%, it has been warned.

Ryanair wants the High Court to quash a decision of the aviation regulator ordering the airline to compensate a number of people affected by last year's strike action.

The regulator in charge of enforcing air passenger rights is working to clear a huge backlog of complaints.

The DAA has slammed proposed cuts to airport charges at Dublin as being "exactly what the Irish economy does not need" and has warned the move could scupper the airport's development and damage Ireland's global connectivity.

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.

There was intense pressure on Transport Minister Shane Ross to appoint a noise regulator for Dublin Airport even though officials knew accusations of a conflict of interest were certain to arise.

IRISH airspace is one of the safest in the world and those who patrol our skies are among the most skillful anywhere. That makes the latest glitch in our air traffic management extremely puzzling and of concern to those who choose to fly for business or leisure purposes.

Ryanair has hit out at the union representing Irish pilots after the airline said it is cancelling up to 30 flights tomorrow because of strike action.

Anxious holidaygoers will today learn of what contingency plans Ryanair will put in place to offset the impact a pilots’ strike will have on flights this Thursday.

With Ryanair pilots set to strike this day next week, thousands booked on flights with the airline are understandably anxious to see if their travel plans are affected.

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Airlines which persistently operate flights outside allocated time slots at Dublin Airport are to face large fines under a new system of sanctions.

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

If the recent controversy regarding Ryanair and cancelled flights has an upside, it is the reminder to travellers to be aware of their rights, and their chosen airline’s responsibilities, when plans go awry.

Ryanair pilots have been encouraged to invoke Winston Churchill in an attempt to deal with their management collectively.

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.

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.

Ryanair has offered its pilots bonuses of up to €12,000 to buy back their leave and reduce the number of flights it has to cancel.

Joyce Fegan answers the key questions for consumers after the Ryanair flight cancellations.

Irish airline passengers affected by cancellations or disruptions to their travel received €327,503 in compensation and refunds last year.

Aer Southeast is to refund its passengers.

The high scale of the closure of Lowcostholidays last year would “dissipate” a compensation fund in place in Ireland in the event of another travel company collapse, the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) said yesterday.

Claims totalling €3.8m have been made to the Commission for Aviation Regulation by almost 4,200 Irish customers of travel agent Lowcostholidays which collapsed in July last year.

Irish people missed out on €52m worth of refunds owed by airlines which delayed or cancelled their flights in one year alone, according to a company established to aid passengers claim their compensation.

Irish people missed out on €52m worth of refunds owed by airlines which delayed or cancelled their flights in one year alone, according to a company established to aid passengers claim their compensation.

More than 3,000 would-be holiday-goers have sought refunds from the public body responsible for licensing the travel trade in Ireland, following the collapse of budget travel agent lowcostholidays last month.

More than 3,000 people have lodged claims with the Commission for Aviation Regulation after the collapse of Low Cost Holidays.

What happens next with Lowcostholidays. Here are your questions annwered.

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.

FOR an unspecified number of the estimated 15,000 Irish people who booked their holiday in the sun through the collapsed Lowcostholidays group, the chances of getting their money back could depend on them making a claim. For some, however, it could prove to be an unmitigated disaster.

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

Irish holiday-goers who booked trips away through lowcostholidays will this week find out how to reclaim their money after the company went into administration.

The construction of Dublin Airport’s proposed €320m second runway may yet run into difficulty despite yesterday being given the green light.