Shannon Airport’s chief executive-designate yesterday spoke of “the new belief” since the airport was freed from the control of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

Ireland’s ‘barbecue king’ has urged the nation to stop complaining about the rain and get grilling outdoors.

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QUESTIONS surrounding the circumstances of Thursday’s Cork Airport tragedy remained unanswered last night after the mother of a pilot on the doomed flight revealed it was one of her son’s first as captain.

TWO of the six survivors from the Cork Airport tragedy are still in Cork University Hospital’s (CUH) intensive care unit after suffering serious injuries during the crash.

Air-accident investigators were trying to piece together the final minutes of the Cork plane crash that left six people dead.

BUSINESSMAN Brendan Mallon made a frantic phonecall to his wife after surviving the ill-fated flight NM 7100 crash which claimed the lives of six other passengers.

IT’S good to see a company being proactive rather than reactive. Irish tour operator Falcon Holidays has moved to reassure holidaymakers that peace of mind is part of the package with their ‘ash’ guarantee.

THE summer holiday season, such as it might be in a year of recession, began last weekend from Irish airports.

TRAVEL companies have reported a steady number of new year holiday bookings despite the financial burden facing consumers.

BUDGET Travel has announced the launch of its new Caribbean winter brochure featuring the tropical resorts of Playa Dorada in the Dominican Republic and Cancun in Mexico.

THOUSANDS of shoppers will attempt to beat the post-Christmas blues today as the winter sales get under way.

HOLIDAY firms are unlikely to make any significant changes to package tours following a Supreme Court ruling in favour of a woman who tripped in a Spanish hotel.

ETIHAD Airways’ (United Arab Emirates) recent launch of flights from Dublin to Abu Dhabi, the Far East and Australasia has been warmly welcomed.

THE boss of a new travel company yesterday pledged to start a holiday price war and send 65,000 passengers a year on cheap breaks to the sun.

THE memories of summer may still be fresh in the mind — and Christmas may be the last thing people want to think about right now — but tour operators are already getting ready for the Lapland winter snow.

SUN worshipers could be paying way over the odds for their summer holidays, according to a Budget Travel survey.

RESIDENTS have said a Ryanair plane flew dangerously low over their homes on its way to land at Cork Airport yesterday.

THE airline at the centre of a chaotic weekend at Cork and Shannon airports had just one aircraft to service its entire operation, it emerged yesterday.

IRELAND’S airlines watchdog launched an investigation yesterday into a Shannon-based charter airline blamed for chronic delays at Cork Airport over the weekend.

TENS of thousands of people fed up with the never-ending miserable summer are already booking their holiday in the sun for next year.