Aer Lingus’s strong trans-atlantic links and Heathrow slots make it an attractive proposition for IAG which had an initial offer rebuffed on Thursday.

Flights are returning to normal at Dublin Airport this morning following disruptions yesterday as a result of a technical fault at an air traffic control centre in England.

The Labour Relations Commission has once again been tasked with finding enough common ground between Aer Lingus management and its staff to stave off potentially significant strikes which could ground tens of thousands of passengers in the run-up to Christmas.

Ryanair expects to gain approval for its proposed €694m takeover of Aer Lingus in early March.

Schools closed and transport struggled to cope as Britain continued to suffer in the grip of winter today.

Freezing temperatures and a blanket of snow will continue their grip on the UK this week – though the nation might at last get a glimpse of the sun.

Snow is expected to blanket the UK for the next week, with no end of the big freeze in immediate sight.

One of the major users of Heathrow Airport is up for sale after losses soared over the past six months, it was reported today.

Christmas travel misery began to ease in the UK today – a day late for Heathrow Airport’s boss who decided to sacrifice his 2010 bonus.

British Airways expressed “delight” today after its Heathrow customer service staff voted overwhelmingly to accept new working practices.

British Airways launched a recruitment drive for new cabin crew today under plans to cut costs as it faced the prospect of a fresh wave of strikes.

PASSENGERS at Dublin airport are experiencing the worst delays for five years, new figures show.

THE Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) fiasco has led to 28,000 bags being placed in temporary storage and it could take up to a week to get them returned to their owners, the British Government announced yesterday.

Airport operator BAA and Heathrow’s biggest airline – British Airways – both hope that the new £4.3bn (€5.6bn) Terminal 5 (T5) will be the dream facility to end the nightmare that the airport can become at times for passengers.

Eircom today beat off competition from British Telecom to win a hi-tech €100m contract in the North's civil service.

It will be several weeks before a potential deal to reinstate the Shannon-Heathrow link can be tabled, it was revealed tonight.

Ryanair has said it will provide three additional flights to London from Shannon if Aer Lingus proceeds with its plan to close the Shannon-Heathrow route.

A gang is starting a total of nearly 70 years behind bars, for trying to carry out one of biggest robberies in Britain.

Fresh talks aimed at resolving the bitter row over the sacking of hundreds of Heathrow Airport catering workers are to resume today.

A inquiry has been launched into how a secret police dossier reportedly containing counter-terror plans for Heathrow airport went missing, Scotland Yard said.

A gang of thieves stole around $6.5m after holding up a security van in Heathrow Airport in Britain today.