The head of low-fares airline, Norwegian, is facing a grilling before the Oireachtas transport committee over its decision to axe their Cork-US route for the winter just six months after its launch.

Norwegian Airlines is expanding its transatlantic flights out of Dublin and Shannon but said it has not made a decision yet on the viability of a Cork-New York route.

Cork Airport has come a long way from the doldrum days experienced during the recession — it expects to handle 2.31m passengers, a 4% increase, by year-end .

Supporters of the Boys In Green who want to make it to the World Cup qualifying play-off first leg in Denmark have been given extra options to fly to Copenhagen, following the news that two airlines have added more flights from Dublin.

Ryanair passengers could face further disruptions as pilots flex their muscles and demand better working conditions.

Ireland’s three main airports will usher in a new era in transatlantic travel this weekend with the launch of direct low-cost flights to America.

Cork could become a major centre for the development of pilots as a global dearth in filling the roles grows over the next decade.

It will be no surprise that Taoiseach Enda Kenny was wandering into the middle of a damaging, life-threatening storm this week. 

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is this morning travelling to the US for a week-long St Patrick's Day visit, writes Fiachra O Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has ruled out providing US pre-clearance facilities at Cork Airport for people who want to board transatlantic flights.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the political blocking of Norwegian Air’s long- standing bid to fly trans- Atlantic from Cork Airport appears to have lifted.

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Travel agent representative blames Cork-Dublin motorway for lack of flights from southern airport

More than six months after it took flight from West Cork, a humble Christmas balloon returned whence it came — bringing a Norwegian family in tow.

Dublin Airport had its busiest day ever in its 76-year history when more than 100,000 passengers travelled through the airport on June 24.

There is overwhelming public support for Norwegian Airlines’ plans to launch low-cost transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

Acting Taoiseach Enda Kenny has made an appeal to Fianna Fáil to act responsibly in the national interest and help form a Government.

The airline in dispute with a pilots’ union over a proposed Cork-Boston route admits its director of flight operations is not a member of the organisation, as it had originally claimed.

The owner of iconic Blarney Castle has called on the Taoiseach to intervene to secure transatlantic flights from Cork.

Tourism bodies are targeting inbound food, golf and conference tourism business as CityJet launches its new high-frequency Cork to London service today.

Two new routes into Dublin from Oslo and Copenhagen have been announced today.