A study placed the Irish-based budget airline in eighth place, with an average delay of 21 minutes per flight in 2018.

Gatwick Airport has announced that flights have resumed following an earlier problem in its control tower.

If you stepped aboard a flight today, and you heard Jim Gavin introduce himself as the captain from the cockpit, you would feel immediately reassured.

Drones should be properly integrated into traditional aviation's mapping systems to avoid potentially deadly collisions, a standards expert said.

An Easyjet flight which had been diverted to an airport in Portugal allegedly took off without its disembarked passengers, who had to travel by coach to their final destination.

“I know what I’d do with the Drone flying around Dublin airport!!”

The Transport Minister has called a special meeting of an expert industry group to assess the threat of drones could have on Irish airports.

In a statement, Gatwick Airport said: "Flights have now resumed at Gatwick following a reported drone in the area.@

Shares in UK regional airline Flybe soared over 33% after Aer Lingus-owner IAG reportedly joined the race to buy the business.

Brexit could trigger flight restrictions and reduced tourism numbers here but may surprisingly boost the financial services sector, a report predicts.

Antonio Conte says Chelsea risk losing the best goalkeeper in the world if they do not extend Thibaut Courtois’ contract.

Collapsed airline Monarch has won an appeal against a court decision that had stripped it of rights over valuable airport slots, in a boost to administrators who are hoping to recover money for creditors.

A dog breeder in England who made more than £100,000 by trafficking women onto a "sexual conveyor belt" across England and Wales has been jailed for four years.

A university student told a police officer he forgot to burn a copy of a terrorism manual because he got "absolutely plastered" and "smoked a lot" of cannabis, a court in England has heard.

IAG — the owner of Aer Lingus, British Airways, and Iberia — is interested in the London Gatwick slots of failed airline Monarch after it collapsed last week, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh said, adding that the reduction of capacity was good for the industry.

Ryanair has been ordered by the UK's aviation regulator to sort out compensation for hundreds of thousands of travellers hit by mass flight cancellations by 5pm on Friday.

Up to nine airports have been affected.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the UK, is launching "enforcement action" against Ryanair for failing to give customers accurate information about their rights following a wave of flight cancellations.

Low fares airlines Ryanair and Norwegian have said talks are ongoing regarding a tie-up that would allow passengers transfer on connecting flights between Europe and the US.

Holidaymakers and other air travellers are being advised to factor in longer queuing times on return trips from European airports due to tighter security checks.

After living abroad for 13 years, Irene Halpin Long wasn’t prepared for was the loneliness she felt once the excitement of returning home had died down. But she persevered to settle down again.

The IT shutdown which led to chaos for British Airways was caused by the "uncontrolled return of power" following an outage, the airline has said.

Under EU law customers whose flights were delayed or cancelled are entitled to assistance and compensation

British Airways has said it is aiming to operate a "near normal schedule" at Gatwick and the "majority of services" from Heathrow on Sunday after a global IT crash crippled the airline.

UPDATE 6.50pm: British Airways says it believes a "power supply issue" was the cause of a global IT failure that grounded scores of flights today.

Thirty-three million people travelled through Irish airports last year, a 10% increase on the previous year.

8pm. My brother and mother are flying from London to see our new home tomorrow. I’m Whatsapping them photographic evidence of refurbishments to set their minds at rest.

Norwegian Air says that it remains fully committed to starting Cork flights to the US in July despite its share price dropping sharply on the back of rising costs for its expanding transatlantic fleet.

Dense fog is threatening to cause travel disruption across southern England, with thousands of air passengers facing possible delays.

Ryanair is finalising deals with two long-haul carriers to create a “seamless” transfer experience, the budget airline has announced.

Be prepared, is the warning for all coastal counties as a status-orange weather alert today could bring winds of up to 75km per hour and gusts up to 120k/h on high ground.

Ferry sailings tomorrow from the UK have been cancelled and flights from three London airports were hit by delays after fog shrouded the UK capital this morning.

Talks aimed at averting strikes by baggage handlers and other staff at 18 airports in the UK will be held at Acas next week.

More than 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew at 18 airports in the UK will strike for 48 hours just before Christmas in a long-running pay dispute.

There will not be a greater Munster man in our life time than Axel.

British Airways has apologised to passengers for delays after an IT glitch hit check-in systems.

THE OED defines holiday as a “period of leisure and recreation spent away from home or travelling.” 

The UK government approved the expansion of London City Airport — a project held up by former mayor Boris Johnson — as new chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond looks to underline the city’s role in the global economy in the aftermath of Britain’s vote to exit the EU.

British Airways has apologised to passengers following a technical glitch that caused severe issues on Sunday at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

A closer trading relationship with the United States could be possible as a result of Brexit, George Osborne indicated as he vowed to build a "global-facing Britain".

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