CityJet is to discontinue its service from Cork to London City Airport from June 26, just eight months after its launch.

Ryanair is to extend its summer services from Cork to three destinations into its winter 2016 schedule.

A man was forced to miss an easyJet flight from Pisa to London after another passenger reported him to a member of staff for "suspicious behaviour" - the third such incident with the airline in recent weeks.

A man has been tasered by police on board an aircraft at Gatwick Airport after reportedly wanting to take two pieces of hand luggage onto the plane.

Ryanair is throwing a party for its 30th birthday.

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen has defended the decision to go with the bank guarantee in September 2008; US billionaire Donald Trump has finally won his battle against plans for a windfarm near Doonbeg; Harry Shearer, voice of Mr Burns in The Simpsons will be back in the role of the evil nuclear power plant boss. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen has defended the decision to go with the bank guarantee in September 2008; mother of student who has been missing since he was swept into the sea at Baltimore last week has made an emotional appeal for more divers to help find her son; Harry Shearer, voice of Mr Burns in The Simpsons will be back in the role of the evil nuclear power plant boss. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Tony Clayton-Lea compiles a list of some of the hot deals of offer in the Med, Greece,UK, Ireland, Italy or Spain for those looking for a bargain break.

Low-cost British airline easyJet said the fall in oil prices could knock as much as £2 off its average fare this year.

A second pilot in three days has been arrested by British police over concerns about alcohol levels in his body, it has emerged.

Kate Moss allegedly "blagged" her way onto a flight from Turkey to London without a ticket on Monday.

Cork Airport is not attractive enough as a commercial proposition for Ryanair to operate more routes from it, according to the airline.

The travel plans of tens of thousands of holidaymakers have been thrown into chaos after Aer Lingus cabin crew served notice of a 24-hour strike to take place in just over two weeks’ time.

Traders in Cork City breathed a sigh of relief last night as the city avoided another flood disaster.

Ryanair has been granted permission to fly to destinations in Russia from March next year by the country’s aviation authority.

The world’s largest charter airline is to use Shannon Airport to train pilots on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets.

Budget airline Flybe today announced it had dropped direct flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick.

Hundreds of passengers had to be diverted mid- flight over Ireland to allow a Garda helicopter to chase armed robbers yesterday.

Ryanair has vowed to fight in court a rejection by European officials of its renewed takeover bid for rival Aer Lingus.

Aer Lingus has given the strongest indication yet that it is considering operating transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

Sir Richard Branson has lost out in another key transport battle.

YESTERDAY marked the 30th anniversary of the first air services to and from the south-east of Ireland, when the new IR£1.5 million Waterford Airport was granted an operational licence.

As part of its new winter schedule, Aer Lingus has announced that it will run extra flights between Dublin and London Gatwick.

An illegal immigrant slashed his throat today as he was being deported from Britain on a plane.

RYANAIR is to charge passengers €20 to reserve seats and skip the queue on a return flight.

TOUGHER operating conditions saw Aer Lingus passenger numbers decline again last month, falling by 8.4% to 716,000.

SURVIVORS of doomed flight NM7100 gave graphic details last night of the terrifying final moments on board the plane, which crashed in dense fog at Cork Airport.

Aer Lingus has cancelled or diverted and a number of flights following today's crash at Cork Airport.

Aer Lingus said today that poor weather conditions leading to flight cancellations and significant disruption last month resulted in 8% less passengers flying with the airline than had booked.

SHANNON Airport director Mary Considine yesterday welcomed Aer Lingus’s decision to establish a daily route to London Gatwick from March 27 as a vote of confidence in the airport for 2011.

Aer Lingus today announced the introduction of a new daily service between Shannon and London Gatwick, which will commence on March 27.

AER LINGUS saw passenger numbers fall almost 16% in the last year.

CORK tourism figures have reported they are feeling slightly less of a pinch than the national picture – exactly a year after being listed in a top guide as one of the Top 10 cities to visit in 2010.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary claims that Shannon Airport is "dying on its feet"

Ryanair is to cut its Shannon airport flights by a fifth, it was announced today.

Ryanair has announced it would open its 44th base at Seville in November this year.

Picket lines were mounted at Heathrow Airport today as British Airways cabin crew launched the first of a wave of strikes which threatens to disrupt flights for weeks.

British Airways cabin crew staff went on strike today after hopes of a last-ditch deal collapsed.

British Airways cabin crew will go ahead with a wave of strikes from tomorrow after hopes of a last-ditch deal collapsed.

Airlines are expected to operate as normal for the rest of the week as weather patterns pushed a volcanic ash cloud into north east Europe today.

THE Government’s €10 travel tax has been blamed for Dublin emerging as the worst airport in Europe in an analysis of seat capacity.

DARREN CLARKE believes his close friend Tiger Woods got it right in opting for next month’s US Masters as his return to golf.

British Airways vowed to keep 60% of its customers flying during the looming strikes as the dispute threatened to hit Labour’s election campaign preparations.

RYANAIR has reversed an earlier decision to withdraw its services from Shannon to Liverpool and Edinburgh, Minister Tony Killeen said yesterday.