The chief executive of Waterford Airport, Graham Doyle, has expressed his disappointment after Aer Arann announced they are to discontinue their services at the airport from early January 2013.

Aer Arann, operating as Aer Lingus Regional, is to suspend its services at Waterford Airport with effect from next January.

The first Aer Lingus Regional and Flybe services have taken to the skies from Waterford and Kerry airports today.

A DROP in passenger numbers has forced Aer Arann to cancel its service from Galway this winter — a move likely to result in job losses.

British Airport Authority (BAA) today said it welcomed legislation that would "improve the experience for passengers" as the British government considers new plans to fine airports millions of pounds.

Drivers in many parts of the country are facing a difficult commute after another overnight freeze.

RYANAIR said it will pull more routes from the country’s larger airports and relocate to smaller bases such as Kerry and Knock.

Budget airline easyJet called today for a public inquiry into controversial proposals to extend the runway at George Best Belfast City Airport.

EasyJet announced today it is switching its services between London Luton and Belfast International Airport to the George Best Belfast City Airport.

RYANAIR passenger traffic rose 19% to 6.88 million last month, while its load factor, a measure of seats filled stayed at 90%.

A HOLIDAY price war has erupted as Ryanair takes on Aer Lingus in offering flights to the Canary Islands for about €60 return.

Civil servants in the North were today accused of wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on high-priced airfares.

A Swiss investment company is understood to have made an offer for collapsed business-class only airline Silverjet, it was reported today.

A DEFIANT Ryanair is adding 40 new routes this winter — saying turbulent times for the industry will not halt its expansion plans.

WATERFORD Airport has announced a 51% increase in the number of passengers travelling through the regional hub.

RYANAIR is hoping to open up to four new hubs across Europe by summer of next year.

Budget airline Ryanair has today launched eight new routes from its Shannon base to Birmingham, Fuerteventura, Kaunas (Lithuania), Leeds, London Luton, Riga, Tenerife and its first domestic service from Shannon to Dublin.

AER ARANN announced yesterday that it will increase its flights from the west of Ireland to London.

Ireland West Airport Knock will today launch its first-ever TV advertising campaign in the UK in a bid to lure more tourists to the region this autumn and winter.

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.

THE number of passengers using Waterford Airport has nearly doubled from 8,757 passengers in July 2006 to 15,600 passengers in July of 2007.

Ryanair have announced a new route from Ireland West Knock to Bristol International Airport.

Aer Arann today announced major expansion from Waterford airport.

Ryanair is to fly three new routes to Malta International Airport from London Luton, Pisa and Dublin.

South-East Correspondent Neans McSweeney looks back at 21 busy years of international flights.

WATERFORD may not have attracted the same focus as other Munster hubs in the run-up to the Heineken Cup, but the city and county is still basking in the boom the game brought to the region.

PASSENGER numbers at Waterford Regional Airport are up 49% compared to this time last year.

Aer Arann, Ireland’s has today announced further expansion to its European network with the introduction of three new services from Liege in Belgium to London Luton and Birmingham in the UK and Lorient, South Brittany in France.

HOPES of developing landmark air links between Waterford and some of Europe’s hottest sun destinations have been dashed for the moment at least.

The ISEQ index of shares continued to make gains today as it added 44.61 points to close at 7104.92.

Ryanair rose 7c to €7.33 this morning folllowing their announcement of five new routes from the UK.

Low-budget airline Ryanair today announced 5 new routes from the UK.

The ISEQ fell 62.91 points today to 6717.52, mirroring the downward trend of London’s FTSE.

Ryanair has unveiled a new daily service from Knock to London Luton to start on October 30.

Ryanair has announced record half-year profits of €201.3m.

Ryanair has announced a major expansion of its London Luton base, with am investment of $240m (€195.8m), including four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Aer Arann to set to open a new business base in Galway Airport. The company says the venture will create 20 new jobs with a further 18 existing staff to be transferred to Galway.

The ISEQ index closed at 5070.45 on Thursday down 0.74 points.

Ryanair is to scrap its London to Brussels Charleroi route from April 29, it was announced today.

EasyJet PLC, the Luton-based no-frills airline, has announced seven new routes, including three completely new destinations, two of which are in countries soon to join the European Community.

Aer Arann, today confirmed it will provide a new Galway to Edinburgh service.

Aer Arann is to begin a new Galway to Edinburgh service from Friday December 19 2003.

Regional airline Aer Arann has committed to operating the Galway to Glasgow Prestwick route after Air Wales pulled out.

A NEW air service set up at a regional airport which was saved from closure has got off to a flying start.