PASSENGERS travelling through Dublin Airport can expect a better experience with the opening a €120 million facility on Sunday.

CORK Airport will not get the debt-free status promised by former Transport Minister Seamus Brennan, but will receive some relief from the burden, the Irish Examiner has learned.

CONSTRUCTION firm Laing O’Rourke has been chosen to build a new pier at Dublin Airport.

RYANAIR has announced 18 new routes from Dublin to other parts of Europe turning Dublin Airport into its 16th European base.

LONG-SUFFERING passengers will have to pay for the expansion of the country’s main airport after plans for a new terminal were unveiled without any funding in place.

The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) today welcomed the announcement that Dublin Airport's Pier D will be completed by 2007 and the new 50,000 sq metre second terminal by 2009.

THE Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has proposed increasing Dublin Airport charges for airlines by up to 40% per passenger.

Ryanair has called on the Government to proceed with the planned break-up of Aer Rianta after it was revealed that €7m has been written off by the company over the proposed Pier D extension to Dublin airport.

The ISEQ index was up 13.80 points to 5234.05 in early morning trade.

TRANSPORT Minister Séamus Brennan has asked Aer Rianta not to sign any contracts on its new 70 million terminal at Dublin Airport until a final decision is made on a proposed independently-run second terminal.

A new landing facility at Dublin airport was today given the green light by planning authorities.

TRANSPORT Minister Séamus Brennan yesterday criticised a move by Ryanair to hamper plans to bring thousands of tourists into Ireland next summer.

A ROW is brewing over Aer Rianta's advanced plans to build a new 'Pier D' Dublin airport terminal to accommodate low-cost airlines, in the wake of a report that a proposed private terminal may render the project non-viable.

Aer Rianta is reported to be in the process of axing plans for Pier D.

Aer Lingus is facing fierce criticism over plans to effectively halve its air services between Cork and Dublin.

The low-cost terminal at Dublin Airport has been given the go-ahead.

Aer Rianta will today begin to consider a response to a Government report which calls for the construction of a new terminal at Dublin Airport.