Sod-turning on a major new development usually brings with it an air of excitement — and when that development is an airport expansion, the mood is even more elevated. A busy airport signals you’ve arrived — as a destination, as an attractive investment proposition, as a country that’s on the up.

Cork and Shannon airports have lost a combined 12 percentage points in market share over the past 13 years as Dublin Airport’s dominance has increased, new figures show.

Ryanair launched its Dublin summer 2018 schedule today with five new routes.

Aer Lingus’ inaugural service direct to Seattle, Washington State, will take to the skies this afternoon.

Diary June 9

Policy context of asset sales

FIVE euro. That’s what it costs to land a passenger in Dublin. To put it more precisely, that, on average, is what it costs an airline to land a passenger in Dublin.

Ryanair has today confirmed that passengers who paid the €3 tax on advance bookings can apply for refund of the tax once the Government confirms the effective date for its abolition.

I TAKE issue with your ‘elevation’ of former Cork Airport Authority (CAA) chairman Joe Gantly as Business Person of the Week (April 26).