DUBLIN AIRPORT is to get busier after An Bord Pleanála granted permission for the main passenger terminal to be expanded.

ONE of the country’s largest HIV/Aids support groups is seriously concerned after a massive jump in the numbers of people contracting the disease.

THE costs of modernising Cork airport include an expense overrun of between €100 million and €140m.

THE board of Cork Airport last night defended its decision not to appear before a Dáil committee yesterday.

DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has warned it could miss its target of having a new terminal built by the summer of 2009 if it does not get final planning permission by the end of the month.

THE aviation regulator has dealt the Dublin Airport Authority a severe blow in its efforts to recover the €1.2 billion airport expansion cost, by ruling out a demand for a rise in passenger charges.

THE Dublin Airport Authority is scrapping a scheme that allowed new airlines using the facility to have a discount on passenger charges.

MEP Seán Kelly has called for an immediate termination of the link between Shannon, Cork and Dublin airport authorities.

RYANAIR is set to open one new base in Britain — housing up to three aircraft — by the end of October.

PASSENGER numbers are plunging, Europe’s biggest airline say it’s too expensive to operate there and local businessmen are complaining that the place is empty.

RYANAIR said Cork Airport is one of the most expensive airports of its kind in Europe and it has no plans for expansion there.

CORK Airport has moved a step closer to securing transatlantic flights at the airport.

THE independence of Cork Airport is unlikely to be realised any time soon despite strong arguments that it is vital for its survival.

THE board at Cork Airport has had a turbulent few years battling against resignations and controversy.

ONE of the services important to an island economy is easy, frequent and value-for-money access to all its markets.

A GROUP of Belgian teenagers stranded at Dublin Airport have had to sleep at the airport after being priced out of rooms at a hostel.

IRELAND’S struggling tourism industry looks set to remain in the doldrums in 2010 as new figures show the number of overseas visitors here in January plummeted by 26%.

AER LINGUS will fly medical personnel and much needed aid to the survivors of the earthquake.

RYANAIR plans to increase fares and is also prepared to consider offers for its Aer Lingus stake as it attempts to restructure its finances.

RYANAIR has been accused of profiteering as it was confirmed that the airline has been charging its passengers more than 50% above the official rate for a wheelchair levy that must be paid by all air travellers.