The Middle East boosted duty-free earnings at Aer Rianta International, as pre-tax profits increased 10.5% to €23.7m.

There are serious security concerns at Garda headquarters at revelations of a sophisticated people-smuggling operation at Dublin Airport.

Brexit puts at risk the Government’s cross-border promotion of tourism, which has been in place as part of the Good Friday agreement, and threatens the Common Travel Area with Britain.

The head of one of Europe’s largest low-fares airlines has promised to shake up the Irish transatlantic market after launching 17 ultra- low-fares flights from Ireland to the US — including the first direct transatlantic route from Cork Airport.

What should have been a celebration for the regions has been put in the shade by Norwegian revealing its flights to the US from Dublin, writes Alan Kelly TD.

The appointment of a new chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has been broadly welcomed in Cork, with interested parties saying his strong background in retail and services will complement the county’s airport growth strategy.

An independently-operated third terminal at Dublin Airport is now the preferred option of government ministers, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Airlines which persistently operate flights outside allocated time slots at Dublin Airport are to face large fines under a new system of sanctions.

Every Irish airport saw passenger growth in 2017 except for Shannon, which saw a decrease of 5% from January to June.

FOR decades, Aer Lingus more or less controlled air access to and from this island. A seat on a plane flying to London was prohibitively expensive. 

Holidaymakers and other air travellers are being advised to factor in longer queuing times on return trips from European airports due to tighter security checks.

The operator of Cork and Dublin Airports has hit back at claims by an airline organisation that passengers across Europe are being “denied the full benefits of air travel” due to airport charges.

A PUBLIC consultation process begins in Limerick on Friday on the Opera site, set to span a 550,000 sq ft office campus on a four acre city site as part of the Limerick Twenty Thirty programme.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is projecting that passenger numbers at Dublin Airport will increase by a further 3.2 million people to 31.1 million by 2020.

Shares in Cuisine de France owner Aryzta fell by nearly 9% yesterday on the back of the group reporting flat quarterly underlying revenues and a fall in business in North America.