Dublin Airport night flights: rule on limits a ‘necessity’ to manage health effects from plane noise
Experts urge An Bord Pleanála to adopt ‘robust noise management policies’ to protect public health
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Holyhead Port will remain closed over Christmas with ferries cancelled, operators confirm
Around 100,000 people will need to make alternative arrangements over festive period
Lost your luggage? - Aer Lingus to use Apple network to track down bags
Passengers can now share location of devices used to track luggage with airline’s customer service
Inside Aer Lingus review: A dull infomercial masquerading as a behind-the-scenes documentary
Television revivew: A potentially promising idea is wasted by a film that serves as a glorified commercial for the airline
US airlines urge politicians to act on Dublin passenger cap election pledges
Airlines for America lobby wrote to outgoing Minister of State at Department of Transport James Lawless as well as other senior politicians
Parties challenging Dublin Airport passenger cap agree questions for EU court
Court of Justice of the EU takes an average of 16 months to rule on such matters referred by national courts
Airline challenges to Dublin Airport passenger cap likely to need European court input, judge says
Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell said questions of EU law are ‘at the heart’ of the challenges
Aer Lingus parent IAG signs agreement to buy new carbon-friendly fuel
eSAF expected to reduce emissions by 90% compared to conventional jet fuel without changing engine design
Aer Lingus to reimburse pay docked from pilots during summer work to rule
Union and airline say they are working to rebuild relations following protracted dispute that hit flight plans of more than 90,000 passengers
‘It’s been 120 days and counting and Aer Lingus still hasn’t refunded me $1,953 for my cancelled flight’
Fees charged to change flights during the airline’s pilots’ strike took months to be reimbursed
Aer Lingus will not cut flights from Dublin Airport next summer, chief executive says
Carrier blames increased competition and industrial for €88m slide in profit in first nine months of this year
What the Dublin Airport passenger cap ruling means, and what happens next
Court stalls regulators from applying summer passenger limit
First crack appears in Dublin Airport passenger cap
Court has paused a process airlines warned would cause them long-term harm, but there is a long way yet to travel
Aer Lingus tells High Court Dublin Airport summer passenger cap will cause ‘irreparable harm’
Airline expects to lose €84m revenue next year and up to €130m in 2026 due to Irish Aviation Authority imposition of cap on traveller numbers
A reader’s sister struggles to get a flight refund following her partner’s death
The couple didn’t have travel insurance, as they always left organising this until a couple of days before departure
French tour operators fear hit from Dublin Airport cap
Most fans travelling for rugby clash in March could cancel if flights are redirected
What we really need is a low-cost Ryanair for housing
The construction industry says it can’t build homes at affordable rates or for people on average incomes, but is the cost of construction really the obstacle?
Grant Thornton Ireland equity partners to get €6.5m each in US merger
Seen & Heard: Aer Lingus job cuts, State’s AIB share sales, Pfizer’s Irish subsidiaries and the creep of cashless payments
Aer Lingus ground and cabin crew to seek 4% pay boost following pilots deal
A previous 12.25% agreement allowed them re-enter talks with carrier should any other worker group secure better terms
Aer Lingus plane turned back after allegation passenger touched girl inappropriately
A 57-year-old man from Co Galway appeared in Ennis District Court in connection with two counts of sexually assaulting a then 16-year-old girl
No cap on DAA’s income as revenue from retail, food and drink, rents and car parks soars at Dublin and Cork airports
DAA’s income from aeronautical revenues, retail, food and beverage concessions, car parks, and property rents soared by an inflation-busting 15% between January and June
Aer Lingus and Ryanair get permission from High Court to challenge Dublin Airport passenger cap
Application to get stay on imposition adjourned until next Tuesday
High Court to hear Ryanair and Aer Lingus on Dublin Airport summer passenger cap
Airlines plan to file legal papers by Friday, judge told
The Aer Lingus and DAA double act would be comedy genius if it wasn’t deadly serious
Climate emergency ignored amid calls to end Dublin Airport passenger cap
Furious airlines and court cases: why is there a Dublin Airport passenger cap?
Airlines battle IAA cap on slots for next summer that will reduce the number of seats available from Dublin Airport by one million during the peak holiday period
Ireland’s best and worst customer service: Guess which list Aer Lingus and Facebook are in
The annual Customer Experience survey found the Credit Union Movement the best perfomer
IAA confirms 25m limit on Dublin Airport passengers next summer
Decision already facing legal action from Ryanair
Airline captain in toxic fumes claim has ‘defamed’ Aer Lingus, barrister claims
Tom O’Riordan has lodged claims against Aer Lingus Ltd
Airlines weigh winter route cuts at Dublin Airport amid passenger cap
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Airlines weigh route cuts at Dublin Airport this winter due to passenger cap
Aer Lingus and other airlines are assessing the impact of limits imposed by regulators to ensure Dublin Airport stays within 32m passenger cap
Decision to curb night-time flights at Dublin Airport a ‘threat to jobs’ – Aer Lingus
Planning regulator said DAA should reduce night flights by 60%
Dublin Airport power outage causes major disruption
Power failure led to delays at check-in and at US preclearance in Terminal 2 for a period of time
Business travel once again takes off
Top 1000: The Global Business Travel Association expects corporate travel to return to and exceed its pre-pandemic peak this year
‘Statistically significant’ increase in incidents involving unruly passengers on Irish airlines, IAA says
Some 426 incidents were reported to the Irish Aviation Authority last year
Local history: Cartoonish cruelty betrays a fundamentalist who would not cotton on
The Reverend Psychopath: Suffer Little Children, Terror, Tears and Tragedy: The Mount Cashells and the Notorious Divorce Case of 1876, and Under the Metal Man: Sligo in Yeats
Airlines must move away from dependency on Dublin Airport, says Minister
Carriers to be told any new routes can be catered for at Shannon, Cork or other regional airports
Aer Lingus customer waiting for €343 compensation is offered €125: ‘It’s nothing short of a fiasco’
Adrienne paid nearly €70 for a Dublin-London flight, but it was cancelled during the pilots’ industrial action
What next for Aer Lingus services to London?
Carrier follows closure of Gatwick route with cuts to Heathrow service
Aircoach chief Kim Swan: Social issues can’t be allowed to hurt Ireland’s attractiveness
Swapping ferries for buses: managing director of leading coach operator is focused on turning the business around
Markets cheered by prospects of interest rate cuts
Market in Dublin climbs 0.5% as it is buoyed by a strong showing from budget airline Ryanair following O’Leary comments
Aer Lingus cuts Dublin-Heathrow routes but lines up new aircraft
Irish carrier’s owner likely to allocate up to six Airbus jets which will cut airline’s costs on transatlantic routes
Aer Lingus flyover at Aviva college football game takes residents by surprise
Plane takes special promotional route across Dublin Bay to turn and track through southside suburbs to stadium
Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton secures another tranche of shares
A recent stock exchange filing shows Embleton’s 152,037 shares, granted under the company’s performance share plan, could be worth over €315,000 at their current price
‘Érin go Bragh’: Florida State University and Georgia Tech bring the American south to Dublin
A sellout crowd of 47,000 including 27,000 fans from the US will attend the Aer Lingus College Classic on Saturday
‘Horrible and very stressful’: Aer Lingus let down older passengers with mobility scooter who needed help
Reader whose husband has dementia says she had to endure a lot of negative looks and comments alleging responsibility for delayed flight from Nice to Dublin
Airlines fear cut of one million passengers next summer at Dublin Airport, says Ryanair
Ryanair has predicted the Irish Aviation Authority-imposed reduction similar to an existing winter cap designed to comply with planning laws
Two Ryanair passengers complain to Pricewatch. The airline is having none of it
And an Aer Lingus passenger’s story highlights the importance of travel insurance even for short-haul trips
Dublin to welcome 27,000 fans for US college football game
Aer Lingus college football classic expected to bring €600 million to Irish economy by 2026
Aer Lingus to close Shannon cargo facility
IAG Cargo set to begin consultation with affected staff in the coming weeks
Aer Lingus boosts winter schedule
Irish carrier flying to Malta, Marrakesh and Seville and boosts services to Faro, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Nice Izmir, Alicante and Athens
Competition from American carriers adds to Aer Lingus trading woes
Challenge to revenue on transatlantic routes could be more enduring than the hit from pilots’ industrial action
Aer Lingus faces bill of at least €55m over pilots’ industrial action
Company says it is now examining its costs in light of Dublin passenger cap and increased competition on North American routes
Challenges to Dublin Airport winter passenger limit to be heard in December
DAA, Aer Lingus and Ryanair have brought separate challenges to a decision by the Irish Aviation Authority to limit passenger numbers at the airport for between October and March 2025
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