The jumbo jet carrying the Tánaiste sat on the tarmac for three hours while paperwork was done to ensure it was fit for the sky

Three companies sued airline over refunds after flights were cancelled or changed

'It’s just been very traumatic for me and my family'

"Due to unexpected heavy fog conditions during a period of essential taxiway maintenance work, Shannon Airport remains temporarily closed"

The owner previously rejected a €75m offer, saying he wanted to receive “market price” for the land, and had received offers in excess of €205m

Since the beginning of January, passenger numbers through Cork airport are up 30% to 1.9m

In Europe-wide survey, Irish pilots are the most concerned about their own fatigue levels, and about their employers' safety procedures 

While emissions from university staff and students make up a low percentage of overall carbon emissions, there is an obligation on universities to start trialing alternatives

Earlier, four flights which had been due to land in Cork were confirmed to have been diverted diverted Shannon Airport.

Fine Gael TD Fergus O'Dowd has questioned the level of allowances paid to executives in the transport, semi-state and commercial semi-state sector

Shannon exceeding and Cork equalling pre-covid numbers

Mick Ryan's mother and widow say those responsible must now be prosecuted for manslaughter

IALPA members voted 82% in favour of the action, in a dispute over the what they say is the airline’s 'failure to engage with the association on forming a collective labour agreement for pilots employed at Emerald'

Scientists say clear-air turbulence is already costing airlines hundreds of millions a year but more investment is needed to forecast and detect the invisible phenomenon

Almost 40 flights to and from Ireland were cancelled on Tuesday while over 100 were delayed due to French air traffic control (ATC) strikes. Dublin Airport bore the brunt of the ATC strikes with 39 flights cancelled.

Slender profit margins mean that offering sustainable returns on investments will continue to be a headache, however.

The strikes are to begin on Monday evening and are set to last until early on Wednesday morning. Tuesday will see the most flight disruptions.

Ryanair urges European Commission to take action to prevent industrial action in France from affecting overflights 

New report makes recommendations on how the development of a domestic hydrogen ecosystem can facilitate the production of e-fuels for use in aviation and shipping

The aviation sector should focus on efficiency and new fuels, says Leo Varadkar

"There is no reason technically or from a safety point of view that it cannot be done," says travel expert Eoghan Corry. 

Cork and Belfast may join Dublin in being hit by May Day cancellations due to French air traffic control strikes

The airline has not confirmed which flights will be affected by the cancellations 

The airport operator has taken judicial review proceedngs

Carrier disputes 'misleading' data as it excludes long-haul flights

Regional airport autonomy

By operating a larger Airbus A330 aircraft on European routes, airline can cater for high demand during peak season

Operations at Dublin Airport were suspended around 6.45pm after a drone sighting was reported 

Today we can remember what many people regard as the greatest rugby match in the history of the game — the 1973 victory of the Barbarians against the All Blacks at the National Stadium in Cardiff.

Over 11,000 flights operated to and from Irish airports with fewer than 10% of seats filled during the pandemic-hit years of 2020 and 2021.

Just over 28.1m people travel through Ireland's main airport last year

The first and most obvious rule about flying is not to.

Some homebound passengers did make it on to flights back to Ireland but others are facing disappointment 

daa advised passengers to check with their airline for the latest flight information regarding their specific flight

Aisling Butler, Jane Deasy, and Eithne Walls were returning from a holiday in Brazil when the disaster took place

The most recent from 2019, show that 9,000 private jets flew into Irish airports, equating to 16 jets a day — or one every hour and a half

Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton said that the funding is 41% higher than last year's allocations

Early bookings for the second half starting April “look positive”, with ticket prices and occupancy for Easter stronger than a year ago

Naoise Connolly Ryan travelled all the way from Cork to Washington so that she could look US government officials in the eye to get justice for the loss of her husband in a preventable Boeing crash, writes Clodagh Finn

Screening systems like that in Shannon Airport will be rolled out in Dublin and Cork next year, doing away with the necessity to deal separately with laptops and liquids

Airline flew 15.9m passengers in September, its third busiest month ever and up 13% on pre-Covid levels

Tourism Ireland is also running a new €580,000 campaign to promote Donegal and Derry to the British market

Aer Lingus has also cancelled a number of flights

Travellers who miss their flight as a result of long queues at the security check can apply to Schiphol for compensation