# Air Travel

Aer Lingus: operating losses down 83.6 per cent to €4.4m

Airline’s results for the first half of this year show increased passenger levels and total revenue.

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Jul 31st 2012, 8:08 AM

Aer Lingus announces partnership deal with Etihad

Airlines have reached a new interline and code-share agreements to expand route choices for their customers.

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Jul 30th 2012, 10:00 AM

Ryanair's quarterly profits down, blames increasing fuel costs

Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said the airline still expected to grow its traffic for the full year by 4 per cent.

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Jul 30th 2012, 7:37 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Jul 5th 2012, 4:49 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you enjoy travelling by air?

Do you enjoy being cut off from the world for the duration of the flight, or is flying just a necessary evil?

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Jul 5th 2012, 10:29 AM

# air lair chair

Could these be the airplane seats of the future?

Stacking pods on a plane? If it means more legroom and your own armrest, why not?

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Jun 24th 2012, 7:30 PM

# Rome

Ryanair flights to Rome temporarily switched to Fiumicino in September

Runway maintenance at Ciampino Airport means a switch in location for Ryanair flights from 24 September to 2 October.

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Jun 20th 2012, 12:26 PM

# Leaders' Questions

Kenny: Government ‘won’t be pushed into fire sale’ of Aer Lingus shares

The Taoiseach says the government hasn’t yet committed to selling its Aer Lingus take, and won’t be rushed.

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Jun 20th 2012, 11:53 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ryanair be allowed to buy Aer Lingus?

The budget carrier has launched a third bid to take over its rival. Should it be allowed to go through?

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Jun 20th 2012, 10:17 AM

# Air Wars

Aer Lingus tells shareholders to 'take no action' following Ryanair bid

Ryanair’s bid of €1.30 per share is well above the €0.94 they were worth yesterday – but Aer Lingus says not to act yet.

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Jun 20th 2012, 8:00 AM

# Flights

Number of flights in Irish airspace continues to fall

Fewer flights into and out of each of the three state airports last month.

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Jun 12th 2012, 4:19 PM

# Green army

20,000 Irish fans to travel from Dublin Airport for Euro 2012

Travelling to Poland this weekend? Here’s Dublin Airport’s tips to know before you set out…

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Jun 8th 2012, 6:45 AM

Passengers at risk from plans to increase pilots' working hours, committee hears

Safety risks for passengers travelling in Europe would be “unacceptably high” if proposals from a European agency were introduced, pilot representative groups told TDs and senators today.

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Jun 5th 2012, 4:07 PM

# Hello Kitty

In pictures: Is this the cutest plane in the world?

Or is it all a bit too much?

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May 26th 2012, 5:00 PM

# Bomb Scare

Plane forced to land over soft drink 'bomb' scare

A can with the word ‘bomb’ written on it was found on board the plane after it had taken off from Melbourne for Mauritius.

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May 23rd 2012, 5:04 PM

Ryanair say: Usual fees WILL apply this weekend.

Mixed messages from Ryanair: Their spokesperson said this week no exceptions would be made; email to customers said airport check-in fee would be waived.

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May 18th 2012, 5:54 PM

Flying with Ryanair this weekend? You should read this…

The airline’s website will be inaccessible for an extended period of time over the weekend – meaning passengers may have to check-in online earlier than planned.

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May 18th 2012, 1:35 PM

# Alert

Flying with Ryanair this weekend? Check in online before the site goes down

Ryanair charges €60 per passenger if they haven’t checked in already – but the website will be offline for some time this weekend.

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May 14th 2012, 4:53 PM

2010 fall in Irish air passenger numbers was EU's worst

Figures compiled by Eurostat show that passenger numbers in Ireland fell by a greater proportion than those of any other.

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May 14th 2012, 2:20 PM

# Flying

International flights down 3 per cent at Dublin, Cork and Shannon

IAA figures show that total flights in Irish airspace fell by 1.2 per cent last month compared to April 2011.

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May 14th 2012, 1:09 PM

# Airlines

Emirates roll out larger plane on Dublin-Dubai route two months early

The Boeing 777 wasn’t meant to start on the route until July – but Emirates have introduced it early due to major demand.

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May 8th 2012, 1:36 PM

Woman challenges airline after 'too fat to fly' incident

Kenlie Tiggerman says Southwest Airlines need to be clearer about when an overweight passenger needs to book an extra seat.

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May 4th 2012, 2:13 PM

# IAA

IAA reports increased profit for 2011

The Irish Aviation Authority says its operating profit increased to €17.9 million during last year.

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Apr 30th 2012, 9:09 PM

# Michael O'Leary

O'Leary: The faster and deeper the hardship, the shorter the recovery

CEO of Ryanair says that “a serious right wing dictatorship for five years” would sort out Ireland’s economic problems.

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Apr 17th 2012, 6:26 PM

# false alarm

Mobile phone mistake leads to plane's emergency landing in Dublin [updated]

A mobile phone with a faulty battery port was left in a bathroom cubicle – causing enough suspicion to see the flight grounded.

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Apr 16th 2012, 6:42 PM

# Airports

Commercial traffic down at Ireland's three major airports

Figures from the Irish Aviation Authority show a decline in traffic for the first quarter of 2012 when compared with 2011.

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Apr 12th 2012, 2:24 PM

# London2012

Uh-oh... London Olympics could overwhelm Heathrow

British MPs are starting to worry that the huge influx of sports fans might swamp London’s biggest airport.

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Apr 11th 2012, 5:29 PM

Aer Lingus passenger numbers up by 8.2 per cent

The airline has reported increased traffic on both long and short-haul flights.

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Apr 5th 2012, 10:42 AM

Ryanair passenger numbers record drop for fourth month in a row

Passenger figures at the airline dropped by 4 per cent in March compared to 2011.

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Apr 4th 2012, 2:30 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Apr 2nd 2012, 8:26 AM

# Plane Crash

32 killed as passenger flight crashes after take-off

Eleven survivors were hospitalised with burns after the accident in Siberia.

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Apr 2nd 2012, 7:20 AM

Commission insists there's no ban on low-cost air travel after Ryanair claims

Ryanair clamed that the European Commission had a ban on use of low-cost airlines but the EC has strongly denied this. In response Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary accused the Commission of “lying”.

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Mar 30th 2012, 3:39 PM

# Emergency Landing

WATCH: Passengers restrain pilot after ‘bomb’ outburst mid-flight

The JetBlue flight made an emergency landing in Texas yesterday after the captain began shouting about bombs and was forced out of the cockpit.

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Mar 28th 2012, 9:52 AM

€1.8m regulator's office 'investigated one complaint per day' - Ryanair

Michael O’Leary demands that the Commission for Aviation Regulation explain why its staff are paid such a high average salary.

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Mar 12th 2012, 12:20 PM

# Aer Arann

'No agreement' on deal to end flights under Aer Arann brand

The company said a move to operate entirely under the Aer Lingus name is yet to be finalised.

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Mar 2nd 2012, 10:31 AM

Aer Lingus revenue up 6pc to €1.28 billion

The airline says that passenger levels rose slightly to hit 9.5 million last year.

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Feb 28th 2012, 11:06 AM