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Tuesday 5 December 2023 Dublin: 4°C

# Flights

This year
2023
Shannon Airport 'temporarily closed' to flights following heavy fog
The airport said its runway is expected to reopen later this morning once the fog clears.
United Airlines flights resume after being halted due to equipment outage
United Airlines Holdings fell on news of the ground stop and were down more than 2% in afternoon trading.
Ryanair reveals 63,000 passengers affected by last week's air traffic control failure in UK
The carrier said more than 350 of its flights were cancelled on 28 and 29 August.
UK air traffic services says fault was caused by flight data it received
There are no indications that the failure was caused by a cyber-attack, according to the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (Nats).
Michael O'Leary said Ryanair had to cancel 250 flights yesterday, with a further 70 flights axed today following the incident.
Flights "to, from and over the UK" have been delayed or cancelled today, a spokesperson for Dublin Airport said.
Dublin Airport has waived any car parking fees for customers returning to the airport as a result of delays.
French air traffic controllers consider strike action during Rugby World Cup
Ireland are due to play Tonga the day after the suggested strike action.
French air traffic controllers consider strike action during Rugby World Cup
Ireland are due to play Tonga the day after the suggested strike action.
More than 100 flights to and from Irish airports cancelled due to UK air traffic control fault
The UK’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) has said that the cause of the technical fault will be investigated “very thoroughly”.
Fingal County Council orders Dublin Airport to reduce number of night flights within six weeks
The enforcement notices requires daa to reduce the number of flights between 11pm and 7am at the airport to 65.
Shannon airport records highest number of passengers in over a decade
Over 8,500 passengers travelled through the airport on 23 June, its busiest day in seven years.
Irish flights still landing at Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu as new evacuations ordered
The latest evacuations were ordered in south Rhodes after 19,000 people, mostly tourists, were moved in buses and boats over the weekend.
'I don't think Cork-Dublin flights will return' - Ryanair boss
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said he does not believe short-haul flights in Ireland are unacceptable from a climate perspective.
Ryanair to cancel 220 flights on Monday due to French Air Traffic Control strikes
Ryanair has repeatedly called on the European Commission to intervene in the French strike action.
Refusal of DAA boss to appear before Dáil committee on airport security 'unacceptable'
Members of the committee have said the airport operators cannot put meeting off until the autumn.
Aer Lingus website and app restored after suffering tech issues for two hours
The webiste and app were out of operation from approximately 11:30am to 1:30pm today.
Dublin Airport chief calls for 'draconian' prison sentences for flying drones over airfields
The current maximum sentence in Ireland is seven years, but it’s a life sentence in the UK.
Scheduled flights cancelled after embattled regional airline Flybe ceases trading
Flybe was previously pushed into administration in March 2020 with the loss of 2,400 jobs as the pandemic destroyed large parts of the travel sector.
US lifts flight restrictions that grounded thousands of early-morning departures
Flights were delayed or cancelled at multiple locations across the United States, leading to serious disruption.
EU members “strongly encouraged” to demand pre-flight Covid tests on passengers from China
China has already vehemently rejected such actions and has warned of ‘countermeasures’ if such policies were to be imposed across the bloc.
Last year
2022
Zelenskyy calls on Russians to resist mobilisation as major prisoner swap takes place
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has welcomed the exchanges.
The high-profile prisoner swap saw 215 Ukrainian and foreign fighters exchanged — 200 of them for a single person, an ally of Putin.
Ministers in Germany today signalled that the country is ready to take in Russian deserters.
Flights out of Russia to neighbouring countries are now nearly entirely booked and prices have skyrocketed.
Debunked: No, 35km queues of traffic have not formed at the Russia-Finland border
Tom Clonan: Putin has made another strategic blunder but this is a dangerous moment
Heathrow airport cancels flights to reduce noise near queen's funeral procession
More flights are expected to be axed during the queen’s funeral on Monday.
Aer Lingus 'planning for normal operations' today, affected customers can apply for refunds
The airline cancelled over 50 flights at Dublin Airport yesterday.
Aer Lingus says Sunday will 'operate as normal' after cancelling 51 flights due to IT error
Thousands of people have been queuing inside and outside Dublin Airport today due to long delays.
Aer Lingus cancels 12 flights to and from Dublin today over 'spike' in Covid-19 cases
The flights were bound for destinations in Scotland, Germany, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Ryanair announce seven new routes as part of winter schedule
Shannon Airport also announced that it will begin a twice weekly flight to Paris from September.
The Explainer: What’s causing the chaos at Dublin Airport?
Listen to hear travel editor Eoghan Corry explain what’s been causing the recent chaos.
Buying a new Govt jet under consideration as current plane is 'nearing the end of life'
The Air Corps Learjet was purchased in 2004.
'Strong rebound' in international travel as over 1.4 million people arrive in Ireland in April
A majority of the passengers travelled to Ireland by air, 1,377,100, while just 99,500 came by sea.
Ryanair complains to European Commission over Polish decision to reduce flights in capital
Up to 80% of air traffic controllers in the Warsaw region have threatened to walk out due to a conflict over wages and safety.
Ryanair suspends Ukrainian flights as country's airspace closes to civilian operators
A number of the country’s airports have reportedly come under attack in the past few hours.
Thousands of flights cancelled as powerful storm slams into eastern US
With blizzard warnings in effect, cities like New York and Boston bore the brunt of the storm.
Why near-empty 'ghost flights' aren't a major concern for climate campaigners
Misleading headlines about Lufthansa flying thousands of empty planes have been reported in recent weeks.
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Aer Lingus cancels handful of European flights due to resourcing challenges
The Irish airline is liaising directly with affected customers.
Canary Island's La Palma airport shuts again due to ashfall from volcano
The volcano has been erupting for almost three weeks.
Cabin crew at Aer Lingus face temporary lay-offs after staff reject structural change proposals
The airline said there will no pay rises for cabin crew members until 2025 at the earliest.
First foreigners on commercial flight fly out of Kabul since US pulled out
It represented a breakthrough in the bumpy coordination between the US and the new Taliban leaders.
Ryanair says it will not accept boarding passes issued by Kiwi.com
Customers have been told to avoid booking flights via third party agents.
10% of new Covid-19 cases now linked to international travel
Advice against travelling overseas for non-essential reasons is to end tomorrow with the rollout of the EU Digital Covid Certificate.
'My life savings have been wiped out': Pilots concerned that Covid restrictions could see licences elapse
Many pilots have been laid off due to a lack of international travel during the pandemic.
Stobart Air collapse: Staff 'devastated' after trading ceases with Aer Lingus regional flights cancelled
Stobart Air has ceased trading and is now in the process of appointing a liquidator with 480 airline staff informed of the decision.
Aer Lingus is now communicating to customers to advise them of their options for refund or re-booking.
Trade union Fórsa called on the Government to “wake up to the ongoing crisis in Irish aviation”.
All 480 airline staff have been informed of the decision.
Transport Minister calls for independent and thorough investigation into flight diverted to Belarus
Eamon Ryan told the International Transport Forum (ITF) that a thorough investigation into the incident is needed.