# flights - Thursday 22 September, 2022
# Prisoner Swap
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.
# flights - Wednesday 14 September, 2022
# London
# London
More flights are expected to be axed during the queen’s funeral on Monday.
# flights - Sunday 11 September, 2022
# Dublin Airport
# Dublin Airport
The airline cancelled over 50 flights at Dublin Airport yesterday.
# flights - Saturday 10 September, 2022
# Delays
# Delays
Thousands of people have been queuing inside and outside Dublin Airport today due to long delays.
# flights - Wednesday 29 June, 2022
# Cancelled
# Cancelled
The flights were bound for destinations in Scotland, Germany, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
# flights - Tuesday 7 June, 2022
# Travel
# Travel
Shannon Airport also announced that it will begin a twice weekly flight to Paris from September.
# flights - Wednesday 1 June, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
Listen to hear travel editor Eoghan Corry explain what’s been causing the recent chaos.
# Buy Or Lease
# Buy Or Lease
The Air Corps Learjet was purchased in 2004.
# flights - Monday 30 May, 2022
# Arrivals And Departures
# Arrivals And Departures
A majority of the passengers travelled to Ireland by air, 1,377,100, while just 99,500 came by sea.
# flights - Tuesday 26 April, 2022
# Flying Off
# Flying Off
Up to 80% of air traffic controllers in the Warsaw region have threatened to walk out due to a conflict over wages and safety.
# flights - Thursday 24 February, 2022
# Invasion
# Invasion
A number of the country’s airports have reportedly come under attack in the past few hours.
# flights - Saturday 29 January, 2022
# Bomb Cyclone
# Bomb Cyclone
With blizzard warnings in effect, cities like New York and Boston bore the brunt of the storm.
# flights - Sunday 23 January, 2022
# Ghost Flights
# Ghost Flights
Misleading headlines about Lufthansa flying thousands of empty planes have been reported in recent weeks.
# flights - Monday 27 December, 2021
# Grounded
# Grounded
The Irish airline is liaising directly with affected customers.
# flights - Thursday 7 October, 2021
# Volcano
# Volcano
The volcano has been erupting for almost three weeks.
# flights - Thursday 16 September, 2021
# Aer Lingus
# Aer Lingus
The airline said there will no pay rises for cabin crew members until 2025 at the earliest.
# flights - Thursday 9 September, 2021
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
It represented a breakthrough in the bumpy coordination between the US and the new Taliban leaders.
# flights - Wednesday 18 August, 2021
# Flights
# Flights
Customers have been told to avoid booking flights via third party agents.
# flights - Sunday 18 July, 2021
# Flights
# Flights
Advice against travelling overseas for non-essential reasons is to end tomorrow with the rollout of the EU Digital Covid Certificate.
# flights - Sunday 27 June, 2021
# Grounded
# Grounded
Many pilots have been laid off due to a lack of international travel during the pandemic.
# flights - Saturday 12 June, 2021
# Stobart Air
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.
# flights - Thursday 27 May, 2021
# Eamon Ryan
# Eamon Ryan
Eamon Ryan told the International Transport Forum (ITF) that a thorough investigation into the incident is needed.
# flights - Wednesday 19 May, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
The EU’s ‘digital green cert’ is set to be in place by June.
# flights - Saturday 15 May, 2021
# Travel
# Travel
Travellers from European Union countries with coronavirus rates below 500 cases per 100,000 residents can visit Portugal from Monday.
# flights - Friday 14 May, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
The vaccination programme is ramping up but easing restrictions too early could lead to another wave of Covid-19.
# flights - Monday 22 February, 2021
# Flights
# Flights
The order follows the failure of a Boeing 777 over Denver on Saturday.
# flights - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# 737 Max
# 737 Max
The 737 Max returned to the skies in the United States last month.
# flights - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Air Travel
# Air Travel
The airline expects to carry under 1.25 million passengers this month.
# flights - Tuesday 29 December, 2020
# 737 Max
# 737 Max
The return comes after the Federal Aviation Administration in late November cleared the jet to fly again.
# flights - Monday 21 December, 2020
# New Strain
# New Strain
The Green Party leader also said increased restrictions will come into effect in Ireland “sooner than was originally planned”.
# flights - Sunday 20 December, 2020
# Travel Restrictions
# Travel Restrictions
New restrictions will come into effect at midnight and will remain in place for an initial period of 48 hours before being reviewed.
# flights - Wednesday 28 October, 2020
# Travel
# Travel
Ryanair will halt all flights from Irish regional airports between 14 November and 12 December.
# flights - Sunday 4 October, 2020
# EU
# EU
Eamon Ryan said that the government was also looking at the issue of airport testing.
# flights - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Flights
# Flights
CEO Eddie Wilson wrote a memo to Ryanair crew at the two airports today.
# flights - Sunday 6 September, 2020
# Travel
# Travel
Toll booths would be installed as part of the new system, with a free option available in one of the long-term car parks.
# flights - Wednesday 5 August, 2020
# Flights
# Flights
Ryanair claims that the Covid-19 restrictions are unlawful.
# flights - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Flights
# Flights
Pilots at the airline have accepted a 20% pay cut to “minimise job losses”.
# flights - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
# Passports Ready
# Passports Ready
A final report from the Taskforce for Aviation Recovery is due on 10 July.
# flights - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
The Chinese capital has enacted a number of measures to limit travel in and out of the city.
# flights - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
# Travel
# Travel
Airlines said they will be “vigorously” enforcing face covering policies throughout the Covid-19 crisis.
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