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# Flights

Parties agree to accelerated hearing of Ryanair's challenge against travel restrictions

Ryanair claims that the Covid-19 restrictions are unlawful.

20.5k

Aug 5th 2020, 10:00 PM

# Flights

Ryanair says it is trying to speed up processing customer refunds from March to June

Pilots at the airline have accepted a 20% pay cut to “minimise job losses”.

27.3k

Jul 3rd 2020, 9:06 AM

# Passports ready

Report to Government recommends lifting quarantine and air travel restrictions by 1 July

A final report from the Taskforce for Aviation Recovery is due on 10 July.

39.9k

Jun 23rd 2020, 4:27 PM

# Outbreak

Over 1,200 flights in and out of Beijing cancelled as it aims to halt Covid-19 spread

The Chinese capital has enacted a number of measures to limit travel in and out of the city.

17.0k

Jun 17th 2020, 9:11 AM

# Travel

Leading US airlines say passengers who don't wear face coverings may not be allowed to fly

Airlines said they will be “vigorously” enforcing face covering policies throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

8.4k

Jun 16th 2020, 8:40 AM

# Survey

Four in five Ryanair passengers in UK still waiting on refunds on flights cancelled since March, survey finds

Ryanair said that customers “will be refunded in due course, once this unprecedented crisis is over”.

20.8k

May 28th 2020, 6:59 AM

# social distancing

Northern Ireland health minister 'shocked' by images of packed Aer Lingus flight

Photos seemed to show little evidence of social distancing on a flight from Belfast to London.

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May 5th 2020, 9:05 PM

# social distancing

'An idiotic idea': Michael O'Leary says Ryanair won't return to flying if middle seats must be left empty

The Ryanair Executive laid out plans for the airline’s recovery including plans to run 40% of flights in July.

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Apr 23rd 2020, 11:12 AM

# Coronavirus

Ryanair expects 'minimal, if any' flights during April and May as much of its fleet remains grounded

The company said that the number of passengers it carried in March was 48% lower than the same month last year.

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Apr 3rd 2020, 8:03 AM

# travel restrictions

Emirates to cancel most passenger flights from Wednesday amid coronavirus pandemic

The company will also reduce salaries for the majority of its employees for three months but said it will not cut jobs.

31.9k

Mar 22nd 2020, 3:49 PM

# Drastic Action

Closed borders and flight bans: Countries are taking extraordinary measures to tackle Covid-19

Countries are closing borders, banning foreigners and taking unprecedented steps to try to deal with Covid-19.

42.3k

Mar 19th 2020, 12:24 PM

# Coronavirus

Simon Coveney: There is little certainty 'beyond Friday' about where planes will be flying to

The Tánaiste said that flights between Ireland and the UK would not be shut down.

92.6k

Mar 16th 2020, 9:25 AM

# Flights

Ryanair reduces flights to Spain after country imposes lockdown to tackle coronavirus

Spain is the worst-hit country in Europe after Italy.

41.5k

Mar 15th 2020, 12:42 PM

# Courts

Dutchman who caused 'pandemonium' with hoax Covid-19 claim on Amsterdam-Dublin flight jailed

Cabin crew began crying and passengers overheard and it caused upset, disruption and inconvenience.

81.4k

Mar 12th 2020, 5:05 PM

# Cancellations

Ryanair to cut 25% of Italian short-haul flights for three-week period in response to Covid-19

The cancellations will occur between Tuesday 17 March and Wednesday 8 April.

21.8k

Mar 2nd 2020, 5:30 PM

# CALIMA

Canary Islands airports reopen after sandstorm closures

A number of Aer Lingus and Ryanair flights were cancelled over the weekend.

24.6k

Feb 24th 2020, 7:23 AM

# Disruption

'Utter chaos': Technical issues at Heathrow Airport cause cancellations and delays

Some flights to and from Dublin Airport have been affected.

33.9k

Feb 17th 2020, 8:35 AM

# Status orange

Storm Brendan: 32,000 still without power as Status Orange warning remains for five counties until midnight

A number of flights to and from Shannon Airport have been cancelled.

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Jan 13th 2020, 6:10 PM

# Travel Expenses

Oireachtas spent over €207,000 on overseas travel in last 10 months

The cost includes more than €9,200 on business class flights to Paraguay for two senators.

14.1k

Jan 8th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Ryanair

Ryanair announces new routes from Dublin and Cork

These new routes will bring Ryanair’s total routes from Ireland to 160.

40.5k

Sep 25th 2019, 6:20 PM

# tourism and transport

What went wrong with Norwegian Air's transatlantic dream?

The scrappy Scandi carrier had a bumpy ride in Ireland before the Boeing 737 Max grounding.

31.3k

Aug 17th 2019, 4:00 PM

# Flights

Flights resume at Shannon Airport after five-hour suspension due to emergency incident

All passengers and crew have disembarked the plane safely.

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Aug 15th 2019, 12:42 PM

# discontinued

Norwegian Air to scrap its Ireland to North America flights from 15 September

The carrier is one of many airlines affected by the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet.

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Aug 13th 2019, 8:36 PM

# London

Dozens of British Airways flights cancelled after IT failure

More than 200 other flights have been delayed as a result of the issue.

14.7k

Aug 7th 2019, 1:32 PM

# grounded

Aer Lingus customers sleep overnight at Lisbon Airport due to cancelled flight

The flight is not expected to depart until 7.50pm this evening.

54.5k

Jun 30th 2019, 2:02 PM

# tourism and transport

Ryanair is suing third-party flight booker Kiwi.com and Cologne airport

The airline has a long-standing policy of clamping down on sites that re-sell its fares.

22.9k

Jun 15th 2019, 7:45 AM

# pets

Complaint upheld after Aer Lingus advert about cost for pet travel 'likely to mislead'

The ASAI determined that the advertisement should not reappear in the current format.

23.1k

Apr 25th 2019, 1:56 PM

# long haul

Calls for direct flights between Ireland and India

Ireland is home to 45,000 people from India.

33.4k

Apr 17th 2019, 6:20 AM

# wow air

Aer Lingus will offer special rescue fares to passengers affected by WOW Air collapse

The budget airline had advised passengers to check available flights with all other airlines.

66.4k

Mar 28th 2019, 8:13 PM

# norwegian

Norwegian to operate Dreamliner from Dublin following suspension of Boeing 737 MAX

The Boeing 737 MAX fleet was suspended from European airspace yesterday.

23.5k

Mar 13th 2019, 1:48 PM

# Skeyes

No flights to or from Belgium due to strike; some Dublin flights cancelled

At least eight flights between Dublin and Belgium have been cancelled today as a result of the strike action.

9.6k

Feb 13th 2019, 8:15 AM

# standstill

British army called in to hunt drones that left flights grounded at Gatwick

Two drones were first seen flying over the Gatwick Airport airfield at around 9pm yesterday evening.

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Dec 20th 2018, 9:20 PM

# Dispute

UK aviation authority takes Ryanair to court over compensation claims

The CAA said that it was taking enforcement action against the budget airline after Ryanair’s decision not to compensate the customers who had flights cancelled.

7.5k

Dec 5th 2018, 8:15 PM

# ground control

Knock-on delays at Dublin Airport after radar system fault

Flights going in and out of Dublin Airport were suspended for approximately an hour.

73.6k

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Nov 24th 2018, 9:50 AM

# grounded

Ryanair website and app will be down from 5pm on Wednesday

You won’t be able to check in online or make new bookings for a 12-hour period from 5pm this Wednesday.

19.5k

Nov 5th 2018, 5:52 PM

# Disruptions

Flight disruptions continue after Storm Ali led to over 80 cancellations in Dublin yesterday

Gusts of wind of up to 147km/h were recorded during yesterday’s Storm Ali.

10.8k

Sep 20th 2018, 7:43 PM

# Ryanair

Ryanair to charge passengers between €6 and €10 for carry on luggage

New updated rules come into effect in November.

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Aug 23rd 2018, 9:15 PM

# no signature

Ryanair apologises after compensation cheques bounce

The cheques were sent to customers whose flights were delayed or cancelled.

26.1k

Aug 22nd 2018, 8:42 AM

# well connected

Dublin Airport opens €16 million transfer facility for connecting passengers

The number of connecting passengers at Dublin Airport is up 17% this year.

36.7k

Aug 13th 2018, 10:23 PM

# grounded

Was your flight cancelled? Here are your rights

Over 1,000 Ryanair flights were cancelled across Europe today.

20.8k

Aug 10th 2018, 7:55 PM