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Sunday 26 March 2023 Dublin: 7°C

# Flights

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# Pay and Conditions
Strike three: 16 Ryanair flights cancelled due to Irish pilots' 24-hour stoppage
Ryanair has warned that if the strikes continued, there could be job losses.
# grounded
Poll: Have the Ryanair strikes affected your decision to fly with them?
Ryanair has had a tumultuous relationship with unions – and announced its intention to recognise trade unions just last year.
# grounded
Ryanair to cancel more flights over planned strike action
The airline urged pilots to reconsider plans to strike next Tuesday.
# space tourism
The first space tourist flights could happen over the next year
Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are racing to be the first to finish their tests.
# Delayed
Aer Lingus offers free flight swap to customers affected by French air traffic control strike this weekend
The offer is is for continental Europe flights due to take off this weekend.
# Europe
Ryanair flights cancelled due to air traffic controller strike
Aer Lingus has also warned about potential disruptions to its flights this weekend.
# tourism and transport
Emirates has put off plans for a third Dublin-Dubai flight due to some 'pain points'
The Gulf airline put the extra service on ice due to ‘infrastructural issues’.
# I'm checkin in
Want to check-in early for a Ryanair flight? You're going to have to pay for an allocated seat
The new rules come into effect next month.
# Flight Safety
Passengers warned to 'put down phones and listen' to safety demos after Southwest Airlines accident
Photos emerged online this week of passengers using their oxygen masks incorrectly during an emergency Southwest Airlines landing.
# Delays
Flights to resume at Stansted Airport after bus fire forced cancellations
A shuttle bus was engulfed in flames outside the terminal building yesterday.
# Disruption
Irish flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers strike over pay
Severe weather in the east of the US is also causing disruption for Irish passengers this morning.
# gatwick to dublin
Aer Lingus apologises after people spend night in airport due to flight cancellations
The flights were cancelled due to “lengthy waiting times for de-icing”.
# Storm Emma
What's running in the morning: Dublin flights cancelled, no trains and no Luas service for now
The transport services said that these were subject to change depending on the severity of the weather in the morning.
# grounded
Here are your rights if your flight gets cancelled
The Beast from the East has affected flights at a number of airports.
# New Rules
Ryanair says 'non-priority boarding' customers will have to place second carry-on bag in hold
The move is a bid to “speed up the boarding of flights and eliminate flight delays”.
# Brexit ready
Ryanair applies for UK licence ahead of Brexit
Other airlines have made similar moves amid concerns that Brexit could severely disrupt air traffic between Britain and continental Europe.
# christmas travel
Irish flights among cancellations after plane goes off runway at Bristol Airport
No-one was hurt in the incident, but there have been dozens of flight delays.
# storm ophelia
Flight chaos and cancellations but some Irish airports defy 122 km/h winds to stay open
Cork Airport has cancelled all departures.
# Criticism
'This company has simply treated passengers abysmally': Ryanair criticised in EU Parliament
The airline was criticised it on numerous fronts for its treatment of its workers and passengers.
# uk flights
Ahead of 5pm deadline, Ryanair confirms it will re-route customers on rival airlines
The low budget airline had been given a deadline of 5pm this evening to correct its compensation policy for passengers.
# grounded
Ryanair cancels 22 flights a week to and from Dublin
The airline said that it would be cancelling the flights between November and March as part of the widespread cancellations announced yesterday.
# grounded
More flight cancellations could be on the way as nearly half of Ryanair pilots reject bonuses
A number of staff at the airline have rejected a bonus offer from management.
# Poll
Half of people would still book with Ryanair despite cancelled flights
The airline is cancelling up to 50 flights a day until the end of October.
# grounded
Here's a list of the upcoming flights cancelled by Ryanair
Affected customers will be offered refunds or alternative flights.
# Cancelled
Explainer: Here's what to do if Ryanair cancels your flight
Up to 50 flights a day will be cancelled over the next six weeks.
# Payback
140 Ryanair pilots have left for a competitor in the last year
Ryanair plans to cancel 40-50 flights daily for the next six weeks.
# grounded
Ryanair plans to cancel 40-50 flights a day for next six weeks
The airline says the move is to improve its punctuality.
# just the one
Only one small bag to be permitted on board as Ryanair axes second free carry-on policy
Ryanair has increased check-in bag sizes from 15kg to 20kg.
# seat allocation
Ryanair denies splitting up families on flights, but customers are not happy
Passengers are being charged extra to sit together, but the airline has denied changing its policy.
# Norwegian air
First-ever Cork to Boston flight takes off
The new service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
# 49 degrees
It's so hot in Phoenix, planes aren't allowed fly
It’s too hot for some craft to operate.
# Flybe
Dublin is getting a new air route to London
Flybe will run flights from Dublin to London Southend from 29 October.
# a big plus
New Cork to Zurich flight route opens today
The twice-weekly flights will operate until September, with a view to them being extended if the route is popular.
# Shannon
Transatlantic flight diverts to Shannon as man suffers heart attack
A young girl also had a fit on the flight and required medical attention.
# computer outage
British Airways cancels all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick after massive IT failure
Some passengers have suggested that the outage was caused by a lightning strike.
# altercations
India plans to create a national 'no-fly list' of unruly passengers
The move comes after a lawmaker made headlines for repeatedly striking a steward on an Air India flight.
# Doha Little Dance
Dublin is getting a new air route - and a new way to fly to Australia
It will also be Qatar Airways’ first Irish route.
# US-bound
Banning laptops on flights was prompted by 'credible' reports of potential IS attacks
Affected airlines have until Saturday to implement the restrictions.
# East Coast
Flights from Dublin Airport to US cancelled as Storm Stella hits the east coast
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and schools closed in the US, as the storm drops snow and sleet across the region.
# Flying High
Aer Lingus is getting seven brand new planes for flights to the US
The planes usually cost around $115 million each, but are being “dry leased” by IAG.