# Flights

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Ryanair to sue Budget Travel over 'unauthorised selling' of tickets

The airline claims that Budget Travel mis-sells Ryanair flights by screenscraping ticket information from the airline’s website and selling seats at inflated prices to consumers.

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Feb 21st 2012, 8:51 AM

# Airports

Traffic at Irish airports declined in January

The latest figures show that commercial flights were down most at Cork airport compared to January 2011.

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Feb 16th 2012, 10:54 AM

# Drones

Video: Watch this incredible (and unnerving) footage of a drone swarm

The drones can coordinate their movements to fly in formation.

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Feb 5th 2012, 6:08 PM

# Snow Day

Aer Lingus cancels London flights due to adverse weather

Heavy snow is expected to fall overnight in London, prompting airlines to cancel some of their London services.

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Feb 4th 2012, 5:33 PM

# spanair

Thousands left stranded after Spanish airline collapses

An estimated 22,000 passengers were left in the lurch when Spanair announced a sudden shutdown on Friday.

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Jan 29th 2012, 12:11 PM

# jet set shoes

Jet set shoes? AirBaltic get creative with footwear

Airline-themed footwear… how did we ever live without it?

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Jan 27th 2012, 9:18 PM

# Knock airport

2011 is Knock Airport's busiest year to date

Passenger levels rose 11 per cent last year, but the airport says 2012 is expected to be ‘challenging’.

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Jan 16th 2012, 9:54 AM

# Ryanair

Ryanair announces (another) new charge on passengers

The airline says it needs to cover its bill for a new EU law which aims to combat climate change – but a Fine Gael MEP has said that the charge is “a complete joke”.

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Jan 12th 2012, 12:23 PM

# Ryanair

Ryanair passenger figures up 5 per cent in 2011

The airline had recently announced that traffic fell in November and December.

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Jan 9th 2012, 12:32 PM

# Jobs

Emirates to create 25 jobs in Dublin

The airline will recruit staff for its first Dublin office and for Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2.

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Dec 7th 2011, 1:10 PM

# Flights

New flights to run between Dublin and Washington, DC

United Airlines will operate the flight, the first time this company has flown out of Ireland.

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Nov 1st 2011, 9:12 AM

# Galway

47 staff cut at Galway Airport as Aer Arann suspends flights

Aer Arann made the surprise decision to suspend its flights at Galway Airport for the winter season from today, which means the majority of airport staff have to be cut.

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Nov 1st 2011, 9:07 AM

# Qantas

Australian government intervenes in Qantas flight chaos

Tens of thousands of passengers have been left stranded after the airline grounded flights in a dispute with staff.

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Oct 30th 2011, 8:14 AM

# Qantas

Strike action grounds entire Qantas fleet

Industrial action has prompted the airline to cancel all of its flights. Employees will be locked out from Monday. The dispute centres on pay and conditions.

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Oct 29th 2011, 9:35 AM

# Air Traffic Charges

Air traffic control charges to drop 40 per cent by 2015

Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports are covered by the Commission for Aviation Regulation’s decision to cut air traffic control charges over the next four years.

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Oct 25th 2011, 12:12 PM

# Frequent Flyers

British Airways to offer crash survival course for frequent flyers

Members of BA’s Executive Club will be offered a chance to buy a space in a course – teaching them how to survive a crash.

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Oct 4th 2011, 2:09 PM

# Irene

"Don't wait. Don't delay" - Obama urges those in Irene's path to move quickly

Over two million people are affected by evacuation orders as Hurricane Irene heads for land off the eastern sea board of the United States.

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Aug 27th 2011, 8:28 AM

# Spain

Spanish baggage handlers call off 24-hour strikes

Decision not to strike has averted air travel chaos for an estimated 2 million passengers.

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Aug 11th 2011, 11:12 AM

# Ash Cloud

Flights grounded as the ash cloud returns to Australia

Flights in and out of Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra cancelled as the Chilean volcano strikes again.

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Jun 21st 2011, 11:01 AM

# Volcano

Chilean volcano disrupts New Zealand and Australian flights

Australian and New Zealand flights are the latest to be grounded as volcanic eruptions continue to disrupt air travel.

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Jun 12th 2011, 2:05 PM

# Aer Lingus

Talks between Aer Lingus and pilots continue through the night

Negotiations have failed to find a resolution to the dispute over rosters. Pilots are threatening to begin industrial action tomorrow.

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Jun 6th 2011, 9:43 AM

Evening Wrap

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

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Jun 1st 2011, 4:48 PM

# Ash Cloud

German airports reopen as ash cloud dissipates

Air traffic has resumed over Germany after the threat from volcanic ash forced airlines to cancel flights earlier today. Meanwhile, the Irish Aviation Authority says there will be no impact on Irish airspace for at least the next 48 hours.

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May 25th 2011, 4:01 PM

# Ash Cloud

Air travel relief as Grimsvotn volcano stops erupting

The volcano causing air travel difficulties across Europe stopped eruptions this morning, says Iceland’s Met Office.

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May 25th 2011, 12:39 PM

# Ryanair

Ryanair’s test flight claims disputed by experts

The airline said that it safely flew a test plane through a ‘red zone’ for volcanic ash yesterday and incurred no damage – however experts have said the plane never entered a danger zone.

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May 25th 2011, 8:10 AM

# Ryanair

Ryanair's Trapani flights diverted over Libyan assault

Military action in Libya has forced the closure of Trapani Airport in Sicily to all civilian traffic “for an indefinite period”.

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Mar 21st 2011, 8:53 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Coalition forces claim to have destroyed Gaddafi’s command centre; plans for a supercasino on the banks of the Liffey and the ‘gay cure’ iPhone app that got a 4+ rating from Apple.

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Mar 21st 2011, 8:08 AM

Evening Wrap

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

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Mar 9th 2011, 4:58 PM

# Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus dispute talks continue at LRC

Efforts to resolve the ongoing dispute over new rosters at the airline will resume today at the Labour Relations Commission as a further 20 flights are cancelled.

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Feb 1st 2011, 9:28 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Micheal Martin begins his tenure as FF leader; a surgeon who contracted HIV from a patient settles his case, and a hunt is launched for a soldier who left a proposal for his girlfriend on the wrong answering machine.

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Jan 27th 2011, 8:27 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really, really need to know by 9am: travellers face chaos as they try to get home for Christmas; gardaí launch an investigation into Sunday Independent claims on cocaine use in RTE; and the rape case against Julian Assange “may be less flawed” than thought.

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Dec 20th 2010, 8:19 AM