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# air-travel - Tuesday 23 August, 2011
Ryanair scraps all flights between Dublin, Cork and Kerry
The airline said motorway improvements were behind the decision, which will leave Cork without domestic air links.
# air-travel - Saturday 20 August, 2011
Man due in court after transatlantic flight forced to divert to Shannon
A flight from Washington to Vienna was forced to divert to Shannon Airport after an on-board incident.
# air-travel - Thursday 18 August, 2011
Gerard Depardieu ‘said sorry’ to stewardess after peeing on plane
Friends insist the actor tried to relieve himself into a bottle on the Dublin flight, but spilt some on the floor.
# air-travel - Wednesday 17 August, 2011
Belgian union to sue Ryanair over ‘illegal work practices’
The CNE workers’ union believes Ryanair’s work practices are a breach of Belgian laws. The airline disagrees.
# air-travel - Thursday 11 August, 2011
Spanish baggage handlers call off 24-hour strikes
Decision not to strike has averted air travel chaos for an estimated 2 million passengers.
# air-travel - Tuesday 9 August, 2011
German air travel chaos averted as strike called off
Meanwhile, Spanish baggage handlers are threatening to strike for two days later this month.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
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# air-travel - Monday 8 August, 2011
Take 5: Monday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
German air traffic control strike set for tomorrow
Air travel disruptions ahead as union plans for six-hour strike over controllers’ pay and employment conditions in Germany.
# air-travel - Thursday 4 August, 2011
Binge flying: Are you addicted to your boarding card?
A study from Bournemouth University has predicted that air travel could soon be viewed as an addiction in the same sense as smoking, gambling and internet use.
German air traffic control strike averted
Controllers drop their planned strike despite lodging appeal against injunction.
# air-travel - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Ryanair breaks passenger record and calls for an end to travel tax
Ryanair boss has hit out at the government and the Dublin Airport Authority, saying that the travel tax and high fees are crippling Irish tourism.
German air traffic controllers appeal court ruling banning strike action
3,400 flight controllers were due to stop work for six hours tomorrow – but a German court has banned the strike.
# air-travel - Friday 29 July, 2011
Air France pilots ‘were in a situation they didn’t understand’
All 288 passengers on board, including three Irish women, were killed when the Airbus 330 from Rio to Paris crashed into the Atlantic. A new report has found that the crew were not properly trained.
# air-travel - Wednesday 27 July, 2011
Belfast Airport among top 15 airports for European flight delays
Data shows that over 40 per cent of the departures from and arrivals to Belfast International Airport last year.
# air-travel - Monday 25 July, 2011
Ryanair’s profits hold steady as revenue takes off
The airline’s after-tax profit is up by around 1 per cent, but its revenue is up 29 per cent as fares also go upward.
# air-travel - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
American Airlines announces record jet order, as Dublin office closes
The airline, which has also posted a quarterly loss of $286 million, has placed an order for 460 new planes. It’s closing its Dublin call centre with the loss of 130 jobs.
# air-travel - Sunday 17 July, 2011
Shannon Airport closed following technical failure on Aer Arann plane
A technical incident involving an Aer Arann plane, which had landed safely, will see Shannon shut until 4pm.
# air-travel - Friday 24 June, 2011
Transport minister demands that Dublin Airport chief waive bonus
The Dublin Airport Authority made €33m profit last year – and has set aside €106,000 in bonuses for Declan Collier.
# air-travel - Saturday 18 June, 2011
United Airlines computer glitch leaves thousands stranded
The American airline blamed “a network connectivity issue” for the outage which left passengers stranded at airports across the US.
South Korean troops mistakenly fire on passenger plane
Troops thought plane, which was preparing to land in Seoul, was North Korean.
# air-travel - Friday 17 June, 2011
European Commission closes legal case against Irish air travel tax
The Commission had claimed that the two-tier tax was unfair to overseas passengers, but accepts the recent reform.
# air-travel - Tuesday 14 June, 2011
Video: Airbus unveils its plane ‘cabin of the future’
Concept cabin, which allows passengers see through the walls, was designed to show that “the journey can be as much a voyage of discovery as the destination”.
Galway Airport begs government to reverse funding cuts
The airport says it needs a €1.2m grant to stay in businesses – and still hopes the government will save the day.
# air-travel - Friday 10 June, 2011
Argentina, Uruguay airports closed due to volcano
Airports in much of the southern part South America have been closed because of ash clouds from a volcano that began erupting nearly a week ago.
# air-travel - Wednesday 8 June, 2011
Galway airport facing closure due to funding cut
180 jobs could be lost if Galway airport shuts down in the wake of funding cuts. Its managing director says the decision is based on a “flawed report”.
# air-travel - Tuesday 7 June, 2011
We’re taking fewer economy flights… because they’re getting more expensive
The number of holidaymakers on low-cost tickets has fallen by three to four per cent in the last few months as rising fuel costs force up ticket prices.
# air-travel - Monday 6 June, 2011
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.
# air-travel - Sunday 5 June, 2011
New volcanic ash cloud threatens flight disruptions (in South America)
The Puyehue volcano has been dormant for decades – and its latest eruption has forced 3,500 to evacuate their homes.
# air-travel - Saturday 4 June, 2011
Pilots strike looms as Aer Lingus talks break down
Talks to avert a pilots’ strike on Tuesday have broken down – and pilots’ reps don’t believe the talks are likely to resume.
# air-travel - Thursday 2 June, 2011
Rats on a plane: Qantas grounds flight after baby rodents found
The animals were discovered in a cupboard on the Boeing 767 minutes before it was due to take off in Australia.
New Dublin airport bus route to create 13 new jobs
The new route will serve a catchment area of 100,000 in south Dublin and will create over a dozen new jobs as a result.
# air-travel - Wednesday 1 June, 2011
Take 5: Wednesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
Aer Lingus to attend talks aimed at averting new strikes
Talks at the Labour Relations Commission will try to avoid a rostering dispute that could see flights cancelled next week.
# air-travel - Tuesday 31 May, 2011
Take 5: Tuesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
Airport chaos looms as Aer Lingus pilots threaten strike action
Thirty thousand people could be affected if pilots go ahead with threatened industrial action from next Tuesday. Eighty-seven per cent of pilots represented by IALPA voted in favour of a strike.
Passengers feared for their lives when Ryanair flight ‘plummeted 12,000ft’
The Air Accident Investigation Unit is investigating a rapid descent on a flight between Liverpool and Dublin 11 days ago.
# air-travel - Thursday 26 May, 2011
Flight restrictions across Europe lifted as the ash cloud threat abates
Passengers breathe a sigh of relief as the skies look clear for the next 36 hours at least. Ryanair, Aer Lingus and all the major carriers are operating normal schedules.
# air-travel - Wednesday 25 May, 2011
Take 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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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