Dublin Airport closed, all flights including Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Lufthansa suspended as firefighters tackle huge fire in hangar August 26, 2015 Flights have resumed at Dublin Airport with severe delays, after a huge fire broke out in one of the hangers All flights were suspended for around two hours while fire crew attend to the blaze, which has now been contained. Incoming planes were diverted to Shannon and Belfast. The fire broke out shortly [...]
Ryanair to appeal against court ruling allowing passengers to claim delay compensation after two years August 21, 2015 Ryanair will appeal against a court ruling that would allow passengers six years to claim money back from the airline if their flight is delayed. The Manchester County Court earlier today ruled that the low-cost airline could not impose a two year limit on passengers making a claim for flight delay compensation. Read more: Ryanair [...]
Lost cost airline Norwegian will offer £179 flights from London to Boston August 19, 2015 If the price of travel to the States was putting you off, fret no more. You will soon be able to travel to the city of the Boston Celtics and sitcom Cheers for just £179. Norwegian, a low cost airline, will be offering four flights a week from Gatwick to Boston from May 2016, the [...]
Ryanair and Wizz Air’s July passenger numbers take off to record altitudes August 6, 2015 BUDGET airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air yesterday revealed soaring passenger numbers in July. The 30-year-old Irish no-frills carrier announced that it flew 10.1m customers in July, an increase of 11 per cent from a year earlier. Its load factor – a measurement of how full its flights are – was 95 per cent full last [...]
EasyJet flight U28435 from London to Basel declares emergency and returns to Gatwick July 27, 2015 An EasyJet flight going from London to Basel in Switzerland declared an emergency as it took off from Gatwick. Flight U28435 released a Squawk 7700, the generic emergency code, as it departed from the south London airport just after 2.30pm. The journey spans a total distance of 425 miles, but the emergency squawk [...]
Ryanair reports €245m in first quarter profits as it continues ascent despite turbulence July 27, 2015 Ryanair’s profits have continued their assent as traffic and revenue increased in the first quarter. The figures Total profits for the budget airline in the three months to the end of June grew by 25 per cent on last year to €245 (£173.7m), in line with estimates. Revenues were up 10 per cent to €1.65bn. In the same [...]
Ashley Madison’s hacking affair: Is a London IPO now a fling too far after data breach? July 21, 2015 Ryainair boss Michael O’Leary is no shrinking violet, but even Ashley Madison, the controversial adultery website hacked on Monday, proved too much for the colourful Irishman. The Ryanair chief was offered €120,000 (£84,350) by Ashley Madison last year to paint its logo on one of its planes, but turned them down. The incident [...]
British Airways owner International Airlines Group’s takeover of Aer Lingus given clearance for takeoff July 17, 2015 British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) said today it's been given the go-ahead to buy budget Irish airline Aer Lingus, after the company received acceptances from more than half of shareholders. The news brings IAG, which also owns Iberia and Vueling, a step closer to completing its €1.36bn (£951m) deal to take over [...]
Ryanair may close second Danish airport after row with unions July 15, 2015 Low-cost airline Ryanair has said that it may close its Billund airport base, which would be the airline’s second Danish base closure in just four days, as a union in the country frustrates the Irish carrier with plans of a strike at the airport. This occurred on the same day as Ryanair officially shut down [...]
IAG takeover of Aer Lingus given the green light by European Commission July 14, 2015 International Consolidated Airlines Group's (IAG) takeover of Aer Lingus has been given the final go-ahead by European competition regulators. Read more: Ryanair share price up after approving IAG’s offer for Aer Lingus stake The European Commission has cleared the €1.36bn (£960m) takeover following "commitments offered by the parties". British Airways owner IAG agreed to relinquish five daily slot [...]