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Michael O’Leary urges Government to be wary of ‘unfair’ environmental taxes

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called on the Irish Government to be wary of imposing “unfair” environmental taxes on airlines. Mr O’Leary said there is “huge unfairness” in environmental taxation on air travel in Europe. Speaking at a press ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:34

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‘Hundreds of thousands’ paid out for missed flights due to Dublin Airport delays

An Oireachtas committee has heard that “hundreds of thousands” of euro has been paid out so far to people who missed flights due to delays at Dublin Airport at the start of the summer. On Sunday May 29, lengthy queues at security screening ...

26 Jul 2022 at 16:42

National News

Compensation paid as almost 600 people complain about flight cancellations and delays

Irish air passengers made nearly 600 complaints about flight delays, cancellations or being denied boarding to an aircraft in the first 6 months of this year. Complaints made to the aviation regulator have resulted in compensation of €32,...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:08

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First UK rocket launch ends in disappointment after failing to orbit over Irish coast

An attempt to make British space history by launching a rocket into orbit from UK soil has ended in failure after suffering an “anomaly” during the flight. After taking off from Cornwall, the Virgin Orbit plane flew to 35,000ft over the ...

10 Jan 2023 at 10:28

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Did you spot this United States Air Force aircraft over Kilkenny?

A United States Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules was recorded flying directly over Kilkenny city last Saturday, July 17, after leaving from the U.S. on its way to Cardiff. RANGR81 was travelling at an altitude of 25000ft and a speed ...

23 Jul 2021 at 14:34

National News

Plane over Ireland en route to New York turns around due to crew issue

A Virgin Atlantic aircraft turned back to Heathrow after it emerged the first officer had not completed his final flying test. The Airbus A330 jet was nearly 40 minutes into its journey to New York on Monday when the two pilots on ...

05 May 2022 at 15:38

National News

'It's not acceptable' - Ryanair boss condemns air traffic control chaos

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has slammed air traffic control (ATC) provider Nats for the “unacceptable” disruption caused over the past two days. In a video message, the chief executive described Monday as “a very difficult day” ...

30 Aug 2023 at 11:48

National News

Ryanair boss slams air traffic control chaos as ‘unacceptable’

29 Aug 2023 at 15:17

National News

Ryanair reveals 63,000 passengers affected by ATC failure

Ryanair has revealed around 63,000 of its passengers saw their flights cancelled during last week’s air traffic control failure which caused widespread disruption across the industry and left thousands of passengers ...

04 Sept 2023 at 10:22

National News

Ryanair resigns from ‘talking shop’ UK Aviation Council

Budget airline Ryanair has resigned from the UK Aviation Council and branded it as a “talking shop” which does not deliver benefits or reform for the sector or passengers. Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary ...

11 Jul 2023 at 21:05

National News

Probe into use of drone near site of crash that killed four in Clonmel

The Irish Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into the use of a drone near the site of a crash in Co Tipperary as first responders attended the scene. The semi-state air space regulator said it ...

28 Aug 2023 at 18:59

National News

Dublin Airport fined 6.7m euro for cleanliness and security queue failings

Dublin Airport has been hit with a 6.7 million euro penalty for poor cleanliness of terminals and toilet facilities, and for security queue times, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said. The IAA said on ...

07 Mar 2024 at 13:45

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