The US is to lift Covid 19 testing requirements for travellers from outside the US, both US nationals and others. At the moment anyone traveling to the US has to show a negative Covid test taken in the previous 24 hours. Of course the travel industry sees this requirement as being a major impediment for […]
Heathrow Celebrates Platinum Jubilee
Heathrow airport is one of the biggest and busiest airports in Europe. It’s also got a close association with The Queen, which is why they’ve released a short video to highlight that relationship that spans most of her reign: There will be a flyover today in honour of the Jubilee which should be viewable in […]
Dublin Airport Plans Inspire Memes and other Comic Reactions
Dublin Airport’s owners DAA will be grilled by the government later today about how they plan to mitigate the current issues facing passengers at the airport. So what is the plan? Apparently passengers will be triaged on arrival and only given access to the terminal building 3.5 hours in advance of longhaul flights and 2.5 […]
Dublin Airport in Chaos
While Dublin Airport’s management might claim that they have taken steps to improve the situation for departing passengers they obviously have not done enough. Today Dublin airport is trending on Twitter and for all the wrong reasons. The lines to get into both terminals of the country’s main airport are snaking outside the buildings and […]
Flying Out of Dublin Airport? Allow Extra Time!
Over the past few weeks there have been a lot of anecdotal reports from travellers of delays at security at Dublin Airport. Friends and colleagues also reported having serious issues to me directly. So what’s going on? Apparently there is an issue with staffing at the airport. During the pandemic the airport was forced to […]
Where to get COVID Tests For Travel in Ireland
Several countries require visitors to show proof of a recent COVID test before they’ll allow you to enter. Generally speaking the airlines will check that you fulfil the requirements before they let you board, though if you’re getting a connecting flight in one of the major European hubs like Schipol, CDG or Frankfurt they’re probably […]
Irish Adults Want to Travel as Aer Lingus Launch Autumn Flight Sale
Aer Lingus is running their autumn flight sale at the moment. They’re offering flights to European destinations from as low as €29.99 each way. According to new research from Aer Lingus 2 out of 3 Irish adults are planning to escape overseas in the next 6 months! Irish adults are ready and raring to explore […]
Airlines – Don’t Contact Them Unless You’re Travelling Soon
As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic many countries have either closed their borders or imposed restrictions. For example, in the case of the US a travel ban for all passengers from the Schnegen countries was imposed, but that was quickly superseded by one covering all European countries. Airlines are struggling to handle the […]