Aer Lingus launched their in-flight wifi service on Monday. The service is available on their A330 fleet on transatlantic routes. Pricing is comparable with that offered by other airlines on similar routes: €10.95 for one hour or €19.95 for 24 hours access in Economy class. Business Class customers apparently get the service for free (though […]
RyanAir Resolves Compliance Issue With National Consumer Agency
Up until very recently RyanAir did not publish an email address on their website – and apparently they weren’t the only airline who didn’t. They’ve since rectified the issue, according to an article in today’s Irish Times. The National Consumer Agency took compliance actions against both Aer Lingus and RyanAir in May of this year. […]
Tours Of Dublin Airport’s Old Terminal Building
As part of Open House Dublin, which runs from October 4th to October 6th, you can get a chance to tour the old terminal building at Dublin Airport. The old terminal building was finished in 1940 and was in active service until the airport outgrew it. It’s normally closed to the public, but if you’re […]
Aer Arann Call Off Strike Action
Aer Arann will not be on strike this week. The Irish Airline Pilot’s Association (IALPA) has reached an agreement between it and Aer Arann management. The details of the proposed deal now need to be put to a vote of the affected members. In the interim all industrial action has been cancelled. Full story over […]
Aer Lingus Issues Statement on Industrial Action
Aer Lingus public relations company just sent this out: Statement from Aer Lingus Friday 16 August 2013 “The company has not been notified of any ballot by Aer Lingus pilots for strike action. We plan to continue to operate our full schedule as normal.” This is in relation to the planned industrial action by […]
Waterford Airport To Get 150 Metre Extension
The runway at Waterford airport is to be extended by 150 metres. Government funding for the expansion work had been put on hold due to Aer Arann pulling out of the regional airport, but was finally approved in the last few days. Full report here Related articles Department of Transport approves €400,000 for runway extension […]
Aer Lingus Reports Passenger Numbers Increase
Aer Lingus have announced their results for June 2013. Compared to June 2012 the numbers are up by 3.1% With longhaul numbers up by 17.2% Here’s the full release (without the tabular data): Dublin & London, 4 July 2013: Aer Lingus Group plc (“Aer Lingus”), today announced traffic statistics for the month of June 2013. […]
Airport Logic
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