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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
Aer Lingus Relaunch Flights To US West Coast & Toronto
For the last few days the media has been speculating about Aer Lingus relaunching services ex-Dublin to the US west coast. However it wasn’t until this morning that the airline finally made an official announcement. Not only will they be offering direct flights ex-Dublin to San Francisco, but they’ll also be re-opening the Dublin to […]
Aer Lingus Offering Parking At Cork Airport
If you fly with Aer Lingus from Cork you’ll now be able to book your parking at the same time as you book your flights. Aer Lingus passengers can choose from three parking options with prices starting from €7.50 per day: Short Term (Multi-Story). Priced at €15 per day, there is a 2-4 minute walk […]
Air France / KLM Launch In-flight Wifi
Earlier this morning AF012 took off from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport en route for New York’s JFK. Around the same time KLM Flight 757 left Amsterdam’s Schipol airport bound towards Panama City. What made this morning’s flights different is that they’re the first ones with in-flight wifi from Air France KLM. The service will […]