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in the case of the US a travel ban for all passengers from the Schnegen countries was imposed, but that was quickly superseded by one covering all European countries.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 […]
Dublin Airport Opens New Premium Lounge
Dublin Airport has opened a new premium lounge. The lounge, which is located in the same area as several of the existing lounges in T2 is accessible to passengers flying out of both T1 and T2. It’s called “The East Lounge” and walk-up prices are a cool €55 / person, with pre-booked places €50. Is […]
Norwegian Pulls Transatlantic Flights Ex-Dublin
Norwegian announced earlier this week that it was withdrawing its transatlantic service from Dublin. The airline will continue to serve various European routes out of Dublin, but its transatlantic service will cease operations September 15th. The airline stated that it no longer considered the routes to be commercially viable: As the airline moves from growth […]
Norwegian Offering “Gate to Gate” WiFi Service
With most airline WiFi you have to wait until the plane is in the air and at a particular altitude before the WiFi service is available. That is slowly changing with more and more airlines offering a “gate to gate” service. Norwegian announced this week that they will be offering the service on their flights. […]
Aer Lingus Brings Back Premium Experience on European Routes
Many moons ago Aer Lingus offered both economy and business class seating on both their European short-haul network as well as their transatlantic flights. While paying for a business class seat between Dublin and London may seem a bit nutty, there are destinations within the short-haul network where it starts to make sense. And when […]