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Preparations Underway For Winterval 2022

The elves are busy preparing for the arrival of Santa at the 2022 Winterval festival, which will take place in Waterford for the 10th year from 18 November...

Greek Carrier Aegean Airlines Profitable As Sales Jump In Q2

Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest carrier, returned to profit in the second quarter after losses in the same period a year earlier with sales rebounding st...

SAS Considers Adding Electric Aircraft To Regional Fleet

Scandinavian airline SAS said on Thursday 15 September it was considering adding an undisclosed number of 30-seat electric aircraft from Swedish start...

Service Sector Activity Continued To Increase In August, According To Latest AIB PMI Survey Data

According to the AIB Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey data for August 2022, service sector activity in Ireland continued to increase in August, howe...

New $1m Campaign In United States Highlights Shannon Airport

Tourism Ireland has unveiled a new US$1 million campaign to promote direct flights from the United States to Shannon Airport, with Aer Lingus from Boston a...

German Government Sells Remaining Lufthansa Shares

The German government has sold off its 20% stake in Lufthansa acquired during the coronavirus pandemic, it has said.

Flights In Europe Disrupted By French Air Traffic Control Strike

European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday 16 September as a French air traffic controllers' strike forced airlines to cancel half of those sch...

Younger People Spend Less As Inflation Stalls Overall Spending, Says AIB

Consumer spending during the month of August rose by 0.8% despite there being 55,000 fewer transactions, indicating that inflation is influencing Irish pur...