The Irish Times

Holidaymakers are driving aviation's recovery. But is it a false dawn?

Airlines that survived the pandemic intact now have a greater share of the market

Fri May 20 2022 - 05:09

Emirates airline cuts annual loss to €1bn as travel rebounds

Airline said it filled 58.6% of seats flown, up from 44.3% a year earlier

Fri May 13 2022 - 09:52

Will you wear a mask on your next holiday flight? I will, and here’s why

Dr Muiris Houston: A number of unknowns make it difficult to recommend ditching the mask

Tue May 03 2022 - 06:01

CarTrawler generating over two-thirds of its pre-Covid revenue

Travel tech company reports €37.3m loss but says bookings are strong

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 05:30

Boxever bought by US firm Sitecore in multimillion-euro deal

Sitecore’s acquisition of Irish data analytics firm will see extra staff hired in Dublin

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 13:00

IDA chief warns of investment hit if Dublin runway restrictions not lifted

Authority warns restrictions could reduce economic capacity and hinder growth in FDI

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 20:01

Coronavirus: Dubai blamed by several countries for spreading virus

World wrap: WHO visits hospitals in Wuhan where Covid-19 was first treated

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 10:28

CarTrawler forecasts pent-up demand for travel this year

Company appoints Google Cloud’s digital transformation officer to its board

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 09:00

Aviation had a tough 2020 - and next year remains uncertain

A key question now is: when does the industry start climbing out of this trough?

Wed Dec 30 2020 - 07:00

Emirates turns to Dubai to see it through crisis after $3.4bn loss

Airline says global travel restrictions caused revenue to drop by 75% in six months

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 17:22

CarTrawler sees growth but full recovery still a long way off

Company reports revenues of €205.3m for 2019 with pretax profits totalling €4.9m

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 05:00

Emirates to restart flights from Dublin to Dubai this month

Passengers warned they must comply with Covid-19 restrictions in destination countries

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 13:09

Cartrawler set to fall under control of UK firm TowerBrook

Deal could see up to €100m injected into Dublin business

Wed May 06 2020 - 19:11

Stocktake: Is O’Leary right about ‘idiotic’ seat rules?

Keeping middle seats empty may be medically ineffective, but it makes for good PR

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 05:40

Coronavirus: How the Covid-19 crisis may reshape air travel

Amid the easing of some restrictions, airline industry faces continued turbulence

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 05:31

Coronavirus: Emirates to suspend most passenger flights

Dublin to Dubai flight at risk as airline becomes latest to scale back operations

Sun Mar 22 2020 - 20:39

African countries shut doors to Europe to halt the spread of coronavirus

Europeans in Uganda express fears over potential backlash as disease spreads

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 10:43

Emirates to axe charges for changing flight booking over coronavirus

Lufthansa to ground 150 aircraft as Airbus reviews delivery targets

Wed Mar 04 2020 - 19:59

Former Paddy Power man Barry takes a bet on CarTrawler

Company recently won multimillion euro car rental provider contract with Easyjet

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 05:07

Cartrawler scores ‘multimillion euro’ deal with Easyjet

Irish company agrees four-year contract to become online car rental provider to airline

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 08:00

When things go wrong Ryanair staff hardest to find, says Which!

Consumer group surveyed passengers on how European airlines dealt with complaints

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 00:00

British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

British ambassador reported as saying decision not linked to security at Egypt airports

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 18:53

KLM among major airlines to re-route around Iran’s airspace

Move after US aviation agency issues order following shooting-down of US drone in region

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 09:40

Boxever spreads its wings beyond airlines as it agrees deal with AIB

Data analytics company secures first banking customer as it looks beyond travel sector

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 05:35

Airbus pulls plug on A380 superjumbo after Emirates cuts order

Aerospace group probably 10 years too late with A380, chief executive says

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 09:53

Emirates passenger numbers rise to 59 million in 2018

Dubai-based carrier transported more than 219,000 passengers into Ireland last year

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 11:01

Christmas gifts for sports fans: trips abroad they'll never forget

From rugby to racing, the gift of a trip abroad will have sports fans cheering

Sun Dec 02 2018 - 00:01

Money-spinning Ryder Cup set to help European Tour through the rough

As Europe gets ready to face up to US team in France on Friday, the body that runs it is looking for other sources of cash

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 06:38

A tropical retreat where kids are welcome

The Maldives, traditionally a couples retreat, is a captivating place to bring the kids

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00

Great escapes: From Galway races pampering to the pyramids of Egypt

Maria Doyle Kennedy has four concerts at Hook Lighthouse in Co Wexford

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 16:35

Fifa fails to score big at World Cup

Feast of football fails to be matched in sponsorship deals

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 16:46

Fifa’s brand toxicity has changed the game for sponsors

China comes to the rescue of Russia 2018, as queue shortens for pitch-side ‘wallpaper’

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 05:26

Boxever spreads its wings beyond the airline industry

Dublin-based tech company boxes clever to expand into financial services and utilities

Thu May 31 2018 - 05:31

DAA should build and run third Dublin terminal, says Emirates

Airline says Dublin Airport needs to plan now for additional traffic from new runway

Wed May 23 2018 - 18:16