Gardaí were called to Aer Lingus’s headquarters when a pilot declared at a meeting with human resources that he was going on hunger strike unless the airline agreed to make disclosures to staff about alleged toxic fume incidents on its jets and to make payments to him worth €3 million, a witness has said. The … Read more
Sunburst-motif mirrors welcome customers ringing the bell of Louise Kennedy’s four-storey Georgian Dublin townhouse. Inside, the ground floor gifting rooms are spotted with art deco-inspired bottle-stoppers and crystal-adorned ceramic egg candles. Purples and pinks pop out from the rails of the first-floor fashion rooms, where later I spot the black lurex tweed biker jacket Kennedy … Read more
The cabin crew member brought an unfair dismissal case before the Workplace Relations Commission File image of an Aer Lingus plane at Dublin Airport. Photo: Getty A sacked Aer Lingus attendant has been accused of refusing to let a passenger on a delayed flight use the bathroom in a stand-off over alleged bad language from … Read more
Aer Lingus passengers travelling from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom will have to carry a passport under tighter regulations being introduced this month. It means documents such driving licences or Garda age cards will no longer be accepted for boarding. From February 25th, all Irish nationals must have a passport to travel … Read more
The Irish airline has been known to allow alternative forms of identification for travel but rules are changing (Image: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Aer Lingus has announced a major change to rules for travel between Ireland and the UK. The Irish airline has long been praised for the option to travel between Ireland and … Read more
A MAJOR warning has been sent to all passengers flying with a popular Irish airline ahead of a tech outage in just days. Ryanair has urged all passengers to check in before a certain time on Wednesday, January 28. Sign up for The Irish Sun newsletter Thank you! Ryanair sent an important message to those … Read more
The tiny tropical turtle, discovered shivering on a Clare beach during the Christmas holidays, is now thriving after being nursed back to health in Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium for the past six months. Diagnosed with a respiratory condition and meningitis, the turtle — christened Solstice — was near death when found on Quilty beach, covered in … Read more
Thomas McCarthy, wife Rachel and son Teddy as they were about to board the flight to Greece last year A family whose luggage went missing nine months ago say they are “extremely disappointed” with Aer Lingus’s customer service because they have yet to receive any compensation or explanation about what happened. Thomas McCarthy, his wife … Read more
London Heathrow is to reopen after power was restored on Friday evening, with some flights expected to resume tonight. “We will now work with the airlines on repatriating the passengers who were diverted to other airports in Europe. We hope to run a full operation tomorrow and will provide further information shortly,” the airport said … Read more
A senior nurse has been left £1,400 out of pocket after an airline app glitch forced her to buy a new flight after Aer Lingus cancelled her trip home. Charlotte Oakley, 33, flew to New York for a friend’s wedding on December 18 but her return flight four days later was cancelled just hours before … Read more