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Dublin Airport has been shortlisted in this year's prestigious Routes World Awards, which recognise excellence among the world's airports in the areas of route development, airline partnerships and aviation marketing.

Lufthansa is expanding its onboard culinary offerings and, starting in September, will provide passengers with additional options to personalise their travel experience.

Shannon Airport has been shortlisted for one of the aviation industry's most prestigious accolades after being named a finalist in the Under 5 Million Passengers category at the Routes World Awards 2026, recognising excellence in route development, airline partnerships and aviation marketing.

Belfast City Airport and Translink have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out how they intend to work in partnership to support the ongoing development and appraisal of options which seek to improve connectivity between Translink’s network and Belfast City Airport.

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has launched an awareness campaign to protect consumers and to familiarise themselves with their legal rights in the event of flight delays, cancellations, or overbookings.

European capital cities and New York - and a direct Cork to Belfast route - have emerged as the top priorities for future connectivity from Cork Airport for business travellers, according to the results of Cork Chamber’s Cork Airport Survey 2026.

Cork Airport has announced PRM Engineering as its new Official Time Partner, a strategic brand partnership that will see the company become the exclusive brand partner associated with Cork Airport’s Flight Information Display Screens.

SAS has announced a new year-round direct route from Copenhagen to Mumbai, marking the airline's return to India after 17 years.

Turkish Airlines is set to launch scheduled flights to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, on November 11.

Belfast International Airport has been rated ‘Very Good’ in the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Airport Accessibility Report 2025/26, placing Northern Ireland’s largest airport among the top-performing airports in the UK for the quality of assistance provided to disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility.

Aer Lingus is accelerating the rollout of Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet, as customers embrace the introduction of the free, innovative technology to stream, work and game onboard at 35,000 feet.

Lufthansa Group has formally announced it is going live with its new onboard high-speed passenger WiFi service from this month. Next week, a Lufthansa Group aircraft will take off for the first time equipped with the fastest in-flight internet connection for passengers currently available. A Lufthansa Airbus A320neo will be the first to offer the new product. Guests will experience an internet bandwidth above the clouds that, in many cases, is faster than their internet conne

Dublin Airport has recorded its busiest month in its history, with more than 3.8 million passengers travelling through its two terminals in July. That figure was up 2.3% on the same month last year as the busy summer travel season continued. A total of 3,839,635 passengers travelled during the month, marking the 16th consecutive month of passenger growth. July was also the busiest month in Dublin Airport’s history. Through the first seven months of 2026, just under 22 million

KLM is to introduce a new onboard service concept on European flights, from October: Grand Café KLM. Under this new concept, passengers will enjoy greater choice in food and beverages, with the option to pre-order a meal before departure or select items from an onboard menu during the flight. With this enhancement, KLM is responding to a broader trend among European full-service airlines and to travelers' growing desire for more choice and flexibility. Passengers will be able

London's Gatwick Airport has been given the go-ahead to build a second runway, following Britain's Court of Appeal ruling against a legal challenge by campaigners. Pierre-Hugues Schmit, Chief Executive of London Gatwick said: "Today's Court of Appeal decision to comprehensively reject the legal challenges brought by the two campaign groups opposing London Gatwick’s Northern Runway Project, confirms, yet again, that the September 2025 decision by the Secretary of State for Tra

Qantas has passed a major milestone in its much-anticipated Project Sunrise programme - which will see it fly the world's longest route: directly between London and Sydney from next year - with the successful completion of its first test flight. The Airbus A350-1000ULR set to conquer the final frontier of long-haul travel landed on Australian soil for the first time today, last month as part of the flight test campaign. The first A350-1000ULR to take to the skies touched down

Emirates and South African Airways (SAA) today announced an expansion of their codeshare partnership, enabling access to nine cities and establishing the start of a reciprocal codeshare agreement between both carriers. The expanded partnership opens more destinations across central and southern Africa, simplifying connectivity for customers. Since launching their codeshare agreement, Emirates and SAA have operated on a unilateral basis, with SAA placing its code on Emirates-o

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 15: CEO Carsten Spohr gestures during the annual results press conference of Lufthansa AG at Lufthansa Aviation Center on March 15, 2018 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) Lufthansa Group has said uncertainties over its full-year performance, for 2026, “remain high” despite it posting a strong second quarter showing. The German aviation group managed to post an operating profit of €383m for the three months to t

Emirates is set to engage with its corporate clients, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and travel management companies at the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Convention in Chicago, running from 3 to 5 August. Emirates’ participation in the travel exhibition will enable the airline to provide meaningful insights into its initiatives, premium products and services designed to meet the needs of its growing corporate travel segment. Emirates welcomes all visito

Airline group IAG has posted a net profit of €1bn for the first half of 2026 - almost 21% down on a year-on-year basis -competition, geopolitical unrest and increased operational costs for the slump. The group - which owns Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling - did, however, see revenues increase by 1% to just over €16bn, and stressed that it remains confident about its future prospects. IAG chief executive, Luis Gallego, said: “With these results IAG has again dem