There's further good news for winter sun seekers today with Ryanair confirming that it will extend its Alicante, Spain service to a year-round operation.

Passenger figures look set to jump almost 8% this Bank Holiday weekend as more airlines commenced their summer schedules.

Shannon Airport welcomed return of two popular services which have been reintroduced by Ryanair.

Summer has begun for outbound holiday makers from Shannon for sure with the launch today of its new service to one of Europe’s favourite sun destinations – the Barcelona region of Spain.

Ryanair has confirmed plans to resume operations on two routes from Shannon Airport and increase frequency on an existing UK service.

Ryanair is set to announce a new route from Shannon Airport.

Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport committee Deirdre Clune has welcomed a surge in transatlantic flights by low costs carriers comparing it to the emergence of low cost short haul flights across Europe in the late 1990s.

Holidaymakers returning to Dublin were left shaken and physically sick after their flight was forced to abort its landing and finally divert to Shannon yesterday.

An investigation into an incident where a passenger jet flew too close to a Ryanair flight has determined this occurred because the other crew did not follow air traffic control instructions.