# Flight

Last year

2022

Government

Portuguese ministers resign after severance pay controversy at state airline

Infrastructure minister Pedro Nunes Santos and his deputy Hugo Santos Mendes announced they were stepping down.

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Dec 29th 2022, 6:05 PM

Controversy

Football legend Ali Daei's family ordered off flight

The former Bayern Munich striker said his wife and daughter had flown on a Mahan Air flight

15.1k

Dec 26th 2022, 7:46 PM

New York

Taoiseach pays tribute to crew on diverted flight, says it's unfortunate he missed Biden reception

The Taoiseach missed a reception dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden last night.

30.9k

Sep 22nd 2022, 4:59 PM

Travel

Qantas to launch direct Sydney to London route - the longest non-stop passenger flight

People are set to spend 19 hours in the air travelling from Sydney to London by the end of 2025.

42.1k

May 2nd 2022, 1:45 PM

Delta

Irishman faces 20 years in jail for 'assault and refusing to wear mask' on New York flight

Shane McInerney allegedly refused to wear a mask during a flight from Dublin to New York.

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Jan 22nd 2022, 7:39 AM

All time

removed

Ryanair removes passenger who was filmed shouting vaccine conspiracy theories from flight

The man was attempting to fly from London to Dublin.

54.4k

Dec 16th 2021, 8:12 PM

Emergency Landing

Two separate transatlantic flights made emergency stops in Ireland today

One of the planes had engine problems over the Atlantic, while the other had a sick passenger on board

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Nov 19th 2021, 5:47 PM

Roman Protasevich

Von Der Leyen promises sanctions for Belarus over diverted flight as detained activist appears in video

Journalist Roman Protasevich was detained yesterday after the flight was diverted to Minsk.

Journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday after the flight was diverted to Minsk

Micheál Martin said the incident was "a state-sponsored coercive act" and "absolutely unacceptable"

It is suspected that KGB agents were present on the Ryanair flight

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May 24th 2021, 7:48 PM

error

'Whoops' as DeChambeau flies 1,000 miles home, then learns he made cut

The 27-year-old American fired a three-under par 68 on Saturday to stand on one-under par 212 after 54 holes.

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May 8th 2021, 8:05 PM

karin strenz

German MP dies in Limerick after flight makes emergency stop at Shannon

German media has named the woman as Karin Strenz, a member of the German federal parliament.

149k

Mar 22nd 2021, 7:58 AM

Boeing

Divers recover black box from crashed Indonesia plane

The Boeing 737-500 crashed into the ocean shortly after take-off from Jakarta on Saturday.

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Jan 12th 2021, 11:06 AM

London Heathrow

Last-minute flight out of London arranged for 'hundreds' of Irish passengers

Footage emerged on social media showing queues of passengers who had arrived at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5.

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Dec 21st 2020, 9:59 AM

Air Travel

Covid-19 transmission aboard flight into Ireland linked to 59 cases during the summer

The outbreak occurred despite low levels of occupancy aboard the flight from the Middle East to Ireland during the summer.

70.1k

Oct 25th 2020, 1:59 PM

mh17

Dutch government taking Russia to court over ‘shooting down’ of MH17 flight

A missile fired from territory controlled by pro-Moscow Ukrainian rebels blew the plane out of the sky on 17 July 2014.

8.9k

Jul 10th 2020, 4:53 PM

Crash

Survivor tells of 'turbulence' and pilot's warning before Pakistan plane crash

Mohammad Zubair said the flight had been smooth until just before landing when it jolted violently and that was the last thing he remembered.

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May 23rd 2020, 7:07 PM

Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus flight heading to China to pick up protective equipment makes emergency landing after hitting birds

The flight struck a flock of birds shortly after take-off.

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Mar 30th 2020, 1:12 PM

Travel

Irish people in Spain who want to come home told to return by Thursday night

Spanish airports will remain open for a number of days to facilitate the exodus from the country.

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Mar 15th 2020, 6:01 PM

Simon Coveney

Coronavirus: Irish citizens might get place on French evacuation flight from China

A separate flight is leaving for the UK at 9pm Irish time tonight.

16.8k

Jan 30th 2020, 1:59 PM

Chile

Chilean military plane 'disappears' with 38 passengers on board

The C-130 Hercules carried 17 crew members and 21 passengers.

18.9k

Dec 10th 2019, 7:19 AM

diverted

Aer Lingus flight forced to return to Dublin Airport after crew report 'smell' on board

The flight landed safely in Dublin at 9.05am and was met at the terminal by ground crews and engineers.

66.5k

Aug 30th 2019, 9:54 AM

Boarding Pass

Aer Lingus apologises as customers unable to download boarding passes

The airline said it was a technical issue.

25.7k

Aug 26th 2019, 11:15 AM

American Airlines

US-bound plane forced to return to Shannon Airport after suffering engine problems

There were 146 passengers and crew on board.

24.9k

Aug 22nd 2019, 1:16 PM

mh17

4 people charged with murder over downing of flight MH17

The plane travelling between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur was hit by a Russian-made missile in July 2014.

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Jun 19th 2019, 12:52 PM

flight from hell

Punches thrown, vodka downed and music blared on chaotic Ryanair flight to Malta

RTÉ reporter Kieran Dineen has said several brawls broke out during the flight.

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May 2nd 2019, 7:42 AM

England

Shoreham Airshow crash: Pilot cleared over deaths of 11 men

Andrew Hill said he was “truly sorry” for the part he played in the deaths.

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Mar 8th 2019, 3:04 PM

Takeoff

'Evacuate, evacuate': Flights were suspended at Stansted Airport last night after an aborted takeoff

The airport said that the aircraft had aborted its take off due to a suspected engine problem.

85.3k

Mar 2nd 2019, 8:26 AM

Tuskar Rock

Retired garda searches for family of unidentified victim in 1968 Wexford plane crash

There were 33 male passengers whose bodies were never recovered and Gerry Kealy is working through the families to rule them out.

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Jan 6th 2019, 7:05 AM

strong winds

Flight returns to Dublin Airport after being forced to abort landing due to wind

Meanwhile, another flight diverted to Shannon Airport after a woman was reported to be experiencing contractions.

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Nov 27th 2018, 1:20 PM

New York

Plane quarantined at JFK airport after passengers report feeling ill

Other passengers are now being allowed to disembark and are having their temperatures taken.

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Sep 5th 2018, 3:44 PM

TV presenter Richard Bacon has emerged from a six-day coma

Bacon was hospitalised with an undiagnosed double chest infection on 5 July following a transatlantic flight.

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Jul 16th 2018, 3:29 PM

confidential location

Pilots to meet with Ryanair management on Wednesday as strike planned for Thursday

The union expects that Thursday’s scheduled industrial action will go ahead.

10.9k

Jul 9th 2018, 5:31 PM

Paris

Ryanair calls for drink limit at airports after Dublin-Ibiza flight diverted due to 3 'disruptive' passengers

A Ryanair spokesperson said that three passengers became “disruptive” during the flight.

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Jun 17th 2018, 6:13 PM

cathay pacific

'Surprising' level of interest in direct flight from Dublin to Asia

The new Dublin to Hong Kong route has attracted interest from Chinese, Japanese and Filipino globetrotters.

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Apr 28th 2018, 9:45 AM

Court

Man (47) who ingested 100 pellets of cocaine before flying into Dublin remanded to Cloverhill

Revenue officers seized a total 1.4kgs of cocaine with a street value of €98,000.

18.2k

Apr 18th 2018, 8:02 PM

USA

Woman dies after being left hanging half outside plane after its engine blew

Witnesses described efforts to pull the woman back into the plane after the window shattered, depressurising the cabin.

87.8k

Apr 18th 2018, 6:55 AM

Chicago

Aviation security officer fired for dragging man from plane is suing United Airlines

Long was fired in August after the incident.

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Apr 12th 2018, 8:15 AM

diplomatic tensions

British officials search inbound plane from Moscow over security fears

Britain said it conducts routine checks on aircraft to protect the UK from organised crime.

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Mar 31st 2018, 4:45 PM

good day

First direct Australia-Europe scheduled flight touches down in Heathrow after 17 hours

Qantas’ 14,498km journey from Perth to London is the world’s third-longest passenger flight.

57.6k

Mar 25th 2018, 7:37 AM

Dreamliner

Transatlantic flight forced to divert to Shannon Airport after captain fell ill

The plane was travelling from Florida to Copenhagen at the time.

22.9k

Jan 24th 2018, 2:25 PM

Malaysia Airlines

'It was like hell': Passengers terrified as 'shaking' Malaysia Airlines flight forced turn back

Flight MH122 was heading from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur when one of its engines shut down.

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Jan 19th 2018, 8:28 AM