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But profits are still down on the €276 million recorded in 2019

Aer Lingus records operating profit of €45m in 2022

Aer Lingus recorded an operating profit before exceptional items of €45 million for 2022, following two years of significant losses.

Business • 24 Feb 23

Joe Gilmore, Managing Director of Ireland West Airport and Reid Moody, Chief Strategy and Planning Officer at Aer Lingus

New Ireland West Airport Knock to Heathrow route

Aer Lingus has announced a new route from Ireland West Airport Knock to London Heathrow, which will replace the airline's Knock-Gatwick route.

Business • 31 Jan 23

InflightFlix will promote 500 reasons to visit Ireland

InflightFlix signs content deal with Aer Lingus

Irish company, InflightFlix International, has announced an inflight entertainment destination content deal with Aer Lingus.

Business • 12 Jan 23

First flight takes off from Dublin Airport's new runway in August

2022 - The year aviation and tourism took off again

Passengers returned to the skies in huge numbers in 2022, after two years of travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic which grounded the aviation industry.

Business • 28 Dec 22

The flight was due to arrive in Dublin this morning, with many passengers now stuck in New York on Christmas Eve (file image)

'Technical issue' forces Aer Lingus NYC flight U-turn

Aer Lingus has "sincerely apologised" to hundreds of passengers who were on board a Dublin-bound flight from New York, which was forced to turn back following engine trouble.

Ireland • 24 Dec 22

The airline will also operate 15 transatlantic routes from Ireland next summer, including Cleveland for the first time

Aer Lingus announces three new routes for summer 2023

Aer Lingus has unveiled its schedule for next summer which will see it fly to 53 European destinations from Ireland, including three new summer routes to Kos in Greece, Olbia in Sardinia, Italy and Brindisi in Italy.

Business • 12 Dec 22

The discrimination case focused on the Aer Lingus uniform

Aer Lingus cabin crew manager loses case over uniform

An Aer Lingus cabin crew manager who said female flight attendants were being "sexualised" by uniform rules requiring them to wear heels and nylons has lost her discrimination claim.

Business • 08 Dec 22

Aer Lingus flies back into profit in third quarter

Aer Lingus has today reported operating profits of €139m for the third quarter of 2022, a strong improvement on the loss of €95m for the first six months of the year.

Business • 28 Oct 22

Aer Lingus owner IAG said it now expects pre-exceptional operating profit for the third quarter to reach about €1.2 billion

IAG reports better than expected Q3 trading

Aer Lingus owner International Airlines Group said today that trading during the third quarter has been better than expected due to passenger revenue strength.

Business • 13 Oct 22

Mark Averill from Dublin was left stranded in Corfu due to the IT outage at Aer Lingus

Airline customers 'out of pocket' despite compensation

Some Aer Lingus customers whose flights were cancelled during the airlines major IT outage four weeks ago say they are not being fully reimbursed for the expense they incurred when they had to rearrange their travel plans.

Ireland • 07 Oct 22

The route marks Aer Lingus' 16th transatlantic route from Ireland

Aer Lingus to restart services to Hartford, Connecticut

Aer Lingus has said it will recommence its daily service to Hartford, Connecticut, direct from Dublin next March.

Business • 06 Oct 22

Aer Lingus said the flight to New York JFK had to return to Dublin following a bird strike (File pic)

Taoiseach's New York flight forced to return to Dublin

An Aer Lingus flight to New York, with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin on board, has been forced to return to Dublin.

Ireland • 21 Sep 22

Aer Lingus has apologised to customers and says the issue is not connected to last week's IT outage (file image)

Aer Lingus says technical issues have been resolved

Aer Lingus has said it is confident that technical problems impacting online check-in and booking management have been resolved.

Ireland • 19 Sep 22

Over 60 flights were cancelled as a result of the IT outage

Damaged cable led to Aer Lingus outage, says airline

Aer Lingus says that damage caused to a fibre optic cable during construction work led to Saturday's IT outage which resulted in the cancellation of more than 60 flights.

Ireland • 16 Sep 22

A number of flights from Dublin Airport have been affected

Ryanair, Aer Lingus cancel flights over French strike

Ryanair said it has cancelled 420 flights today due to a strike by French air traffic controllers.

World • 16 Sep 22

Aer Lingus customers Jennifer Furphy and Kevin Kenny were told their flight to San Francisco was cancelled yesterday

'It's a disaster' - Aer Lingus customers try to rebook

Thousands of Aer Lingus passengers are trying to rearrange their travel plans following the mass cancellation of flights yesterday due to an IT outage.

Ireland • 11 Sep 22

Aer Lingus says UK and European flights are departing on time

Aer Lingus says majority of services operating normally

Aer Lingus has said the vast majority of its services are now operating as normal following the mass cancellations of flights yesterday due to an IT outage.

Ireland • 11 Sep 22

Passengers boarding Aer Lingus flights faced cancellations for departures from 2pm onwards

Aer Lingus' systems outage fixed after 51 flights axed

Aer Lingus has said the systems outage that resulted in 51 flights being cancelled to and from Dublin Airport today has been resolved.

Ireland • 10 Sep 22

IAG's Aer Lingus and British Airways have agreed a multi-year deal with renewable fuels company Aemetis

Aer Lingus and BA in sustainable fuel deal with Aemetis

Aer Lingus and British Airways have agreed a multi-year deal with renewable fuels company Aemetis to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help power the airlines' flights from San Francisco Airport from 2025.

Business • 22 Aug 22

Complaints made to the aviation regulator have resulted in compensation of €32,000 and refunds of just over €60,000 with around a third of cases yet to be resolved

600 complaints made about airline delays, cancellations

Irish air passengers made almost 600 complaints about airline delays, cancellations or being denied boarding to an aircraft in the first half of the year.

Business • 22 Aug 22

Aer Lingus passenger revenue for the first half of this year reached €610 million between January and June

Aer Lingus reports operating loss of €95m in first half

Aer Lingus has reported an operating loss of €95 million for the first six months of the year, down from a loss of €192 million during the same period last year.

Business • 29 Jul 22

Ireland was at the forefront of the move to low-cost aviation - but the era of flying for next to nothing is coming to an end

Fare deal: Flying facing more change as budget era ends

Ireland has been at the epicentre of aviation's low-cost era – but rising costs and environmental concerns mean that more change is coming for the industry, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 16 Jul 22

The airline apologised to customers affected by the cancellations

Aer Lingus cancels further flights over weekend

Aer Lingus has cancelled a number of flights today and tomorrow, following cancellations yesterday.

Ireland • 16 Jul 22

Aer Lingus is to buy 19,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel per year for five years from Gevo

Aer Lingus agrees Sustainable Aviation Fuel supply deal

Aer Lingus has today signed a sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement with US-based renewable fuels producer Gevo - a major step in its commitment to a lower-carbon future.

Business • 13 Jul 22

Mr Justice Paul Coffey at the High Court approved the settlement and said it was fair and reasonable

€66,000 settlement for boy burnt on Aer Lingus flight

The High Court has approved a settlement of €66,000 in the case of a 11-year-old boy who was burned by hot chocolate on an Aer Lingus flight

Ireland • 12 Jul 22