Flight Attendant Fired After Allegedly Refusing to Let Crying Passenger Use the Bathroom During Flight

A senior flight attendant was terminated after keeping a passenger from using the restroom on an Aer Lingus aircraft in April 2024. The passenger was said to be in tears by the time he was allowed ...

Aer Lingus flight attendant sacked for gross misconduct was ‘triggered’ by passenger

A sacked Aer Lingus flight attendant accused of refusing to let a passenger go to the bathroom on a delayed flight told his bosses he was under strain in his personal life and that the man “triggered” ...
RTÉ Ireland

Aer Lingus flight attendant dismissed for gross misconduct felt 'triggered' by passenger

A dismissed Aer Lingus flight attendant accused of refusing to let a passenger go to the bathroom on a delayed flight told ...
Routes

Direct flights to Dublin return from Inverness

Direct flights between Inverness and Dublin are set to return, and with new airline partner Aer Lingus Regional, exclusively operated by Emerald Airlines, launching a new service from 21 May 2026.
RTÉ Ireland

Operating profits at Aer Lingus rose by 37% last year

Aer Lingus has reported operating profits of €282m for the year to the end of December, a jump of €77m from 2024, and despite ...
Skift

IAG Sees U.S. ‘Rebound’ – Even Economy Travel is Stabilizing

IAG says North Atlantic demand is rebounding as strong business travel and improving economy bookings offset broader industry concerns.
Laois Nationalist

Richest 10 per cent of households have nearly half of Ireland's wealth, Central Bank says

There was an 11 per cent increase in household wealth here last year, growing to a staggering total of €1.3 billion.
Independent.ie

Aer Lingus operating profit jumps 38pc to €282m

Aer Lingus Chief Executive Lynne Embleton Aer Lingus saw its operating profit last year jump 38pc to €282m. But the airline said that increased competition on its transatlantic routes during the ...

Passenger left in tears after flight attendant 'wouldn't let him use' the bathroom

One plane passenger was reportedly reduced to tears after a cabin crew member 'wouldn't let him use' the toilet on board. The events took place on a flight from Marseille to Dublin.
Roscommon Herald

Aer Lingus' parent company posts record profits

The company attributed its “record financial performance” to “long-term demand growth in our core markets and constrained supply in a consolidating ...
Business Post

Hyundai to invest €5.3bn in South Korea AI data centre

Hyundai Motor Group and South Korea have signed a deal to invest about 9 trillion... Aer Lingus has reported an operating profit of €282 million for full year 2025,... Asian stocks were on track to ...

Airline becomes second after Ryanair to enforce new passport rule

A major UK airline is introducing a new passport rule for passengers – with a stark warning: "You won't be able to travel." From this week, Aer Lingus will follow Ryanair in requiring all passengers ...