The budget airline saw profits after tax fall 16% in 2024-25 following a 7% cut in fares.

The missing wheel was only noticed after the plane landed at Belfast City Airport on October 31 2023.

International Airlines Group said its operating profit last year was €4.3 billion

Michael O’Leary said the UK chancellor should scrap air passenger duty rather than ‘waffle on’ about Heathrow expansion

The airline said such a policy would result in ‘a safer travel experience for passengers and crews’.

The low-cost airline said more consumers are switching to Ryanair from rival brands.

The airport operator said the power cut caused issues with its back-up generators.

Passengers have been advised to travel to the airport as normal.

Ryanair said it carried 20.5 million passengers in August while Wizz Air’s figure was 6.2 million.

Michael O’Leary called for alcohol limits in airports to tackle a rise in disorder on flights.

Michael O’Leary said violent outbursts occur on his planes on a weekly basis.

Rival airline Wizz Air said about 1 per cent of its flights were disrupted as a result of last month’s global tech outage

Chief executive Michael O’Leary said that while demand is strong, pricing is set to be ‘materially lower’ than last summer.

The move comes amid efforts to minimise disruption being caused by the ongoing industrial action

Representatives of both sides are to meet with the Labour Court on Monday, in an effort to resolve the disagreement.

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, Mark Tighe said pilots did not want to be in this situation, but it was the “level of corporate greed” in Aer Lingus that had led to the current dispute.

Turnout for the ballot was 89%.

It is not yet known whether they were among the many injured people on the flight.

One man said he witnessed a bottle being thrown and staff raising their voices.

Wizz Air said its carbon emissions increased by more than a fifth compared with the same month a year ago.

The Dublin-based airline said it will be forced to make ‘minor schedule changes’.

IAG reported underlying earnings of €3.5 billion for 2023, nearly three times the €1.3 billion in 2022.

Shares in On the Beach jumped by 13% on Tuesday morning after the low-cost airline announced the partnership.

The Irish airline has previously strongly complained about online travel agents selling its flights without permission.

The airline has previously described the companies as ‘pirates’.

The airline’s boss Michael O’Leary said the carrier will deploy more engineers in Seattle and Wichita.

The Irish carrier said its removal last month from sites such as Booking.com, Kiwi and Kayak will impact its load factor and ticket revenues.

A Gatwick Airport spokesperson said one flight was cancelled and two were diverted from Gatwick.

Airlines have been forced to suspend flights to Tel Aviv and Jordan after Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel on October 7th

Michael O’Leary made the comment as he launched a tirade calling for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) chief executive Martin Rolfe to be sacked.

The findings come in the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest air quality report