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February 2024
City of Derry Airport Launch New Ryanair Flight to Popular UK City
Dublin Airport’s
Food Scene Gets a Revamp, Including NEW vendors in BOTH Terminals
DUBLIN Airport has announced details of an exciting overhaul of the food and drink offerings in both of its terminals which will result in more than 20 new and improved bars, cafes and restaurants for passengers. The
latest the changes food are
the final piece in the jigsaw of a five-year journey to transform
and
beverage options available to passengers at Dublin Airport and mean there are now a total of 42 different outlets available across the two terminals, providing choice for all taste buds and at a range of price points. The latest transformation
will be carried out in partnership with KSG, Ireland’s leading food services and hospitality specialist, and the internationally renowned operator Lagardère Travel Retail over the course of 2024. Work started on several units this week and will continue either side of the busy summer period, with more than half of the new and revamped units opening by June. The revamp will see a host
of exciting new arrivals into both terminals at Dublin Airport, both airside and landside. Among the mouth- watering new brands arriving at Dublin Airport over the coming months will be Supermacs, Papa John’s, Insomnia Coffee and Pret A Manger, while existing outlets such as Butler’s Chocolate Cafe, Burger King and Jump Juice are all set to add to their existing presence in the terminals with enhanced outlets both airside and landside.
Glenapp Castle’s Recognised by Elite Traveler For a Second Year
GLENAPP Castle’s opulent penthouse
apartment,
‘The Endeavour’ has been honoured as one of the ‘Top 100 Suites in the World’ by Elite Traveler for the second year running. Following its launch in
2001, Elite Traveler has been the market-leading guide and curator of the global luxury lifestyle of ultra-high-net- worth individuals. Known for its Top 100 Suites, Elite Traveler highlights the very best hotel accommodation; the crème de la crème of hotel suites.
AFTER a hugely successful year at City of Derry Airport in 2023, the Airport is starting 2024 on a high following Ryanair’s announcement that the airline will be operating a new year round service from the Gateway of the Northwest to Birmingham twice weekly from April 2024. Steve Frazer, Managing Director at City of
Derry Airport, expressed his delight on the new Birmingham service: “We are thrilled to expand our route map with Ryanair and provide a much- needed service for our local catchment area across Derry City and Strabane, the Causeway Coast and Glens, Donegal and beyond. “A direct connection to Birmingham has been
in demand for a number of years, particularly for those commuting to work, study or visit family and friends, and we are delighted that Ryanair will be taking to the skies to provide this.” Mr. Frazer added: “As part of our long-
Special “Rescue Fares” for Axed Aer Lingus Route
Travel Agency
Ryanair Releases
term commitment to support and develop the Northwest economy and tourism sector, we hope this new service will help bring new inbound investment opportunities and a new tourism market from the UK midlands area into the Walled City and surrounding areas.” This news follows the launch of new international connectivity to 119 destinations across 56 countries from City of Derry Airport via London Heathrow, with increased frequency from January 2024, the release of Travel Solutions summer holidays to Faro and Palma for 2024, the take-off of Joe Walsh Tours summer pilgrimages to Lourdes, and a sold- out Topflight school ski programme to Verona which is taking to the skies for the first time this month, marking a new era for the Airport. The new Ryanair service between City of
Derry Airport and Birmingham will commence from April 2024, and flights are available to book now via the Ryanair website.
RYANAIR has launched what it is calling “rescue fares” from just €19.99 for passengers affected by Aer Lingus’ closure of its Dublin – Gatwick route from April. Ryanair currently operates up to eight daily flights on the Dublin – Gatwick route.
Ryanair’s Head “We will
Comms, Jade Kirwan said:
of be
happy to welcome … Aer Lingus passengers on the Gatwick route. Passengers can book these €19.99 ‘rescue fares’ on the Dublin – Gatwick route for travel in April and May.”
Ryanair Strikes with LoveHolidays for New Partnership RYANAIR has agreed a new partnership with Online
loveholidays for its
customers who wish to book low-cost package holidays.
This deal allows loveholidays’ customers to buy Ryanair flights, seats, and bags as part of their loveholidays package at Ryanair’s low prices. It guarantees that loveholidays’ customers will not be overcharged and they will have direct access to their myRyanair account for all customer info questions.
This partnership with loveholidays also
Ryanair Agrees New Partnership Deal with Online Travel Agent Kiwi
FOLLOWING Ryanair’s recent approved partnership with OTA,
Ryanair have a
loveholidays.com. announced
new partnership agreement with approved OTA,
Kiwi.com, which guarantees that Kiwi will now have direct access to the
Ryanair.com website without screenscraping, and Kiwi agree to provide their customers with
guarantees that Ryanair flight info will be provided directly to each customer’s email address, including pre-departure info on Ryanair T&C’s, and in cases of disruptions. loveholidays’ agrees that it will only display Ryanair’s real prices, without mark-ups and will only pass accurate customer contact and payment details to Ryanair. This means loveholidays’ customers will not
need to complete Ryanair’s customer verification process which unauthorised OTA Pirates customers must continue to do.
low Ryanair prices for flights and ancillaries, and will see Kiwi provide the direct accurate customer contact and payment details to Ryanair.
means
This new approved OTA deal that
Kiwi customers
can now buy Ryanair flights/ ancillaries at real prices (without mark-ups) via the
Kiwi.com website, and Kiwi customers access
will to their have direct myRyanair
account and will receive all Ryanair flight info directly to their email from Ryanair. Kiwi customers will no longer need to complete Ryanair’s customer
verification process which unauthorised OTA Pirates’ customers must continue to do. Ryanair’s Dara Brady said:“We are pleased to announce this new approved OTA agreement with Kiwi. com. This is great news for Kiwi customers who will now be able to book Ryanair’s low- price flights, seats, and bags through price
Kiwi.com transparency, with safe
full in
the knowledge that they will receive all important flight info directly from Ryanair and full access to their booking through their myRyanair account.”
Ryanair Announces NEW Route to Malta from Belfast for Summer 2024
RYANAIR has announced it’s set to fly from Belfast International Airport to Malta for summer 2024.
Flights will operate twice a week. Ryanair now flies to the following airports from Belfast International Airport: Alicante
Barcelona Girona Budapest
East Midlands Edinburgh Faro
Gdansk Krakow
Lanzarote Lisbon
London Stansted Malaga Malta
Manchester Milan Bergamo Palma de Mallorca
Paris Beauvais Porto Turin Valencia
New Route from Belfast to Lisbon!
THE ultra-low-cost carrier took
to its X (formerly Twitter) profile to announce the 14 routes out of its Lisbon Airport (LIS) hub.
The airline will base 28 aircraft in Lisbon this summer.
Ryanair Survey Shows OTA Overcharges of 125%
RYANAIR has released its January
OTA ‘Pirate survey’, which revealed eDreams as the
overcharging customers
‘no.1 Pirate’, by a
“scandalous 125% for a reserved seat that costs just €12 on
Ryanair.com”. In a statement Ryanair said: “It is unacceptable that OTA Pirates continue to dupe and overcharge unsuspecting
consumers with
unjustified or invented fees for non- existent services. Ryanair continues to campaign for consumers to be protected from these overcharging and mis-selling OTA Pirates and calls again on UK and Irish Governments and EU consumer agencies to take action.”
Announces Ryanair
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