Storm Dave Grounds 17 Flights and Tests Dublin Airport’s Resilience
Ireland Deploys Emergency Consular Team as UAE Visa-Overstay Crackdown Strands Travellers
US Airlines Warn Ireland: Dublin Airport Passenger Cap Could Breach Open-Skies Treaty
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Storm Dave Grounds Flights and Knocks Out Power Across Ireland on Easter Sunday
Storm Dave swept across Ireland on 5 April, cancelling flights, disrupting ferries and leaving tens of thousands without power. Dublin Airport stayed open but suffered dozens of cancellations just as Easter traffic peaked, complicating corporate relocations and business travel plans.
Editorial Warns Ireland Faces ‘Difficult Summer’ for Air Travel Unless Capacity Issues Resolved
An Irish Times editorial says the combination of a legal cap on Dublin Airport, surging demand and new post-Brexit border formalities could make summer 2026 one of the toughest on record for Irish air travellers unless swift legislative and operational fixes are enacted.