Geoff Percival

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Geoff has worked in business, news, consumer and travel journalism for more than 25 years; having worked for and contributed to the likes of The Irish Examiner, Business & Finance, Business Plus, The Sunday Times, The Irish News, Senior Times, and The Sunday Tribune.

Shannon Airport Boosts Security Staff to Ease Passenger Pressures

Shannon Airport has expanded its airport security team to bolster its commitment to providing an easy passenger experience. Nine new recruits have received their official...

P&O and Cunard Become Latest Cruise Companies to Relax Covid Rules

P&O Cruises and Cunard are the latest cruise companies to relax Covid rules around passengers. The sister companies will ease travel rules from September 6. The...

Aer Lingus Launches Flash Transatlantic Seat Sale Out of Manchester

Aer Lingus has launched a summer ‘flash’ seat sale on a number of its transatlantic routes out of Manchester. It follows up a similar seat...

British Airways Resumes Short-Haul Ticket Sales From Heathrow Airport

British Airways is restarting selling short-haul tickets on flights out of London’s Heathrow Airport. The airline is resuming the sales service as of today, saying...

With or Without U2…The 10 Best Gigs to See in Las Vegas This Year and Next

With U2 – reportedly! – being lined up as the next mega residency act, Las Vegas is right back centre stage as the world’s...

Heathrow Bosses Defend Passenger Cap By Saying it Has Reduced Flight Disruption

Heathrow Airport bosses have defended their controversial move to temporarily limit the daily number of passengers passing through the airport to 100,000, saying flight...

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary Says Era of 99c-€10 Flights is Over

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said the era of ultra cheap air fares is over for the foreseeable future because of soaring fuel prices. Speaking...

Jet2.com Adds Two New Routes From Belfast

UK leisure airline Jet2.com has announced two new routes from Belfast as part of its newly-launched winter 2023/24 sun destination schedule. The two new Belfast...

IATA Launches Risk Protection Toolkit for Airlines

Airline industry group the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new online toolkit to help companies in the aviation sector protect themselves...

Ryanair Adds Dublin-Agadir to Winter Route Schedule

Ryanair has added Agadir, in Morocco, to its winter route schedule from Ireland - offering a touch of welcoming North African sun to Irish...

Ryanair Expects ‘Zero’ Flight Disruptions From Latest Strike Action

Ryanair has said it expects “zero disruptions” to its flight schedule to and from Spain for the remainder of the summer, despite a new...

Norwegian Cruise Line Eases Covid Requirements for Passengers

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has become the latest cruise giant to ease its Covid requirements for pre-boarding passengers. NCL said that as of September 3,...

Daa-Operated Saudi Airport Sees Surging Commercial Revenues

Saudi Arabia’s main airport – King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), in Riyadh – saw a record month of commercial activity in July, with duty...

Air Baltic Doubles Passenger Numbers as Travel Demand Continues to Grow

Air Baltic has reported a doubling in passenger numbers for July. The Latvia-based airline carried 414,500 passengers last month – 98% up on the total...

Vietnam, Thailand and Hong Kong Ramp Up Efforts to Restore Lost Tourism

The Vietnam Tourism Association is holding a forum to come up with ideas as to how to kickstart the country’s tourism industry and attract...

US Budget Airline JetBlue Boosts Transatlantic Profile with London-Boston Route Launch

US low-cost airline JetBlue has boosted its transatlantic credentials by officially launching its Boston to London Gatwick route. Boston-based JetBlue launched its first transatlantic route...

Jet2.com Only UK Airline Not to Cancel Any Flights in July

Low fares holiday airline Jet2 – which services Irish-based consumers out of Belfast – has been ranked as the only British airline to not...

IATA Attacks Airport Passenger Caps as Figures Show Travel Demand Continuing to Recover

Airline industry group the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticised some airports’ capping of passenger numbers and has called for more flexibility to...

Lufthansa Expects Short-Haul Demand to Return it to Profit This Year

Lufthansa expects to return to full-year operating profit this year, with passenger demand for its short-haul European routes set to drive growth. The German airline...

Space Tourism Expected to be $4bn Industry by 2030

The space tourism industry is expected to be worth $4bn by 2030 – just 8 years’ time – Finance News has reported. Such a valuation...

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