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Etihad Airways and Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi put families first with the launch of ‘Little VIP’, a special experience created with young travellers in mind.

 

Etihad’s new ‘Little VIP’ campaign recognises that young travellers are all very important people and aims to make travelling with children as easy and enjoyable as possible. The Park’s iconic animation characters like Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes including Sylvester and his beloved nemesis Tweety, are emblazoned across the children’s activity packs given to guests travelling on longer flights with Etihad.

 

Find out more about this amazing partnership HERE.

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Cork Airport welcomes this week’s announcement by Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, of its intention to base a third aircraft at Cork in preparation for the commencement of the airline’s largest ever summer schedule. Today’s announcement brings to 25, the number of destinations that will be served by Ryanair this summer at Cork Airport.

 

In addition to the announcement of the basing of an additional aircraft, Ryanair also announced seven new routes from Cork Airport this summer: Pisa, Italy; Alghero, Sardinia; Valencia, Spain; Venice, Italy; Manchester, UK, Birmingham, UK and Edinburgh, UK.

 

Following Ryanair’s most recent new route announcement at Cork Airport in September last year, today’s announcement will see, further enhancement of the offering to passengers across the South of Ireland.

 

In welcoming the announcement, Niall MacCarthy (Managing Director Cork Airport) said: “I am delighted with today’s announcement by Ryanair that a third aircraft will be based at Cork Airport for the upcoming summer season. With the addition of seven new and exciting summer routes including Pisa, Alghero (Sardinia), and Valencia, this will bring the total number of Ryanair routes available from Cork Airport to 25, giving lots of travel options for our passengers and the largest choice of routes to date. In addition, the frequency on London Stansted is being increased to three times per day, seven days per week and Manchester will also operate twice daily”.

 

“Research tells us that there is huge pent-up demand for travel after the pandemic. People really appreciate good friendly customer service and uncrowded, pleasant indoor spaces which they will find at Cork Airport. It has been a long wait, but we know that the travelling public across the South of Ireland will support these routes strongly. In that regard, we expect a 750% increase in passenger traffic in 2022 v 2021 and to welcome over 2 million passengers once again to our terminal in 2022. We thank Ryanair for this vote of confidence in Cork Airport”.

 

Speaking at the announcement at Cork Airport, Eddie Wilson (CEO Ryanair DAC) said: “Following Ryanair’s announcement at Dublin Airport last month, where Ryanair launched its largest ever Summer schedule from Dublin, we’re delighted to now announce our largest ever Summer schedule from Cork, together with the news of an additional 3rd based aircraft for Summer 2022, representing a further €100m investment for Cork Airport. This is fantastic news for Cork Airport and the wider Southwest region, with Ryanair now operating over 120 weekly flights to 25 destinations this summer, with great outbound sun destinations to Spain, Portugal, and Italy, but also giving inbound tourism a much-needed boost, restoring vital connectivity and securing jobs in the wider tourism industry”.

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To celebrate this week’s news that Canada is lifting restrictions on 28 February in relation to border and vaccination restrictions (See our Facebook post for details). Don took the opportunity to catch up with Blaithin O’Donnell (Sales Manager Air Canada Ireland) and present her with our Travelbiz 2022 Bounce back Diary.

 

Blaithin and Bernadette will be updating you all on Travelbiz with the latest updates and exciting trade focused opportunities so stay tuned as we all get back to what we do best.

 

From the 28th Feb:

• Advance testing for vaccinated travellers can be a choice of advance rapid antigen test within a day of departure flight or a PCR within 72 hours of departure. (Previously only PCR allowed)
• On arrival testing with quarantine will be random and those selected for random testing don’t need to quarantine while awaiting results. (Most travellers currently tested on arrival and need to home quarantine 3-6 days while awaiting results)
• Under 12s do not need to be vaccinated and as long as they are travelling with vaccinated adults they do not need to quarantine on arrival.
• Only fully vaccinated non-Canadians can enter Canada (same as before)

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Ryanair this week announced a recruitment drive for over 150 new jobs at Dublin Airport, following the placement of its 33rd based aircraft there last month to support its busiest ever summer schedule. With both front of house and aircraft handling roles available, this is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to kickstart a career in aviation or looking for an exciting summer job.

 

As Europe’s No. 1 airline, Ryanair employs over 17,000 people across its network and is renowned for its comprehensive training, career progression opportunities, competitive salaries, and flexible rosters. All required training will be provided at Ryanair’s new training centre in Santry, near Dublin’s city centre, one of Europe’s fastest growing multicultural hotspots and home of Ryanair.

 

As the tourism industry continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no better time to join Ryanair’s growing team and support the delivery of its record-breaking summer schedule to over 120 exciting destinations across Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece & France. Whether helping passengers through the airport or getting a plane turned around for its next trip, these roles are fast paced and incredibly rewarding with plenty of opportunity to learn and develop.

 

For further information visit the Ryanair Careers website or join one of its upcoming recruitment days at the Carlton Hotel in Dublin 19 Feb, the Court Yard Hotel in Leixlip 22 Feb, the Community Centre in Dunboyne 24 Feb, the Pillo Hotel in Ashbourne 26 Feb and Lawlor’s Hotel in Naas 28 Feb.

 

Neal McMahon (Ryanair Director Operations) said: “Following last month’s announcement that Ryanair will base a 33rd aircraft at Dublin Airport for our busiest ever summer schedule (120 destinations, 900 weekly flights and 22 new routes), we are now recruiting 150 new airport staff to support our front of house / customer facing and aircraft handling teams in delivering our record-breaking summer ‘22 schedule. These exciting new jobs offer excellent pay and benefits, job security, airline benefits and lots of opportunities for career development as we continue to invest in and grow our Dublin operation”.

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Along with 14 more good reasons to fly to North America with Aer Lingus from Dublin and Shannon in 2022!!!

 

Aer Lingus provides 14 direct routes between North America and Ireland, including New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orlando, Washington, Seattle, and Philadelphia. The airline will be the only carrier offering direct flights between Ireland and West Coast USA, with daily flights to San Francisco recommencing on 25 February, daily flights to Los Angeles starting on 12 May and Seattle returning 5 times per week on 26 May. Flights to the USA from Shannon will start from 10th March, with 14 flights a week to New York and Boston.

 

As always, customers flying to North America with Aer Lingus will enjoy complimentary meals and drinks, endless hours of in-flight entertainment, and US Customs and Border pre-clearance at Dublin and Shannon airports.

 

Bill Byrne (Executive Vice President US Aer Lingus) said: “We are delighted to be building back our US connectivity this year and there’s no doubt that travel is back for 2022. We are so happy to be flying to the US again, and we are delighted to be continuing to connect families, friends and businesses to North America.

 

Customers can look forward to our transatlantic in-flight food, drink, and entertainment services on board with top-class entertainment.

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EGYPTAIR will commence direct services from Dublin to Cairo and has chosen APG as its GSA in Ireland.

 

Flying 4 times a week from 02 June, EGYPTAIR will use the latest Airbus A321 Neo on a 2 class service to Cairo and beyond including Africa, Middle East, Far East and Australia.

 

“We are delighted that EGYPTAIR has chosen APG, the world’s leading GSA company, ,says Alan Daniel (Director APG Ireland). “The APG Ireland team is looking forward to working with EGYPTAIR and to significantly expanding sales with this new route and beyond, and delivering to the Irish travel trade this new product to add to their portfolio of destinations for the travelling public”.

 

The new EGYPTAIR Dublin to Cairo schedule is as follows:

Flight	Day	From	Dep	To	Arr
MS775	2,4,6,7	CAI	09:20	DUB	14:20
MS776	2,4,6,7	DUB	15:20	CAI	21:50

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Congratulations to all the Emerald Airlines cabin Crew who celebrated their Wings Ceremony last Friday!

 

The team at Emerald Airlines are so looking forward to welcoming you all onboard very soon, their inaugural flight departing from Donegal this coming Saturday 26 February!

 

Emerald Airlines are currently recruiting for experienced cabin crew to join their growing team in Dublin. Apply now via their careers page HERE.

 

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Martina Migliarina (United Airlines Country Sales Manager) is delighted to announce United Airlines is increasing service to the USA in 2022. In addition to year-round Dublin – New York/Newark flights, United are bringing back seasonal service to Ireland offering customers choicer and easy one-stop connections from across the USA.

 

In 2022 United Airlines will:

• Resume seasonal service Dublin – Washington, D.C. on February 19
• Resume Dublin – Chicago and Shannon – New York/Newark – seasonal service in March
• Add a second year-round Dublin – New York/Newark frequency starting April 24

 

Stay tuned to Travelbiz for more great route news from United Airlines and a big warm welcome back to Aoife Greg (Leisure sales Manager United Airlines) from all the Travelbiz team.

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Tenet, Cruella, Friends: The Reunion, and live sport top the entertainment charts in the sky, and notable mention goes to The Young Offenders.

 

Sci-Fi action thriller Tenet and family favourite Cruella were among the most-watched movies at 40,000 feet in 2021, while Friends: The Reunion topped the TV charts, according to viewing trends released today by Emirates.l

 

The largest airline in the world offers more than 4,500 channels of entertainment on #ICE (Information Communication Entertainment), its multi award-winning inflight entertainment system where passengers can watch the latest movies and TV series, listen to music and podcasts, follow their flight’s progress and see views from the aircraft’s external cameras; watch live news and sport, and stay connected through Wi-Fi1.

 

Top movies in 2021 on ice

The most viewed movie on Emirates flights last year stars John David Washington and Robert Pattinson and features Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh. Tenet follows a secret agent who learns to manipulate the flow of time to prevent an attack from the future that threatens to annihilate the present world.

 

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s action and comedy Bad Boys for Life and Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard with Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek were also among the top most-watched movies on a list that trended towards action, comedy and thriller movies.

 

World cinema is also very popular on ice and top picks in 2021 included French drama Who You Think I Am starring Juliette Binoche and the Oscar-winning film from Denmark Another Round.

 

Family favourites Cruella, Mulan, Luca and Soul

Across all cabin classes, family movies were also hugely popular and the top performing films in this genre in 2021 included Cruella, a big hit on board starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson and Mulan, the story of a young Chinese maiden who disguises herself as a male warrior to save her father.

 

Animated films Luca and Soul also topped the popularity charts along with the new Wizarding World collection on ice, where adults and children alike enjoyed watching the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films.

 

There are more than 1,500 movies from multiple genres available in up to 45 languages for passengers in First, Business and Economy Class on ice.

 

The most popular TV in the sky

Emirates’ 2021 launch of TV series from HBO Max proved very popular with customers. Friends: The Reunion, which was exclusively on board Emirates in the region, was among the most watched TV programmes. Other top TV selections included the award-winning drama series, Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet, and The Flight Attendant, a comedy, drama, mystery and thriller all-in-one, starring Kaley Cuoco. The HBO Max content on ice continues to entertain passengers in 2022, with the addition of all three seasons of the hit series Succession

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Notable mention must also go to The Young Offenders, the hilarious coming-of-age comedy series about lovable Cork rogues, Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward and trouble-fuelled teenage years and is particularly enjoyed by passengers on the Dublin – Dubai route. 

 

Unmissable live sports

For many sports fans, not being able to tune into their favourite sporting events and live games is unthinkable, but with Emirates, you never have to miss a minute of live action on the Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra channels.

 

Some of the top live sporting events that customers enjoyed live on board in 2021 were the UEFA Euro 2020, the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics, Wimbledon 2021, The British Open, NBA finals and many more.

 

Emirates offers four live channels of sports and international news channels including CNN, BBC World News, Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra.

 

2021 was another multi award-winning year for ice, where customers voted Emirates ‘Best Inflight Entertainment’ at the 2022 APEX Passenger Choice Awards®.  Emirates has won Skytrax World’s Best Inflight Entertainment accolade every year since 2005. Emirates continually updates its inflight content, adding hundreds of movies, TV shows, podcasts and music channels each month to its extensive entertainment library on ice.