Posted on December 18, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Up to three million passengers are set to escape the doom and gloom engulfing the UK economy and head overseas this year.  The busiest days in the run-up to Christmas are expected to be on Friday and Saturday as holidaymakers set off in search of sun and ski breaks.  Zurich Insurance company predicts that 18 [...]

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

The Irish government has told Aer lingus that unless it re-instates a Shannon to Heathrow service, there will be substantially more support among TDs for the Ryanair takeover bid.  TDs from the Shannon region have said there is a lot of anger about the withdrawl. Commenting on the threat, Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion said [...]

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Ski resorts all across Europe came to a halt temporarily this week after snowstorms caused chaos to the region. If you don’t believe us, check out this photo! Nearly a metre of snow fell overnight on Sunday, causing avalanche warnings in many European resorts. In Val d’Isere, France, skiers were trapped in the resort on [...]