Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty, who is a member of European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, said Irish airlines typically do not charge parents to sit next to their young children.

He has qualified for the share options after shares in the Dublin-based company hit a six-year-old target.

The High Court has agreed to pause the effects of a Dublin Airport passenger cap that was due to imminently affect airlines’ access to take-off and landing slots over the summer 2025 period

An association representing US airlines has also brought a court challenge to a cap on passenger numbers at Dublin Airport for next summer

Rival airline Wizz Air said about 1 per cent of its flights were disrupted as a result of last month’s global tech outage

The Minister for Justice referenced the figure as she revealed plans to increase fines for airlines who carry undocumented passengers.

A Gatwick Airport spokesperson said one flight was cancelled and two were diverted from Gatwick.

Airlines have been forced to suspend flights to Tel Aviv and Jordan after Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel on October 7th

Flight crews reported 298 incidents involving unruly or difficult passengers onboard aircraft during 2022.