| Passengers asked to balance plane Dozens of holidaymakers returning to Newcastle refuse to fly after they are asked to move seats to help balance the plane.  Fergus Muirhead on holiday issues Money expert Fergus Muirhead addresses readers' consumer and finance problems. Aer Lingus cuts some US flights Aer Lingus announces it is to suspend flights from Dublin to some of its US destinations over the winter. Holiday plane dodged military jet A flight carrying holiday makers back from Turkey to Belfast is forced to take evasive action to keep a safe distance from a military aircraft. Riverdance star on lost airliner A County Down doctor who was a well-known Irish dancer is among 228 people onboard the airliner that disappeared over the Atlantic. Flights resume at island airport Some airlines are resuming flights in and out of Guernsey after a dispute over airport firefighters' pay led to the grounding of all commercial flights. Aer Lingus bookings reach 1m mark Irish airline Aer Lingus takes 1m bookings in the 17 months since it began operating from Belfast International Airport, it says. Aer Lingus makes Belfast cutbacks Irish airline Aer Lingus is cutting flights out of Belfast and Dublin over the winter to fight the economic downturn. At-a-glance: Key EU laws Since 2004 the European Parliament has passed some complex and far-reaching laws - so what successes can MEPs point to ahead of the June European elections? The world response to flu crisis Analysis of how governments are responding to the threat of a pandemic of the human variant of swine flu. News Wizard |