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Ryanair look set to announce significant cuts to their Winter schedule at Dublin Airport. The airline has again blamed the Irish government’s airport tax for the cuts. A full announcement is expected from Ryanair chief Michael O’ Leary later today.

There seems to be no plans at present to reduce or remove the government tax. In the UK the airport tax will actually rise by a pound to eleven pounds in November.

Yesterday the airline announced plans for thirty nine new routes to the Canary Islands this winter.There will also be cutbacks at Stansted which is Ryanair’s busiest airport.

Strangely ten of the sixteen new routes confirmed actually depart from Irish or UK locations which show how profitable these markets still are for Ryanair.  There will be new flights from Dublin Airport to Gran Canaria and Lanzarote beginning in October. The number of aircraft based at Dublin airport looks set to drop to around eleven or twelve.

Ryanair have long since made their feelings known towards the tourist tax and yesterday made an official complaint to the European Commission over the fact that the Irish government has not applied the tax to domestic routes.

I’m not trying to put anyone off from flying with this article but some of the statistics regarding baggage losses are quite staggering. Reportably around forty two million bags are lost every year worldwide which means around one hundred and fifteen thousand items go missing daily.

A recent report undertaken by the European Consumer Centre showed that just five percent of Irish passengers are fully aware of their rights when flying. Most people fly to Dublin Airport with either Aer Lingus or Ryanair.

If you are unfortunate enough to lose some baggage then all complaints and correspondence must be done in writing with these airlines. Ryanair’s efforts to discourage the checking in of baggage actually means that they have relatively few cases of lost luggage.

The survey found that two thirds of Irish travelers were unaware that the maximum payout on damaged luggage was €1,150. Claims must be made within seven days which for many holidaymakers comes far too quickly as they have not had time to notice any damage.

If a bag is missing for twenty one days or more it is considered lost forever. The maximum compensation available is one thousand euro. If the airline chooses to be difficult they can then demand proof of every item claimed for.

So as you can see it may be worth thinking twice next time before skipping past the optional travel insurance section.

Fancy a long weekend in Dublin? Monday August 3rd is the Irish bank holiday which means many people will be looking into ways of making the most of the four day weekend. There is not much time left now to book essentials such as lodgings and car hire. As always early booking is advised if you intend traveling during busy periods.

It is important to obtain a car that you are comfortable with. Using our Dublin Airport Car Hire booking engine you will notice that there is a car hire class section which allows users to search by vehicle type. This is particularly useful if for instance you were just interested in people carriers.

The August bank holiday weekend is always a time of high demand. Hotels book up fast around the city and seats can be quite expensive with airlines. There is no need for a trip to Dublin to cost a small fortune. Be wise and use cost comparison services when booking hotels and car hire. We compare prices from all the top car hire suppliers in Dublin Airport so you can be sure you are getting the best deal possible.

According to a recent report by the Central Statistics Office there was a drop of eighteen percent in visitor numbers this May to Ireland when compared to the same month last year. The report also showed that the people of Ireland made ten percent less trips abroad for the same time comparison period.

The biggest decline came in the number of British visitors with a massive twenty three percent drop recorded. The number of people visiting from the US actually showed a small rise of 200.

Speaking on behalf of opposition party Fine Gael Olivia Mitchell TD labeled the situation as “catastrophic”.  She went on to say that many of the worst fears for the tourism industry in Ireland were now being realized.

Predictably Ryanair used the report to again condemn the government’s ten euro tourist tax. The largest drop in traffic they have experienced this year has been on their Ireland to UK routes. They predicted that things will only get worse until the tax is scrapped.

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Eager Irish soccer fans waited patiently last night at Dublin Airport for the Real Madrid team to arrive with new ninety four million euro signing Ronaldo the main attraction.

Fans gathered at the arrivals area eager to catch a glimpse of some of the world’s best footballers. Real Madrid are in Dublin for a training camp and to play a friendly game with Tallaght based Shamrock Rovers on July 20th.

Journalists were being quizzed regularly for any inside information by excited fans as to when exactly the team would arrive. A false alarm came in the shape of a returning successful Irish athlete from the Worth Youth Championships in Italy who garnered some warm applause.

Revelers from the music festival Oxygen arrived six hours early at the airport hoping to meet some of their heroes. Ticket prices for the rover’s game are already exchanging hands at extortionate prices. The small stadium in Tallaght can only cater for a small number of fans compared to the huge demand for tickets.