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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.

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.

A strike involving over ten thousand electricians has been taking place in Dublin today after talks last week failed to secure an agreement. Supply of Electricity will not be affected in city or country areas.

The workers are looking for an eleven percent increase which they say is owed to them from an agreement made during the countries boom time.  Many believe the demands to be unrealistic given the current state of Ireland’s economy. The construction industry has been among the worst hit in the last year.

A picket is currently taking place on the terminal two building site at Dublin Airport as well as other well known locations such as Lansdowne Road where the new soccer stadium is being built.

The strike is being supported by SIPTU with spokesman Jack O’Connor saying that the electricians should be supported by regular workers.

Recent claims from Ryanair that a security failure had resulted in over fifty Ryanair passengers missing their flights have been denied by the Dublin Airport Authority.

According to Ryanair the DAA failed in their security role last Saturday the 27th June when customers were left queuing for more than half an hour. They went on to say that this was the second incident of its kind pointing to May 26th when over one hundred passengers missed their flights due to security delays.

The DAA hit back saying that they had received no complaints from any passengers regarding missed flights. They described the allegations as “completely and utterly untrue”. They went on to say that security lines can be quite long sometimes but delays should be no longer than fifteen minutes and last Saturday was no different to any other day.

The DAA believe that those who are checking in online may not be giving themselves enough time to catch their flight. They advised passengers to arrive between an hour and an hour and a half before their flight departure time.

In a move that’s seems to go against what every other airport in the world is doing right now the Commission for Aviation Regulation have decided to raise their airport charge by one euro.

At a time when most people are feeling the pinch of the current recession the move has come as a surprise to many. The increase will begin at the start of the year rising from the current rate €7.39 per individual to €8.35.

The Aviation Regulation said that the increase was necessary due to the drop in the number of people using the airport.  They also hinted that more increases may be on the way.

The news was greeted with derision by the Consumer Association stating that there will be less passengers the more the price goes up. Michael Kilcoyne said he could see no justification whatsoever for the increase.

In order to cover the expenses of Terminal two it is believed that a new charge will be introduced in 2011. Cathal Guiomard said he was unsure of the cost until the winning tender was known.

Predictably Ryanair were quick to slam the increase. They stated that the regulator is “hopelessly out of touch” with the moves being made by other airports around the world. Stephen McNamara branded the regulator as “useless”