Road Warrior

Aer Lingus does the business Aer Lingus is halfway through the upgrade of its business class cabins, with four of the eight A330s fitted out with the new seating and service. Business class fares from May 1st to October 31st are on sale for €1,950 return to the east coast and €3,522 to San Francisco. There are also plans to relaunch the frequent flyer loyalty programme later in the year. Hack attack takes away BA's points Thousands of accumulated Avios belonging to British Airways Executive Club members disappeared over the weekend in a hack attack. Thousands of accounts were affected, and BA have frozen all of them for a few days while it resolves the issue. Club members may not be able to use their points at present. BA reassured customers that their personal details were not accessed.

Dublin-to-London route a dead end It was unlikely that three airlines on the Dublin-to-London City Airport route were ever going to be viable, and Flybe will terminate the City of Dublin on May 31st. Services will be reduced for April and May during the wind-down period. Dublin-to-London Southend will also be suspended from Friday, April 3rd. Cityjet is increasing services to LCY on Sunday, with an additional round trip from April 19th.

Istanbul on high with flights, hotels Another sign that Istanbul is on the up and up are the double daily flights from Dublin with Turkish Airlines and the opening of two new hotels in March.The Soho House is a boutique property in a 19th- century palazzo with a rooftop cocktail pool. The other is the swanky five-star St Regis in the Nisantasi District, steps from the Bosphorus. The St Regis will also have a Wolfgang Puck Spago restaurant