Present for the Irish Traveller

If you are at a lost to know what to buy this Christmas for that person who has everything, Parksmart.ie have a suggestion which will help to pass away the hours while waiting at the airport departure gates in the New Year for any Christmas travellers or regular flyers from Irish airports.

The first is the book ‘Doesn’t Time Fly’ and has been published to recognise the 75 years of Aer Lingus aviation history. Aer Lingus travelling from Dublin, Cork and other Irish airports have been Irelands flagship airline throughout this time with the shamrock emblem incorporated on the tail of the airlines planes since the beginning. With archived photographs and unique accounts of the airlines challenge it could be one present for the plane spotter in your family.

On the topic of aviation history, the second book is ‘Fifty Years Have Flown’, and is published on the 50th anniversary of Cork airport. As well as looking at the planning, building and day to day operations of the Leeside Airport, it also documents some other interesting aviation facts around Cork such as an unmanned balloon launched in 1784 and a US naval seaplane just off the Cork coast during the first World War. It also goes through some of the tragedies surrounding Cork airport including the most recent Manx2 plane crash last year.

The final book is titled ‘Ruinair’ and is one man’s adventures travelling around 15 European countries and airports on a flight budget of €300. Following on from the writers frustration of a 10 hour delay while using one of the World’s most famous budget airline, and at a loss of €300 for the pleasure of it, he concocted the best way to avenge this is to travel around using the same budget and see how many cheap flights he could use. Not the best logic in the world, but I don’t think this is about logic.

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