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13 July 2012: Following a request by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, the IAA has been making arrangements to help repatriate any self-funded PTC students at Florida Institute of Technology who are unable to continue their current pilot training and wish to return home.

To facilitate this, arrangements have been made with Aer Lingus to accommodate students on flights from Orlando to Dublin between 11th July and 1st August 2012.

Students who wish to avail of this offer must register their intention to travel with the Irish Aviation Authority at info@iaa.ie no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday 17th July 2012, in order to ensure that seats can be secured on return flights.

Onward travel arrangements for those not domiciled in Ireland may also be arranged.

The IAA has notified the students of these arrangements via the Florida Institute of Technology's information portal.

Self-funded PTC students who have already returned from Orlando, Florida, may have their air fare refunded to the value of a one way economy class fare by submitting their details to info@iaa.ie

Please note that the current priority is to ensure timely arrangements are made to repatriate those affected students who are unable to continue their current pilot training and who wish to return home. Once this is completed, the IAA will process refund applications from those students who had already left the USA since 26th June 2012.

Students may also contact the IAA Helpline at +353 1 603 1111 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday - Friday for further information

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