Ryanair to close Cork and Shannon bases for the winter
Ryanair is to cut its planned winter capacity by a third due to a wave of travel restrictions imposed by European governments, the airline said on Thursday. The Irish airline,…
Ryanair warns will put UK staff on unpaid leave if furlough scheme dropped
Britain risks losing hundreds of thousands of travel and tourism jobs in the coming months unless the government offers proper supports to workers and relaxes travel restrictions, Ryanair boss Michael…
Ryanair announces further schedule cuts
Ryanair said this morning it would cut its capacity in October to approximately 40% of year-earlier levels from a planned 50% and blamed COVID-19 travel restrictions across the European Union.…
Malta: Ryanair plane lands in Catania due to a storm over Malta
A Ryanair flight coming from Leeds to Malta, had to land at Catania airport due to the storm that is currently gripping the Maltese islands. Source: One News Updated 1720pm
Ryanair cuts annual passenger target, to close some bases and cut capacity at others
Ryanair has cut its annual passenger target to 50 million passengers from a forecast of 60 million made in July as COVID-19 renders the winter a "write-off", Group Chief Executive…
Ryanair threatens winter base closures at Ireland’s Shannon, Cork
Ryanair has told staff at Shannon and Cork airports in the south of Ireland that it intends to close both bases for the winter unless the government relaxes strict travel…
Ryanair’s August traffic up 59% month on month to 7 million
Ryanair flew 7 million passengers last month, up 59% on July as it returned to a more regular schedule but still less than half the number it flew a year…
‘Terrorism’ case aboard Ryanair flight at Stansted was false alarm
A 'terrorism' case that saw an Italian and a Kuwaiti arrested at Stansted Airport Sunday proved to be a false alarm and the pair were released with apologies on Monday.…
Ryanair to challenge six state airlines in European court on State Aid
Ryanair has appealed to European Court of Justice, challenging state aid given by their respective countries to SAS, Finnair, TAP, Air France, KLM, and Lufthansa. The latest appeal was filed…
Ryanair to cut significantly fewer jobs after pay deals
Ryanair plans to cut significantly fewer jobs than the 3,000 it originally estimated, after 97% of pilots and over 90% of cabin crew have signed up so far to pay…
Ryanair’s Spanish pilots accept pay cuts to limit job losses
Ryanair's Spanish pilots accepted on Thursday a 20% pay cut and work practice changes, the latest deal the Irish airline has struck with trade unions in exchange for a pledge…
Ryanair to increase flights to 60% of normal schedule in August
Ryanair will increase flights to over 60% of its normal schedule throughout August following what it said on Thursday was a successful resumption of services at 40% of capacity last…
Ryanair posts smaller than expected loss, wary of COVID second wave
Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, reported a narrower than expected loss in its fiscal first quarter on Monday and said it was impossible to say whether it might turn an…
Ryanair will not cut UK-Spain flights due to British quarantine
Ryanair is not planning to reduce capacity flying to Spain after the British government's "regrettable" decision to advise against all non-essential travel to the country's mainland due to COVID-19, Chief…
Ryanair to close German bases after pilots reject pay cut
Ryanair is to close its base at Frankfurt Hahn Airport, and bases at Berlin Tegel and Duesseldorf airports are likely to shut down at the end of the summer after…
Ryanair extends removal of flight change fee to all new September bookings
Ryanair announced it will extend the waiving of its flight change fee for all customers who book to travel in September – already in place for new July & August…
51-year-old British man arrested following bomb threat on RyanAir flight to Oslo
Police are investigating a bomb threat made against a RyanAir flight that landed in the Norwegian capital, authorities have said. "The plane has landed safely on the runway," police said…
Ryanair drastically reduces flights due ‘unrecoverable’ damage by quarantine imposed in Ireland
Ryanair on Tuesday announced it was cutting 1,000 flights serving its home Irish market in August and September, citing a 14-day quarantine it said was doing "unrecoverable damage" to the…
Ryanair says Irish pilots accept pay reduction to save jobs
Ryanair said on Friday pilots in its home Irish market had accepted a 20% pay cut and work practice changes to minimise job cuts, two days after the British pilot…
Ryanair resumes flights from Greece after four-month grounding
Low cost carrier Ryanair resumed flights from Athens after a near four-month grounding due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, it announced. A flight from Athens to Rome's Ciampino airport marked the…
Ryanair to cut 3,500 jobs if pay cuts not agreed
Ryanair is planning around 3,500 job losses if it cannot agree pay cuts with its staff, the airline's boss Michael O'Leary said on Wednesday. Europe's biggest budget airline had previously…
Ryanair expects to fly 4.5 million passengers in July
Ryanair expects to fly more than 4.5 million passengers in July as it returns to a more regular schedule with 40% of its usual capacity for the peak summer month,…
Ryanair bypasses union, threatens base closures in Irish pilot talks
Ryanair has threatened to close two regional bases and axe up to 120 pilot jobs unless pilots in its home Irish market bypass their union and directly accept a pay…
Ryanair sees up to 300 mln euro loss in this fiscal year
Ryanair is likely to book a net loss of 200 million euros to 300 million euros ($226 million-$339 million) in the fiscal year ending on March 31 2021, Chief Executive…
Ryanair will not cancel British flights despite 14-day quarantine for international arrivals
Ryanair will not cancel British flights despite Monday's start of what the boss of Europe's biggest budget airline called a "rubbish" 14-day quarantine for international arrivals. Ryanair, easyJet and BA-owner…
Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways protest with British government against ‘unjustified and disproportionate’ quarantine rules
Three airlines have written to the British government in protest at its "wholly unjustified and disproportionate" quarantine rules for most international arrivals from Monday, a copy of the letter seen…
Ryanair Austrian unit reaches deal avoiding shutdown
Ryanair's Lauda airline has reached a new collective wage agreement with the trade union to ensure that its Vienna base will not shut down, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO)…
Malta: Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air starts COVID-19 redundancies of pilots, cabin crew
Redundancies have started at Ryanair’s Malta Air base in Malta, with COVID-19 restrictions now forcing the airline to lay off workers. The airline has been grounded for the past three months.…
Malta: Ryanair to recommence flights to Malta
Ryanair will be able to fly to Malta as from the 1st of July, as reported on the Mirror online. According to the details published Ryanair is set to restart flying…
Ryanair CEO reports surge in holiday bookings, sees UK dropping quarantine
Ryanair expects Britain to join European nations in dropping COVID-19 quarantine plans in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said in an interview on Wednesday, reporting a "big surge"…
Ryanair challenges Germany’s rescue of Lufthansa
Ryanair challenged Germany's 9 billion euro rescue package for Lufthansa saying it distorted competition. This challenge came at the same time that the German carrier moved towards finalising the deal…
Ryanair’s Lauda airline to close Vienna base with loss of 300 jobs
Ryanair's Austrian airline Lauda on Friday said it would shut down its main Vienna base on May 29 with the loss of more than 300 jobs in Austria after it…
Ryanair reports year profit up 13%, lowers traffic target
Ryanair cut its annual passenger traffic target by another 20% and warned it will look at pulling out of some airports across Europe as it booked a 13% rise in…
Ryanair cutting 250 jobs across office network
Ryanair said it is cutting more than 250 jobs at its offices in Dublin, Stansted, Madrid and Wroclaw. It said the job cuts will be made through a combination of…
Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs, close bases in Europe
Budget airline Ryanair is drawing up plans to cut as many as 3,000 jobs and close bases in Europe, as the airline addresses the massive downturn in business caused by…
Malta: Ryanair’s Malta subsidiary could price out Air Malta, report warns
The launch of the Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air, a part government-owned company, could price out Air Malta because of Ryanair’s high market share and bigger flexibility on salaries and lower…
Ryanair to cut staff and executives pay by 50%
Ryanair's chief executive has said he and the rest of the airline's employees will take a 50% pay cut for the months of April and May as a result of…
Ryanair and its subsidiaries to ground nearly all of its flights
Budget airline Ryanair says it will ground nearly all its flights from next week due to the coronavirus crisis gripping Europe.
Ryanair suspends recruitment due to coronavirus outbreak, EasyJet cancels all Italian flights
Ryanair has decided to temporarily suspend all its recruitment decisions and salary increases because of the coronavirus crisis and the impact on its activity, according to an internal letter reported…
Ryanair cancels all its flights to, from and within Italy
Ryanair has cancelled all of its flights to, from and within Italy amidst coronavirus outbreaks in the country. Italy is currently on lockdown as the Italian government looks to contain…
Ryanair offers ‘rescue fares’ to ex-Flybe customers
Ryanair has launched a series of special offers to ex-Flybe passengers, following the company’s announcement that it went in administration on Thursday. Flybe, a British airline based in England, entered…
Ryanair CEO criticised following ‘Muslim’ – ‘Terrorist’ generalising comments
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is facing criticism for claiming terrorists “will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion”. The airline boss has been accused of making “racist and discriminatory”…
Ryanair CEO calls for profiling of Muslim males at airports to prevent terrorism
Budget airline Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary called for the profiling of "males of a Muslim persuasion" at airports to prevent terrorism, in an interview on Saturday with British newspaper…
Ryanair slapped down over ‘misleading’ green claims
The U.K. advertising watchdog on Wednesday censured a Ryanair ad campaign that claimed the Irish carrier is Europe’s “lowest emissions airline,” arguing it was “misleading.” Ryanair — famous for its bold…
Ryanair prepared for more 737 Max delays
Ryanair is prepared for further delays to the delivery of its Boeing 737 Max airliners, its chief executive Michael O'Leary told a German magazine. In the interview with Wirtschaftswoche, Mr…
Ryanair to close bases in Nuremberg, Stockholm
Budget airline Ryanair announced that it will be closing bases in Nuremberg and Stockholm. The decision was brought about by the delayed delivery of the Boeing 737 Max airplanes. The new…
Ryanair baggage fee policy ruled as ‘excessive’ in Spain
A Spanish court has called budget airline Ryanair's policy of charging a fee for hand luggage "excessive" after a passenger was fined for taking a carry-on bag without a special…
Ryanair has been named the filthiest airline in the UK
Ryanair has been named the filthiest flight operator in the UK by passengers, according to a Which? Travel survey. In the survey of almost 8,000 people, fewer than half of…
Ryanair grounds three Boeing 737s due to cracks, the Guardian reveals
At least three Ryanair Boeing 737s have been grounded due to cracks between the wing and fuselage but this was not disclosed to the public, the Guardian reveals in an…
Ryanair pilots told to take unpaid leave, relocate or face same fate of Thomas Cook
Ryanair has written to UK pilots asking them to take unpaid leave or transfer to other bases abroad, saying they could otherwise join the 9,000 job losses at Thomas Cook.…
Ryanair cancels few Spanish flights on first two days of September strikes
A series of planned strikes in the Spanish transportation system has prompted hundreds of cancellations by airlines Vueling and Ryanair, as well as the Renfe train network. The country’s Public…
Ryanair appoints new CEO
Ryanair has appointed veteran executive Eddie Wilson as chief executive of Ryanair’s main airlines business, but he will report to Michael O’Leary who will become CEO of the Ryanair Group.…
Ryanair closing four Spanish bases
Ryanair announced it is closing four of its bases in Spain, a move a Spanish union said would result in more than 500 job losses. The effected bases are of…
Ryanair passengers face disruption as UK strike starts, Irish strike averted
Thousands of Ryanair passengers could face disruption as a two-day strike by UK pilots gets under way. On Wednesday, the airline lost a legal challenge in the High Court to…
Legal action by Ryanair to prevent Irish pilots’ strike
On Monday the High Court in Dublin will hear an application by Ryanair aimed at securing an order preventing industrial action by some of its Irish based pilots later this…
Ryanair cabin crew in Spain threaten 10 days of strikes in September
Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have announced plans to hold 10 days of strikes in September unless the airline changes its plans to close several bases in the…