DUBLIN, June 2 (Reuters) - Ryanair I flew a record 17 million passengers in May, its highest for a single month and a 10% increase from a year earlier, the…
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, May 31 (Reuters) - Ryanair RYA.I delivered a petition signed by 1.1 million EU passengers to the European Commission on Wednesday, demanding that overflights be protected…
BRUSSELS, May 24 (Reuters) - Europe's second-top court on Wednesday backed Ryanair challenge against an Italian state aid, approved by the European Union, for airlines hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.…
DUBLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - Ryanair on Monday posted a near record profit of 1.43 billion euros ($1.57 billion) in the year to end-March and said it was cautiously optimistic…
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - The European Union's top competition official said "all options" were on the table but did not indicate what her next steps could be after Lufthansa and SAS…
By Foo Yun Chee and Ilona Wissenbach BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - Ryanair on Wednesday won its challenge against Lufthansa'state bailout, as Europe's second-highest court cited errors in EU competition…
DUBLIN, April 19 (Reuters) - Ryanair will have to trim its July schedule because it expects around 10 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft will be delayed due to manufacturing issues, Group…
The chief executive of Ryanair has said journeys on the airline will become more expensive for consumers. Michael O'Leary said air fares could rise between 10% and 15% this year…
DUBLIN, March 2 (Reuters) - Ryanair flew 10.6 million passengers last month, a record high for February, but its rate of growth from pre-pandemic peaks slowed, company data showed on…
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Europe was entering an "inevitable" post-pandemic period of airline consolidation as legacy flag-carriers struggle to navigate through a competitive…
DUBLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Ryanair flew 11.8 million passengers in January, the largest ever for the month, as it continues to rapidly grow beyond pre-COVID capacity, company data showed…
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair is hiring significant numbers of Ukrainian pilots and cabin crew so that it will be ready to return to the country when the war with Russia…
Ryanair CEO sees European short-haul fares rising Ryanair still concerned about COVID, Ukraine war risks CEO says China's reopening might drive up oil prices No repeat of staff shortages at…
ROME, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ryanair has not engaged in any price-fixing for flights in and out of Sicily, the low cost airline said on Thursday, responding to a recent…
Annual profit now could come close to 2018 peak Ryanair expects Oct-Dec profit to near 200 mln euro Seeing softening in some UK, Irish traffic, pricing By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN,…
DUBLIN, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Ryanair flew 11.5 million passengers in December, up 3% on its previous pre-COVID high for the Christmas travel period, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers…
ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it opened an inquiry into possible price-fixing for flights in and out of Sicily by airlines including Ryanair, Wizz…
DUBLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Ryanair flew 15.7 million passengers in October, a record high for the month and up 14% on pre-COVID levels, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers…
Ryanair would quit Ireland if Sinn Féin takes power and “messes around” with the country’s competitive corporate tax regime, its chief executive has warned. Left-wing Sinn Féin, which now enjoys…
MADRID, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Workers at Azul Handling, the ground handling company servicing Ryanair in 22 Spanish airports, called off a plan to hold several 24-hour strikes between Oct.…
MADRID, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Workers at Azul Handling that provides ground handling services to Ryanair at 22 Spanish airports plan to hold several 24-hour strikes between Oct. 28 and…
BERLIN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Ryanair announced a 40% cut to its winter 2022 schedule to and from Berlin airport on Thursday based on pre-pandemic levels, blaming the decision on…
Sept 15 (Reuters) - Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary is in talks on a new contract that could keep him at the airline until 2028 and hopes to sign the…
DUBLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ryanair in August flew a record number of passengers for the fourth month in a row as it continued to consolidate its position as Europe's…
LONDON (Reuters) - Ryanair is hopeful but not certain of returning to pre-COVID profit levels of over 1 billion euros ($1 billion) this year as travelers trade down to low-cost…
BUDAPEST, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Budget airline Ryanair RYA.I said on Wednesday it had appealed to the courts after Hungary fined it for passing on to customers the cost of…
Ryanair won't be offering flights at rock bottom prices any more thanks to the soaring cost of fuel, the budget airline's boss has admitted. Chief executive Michael O'Leary says the…
Budget airline Ryanair said it would appeal to the courts after Hungary fined it for passing on the cost of a special business tax, worth 800 billion forints ($2.1 billion) in total, following a consumer protection investigation. Nationalist…
MADRID, July 27 (Reuters) - Ryanair's RYA.I Spanish cabin crew union members plan strikes on four days of every week until January to press demands for higher pay and better…
BRUSSELS, July 11 (Reuters) - Belgian Ryanair pilots will join the strike planned by their French counterparts on July 23 and 24, Belgian public service broadcaster RTBF reported on Monday. Dider Lebbe,…
DUBLIN, July 4 (Reuters) - Ryanair had its busiest month ever in June as it flew 15.9 million passengers, up from just 5.3 million a year earlier and topping a previous high set in…
DUBLIN, June 26 (Reuters) - Less than 2% of Ryanair RYA.I flights scheduled between Friday and Sunday were affected by cabin crew strikes, the Irish low-cost carrier said. Ryanair RYA.I cabin crew unions in Belgium, Spain,…
Trade unions representing cabin crew of Ryanair plan a strike later in June in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe, increasing disruption for passengers to and from Belgium during a peak…
MILAN, (Reuters) - Unions representing staff and cabin crew for Ryanair in Italy have called a 24-hour strike for June 25, coinciding with walkouts the budget airline is facing the…
Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Tuesday bookings at Europe's biggest budget airline are strengthening and he expects summer fares to be between 7% and 9% higher than pre-pandemic…
MADRID, June 13 (Reuters) - Low cost airline Ryanair's Spanish cabin staff will go on strike on six days in late June and early July, its main unions said on Monday. The staff…
BUDAPEST, June 10 (Reuters) - Hungary's government has launched a consumer protection investigation against Ryanair RYA.I over passing the costs of recently imposed windfall taxes onto passengers, state news agency MTI said on Friday,…
Ryanair has halted talks with two Spanish unions over a salary hike, the unions said, amid threats the low-cost airline's cabin crew could go on strike in several European countries…
BUDAPEST, June 8 (Reuters) - Ryanair RYA.I called on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government on Wednesday to scrap what it called a "misguided" new tax levied on departing passengers as part of efforts…
Italian unions have called a four-hour strike for Ryanair workers in the country, lamenting a reduction in compensation and tough labour conditions at Europe's biggest budget airline. Ryanair ranked first…
DUBLIN, May 16 (Reuters) - Ryanair RYA.I said on Monday it was impossible to give a detailed forecast beyond hoping to return to "reasonable profitability" this year amid uncertainties over COVID-19 and the Ukraine…
BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) - Ryanair expects its loss for the just-ending financial year at around the middle of its forecasted range and is well placed for next year depending on traffic…
DUBLIN, March 21 (Reuters) - Ryanair RYA.I aims to achieve a third of its decarbonisation target by flying its planes with sustainable aviation fuels, and will also rely on offsetting measures to cut its…
LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine will not have a dramatic impact on bookings in eastern Europe so long as the war doesn't escalate, Ryanair RYA.I boss Michael O'Leary said on…
LISBON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Ryanair, one of the largest foreign airlines in Ukraine, said on Wednesday it had a duty to fly passengers in and out of the country as long…
MADRID, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Irish airline Ryanair expects to fly 165 million passengers as it returns to profit in the year to March 2023, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told…
KYIV, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Belarus did not intercept, re-route or force the landing of a Ryanair plane last year, President Alexander Lukashenko was quoted by the state news agency…
DUBLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ryanair expects a 10-15% fall in available short-haul seats across Europe next summer to push up average fares in the sector compared to pre-pandemic levels,…
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Europe's airline slot rules should not be changed to protect legacy companies, the head of European low cost carrier Wizz Air said on Thursday, adding that…
BERLIN/DUESSELDORF, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will shut its base in Frankfurt from March 31 and shift the five aircraft it has stationed there elsewhere, it said…
Ryanair more than doubled its annual loss forecast and cut its January traffic estimate by 33%, blaming travel restrictions in France, Germany and Morocco following the emergence of the Omicron…
DUBLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Ryanair expects to fly around 10% fewer passengers in December and January due to customer concerns around the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Group Chief Executive…
Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson said on Thursday the airline was still optimistic about summer demand despite COVID-19 and the emergence of the Omicron virus variant making for a challenging…
DUBLIN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Ryanair gave notice on Friday of its intention to delist from the London Stock Exchange next month, saying the volume of trading did not justify…
Ryanair is planning to delist from the London Stock Exchange in coming months due to a fall in trading volumes there, executives said on Monday, dealing another blow to London's…
DUBLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Ryanair on Monday reported its first quarterly profit since before COVID-19, but downgraded its annual forecast to a loss of up to 200 million euros…
DUBLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Ryanair on Thursday vowed to repay customers within five days for cancelled flights in a renewed customer service push after criticism about how it handled…
Ryanair on Wednesday said it would appeal a ruling by Europe's second-highest court rejecting its challenge against an EU order to repay millions of euros in illegal aid given by…