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Ryanair says UK lagging Europe on post-COVID recovery

Britain is lagging the aviation recovery in the rest of Europe due to confusing COVID-19 restrictions and its airports will struggle in the coming winter, Ryanair executives said. "Most European…

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Ryanair says British airports to struggle this Christmas

British airports will struggle to cope with Christmas traffic due to the impact of COVID-19 and Brexit border controls, Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters in an interview on…

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Ryanair ends talks with Boeing on large 737 MAX 10 order

Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing on a major new order for Boeing 737 jets due to a disagreement over pricing, the Irish airline said on Monday. Ryanair is already…

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Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

Ryanair on Thursday said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75% of the number the budget airline carried in August 2019 before COVID-19 pandemic hammered the industry. Chief Executive…

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Ryanair CEO sees ‘very strong recovery’, nudges up passenger target

Ryanair has nudged up its passenger target for the autumn amid signs of a "very strong recovery" in European short-haul flights, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters in an interview on…

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Strong bookings keep Ryanair on course to hit targets, says CEO

LISBON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Ryanair is on track to hit upgraded guidance on passenger numbers, carrying more than 10 million people this month as a post-pandemic recovery continues with…

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Italy puts pressure on Ryanair over surcharges for minors and disabled associates

Italy’s civil aviation authority ENAC warned Ryanair it could fine the budget carrier if it charges extra fees for seats assigned to adults accompanying minors and disabled people. With the…

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Spain’s Supreme Court rules some Ryanair luggage rules are unfair

Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Ryanair's luggage rules, under which the budget carrier can send bags and suitcases on a different flight than passengers, were unfair. Following a…

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European travel demand drives easyJet summer comeback

EasyJet plans to fly 60% of its pre-pandemic capacity in July-September as a travel recovery takes hold in mainland Europe, and Britain is expected to catch-up in the coming weeks. The British…

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Ryanair CEO sees travel ‘mushrooming’ despite COVID-19 restrictions

As the summer holiday season kicks off, the number of passengers hopping on Ryanair planes is "mushrooming" despite travel restrictions in place to control the spread of the coronavirus, Group…

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Ryanair adds 200,000 seats to Malta, Spanish islands

Ryanair is to sell 200,000 extra seats from the UK to Malta, Ibiza and Palma in July, August and September, it announced today. Ryanair’s Dara Brady, Director of Marketing, Communications &…

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Ryanair CEO sees travel ‘mushrooming’ despite COVID-19 restrictions

As the summer holiday season kicks off, the number of passengers hopping on Ryanair planes is "mushrooming" despite travel restrictions in place to control the spread of the coronavirus, Group…

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Ryanair ends long wait for ‘gamechanger’ Boeing 737 MAX jet

Ryanair finally took possession of its first Boeing 737 MAX jet after a delay of more than two years, saying that it would have 12 of the ‘gamechanger’ aircraft in…

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Ryanair to sue UK government over traffic-light system for international travel

Ryanair Holdings Plc and the owner of three major English airports said they would sue the UK government over the 'traffic light' system it has put in place for international…

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Airlines plead with Britain to ease travel restrictions

Airlines renewed their calls on Britain to restart international travel, pleading with the government to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel freely with the peak summer season just weeks…

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Britain’s airlines say extra support needed if travel stays shut

Airlines based in Britain have told the government they will need industry-specific support to help them survive if COVID-19 rules continue to keep travel markets shut. Companies including British Airways,…

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UPDATED: Ryanair extends winning streak, court annuls German aid for Condor

Ryanair on Wednesday won its challenge against German state aid granted to charter airline Condor, a third victory in its fight against billions of euros in pandemic support granted to…

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UPDATED: UK launches action against Ryanair and BA over refunds

Britain's competition authority said on Wednesday it was launching enforcement action against Ryanair and British Airways over their failure to offer refunds to passengers who were barred from taking flights…

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Ryanair to double size of base at Rome Fiumicino

Ryanair is to double the number of planes it has based at Rome Fiumicino airport, the main hub of struggling rival Alitalia, the Irish airline announced in a statement on…

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Ryanair to appeal against state funds injected into new Alitalia

Ryanair will appeal against funds made available to the government-owned Italian airline that will replace Alitalia as it considers them illegal state support, the chief executive of the Irish carrier…

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Ryanair says flights filling up very strongly in June, July, August

Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said the low cost airline's flights are filling up very strongly through June, July and August with fares at their lowest ever summer levels.…

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Ryanair passenger plane makes emergency landing in Berlin after bomb threat

A Ryanair passenger plane made an emergency landing in Berlin before resuming its journey to Poland, German police said late Sunday without releasing further details. The flight from Dublin to…

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Putin offers Belarus leader support against West in Ryanair plane standoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko support in his standoff with the West over his handling of the grounding of a passenger jet and the arrest of a dissident blogger. The West has accused Belarus of piracy…

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UPDATED: Ryanair says Belarus refused pilot’s request to contact airline, Lithuania trying to identify those disembarked in Minsk

Belarusian air traffic control refused a request by a Ryanair pilot to contact the airline after being told of an alleged bomb threat, leaving him with no alternative but to…

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Portugal warns Ryanair will face consequences for opposing TAP aid

Ryanair’s relations with Portugal will suffer because of the Irish airline’s campaign to try to block state aid for struggling Portuguese rival TAP, Portugal’s infrastructure ministry warned. “Due to systematic…

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Ryanair CEO says Belarus plane grounding ‘state-sponsored piracy’

A decision by authorities in Belarus to force a Ryanair jet to land in Minsk on Sunday and detain a dissident journalist was a "state-sponsored hijacking", Ryanair Chief Executive Michael…

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UPDATED: EU considers shunning Belarusian airspace over forced landing

The European Union is considering shunning Belarus's airspace and banning national carrier Belavia from EU airports after Belarusian authorities scrambled a warplane and forced a Ryanair jetliner to land in…

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UPDATED: Russia calls West’s reaction to Belarus plane incident ‘shocking’, France discussing suspension of Belarus transport links

Russia on Monday accused the West of hypocrisy in its outraged response to the diversion of an airliner to the Belarusian capital Minsk. Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and…

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Italy fines Ryanair 4.2 million euros for not refunding passengers

Italy's antitrust authority fined Ryanair 4.2 million euros ($5.12 million) for not refunding costumers for flights cancelled after June 2020 due to the COVID-19 emergency, the watchdog said on Monday.…

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UPDATED: EU calls for international inquiry into forced landing of Ryanair plane

The European Union has called for an international investigation into the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk. "In carrying out this coercive act, the Belarusian authorities have jeopardised…

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Global aviation stunned by Belarus jetliner diversion

The United Nations' aviation agency said it was "strongly concerned" by the apparent forced landing of a Ryanair jetliner in Belarus, as global airlines called for an investigation into Sunday's…

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Who is the journalist Belarus arrested by forcing a Ryanair plane to land?

Authorities in Belarus scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and then detained…

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Forced Ryanair landing must have consequences, EU Commissioner says

The forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk must have consequences, the European Union's Transport Commissioner Adina Valean said on Sunday, after Lithuania called for EU countries to recommend…

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UPDATE – Lithuania calls for joint EU action to keep planes out of Belarus airspace

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered a Ryanair flight carrying a key opposition blogger and headed for Lithuania to land in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday and detained him on…

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Ryanair says recovery has begun, posts record annual loss

Ryanair reported a record annual after-tax loss of 815 million euros ($989 million) on Monday after COVID-19 restrictions forced it to scrap over 80% of flights, but the Irish airline…

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Photo Story – Malta Air Boeing 737 Max closer to take off

Woodys AeroImages has revealed new photos of Ryanair's subsidiary airline 9H-VUA Malta Air's Boeing 737 Max with engine cages in place indicating that either 1st engine start is imminent or…

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Ryanair to take delivery of first 737 MAX in coming days, loses court challenges to SAS, Finnair state aid

Ryanair is set to take delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX airliner following two years of delay caused by the grounding of the jet in the wake of two…

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Ryanair narrows loss forecast for year to end-March

Ryanair on Wednesday said it expected to post a smaller than expected loss in the year to the end of March and said the Irish airline expected to be "close…

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Ryanair’s New Boeing 737 MAX 8200 Receives FAA Certification

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it had approved the design for the Boeing 737-8200, part of the Boeing 737 MAX series, a necessary step before the U.S. planemaker can…

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Ryanair to open new base in Croatian capital Zagreb in September

Ryanair will open a new base in the Croatian capital Zagreb from September, the company revealed. “There will be 12 new routes and 36 weekly flights from Zagreb,” Ryanair Chief…

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British should get their summer holiday in Europe, Ryanair’s O’Leary says

Ryanair is reasonably confident that British tourists will be taking holidays across Europe in June, July and August, a ray of hope for the tourism industry amid gloom over a…

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Budget airlines seek EU sustainable fuel quotas for all flights

Ryanair, Easyjet and other low-cost airlines have written to the European Union asking that its plan to force carriers to use a certain share of sustainable fuels apply to all…

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UPDATED: Ryanair sees 60-70% of normal traffic this summer

Ryanair hopes to fly up to 70% of 2019 passenger numbers this summer, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines and more coronavirus testing, provided travellers who have been vaccinated or had negative…

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Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid

Ryanair on Wednesday lost its fight against the state aid granted to rivals including Air France and Sweden's SAS after a top European court said such schemes were not discriminatory…

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Ryanair’s O’Leary optimistic on international travel from May

LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said he was optimistic that people in Britain would be able to travel internationally from May, but warned if that…

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Ryanair forecasts record annual loss as COVID-19 ‘wreaks havoc’

DUBLIN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Ryanair expects to lose close to 1 billion euros in its current financial year, by far its worst ever performance, but Europe's largest low-cost carrier…

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Ryanair slashes annual traffic forecast as fresh lockdowns hit

Ryanair slashed its annual traffic forecast by around 5 million passengers on Thursday, citing fresh lockdowns in the United Kingdom and Ireland introduced to curb a highly contagious new variant…

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Ryanair restricts voting rights of non-EU shareholders in Brexit move

Ryanair on Tuesday confirmed it would restrict the voting rights of British shareholders from Jan. 1 in a bid to ensure it remains majority EU-owned and retain full licensing and…

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Ryanair expects to fly 50-80% of normal schedule in summer 2021

Ryanair expects to fly between 50% and 80% of its pre-pandemic traffic levels in the summer of 2021, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Monday. "We don't expect at this…

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Ryanair posts first summer loss in decades; flags winter capacity cut

Ireland's Ryanair Holdings PLC posted a loss for its key summer period for the first time in decades on Monday, and said it may have to cut capacity further this…

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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,…

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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…

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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.…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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