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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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.…

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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…

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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"…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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”…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Ryanair’s Irish pilots to proceed with strike

Directly employed Ryanair pilots based in Ireland, who are members of the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (IALPA), are to strike for 48 hours from midnight on 22 August. The move comes after…

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Talks to avert Ryanair’s Irish pilots strike

Ryanair’s directly employed pilots in Ireland agreed to attend mediated talks starting on Wednesday to avert a strike their trade union said would go ahead next week if the airline…

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Ryanair pilots’ strike on 22 – 23 August and a 72-hour strike on 2 September

Ryanair passengers are facing the prospect of five days of disruption in late August and early September after talks to avert strike action by UK-based pilots broke down. Ryanair pilots…

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Ryanair boss warns as many as 900 jobs could be at risk

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has warned staff to prepare for job cuts in the coming weeks, saying the airline has 900 too many pilots and cabin crew. In a video…

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Malta Air to operate Ryanair’s French, German, Italian bases

Ryanair has confirmed that its Maltese subsidiary Malta Air will take over its parent's bases in France, Germany, and Italy. In a quarterly earnings release, Ryanair said that this start-up…

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Ryanair expects average fares to fall 6% in key summer season

Ryanair Holdings Plc on Monday warned fares would fall by 6% in its key summer season this year, in part due to overcapacity in Germany and Brexit fears in the…

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Ryanair Portuguese cabin crew to strike in August

Portuguese cabin crew working with Ryanair are planning to strike in August over pay and working conditions, according to a domestic union. The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel…

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Irish court award boy scalded by hot chocolate on Ryanair flight €25,000

An eight-year-old boy who who was scalded when hot chocolate spilled over him on a Ryanair flight has been awarded damages of €25,000 in the Circuit Civil Court. Judge James…

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Polish flight centre to train future Ryanair pilots

Pilots of Ryanair will be trained at the Bartolini Air flight training centre near Łódź in central Poland. The centre near Łódź will train 320 Ryanair pilots, in cooperation with…

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