Ryanair has launched allocated seating on all Ryanair flights from February 1st 2014, with booking now available. The move, which follows a similar decision from low-cost rival easyJet, allows Ryanair customers to choose their preferred seats in advance.

Ryanair is planning to open 12 new routes from London Stansted in April 2014 as well as adding frequencies on 17 existing routes, which will deliver an additional 1,300,000 passengers per year and support 1,300 new on-site jobs at London Stansted Airport.

Ryanair is planning to open 3 new routes from Knock to Eindhoven, Glasgow Prestwick & Kaunas from April 2014, as well as increased frequencies on its London route, which the carrier claims will deliver an additional 80,000 passengers per year and support 80 new on-site jobs at Knock.

A French court has fined Ryanair more than 8 million euros (£6.7m) for failing to pay social insurance and state pension contributions in France for Ryanair crews flying to/from Marseille from 2007 to 2010.

Ryanair has launched a new acceptance agreement with American Express, providing passengers, business travellers and corporate travel departments with even more ways to book the lowest fares on its website. More than 20 per cent of Ryanair passengers travel on business and Ryanair has improved its services to meet the needs of its business passengers.

Ryanair and Manchester Airport Group have announced they have concluded a ten year growth agreement at London Stansted Airport. The parties hope the deal will see Ryanair grow its traffic at Stansted by over 50 per cent, from 13.2 million passengers in 2012 to over 20 million passengers per annum in return for a package of lower costs and more efficient facilities at Stansted.