Ryanair News
Ryanair critical of state aid to European airlines
Ryanair has said it will appeal a court ruling granting approval for state aid to carriers in France and Sweden. The low-cost carrier said the cash favours Air France and SAS over rival airlines.
Ryanair refutes lastminute.com refund claims
Ryanair said it has no commercial agreement with lastminute.com, and argued the company overcharges customers and provides it with “fake contact and payment details”.
Ryanair unveils 700 route schedule for winter 2021
With further destinations to be released in the coming weeks, the carrier is hoping to drive bookings for later in the year during the current Covid-19 shutdown.
Ryanair warns it could lose neatly €1bn following Covid-19 impact
Ryanair has reported a loss of €306 million for the third quarter of the financial year, down sharply from a profit of €88 million for the same period last year.
Ryanair waives flight change fees until March
Ryanair will not charge customers who book a flight before the end of March any fee to later change the details. The low-cost carrier is also allowing up to two booking date moves before October.
Ryanair suspends ‘jab and go’ ads following complaints
Ryanair has been forced suspend its ‘jab and go’ advertising campaign after a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority following hundreds of complaints.
easyJet elects to store fleet as Covid-19 cases surge
Research from Cirium comparing daily fleet activity for the past 90 days shows how easyJet placed more than half its aircraft in storage to reduce capacity.
Ryanair critical of Irish government as further flights are cut
The carrier now expects to fly a 26-30 million passengers this year, down from “below 35 million” predicted earlier. The cuts follow newly announced Covid-19 lockdowns in Ireland and the UK.
Ryanair blames CAA for latest cancellations
The low-cost carrier said the CAA has introduced new regulations around wet leasing aircraft ahead of the end of the Brexit transition, causing “unnecessary loss of connectivity to the UK economy”.
Ryanair orders 75 additional Boeing 737 Max planes
Ryanair hopes to take the first deliveries from early 2021, with the rest arriving over a four-year period before the end of 2024. The low-cost carrier now has a total of 210 of the planes on order.
Trade welcomes test and release – but calls for end to quarantine
Government plans to introduce a test and release system for travellers arriving in England have been broadly welcomed by the trade – but there are calls to go further.
Ryanair to waive rebooking fees until end of January
The move is designed to give customers peace of mind and greater flexibly should their travel plans change, allowing them to move their flight with no change fee up to September 30th.