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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.
Ryanair launches low-cost flights to students
Ryanair has announced additional domestic flights from December 4th following a government announcement permitting students to travel home for Christmas.
Passenger slump pushes Ryanair to first-half loss
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has reported a loss of €197 million for the first half of financial 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to extract a huge toll on the aviation sector.
Low-cost carries cut capacity as second Covid-19 wave bites
Low-cost carriers in Europe are reacting to a second wave of Covid-19 across the continent and the associated travel restrictions and quarantine requirements.
Ryanair cuts winter capacity as demand stalls
The low-cost carrier had hoped to offer 60 per cent of its planned flight from November to March, but has been forced to make further cuts as it releases a revised winter schedule,