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Ryanair reaches eDreams settlement with Google
Ryanair, Google, and eDreams have reached a settlement to end legal proceedings between the three parties which have been on-going since 2015. Ryanair’s Irish High Court proceedings against both Google and eDreams concerned eDreams’ online adverts on Google’s AdWords platform.
Bellew to re-join Ryanair as chief operations officer
Ryanair has announced that Peter Bellew will re-join the low-cost carrier as chief operations officer. The move follows the departure of Michael Hickey, who stepped down earlier this month after the airline was forced to cancel tens of thousands of flights due to a lack of pilots.
Hickey to leave Ryanair following cancellations
Ryanair chief operating officer Michael Hickey has become the first executive casualty at the carrier as it continues to battle the fallout from thousands of cancellations announced last month. He will step down from Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier at the end of the month.
Ryanair plane diverts to Stansted following security threat
A Ryanair Boeing 737 has made an emergency landing at Stansted Airport after a suspected hoax security alert. Flights from the airport were temporarily grounded at the airport, just outside London.
Ryanair cancels flights and slows expansion to avoid pilot shortages
Ryanair has said it will slow its growth this winter by flying 25 less aircraft, from its 400-strong fleet, from November until March. The low-cost carrier will then withdraw ten aircraft, from a planned fleet of 445, from April 2018.
Ryanair to delay pilot leave as carrier battles cancellations
Ryanair will force pilots to delay planned annual leave as it battles to overcome shortages in coming weeks. The low-cost carrier said last week it would cancel as many as 50 flights a day until the end of October after misallocating pilot holiday until the end of the year.
Ryanair seeks to process most passenger cancellation claims by Friday
Ryanair today has offered passengers an update on its progress at working through the cancellation of 2,100 of its 103,000 flights over the next six weeks. The low-cost carrier has revealed it expects to have re-accommodated over 175,000 customers on other Ryanair flights – over 55 per cent of affected customers.
Ryanair publishes full list of cancelled flights following passenger anger
Ryanair has published the complete list of flights to be cancelled before the end of October. Around 50 flights a day will be suspended from schedules as the low-cost carrier seeks to meet holiday requirements for pilots before the end of the year.
Ryanair to publish full list of cancelled flights
Ryanair has confirmed it will publish the full list of flight cancellations it expects before October 31st later. The low-cost carrier has been coming under increasing pressure following news it would cancel as many as 50 flights a day over the coming weeks as it battles to accommodate pilot holidays.
Pressure grows on Ryanair to release full list of cancelled flights
Ryanair has been urged to release the full list of flights affected by its decision to cancel as many as 50 services a day for the next six weeks. The low-cost carrier said it “messed up” staff holiday applications, meaning it would be forced to cancel two per cent of its flights each day in order to give pilots and other employees sufficient time off in the coming weeks.
Crew holiday backlog sees Ryanair cancel 50 flights a day until November
Ryanair will cancel up to 40-50 flights daily for the next six weeks as it seeks to improve its system-wide punctuality. The low-cost carrier was prompted to take the drastic step after seeing less than 80 per cent of its planes arrive on time in the first two weeks of September.
Ryanair to base three additional planes in Frankfurt for summer 2018
Ryanair has announced it will base an additional three aircraft at Frankfurt Main airport, bringing the total to ten. The Frankfurt summer 2018 schedule includes 38 Frankfurt Main routes and 43 Frankfurt Hahn routes, aimed to deliver over 4.7 million customers through the carrier’s two Frankfurt airports next year.