Ryanair News
Ryanair launches latest crusade
Not content with taking on the European bureaucracy earlier this month, Michael O’Leary has now turned his ire on Alicante Airport. The low-cost carrier said earlier it would cut 80 per cent of services from the location from October 2011 in response to a decision by the airport to introduce airbridges.
Ryanair dismisses latest ‘Which, Who? or What?’ complaint
Ryanair, has dismissed the latest false ‘Which, (Who or What)’ complaint which falsely accuses Ryanair of charging credit and debit cards fees (Ryanair don’t) and again ignores the fuel surcharge scams of British Airways and other flag carrier airlines while Ryanair and easyjet charge no such surcharges.
Ryanair ready to take BA passengers during strike
Ryanair, delivered 18 red roses to UNITE bosses, to mark 18 months of British Airways strikes.
Ryanair introduces EU261 levy
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced it will introduce a new €2 levy on all flights in order to meet the costs of flight cancellations, delays and its EU261 costs in ‘force majeure’ cases. The airline said it has suffered costs of over €100 million over the past year from such incidents, arising from more than 15,000 flight cancellations.
Ryanair announces first Crete routes
Ryanair, today announced its first routes from Chania (second largest city on the Greek island of Crete) to Frankfurt Hahn and Milan Bergamo from May 2011 which will deliver 60,000 passengers p.a. and create up to 60 local jobs in Crete.
Ryanair pays sacked pilot £40,000
Ryanair has paid a former pilot £40,000 two years after he was sacked.
Boeing cements Ryanair relationship with 737-800 delivery
Boeing has delivered the 300th Next Generation 737-800 to Europe’s largest low-fare carrier, Ryanair. The airline will take delivery of a total of 37 of these aircraft during 2011 and is the world’s largest operator of the 737-800.
Ryanair’s 5 year Girona extension collapses as new government backtracks
18 Routes cut, 1.7M PAX & over 1,000 jobs lost at Girona
Airlines seek compromise on export-credit financing
Leading airlines – including Ryanair, Emirates, Etihad and Korean Air – have sought to diffuse a growing row over so-called export-credit financing. Speaking at Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development talks in Paris the group argued for the extension of export credits to all airlines in the US and Europe, irrespective of whether they are based in a country which manufactures aircraft.
Terminal 2 opens at Dublin Airport to bailout background
Dublin Airport welcomed the opening of Terminal 2 over the weekend, but what was once a monument to Irish prosperity is in danger of becoming a symbol of economic overreach. At its peak the project was the largest construction site in the state, employing up to 2,600 workers on site. But many of these jobs have been lost, in line with thousands more across Ireland as the recession bites.
Ryanair profits boosted by increase in passengers
Ryanair has reported a sharp increase in profits as a resurgent aviation sector continues to recover from the global recession. Revenues for the six months to September 30th rose 23 per cent to €2.2 billion as traffic grew by ten per cent to 40.1 million passengers.
Strikes hit French travel connections
Another 24-hour nationwide strike has begun in France causing severe disruption to road, rail and air links across Europe. Ryanair has been forced to cancel 250 flights, while Air France has also seen staff join picket lines, causing disruption to short-haul services.