All Ryanair articles – Page 9
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NewsBelarus diversion incident could ‘upend’ responses to security threats: pilots
Cockpit crew representatives are concerned that the forced Ryanair Boeing 737-800 diversion to Minsk has the potential to overturn the foundations on which responses to interception and security threats are based. International pilot federation IFALPA and the European Cockpit Association have jointly described the 23 May event – during which ...
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NewsLithuania seeks Belarus airspace closure as EASA advises airlines to consider risks
Europe’s safety regulator is ensuring airlines are aware of the Ryanair diversion to Minsk, in order that carriers can make appropriate operational risk assessments, as Lithuania’s government seeks a closure of Belarusian airspace. The Ryanair Boeing 737-800, bound for Vilnius, was forced to divert on 23 May over a perceived ...
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NewsUS government ‘condemns’ Ryanair ‘forced diversion’, urges investigation
The US Department of State is calling for an investigation into a “shocking” incident involving the “forced diversion” of a Ryanair jet in Minsk, and the removal by Belarusian authorities of one passenger.
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NewsPolitical leaders outraged as Belarus ‘forces’ Ryanair 737 diversion to Minsk
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has described as “utterly unacceptable” an incident in which a Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk, apparently to enable Belarusian authorities to detain a political activist. The Boeing 737-800 – registered SP-RSM, from Ryanair’s Polish division Buzz – was operating flight ...
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NewsCourt rules against KLM and TAP state aid approvals
A court has annulled European Commission decisions approving state aid for KLM and TAP Air Portugal, judging that it failed to consider all factors, though it has suspended the annulments until fresh decisions are made.
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NewsRyanair doubts Boeing will deliver first 737 Max jets in time for summer
Ryanair is beginning to doubt that its first Boeing 737 Max jets will arrive before this summer’s peak travel months.
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NewsRyanair ‘cautiously’ eyes breakeven this year after €815m loss
Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier Ryanair ‘cautiously believes’ it can be close to breakeven for the financial year ahead after posting a record loss of €815 million ($990 million) for the pandemic hit year to March 2021.
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NewsRyanair calls for Ireland to end quarantine for UK and EU travellers
Irish carrier Ryanair has called on its home country’s government to drop 14-day quarantine requirements for inbound travellers from the UK and the European Union.
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News‘Not worth commenting on’: IATA chief Walsh slams UK travel restart plan
The UK’s announcement of countries to which non-essential travel can resume from 17 May has been given short shrift by IATA director general Willie Walsh.
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NewsUK gives green light for travel to 12 countries including Israel and Portugal
The UK government has named Israel, Portugal and Gibraltar among 12 countries on its ‘green list’ of destinations for the resumption of non-essential international travel on 17 May.
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NewsDomestic links feature as Ryanair to open Stockholm Arlanda base
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to open a base at Stockholm Arlanda this winter, initially basing two aircraft at the Swedish airport.
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NewsRyanair and Wizz traffic well below pre-crisis levels despite April improvement
Ryanair and Wizz Air carried slightly more passengers in April than in March though traffic remains vastly down on pre-crisis levels as travel restrictions across Europe continue. The low-cost operators are the first airlines in Europe to disclose traffic data for April. Ryanair carried 1 million passengers in April 2021, ...
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NewsUK and Ireland do not have infrastructure for staycations: Ryanair chief
The head of the Irish carrier’s mainline operation suggested that so-called staycations “will all be forgotten about” when destinations such as Spain and the Greek Islands open up again.
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NewsRyanair chief Wilson hopeful of ‘extended summer’
Ryanair chief executive Eddie Wilson remains optimistic of a strong lift in air travel in Europe this summer and expects consumers will extend holiday plans later into the year
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NewsRyanair plays down ‘optimistic’ analysts’ forecasts for 2021 performance
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is playing down analysts’ expectations over financial performance for the 2021-22 full year, despite trimming its loss forecast for 2020-21. Ryanair says it “does not share the recent optimism of certain analysts”, stating that it believes the outcome for 2021-22 is “currently close to break-even”. But ...
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NewsRyanair and Wizz again flew fewer than a million passengers in March
Ryanair and Wizz Air carried fewer than 1 million passengers between them in March for the second month in a row, with heavy restrictions on international travel bringing the European aviation sector to a virtual standstill.
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NewsFAA certificates Boeing 737 Max 8-200 variant
The Federal Aviation Administration has certificated the Boeing 737 Max 8-200 – a specially-configured high-density variant of the 737 Max 8 destined for low-cost carrier Ryanair.
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NewsRyanair to open Zagreb base as part of Croatian expansion
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to open a new base in Zagreb this summer as part of expansion plans for Croatia announced today which will also see it reopen its Zadar base.
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NewsRyanair chief doubts digital health passports will take off
Processes for passengers to prove either Covid-19 vaccination or negative test results are likely to play a role in the opening up of European airline markets, but more comprehensive digital health passports are not, in the view of Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsFace masks required until at least summer 2022 season: Ryanair chief
Ryanair is likely to require its passengers to wear face masks well into 2022, despite its confidence that vaccination programmes will enable intra-European travel to open up well before then.