Ryanair is an Irish ultra-low-cost carrier founded in 1984.
It is headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and has its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports.
It forms the largest part of the Ryanair Holdings family of airlines and has Ryanair UK, Buzz, Lauda Europe, and Malta Air as sister airlines.
Ryanair has grown from strength to strength and now operates in over 30 countries in Europe and Northern Africa as well as flying in and out of 180 airports.
Ryanair launches a viral “Great Idiots” seat sale on 20 January following a public social media row with Elon Musk over the airline’s decision not to adopt Starlink satellite Wi-Fi, offering 100,000 one-way seats from […]
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Italy’s competition watchdog has fined low-cost airline Ryanair €256 million ($302 million) for what it describes as an abusive strategy that restricted travel agencies’ access to the airline’s services. The penalty, announced by the Italian
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Ryanair’s latest experiment in traveller loyalty has come to an early end, after the airline confirmed that its Prime membership scheme will be discontinued just eight months after launch. The decision follows months of unexpectedly
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Most travellers expect an uneventful journey when they fasten a seatbelt and settle in for a short European hop. Yet the atmosphere inside a cabin can shift quickly when tensions rise at altitude, turning a
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Ryanair will launch 10 new routes from Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport for the winter 2025 season, expanding its European network and increasing capacity by 12 percent. The Irish low-cost carrier said the move will support
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Ryanair will cut its winter flight capacity across Germany by around 10%, removing approximately 800,000 seats and 24 routes from its schedule as the airline intensifies pressure on the German government over rising aviation costs.
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Ryanair will expand its operations at Valencia Airport for the upcoming winter season, adding capacity and new connections even as Spain’s government and Aena finalize details of a €400 million expansion project. The airline plans
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Ryanair is urging the Spanish government and airport operator Aena to reduce airport fees after cutting 3 million seats across regional airports, citing rising costs and a lack of government response to its investment proposals.
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The Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs imposed fines totaling €179 million in November 2024 on five low-cost airlines — Ryanair, Vueling, EasyJet, Norwegian, and Volotea — for what it described as “abusive practices.” The penalties
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The European Commission has approved €11.7 million in State aid granted to Carcassonne Airport’s manager for the period 2001-2011, but orders France to recover about €1.8 million in incompatible aid related to Ryanair agreements. The
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Ryanair will end all flights between Riga and two German cities in October 2025, citing the impact of higher aviation taxes and increased fees in Germany. The Irish low-cost carrier confirmed through its schedule that
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Ryanair announced on September 3 that it will cut 1 million seats in Spain for the upcoming winter season, closing its base in Santiago de Compostela and withdrawing entirely from Vigo and Tenerife Norte. The
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