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Ryanair said the 6.5% fee increase announced by Aena for 2026 made some regional routes unviable

Ryanair cuts capacity in Spain after airport fee hike

Ryanair said today it was cutting its passenger capacity in Spain for next winter by 1 million seats in response to what it called a "shameless" fee hike announced by the airport operator Aena.

Business • 03 Sep

Ryanair to cut 1 million more passenger seats in Spain

Ryanair plans to cut the number of flights to and from regional airports in Spain in reaction to a fee increase by state-controlled airport operator Aena, Europa Press has reported, citing senior executive Eddie Wilson.

Business • 28 Aug

Ryanair had said in January it would reduce flights at seven regional airports in Spain this summer and cancel some 800,000 passenger seats compared to the previous year

Ryanair may cut more flights from small Spanish airports

Ryanair is considering cutting more flights from medium and small Spanish airports next winter and in 2026 if operator Aena does not lower its fees, newspaper El Economista reported today citing the airline's CEO Eddie Wilson.

Business • 14 Apr

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson said there is currently no certainty that Dublin Airport will be able to grow beyond Summer 2025

Scrapping passenger cap should be new govt's first move

Ryanair has called on the incoming Transport Minister to abolish the Dublin Airport passenger cap as the new government's first initiative.

Business • 23 Jan

Ryanaiar has long argued with Italian authorities over fees and regulatory issues

Ryanair curbs investment in Rome due to rising costs

Ryanair said today it would remove an aircraft from Rome Fiumicino and curb expansion at the Italian capital's second airport due to rising costs and flight restrictions, as the city braces for an influx of additional tourists in a Jubilee year.

Business • 22 Jan

Ryanair it to offer more flights to and from Sweden after a government decision there to scrap an aviation tax

More Ryanair routes from Sweden as aviation tax scrapped

Ryanair will offer more flights from Sweden, adding two aircraft to its fleet there and will consider reintroducing domestic flights following a government decision to scrap an aviation tax, the airline said today.

Business • 25 Sep 24

Ryanair warns Dublin fares to soar due to passenger cap

Ryanair has warned that air fares to and from Dublin Airport are likely to soar this winter as a result of the cap on the number of passengers allowed to use the facility.

Business • 30 May 24

Ryanair wants to open five new bases, grow 40% in Spain

Ryanair wants to open five new bases in Spain and grow by 40% in the country by 2030, Eddie Wilson, the chief executive of the group's largest airline, Ryanair DAC, said in Madrid today.

Business • 22 Jan 24

Ryanair is to launch 11 new domestic routes in Morocco from this summer

Ryanair launches 35 new routes for Morocco

The Moroccan government has given its go ahead for Ryanair to operate domestic flights in the country starting from next summer.

Business • 13 Dec 23

People board a Ryanair plane at the airport in Bergamo in Italy

Ryanair fights off European squeeze on its ticket price

Ryanair is facing challenges at both ends of its price range, with Europe's largest airline taking aim at proposed minimum fares in France after fending off a cap on what it charges in Italy.

Business • 19 Oct 23

Ryanair carried a record number of monthly passengers in May, June and July

Ryanair expects to beat monthly passenger record

Ryanair expects traffic in August to "slightly" surpass the record 18.7 million passengers it flew in July, with bookings for September and October so far coming in exactly as expected, a senior executive told Reuters today.

Business • 14 Aug 23

Ryanair's Eddie Wilson said today he did not expect a repeat of travel chaos seen in Europe last summer

Ryanair to trim flights in summer but targets on track

Ryanair will likely trim some flights in August due to delivery delays from Boeing but there will be no material impact on customers, its senior executive Eddie Wilson said in an interview today.

Business • 25 Apr 23

The new hangar will create 200 new engineering and aircraft mechanic jobs

Ryanair plans new €40m Dublin hangar creating 200 jobs

Ryanair has announced plans to build a new €40m hangar and aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin airport.

Business • 17 Apr 23

Ryanair chief executive Eddie Wilson has urged the European Commission to take action on French air traffic control strikes

Ryanair wants action to prevent disruption to flights

Ryanair has launched a petition aimed at getting one million signatures from passengers in order to force the European Commission to take action to prevent further disruption from French air traffic control strikes.

Business • 20 Mar 23

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary; Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson and Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar

Ryanair aims to create up to 2,000 Irish jobs by 2030

Ryanair has announced plans to grow its workforce in Ireland by 2,000 over the next eight years.

Business • 28 Sep 22

Ryanair's Eddie Wilson said the 88% price increase sought by the daa is 'unjustified and unwarranted'

Proposed airport charge increase unjustified - Ryanair

Ryanair has called on Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to protect Irish aviation, Irish tourism and the daa itself from a traffic collapse and issue a shareholder direction to the airport operator to abandon any application for cost increases at Dublin Airport.

Business • 30 May 22

Ryanair plans to operate 900 flights a week to 120 destinations during the summer season from Dublin Airport (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Ryanair launches biggest ever Dublin flight schedule

Ryanair is ramping up its operations ahead of the summer, announcing its largest ever flight schedule out of Dublin airport.

Business • 20 Jan 22

Ryanair's group chief executive Michael O'Leary

Ryanair sees vaccines paving way for impressive summer

Recent Covid-19 lockdowns mean Ryanair will fly fewer passengers than planned this winter, but vaccines should mean a "very impressive" summer and a return to pre-pandemic passenger numbers by autumn, its group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 24 Nov 20

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson called on the Government to adopt the approach taken by the Europe Commission

Ryanair again calls for relaxed travel restrictions

Ryanair's chief executive Eddie Wilson has said the airline will lift threats to close its Cork and Shannon bases for the winter if the Government relaxes its quarantine restrictions on passengers flying into this country, especially those flying from the UK.

Business • 14 Sep 20

Eddie Wilson said 120 pilots and 130 cabin crew based in Dublin could lose their jobs

Ryanair pushes case for removal of travel restrictions

The chief executive of Ryanair has pressed the case for Ireland to remove its restrictions on non-essential air travel and quarantining, saying it must align with the rest of Europe on such guidelines.

Business • 24 Jun 20

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said the Lufthansa air package will 'massively distort competition'

Ryanair to appeal against Lufthansa aid package

Ryanair will contest a €9 billion German aid package for Lufthansa, the budget airline's group chief executive Michael O'Leary said in a statement today.

Business • 26 May 20

Ryanair is one of the biggest MAX customers, with 210 on order

Ryanair warns of job losses as MAX delivery date slips

Ryanair has warned pilots of possible base closures and job cuts as the date for delivery of its first 10 Boeing 737 MAX jets slipped into the autumn.

Business • 28 Jan 20

Ryanair said it now expects to receive just 10 MAX aircraft rather than the 20 as previously planned by summer

Ryanair warns of further hit from MAX grounding

Ryanair has said that it expects to cut its summer capacity due to a shortfall in its Boeing aircraft deliveries.

Business • 04 Dec 19

Eddie Wilson has been appointed CEO of Ryanair DAC

Ryanair appoints Eddie Wilson as CEO of airline

Ryanair has announced that its chief people officer, Eddie Wilson, will succeed Michael O'Leary as chief executive of the airline from September 1.

Business • 30 Aug 19

The airline has welcomed this first pilot collective labour agreement in one of its largest EU markets

Ryanair welcomes vote by Italian pilots

Ryanair has confirmed that its pilots in Italy have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new collective labour agreement which was negotiated and signed between Ryanair and the Italian Airline Pilots Association earlier this month.

Business • 28 Aug 18