Ryanair boss upbeat on summer holiday prospects Ryanair is reasonably confident that people will be taking holidays in Europe in June, July and August, defying gloom in the sector as Covid-19 cases ... Business • 24 Mar
Ryanair sees 60-70% of normal traffic this summer Ryanair hopes to fly up to 70% of 2019 passenger numbers this summer, group chief executive Michael O'Leary told a British parliamentary committee today. Business • 03 Mar
Ryanair eyes record annual loss as Covid 'wreaks havoc' Ryanair said it may lose close to €1 billion in its current financial year, by far its worst ever performance, but Europe's largest low-cost carrier ... Business • 01 Feb
IAG rejects Ryanair prediction for post-Brexit BA Airline group IAG is confident of meeting all EU regulations relating to its ownership British Airways, it said after the group chief executive of rival ... Business • 08 Dec 20
Ryanair orders 75 new Boeing 737 MAX planes Ryanair has agreed to buy a further 75 new Boeing 737 MAX-8200 aircraft, bringing the total number of the jets that it has ordered to ... Business • 04 Dec 20
Wizz Air boss slams slot waiver limiting Gatwick access Low-cost carrier Wizz Air is seeking a bigger foothold at London Gatwick, but its ambitions may be hampered if regulators extend a freeze on airport ... Business • 24 Nov 20
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 ... Business • 24 Nov 20
Ryanair posts first summer loss in decades Ryanair has today posted a loss for its key summer period for the first time in decades and warned that the Covid-19 crisis could force ... Business • 02 Nov 20
UK's Covid policy threatens thousands of jobs - O'Leary Britain risks losing hundreds of thousands of travel and tourism jobs in the coming months unless the UK government offers proper supports to workers and ... Business • 24 Sep 20
Ryanair reduces October capacity and warns of more cuts Ryanair has said it would cut its October capacity by a further 20%, in addition to the 20% cut already announced in the middle of ... Business • 18 Sep 20
Ryanair cuts passenger target by another 10 million Ryanair has cut its annual passenger target to 50 million passengers from a forecast of 60 million made in July as Covid-19 renders the winter ... Business • 09 Sep 20
Ryanair boosts balance sheet with €400m share placement Ryanair has raised €400m from shareholders via a share placement aimed at strengthening its balance sheet in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Europe's largest ... Business • 04 Sep 20
Ryanair's first quarter loss smaller than expected Ryanair has reported a narrower than expected loss in its fiscal first quarter today and said it was impossible to say whether it might turn ... Business • 27 Jul 20
Ryanair wants 'useless form filling quarantine' to end Ryanair has called on both the Government and NPHET to abandon the country's "useless form filling quarantine", which the airline claims has no scientific or ... Business • 12 Jun 20
Lufthansa says 'unable to approve' state rescue deal Coronavirus-stricken airline group Lufthansa said its supervisory board was "unable to approve" a €9 billion German state rescue over fears of over-harsh conditions from Brussels. Business • 27 May 20
Ryanair's O'Leary says quarantine measures won't work Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary has called for the removal of "ineffective quarantine measures" and said that by wearing facemasks Irish people can safely ... Coronavirus • 27 May 20
Ryanair's Laudamotion to close Vienna base Ryanair's Laudamotion has said it would close its main base in Vienna after the transport union refused to accept pay cuts for employees of the ... Business • 22 May 20
Ryanair cuts traffic target, shares up on cost control Ryanair has cut its annual passenger target by another 20% and said it had no idea how much it would earn this year, but its ... Business • 18 May 20
Ryanair warns of 3,000 job cuts amid Covid-19 crisis Ryanair has said it could take at least two years for passenger demand to return to normal and this could result in up to 3,000 ... Business • 01 May 20
Ryanair may cut 10-20% of jobs in winter season - CEO Ryanair may have to lay off 10-20% of staff in the winter season as it will operate fewer flights due to the coronavirus crisis, chief ... Business • 24 Apr 20
Ryanair sees price war fuelling rapid travel recovery Ryanair is steeling for an airline price war that it expects to win once coronavirus restrictions are lifted and passengers flock back to tourist destinations, ... Business • 16 Apr 20
Ryanair doesn't expect any flights in April or May Ryanair has said it expects that most of its flights will be grounded from today. Business • 24 Mar 20
Ryanair to cut staff and executive pay by 50% Ryanair's chief executive has said he and the rest of the airline's employees will take a 50% pay cut for the months of April and ... Business • 20 Mar 20
Ryanair can't rule out full grounding of its fleet Ryanair has said it plans to ground the majority of its fleet across Europe over the next seven to 10 days and said it will ... Business • 16 Mar 20
European airlines warn of worsening impact of virus The worst is still to come for the airline industry in terms of economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak, European carrier bosses warned today. Business • 03 Mar 20
