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Summer fares to be lower than thought O'Leary claims

Ticket fare prices this summer are likely going to be lower than previously expected, Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said today, despite previous warnings that rising costs would get passed on to airline customers.

Business • 07 May 24

Ryanair said it carried a total of 17.3 million passengers last month, up from 16 million the same time last year

Ryanair's passenger numbers up 8% in April

Ryanair has reported an 8% increase in passenger numbers for April, but its load factor slipped during the month.

Business • 02 May 24

Ryanair's Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said the airline should not be cancelling flights from Ireland

Ryanair cancels over 300 flights due to French strike

Delays and flight cancellations are set to impact swathes of Europe today, after authorities failed to reach a deal with some French air traffic control workers to avert a strike.

Europe • 25 Apr 24

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he expects Boeing to take up to 18 months to eliminate backlogs

Ryanair expects Boeing to take 18 months to clear backlog

Europe's biggest airline Ryanair expects Boeing to take 12 to 18 months to eliminate backlogs in its aircraft deliveries, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said in London, reinforcing a call for more quality oversight.

Business • 24 Apr 24

Michael O'Leary said the Italian competition case has 'no merit'

Ryanair sees Italian growth despite regulatory rows

Ryanair has today hit back in a dispute with Italy's antitrust regulator (AGCM) which this week ordered the airline to stop limiting or blocking the sale of its flight tickets by travel agencies.

Business • 17 Apr 24

Italy's competition regulator has opened a probe into Ryanair over a possible abuse of dominant position in the country

Italy probes Ryanair for potential abuse of position

Italy's competition regulator has opened a probe into Ryanair over a possible abuse of dominant position that caused "serious and irreparable" damages to travel agencies, other airlines and passengers, Italy's Il Messaggero newspaper reported today.

Business • 15 Apr 24

Today's move by Ryanair to resume flights follows the decision by Ben Gurion International Airport to re-open low-cost Terminal 1.

Ryanair to resume flights to Tel Aviv, Israel in June

Ryanair is set to resume operations to and from Tel Aviv from Monday 3 June.

Business • 04 Apr 24

Ryanair said it carried a total of 13.6 million passengers last month

Ryanair's passenger numbers up 8% in March

Ryanair has reported an 8% increase in passenger numbers for March as its load factor remained steady.

Business • 03 Apr 24

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is looking to address recent safety concerns with far fewer staff and resources than its US counterpart

European air safety regulator warns over budget squeeze

The outgoing head of Europe's aviation regulator has issued a warning over resources and called for a bigger role as it grapples with "systemic risks" in the aviation ecosystem.

Business • 28 Mar 24

Ryanair boss would prefer if Boeing CEO Calhoun stays on

Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today that while he is happy with the management changes Boeing has made at production level, he would prefer if CEO Dave Calhoun stayed on to complete the planemaker's turnaround.

Business • 28 Mar 24

European airline CEOs say industry consolidation vital

More consolidation of Europe's airlines is necessary to keep the industry competitive, the CEOs of Aer Lingus and British Airways owner IAG and Ryanair said today.

Business • 20 Mar 24

Ryanair is to buy an additional 500 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel from Austrian firm OMV this year

Ryanair increases SAF purchases from OMV

Ryanair said today it plans to buy an additional 500 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel from Austrian firm OMV this year.

Business • 08 Mar 24

Ryanair's passenger numbers rose to 11.1 million in February from 10.6 million the same time last year

Ryanair's passenger figures rise by 5% in February

Ryanair has reported a 5% increase in passenger numbers for February as it operated over 63,000 flights during the month.

Business • 04 Mar 24

Ryanair is now forecasting fiscal 2025 traffic at under 200 million passengers, down from its earlier 205 million target

Boeing MAX delays hit Ryanair's summer plans

Ryanair said it will carry 198 million to 200 million passengers in the financial year from April compared to the 205 million previously forecast, after announcing cuts to its summer schedule today due to Boeing delivery delays.

Business • 01 Mar 24

Earlier today, Ryanair said it will not be growing its routes in and out of Dublin this summer because of the passenger cap at the airport.

Minister rejects calls from Ryanair to lift passenger cap

Minister of Transport Eamon Ryan has rejected calls from Ryanair for him to intervene and lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport.

Business • 29 Feb 24

The airline cancelled all flights to and from Israel on October 7th in the wake of the Hamas attacks. It then resumed services on February 1st.

Ryanair suspends flights to Tel Aviv in row over charges

Ryanair has again suspended flights to Israel's main airport in Tel Aviv, this time in a row over charges for the use of a terminal.

Business • 28 Feb 24

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary predicted ticket prices will be up to 10% more expensive this summer

Summer fares to be higher due to lack of planes - O'Leary

Holidaymakers will face higher air fares this summer because of capacity constraints, the boss of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, has warned.

Business • 26 Feb 24

Ryanair is expecting to fly 183.5 million passengers in its current financial year

Ryanair sees jump in Central, Eastern European passengers

Ryanair expects Central and Eastern Europe to account for 20% of the 300 million passengers it plans to fly annually by 2034, up from about 13% currently, the airline's chief commercial officer said today.

Business • 23 Feb 24

Shortfall of 7 Boeing planes best outcome - Ryanair CEO

Ryanair expects to be at least seven Boeing deliveries short this summer, CEO Michael O'Leary told Reuters today.

Business • 20 Feb 24

Daa announced a €400 million spend on 20 sustainability projects

Dublin Airport expansion 'essential' for economic growth

Minister of State Jack Chambers has said he believes the personal criticism of Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary was "very unfair".

Ireland • 07 Feb 24

Ryanair has won its second challenge against a €3.4 billion Dutch bailout for Air France-KLM's Dutch unit

Ryanair again wins court challenge against KLM bailout

Ryanair has today won its second challenge against a €3.4 billion Dutch bailout for Air France-KLM's Dutch unit after Europe's second top court said EU competition regulators had erred in not taking into account other beneficiaries within the airline group.

Business • 07 Feb 24

Ryanair carried a total of 12.2 million passengers last month, up from 11.8 million in January 2023

Ryanair load factor dips to 89% after OTA move

Ryanair flights were emptier in January than the same month a year ago after a number of online travel agents (OTAs) stopped selling its flights in early December, though the budget giant still managed to grow its traffic by 3% year-on-year.

Business • 02 Feb 24

Michael O'Leary said the airline already provided accommodation for staff in Citywest

Ryanair buying houses not a big issue, says O'Leary

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has said he does not see the purchase of 25 new-build houses in Swords as a big issue and said he would "apologise to nobody for it".

Ireland • 31 Jan 24

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary has reiterated his confidence in Boeing again today

Ryanair will take as many Boeing MAX 10s as it can get

Ryanair will take as many Boeing MAX 10 aircraft as it can get, the airline group's CEO told Reuters today, reiterating his confidence in the US planemaker.

Business • 30 Jan 24

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby flew to Toulouse recently to sound out the planemaker on a potential quid-quo-pro deal

United CEO kickstarts Airbus talks amid Boeing delays

United Airlines has approached Airbus about buying more A321neo jets to fill a potential void left by the delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10, in a trade-off likely to ease deadlock over a long-delayed separate order for larger A350s, industry sources said.

Business • 29 Jan 24