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The UK government insisted that the 14-day quarantine is imposed now to protect public health as arrivals are expected to rise as countries are beginning to reopen and lockdown are eased.

Ryanair has reported a 15% rise in passenger numbers to 8.8m customers in November, while load factors rose 2% points to 95%. Rolling annual traffic to November grew 16% to 115.5m…

Ryanair has revoked a licencing agreement with Momondo following a breach of contract and urged customers to book directly on the Ryanair.com website. Ryanair had granted a non-exclusive…

Ryanair has launched an improved ‘Rate My Flight’ service which is now available in seven languages, allowing customers to provide real-time reviews of their Ryanair flight via the Ryanair…

Ryanair has launched its biggest ever Manchester summer schedule (2017), with five new summer routes to Berlin, Hamburg, Nuremberg, Oslo Torp & Wroclaw, 44 routes in total, and extra…

Ryanair has unveiled plans for a major expansion of its operations in Italy. Having reversed the decision to close its base at Pescara airport last week, Ryanair then announced plans…

Flybe has beaten its main rivals Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways in the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Punctuality Statistics’ report for 2015. The report found the airline…

Ryanair has signed a deal with Ombudsman Services that will see the organisation operate as the airline’s approved alternative dispute resolution (ADR) body. The ADR scheme in operation…

The Azores has seen a boom in UK tourist arrivals following the launch of Ryanair’s new weekly service to Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel Island in the spring.   The Portuguese…

Ryanair has confirmed it will launch flights from its hub at Budapest Airport to Israel’s Eilat-Ovda Airport on 7 November.  The airline will operate the route twice weekly.…

Both Ryanair and International Airlines Group (IAG) have made announcements regarding Aer Lingus in the last day as activity around its ownership continues. The Competition Appeal…

Ryanair has posted a net profit of EUR49 million for the third quarter in its financial year, compared to a EUR35m loss in the same period in the previous year. Traffic in the third…

Six new routes have been announced by Ryanair from Stansted Airport. The Irish carrier is planning new routes from the Essex airport to Clermont, Cologne, Deauville, Edinburgh,…

Ryanair has finalised an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200s. The deal is valued at US$11 billion at list prices and is conformation of a commitment made in September that also includes…

Legal ‘screenscraper’ cases taken by Ryanair will now be heard in Irish courts under a new ruling from the Irish Supreme Court. The carrier has raised several cases in Europe to stop…

Ryanair has seen its profits rise 32% to EUR795 million for the first half of the year. The Irish carrier grew its passenger numbers by 4% to 51.3m in the six months with the average…

Ryanair has signed a distribution agreement with Amadeus for its fares and ancillaries.  Travel agents using Amadeus' systems will now be able to see the airline's offering with no…

Boeing has announced the launch of a new high-density version of the new 737 MAX series. The US planemaker has launched the B737 MAX 200 with Ryanair, which has placed an order for 100 of…

Ryanair has launched its Ryanair Business Plus product. The new option means that from GBP59.99 passengers can have flexibility on ticket changes, 20kg checked-in baggage allowance…

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has flown over to Cyprus for negotiations to buy loss-making Cyprus Airways. Talks are underway with the Cypriot government about the takeover, weeks after…

Flo Wallace has been named travel trade and PR manager at VisitWiltshire. Wallace started in the role on Monday and in this newly-created role is now the main contact for travel trade at…

Ryanair’s customer and technology initiatives appear to be paying off after the low-cost carrier announced a soar in profits, although the period was also helped along by the Easter…

The European Commission has ordered Ryanair to repay millions of pounds in illegal state aid it received for operating from three French airports. The Commission said the support from…

Ryanair has announced new flights from Stansted Airport and Scotland, including a new base at Glasgow. The new base at Glasgow International, the airline’s 69th, will see the carrier…

An investigation is underway after two Ryanair aircraft collided at Stansted Airport on Saturday morning. One Boeing 737-800 heading to Warsaw and another that had just landed at the…

IATA has said it "strongly condemns" the strike action being conducted by French air traffic controllers.  The airline association said the timing of the strike could even be…

Airlines said they will look to minimise disruption in the next six days after French air traffic controllers (ATC) announced industrial action. Flights into the country as well as…

Ryanair has unveiled a new family product offering discounts and an ‘improved service’ on its flights for family groups. Named Ryanair Family Extra, the new option means adults can…

Ryanair has announced it is in talks with other GDS providers to expand its distribution. The carrier’s chief executive Michael O’Leary revealed the discussions as part of the…

Ryanair has announced new flights from Cardiff Airport to Tenerife for the winter season. Flights from the Wales airport, Ryanair’s 15th in the UK, will start 30 October and operate…

Low-cost carriers are currently battling out for more traffic into and around Italy as European flight capacity increases, according to new analysis. Numbers crunched by OAG have…

Updated 30 April 09.14 East Midlands Airport has reopened after an aircraft fault forced the runway to close yesterday. More than 20 flights and thousands of passengers were…

Ryanair has announced a return to GDS for the first time in a decade. The low-cost carrier, which has previously been vocal about not wanting to work with travel agents, has signed an…

Updated 30 January 09:47 Flights to and from Europe could face cancellations and delays today due to industrial action in several countries. British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair and…

Luggage Mule has hit out at Ryanair’s baggage charges after a poll found almost half of OTA customers would have used its own services if available earlier. A poll of Ryanair…

Ryanair has confirmed to technology website Tnooz it is in talks with Travelport, Amadeus and Sabre to distribute its fares through travel agencies. The carrier has been previously…

Aurigny Air Services, Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have been named as the ‘best’ airlines in the latest Which? survey.   All three airlines scored a 87% for service in the…

Ryanair has announced 12 new routes from Stansted as part of its new agreement with the Essex airport. Flights from Stansted to Basel, Bordeaux, Bucharest, Lisbon and Prague are…

Ryanair has announced increased flight frequencies from six UK airports commencing in April 2014. The low-cost carrier will add two daily services to each of its routes from…

Morocco has set a target of reaching one million British tourists in a year by 2016 after revealing it is on track to reach the halfway mark in 2013. Speaking at WTM, the Moroccan…

Ryanair has announced plans to reduce some of its fees and restrictions following criticism from passengers. The low-cost airline will reduce its fee to reprint boarding passes from…

Ryanair customers have been given the chance to tell the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary how its customer service should improve. A new form has been set up on the low-cost carrier’s…

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has outlined the airline’s digital marketing strategy for the rest of the year, after reaching two passenger milestones. At the carrier’s AGM this week,…

Ryanair has agreed a new long-term growth deal with Stansted Airport’s new owners M.A.G after previously cutting back services from the Essex airport. MAG and Ryanair have agreed a…

Ryanair blamed competition and the weak European economy on news that it is falling short of reaching its full profit forecast this year. Shares in the low-cost carrier fell 15% on…

Ryanair has been told it must reduce its stake in Aer Lingus by the UK Competition Commission (UKCC). The low-cost carrier has been ordered to reduce its stake in the Irish carrier…

An opposition party to the Irish government has called for an investigation into the claims made against Ryanair by a recent Channel 4 documentary. The Fianna Fail party has issued…

Irish budget airline Ryanair officially brought legal proceedings against Channel 4 for its Dispatches programme, ‘Ryanair: Secrets of the Cockpit’ on Sunday through Johnsons Solicitors.…

An expose by a British newspaper has claimed that Irish low cost carrier Ryanair gives cash incentives to staff who identify overweight or oversized baggage and charge passengers up to…

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has reportedly sacked, and started legal proceedings against, a long serving pilot with “immediate effect” for having appeared in a channel four documentary…

Irish budget airlinr Ryanair has apologised for refusing to refund the ticket of Beryl Parsons who died four months before she was due to fly with the carrier. Parson’s family were…

A Ryanair stewardess was punched in the face when a group of unruly holidaymakers were asked to leave a plane. The stewardess was said to be “badly shaken but uninjured” in the…

An episode of Channel 4’s Dispatches programme has claimed that Ryanair’s fuel policy is dangerous and that black box recordings had been erased after serious incidents. The airline…

Ryanair has seen its profits fall 21% to EUR78 million (US$103m, GBP67m) for the first quarter of this year citing higher fuel costs and Easter's movement for the decline. The…

British coach operator National Express has recorded a 17% year-to-date increase in airport transfers after over three million people have used the company to catch their flight. The…

Irish low cost carrier Ryanair is to waive its infant fee today (23 July) to celebrate the arrival of the royal baby. The promotion means parents will save GBP30 per flight and is…

Ryanair has offered to sell its 29% stake in Aer Lingus to overcome takeover concerns from competition authorities. The UK Competition Commission (CC) has raised a concern that…

Irish low cost carrier Ryanair has cancelled its flights to Faro after a disagreement over airport expansion with the Portuguese tourism authority.  The carrier had accused the…

Irish low cost carrier Ryanair has revealed it is to start selling advertising space on the side of its aircraft.  According to reports the carrier has said it will allow advertisers…

All this week, Travel Daily will be offering a round-up of the latest deals from Le Bourget… Air France-KLM has purchased 25 Airbus A350s. The deal, which is for the standard A350-900…

Ryanair placed Boeing’s largest order from a European airline today for 175 Boeing 737-800s. The low-cost carrier confirmed an order announced in March at the Paris Air Show valued at…

New flights connecting the UK to Ostrava, Czech Republic have been launched. The new Ryanair flights are the first to connect to the city, the third largest in Czech Republic, and…

A group of pilots at Irish low cost carrier Ryanair are performing a protest against the “draconian” management style of the company’s bosses, the Independent has reported. The…

Ryanair said it could “restart growth” at Stansted Airport and Dublin Airport this September if its talks with new owners are successful. Any new routes or frequencies from the…

Ryanair has ordered 175 aircraft from Boeing in a deal worth US$15.6 billion (GBP10.3bn). The low-cost carrier has ordered 737NGs which will boost its fleet from 300 to 400 with some…

Ryanair has been blocked from taking over Aer Lingus for the third time. The low-cost carrier said it believed the European Commission’s move was a “political decision” in light of IAG’s…

Ryanair has warned it would sell its stake in Aer Lingus if its bid to buy the airline is turned down by the European Commission (EC), although it is confident it will go through.…

Ryanair has posted a significant drop in profits for the first quarter of the 2012-13 financial year, as high fuel costs hit the company’s bottom line. The budget airline generated a net…

Twelve airlines have agreed to include debit card surcharges in their headline price following enforcement from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Aer Lingus, bmibaby, Eastern Airways,…

Aer Lingus has rejected Ryanair’s £560m buy-out bid, saying the offer ‘undervalues’ the airline. Ryanair made a surprise bid for the Irish carrier this week while it is under investigation…

Ryanair has achieved a 25% increase in full-year profits. Announcing its full-year results today, the budget airline reported net profits of €503 million (£406m) in the 12 months to 31…