Ryanair, BA, Easyjet and Stansted in court today suing over traffic light travel system July 9, 2021 Ryanair, BA, Easyjet and Stansted owner MAG are in court today suing over traffic light travel system
Ryanair traffic balloons to 5.3m in June as the green list calls travellers July 2, 2021 Ryanair’s traffic numbers have surged since the green list got the go-ahead, ballooning from 0.4m in June last year to 5.3m this month. There was also a clear traffic jump from May to June, climbing from 1.8m to over 5m just a month later. The pandemic and its restrictions have suppressed flight and passenger numbers [...]
IAG and Easyjet lead fall in travel shares as Spain and Portugal introduce quarantine for unvaccinated Brits June 28, 2021 Airline stocks including BA owner IAG, Easyjet, and Ryanair all tumbled today as more European countries imposed travel restrictions on UK holidaymakers. FTSE 100 IAG was down 5.8 per cent by the mid afternoon, while budget carrier Easyjet also dropped 5.0 per cent. Fellow blue-chip Rolls-Royce, which makes the engines used by most commercial jets, [...]
Tui joins BA and Virgin Atlantic in Ryanair’s legal battle against travel traffic light system June 22, 2021 Tui joins BA and Virgin Atlantic in Ryanair's legal battle against travel traffic light system
Ryanair sues Government over traffic light rules as ministers mull exemptions for vaccinated Brits June 17, 2021 Ryanair to sue Government over traffic light rules as ministers mull exemptions for vaccinated Brits
Ryanair wins third case against EU state aid as O’Leary’s crusade goes on June 9, 2021 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has now bagged a hat-trick of victories in his quest against European state aid for struggling airlines during the pandemic. Luxembourg’s General Court, the EU’s second highest court, today annulled the European Commission’s decision to $550m in support to German charter airline Condor. In its ruling, the court said that the [...]
Ryanair traffic soars while O’Leary pushes for Spain and Italy to join UK travel green list June 2, 2021 Ryanair traffic soars more than 2,400 per cent year-on-year in May as EU skies begin to reopen
Ryanair boss calls for open travel to all EU countries June 1, 2021 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has urged the government to open up travel to all EU countries to enable Brits to enjoy restriction-free summer holidays abroad. The budget airline chief called on transport minister Grant Shapps to ease international travel rules within the bloc for anyone who has been fully vaccinated at the next review of [...]
Ryanair’s O’Leary hammers Irish government over ‘untold damage’ to aviation May 27, 2021 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has accused the Irish government of bringing “untold damage” on the aviation and tourism sector. The budget airline’s chief executive also criticised transport minister Eamon Ryan for having no “plan, policy or commitment” on aviation, and said the government should announce an “immediate rescue plan” for the sectors. The carrier recently [...]
Belarus president claims journalist pulled from plane was plotting a ‘bloody rebellion’ May 26, 2021 The president of Belarus has said that the journalist pulled off a plane that was grounded in Minsk had been plotting a “bloody rebellion”. Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko went on to accuse the West of starting a “hybrid war” against him, in his first public comments since the incident on Sunday. The Ryanair plane, which [...]