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Ryanair share price rises as passengers soar more than a quarter in March April 7, 2015 Confirmation Ryanair's attempts to show its softer side are working? Passenger numbers at the airline rose 28 per cent in March, figures published this morning showed. Ryanair said it carried 6.7m passengers during the month, up from 5.2m in March last year. Its load factor – how full its planes were, on average – rose [...]
Cheap Ryanair flights across the Atlantic are coming with routes to 14 US cities are being planned within the next five years March 16, 2015 Ryanair has set its sights on new horizons, with ambitious plans to provide long-haul budget flights across the Atlantic The low-cost Irish airline is planning new routes between as many as 14 cities in the US and Europe within the next four to five years. The Ryanair board has approved growth plans which include transatlantic [...]
Ma Filleule set to fly in the Ryanair Chase March 11, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE RYANAIR CHASE AND THE BROWN ADVISORY PLATE THERE have been some mouth-watering races to enjoy already at this week’s Cheltenham Festival with the promise of plenty more to come, but there isn’t a race I’ve been looking forward to more all week than this afternoon’s Ryanair Chase (2.40pm). The race has [...]
Ryanair order book gets a bit more crowded March 4, 2015 DISCOUNT airline Ryanair is expanding its fleet, with three additional Boeing 737-800 planes ordered, it said yesterday. It also has 200 Boeing 737 Max-200 aircraft on order. The 737-800s have a list price of $280m (£183m), and will allow 160m passengers to be flown a year by 2025.
Ryanair charm offensive continues with launch of eight-point “customer charter” March 3, 2015 Ryanair – the airline that once considered charging extra for people to use the toilet – has issued an eight-point “customer charter”. Among the points are the promise of “the lowest fares”, to make sure travelling is “an enjoyable experience”, to be “Europe's most reliable airline” and alarmingly for an airline “to make your travel [...]
Ryanair claims breach of human rights as it appeals to top court February 12, 2015 RYANAIR is taking its legal challenge over Aer Lingus to the UK Supreme Court, yesterday claiming it is a human rights issue. The budget airline had previously been told by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to sell off its 29 per cent stake in Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, reducing its stake to no [...]
Ryanair takes Aer Lingus challenge to UK Supreme Court as a human rights issue February 12, 2015 Ryanair is taking its legal challenge over Aer Lingus to the UK Supreme Court, claiming it is a human rights issue. The budget airline had previously been told by the Competition and Markets Authority to sell most of its 29 per cent stake in Aer Lingus, reducing its holding to no more than five [...]
Ryanair shares down despite growing passenger numbers February 2, 2015 DISCOUNT carrier Ryanair revealed a boosted earnings outlook yet again yesterday, with profits expected to reach €840m-€850m (£630m-£638m) during the 12 months to 31 March 2015. This is up from the €810m-€830m forecast issued less than two months ago on 4 December. The company also posted a €49m net profit for the three months to 31 [...]
Ryanair share price drops despite raised profit guidance and $400m share buyback February 2, 2015 Ryanair's profits are flying, but the news failed to impress investors. The figures Ryanair has boosted its earnings outlook yet again, with profits expected to reach €840-850m (£630-638m) during the 12 months to 31 March 2015. This is up from the €810-€830m (£610-625m) forecast issued less than two months ago on 4 December. [...]
Rising customer numbers boost Ryanair shares January 5, 2015 BUDGET airline Ryanair saw its shares hit an all-time high yesterday as it announced it had increased customer numbers to more than six million in December, up 20 per cent compared with the same month in 2013. The firm’s load factor, a measure of how much of an airline’s passenger carrying capacity is used, also [...]