Ryanair: ‘Boeing delays have forced us’ to slash passenger forecasts January 27, 2025 Ryanair has slashed its traffic forecasts as a result of ongoing delivery delays from the embattled US planemaker, Boeing. The budget airline said it no longer expects Boeing to deliver sufficient aircraft to meet a 2026 target of 210m passengers. “Boeing delays have forced us to revise our full-year traffic target to 206m, just three [...]
British airline pilots body win landmark appeal against Ryanair January 17, 2025 The British Airline Pilots Association has achieved a win in the Court of Appeal today over over illegal blacklisting practices at Ryanair
Pub giants allay fears of hospitality crisis despite higher wage bills January 15, 2025 Pub giants Mitchells & Butlers and Fuller, Smith & Turner have both expressed confidence as the firms adapt to higher wage bills, in a positive sign for an industry which warned of crisis last year. Mitchells, the owner of Harvester, Toby Carvery and All Bar One, reported like-for-like growth of 10.4 per cent over the [...]
L’Homme can Presse home his advantage in Gold Cup January 14, 2025 REGULAR readers will know that I tipped a Venetia Williams horse in my first Road to Cheltenham ante-post column last week. Well, I’m going in again I’m afraid! Make no mistake, Williams is an outstanding trainer, particularly of chasers, and I just think L’HOMME PRESSE is too big at 25/1 for the Boodles Gold Cup. [...]
Ryanair’s airport booze ban is a bootleggers and baptists problem January 14, 2025 Ryanair has reiterated calls for a two-drink limit in airport bars. Like the prohibition-era bootleggers who lobbied for Sunday closing laws, they’re just trying to increase their own sales, says Christopher Snowdon The budget airline Ryanair has called for a two-drink limit in airport bars to create “a safer travel experience for passengers and crews”. [...]
Ryanair tells passenger who caused diversion to pay £5,800 for everyone’s hotels January 13, 2025 Ryanair wants a “disruptive” flyer who caused a flight diversion to pay €7,000 (£5,886) for its crew and passengers’ replacement accommodation, amid a developing spat over alcohol consumption at European airports. The low-cost giant is suing the customer after being forced to divert a Dublin-Lanzarote flight to Porto in April last year. The individual was [...]
Ryanair targets clamp down on ‘disruptive passengers’ with legal action January 8, 2025 Low-cost airline Ryanair has issued legal action against "disruptive passengers" in a move to clamp down on misconduct on its flights
Williams’ improving Djelo looks set to fly in the Ryanair January 7, 2025 CHELTENHAM is now little over two months away and in the coming weeks I’m going to begin to build an ante-post portfolio ahead of the Festival. The aim with these bets is to find something at big odds that is likely to go off a much shorter price if lining up in March. While there’s [...]
On the Beach brings back dividend after package holiday boost December 3, 2024 On the Beach chief Shaun Morton said the performance was "driven by a combination of initiatives," including the firm's tie-up with Ryanair.
Easyjet more than doubles dividend as profit jumps November 27, 2024 Budget airline Easyjet reported a 34 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £610m, in the twelve months to October.