Ryanair to compensate travellers for 2018 strikes after Supreme Court appeal dropped December 12, 2022 Ryanair is set to compensate travellers for strikes that took place over four years ago after it dropped a UK Supreme Court appeal. “Ryanair’s decision to discontinue the Supreme Court appeal of the Court of Appeal judgement means that affected passengers will now be able to make a claim for compensation,” said Paul Smith, consumer [...]
You can still reach the Qatar World Cup final. Here’s how December 8, 2022 It may be coming home in nine days’ time, but what if you want to be anywhere but home when England lift the World Cup in Doha next Sunday? City A.M. got the travel magazines out and scoured the web to see just whether it was still possible to get to Qatar. Where in the [...]
Ryanair: O’Leary’s contract extended until 2028 as £86m bonus still on cards December 8, 2022 Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary has seen his contract extended until July 2028, in a deal that could make him earn up an extra €100m (£86.3m). Chairman Stan McCarthy said the contract extension was reached following “extensive engagement with large shareholders and proxy advisors,” but will still be subjected to shareholder approval. As part of his [...]
Airlines call on EU to include polluting flights in CO2 pricing scheme December 7, 2022 Airlines have called on the EU Commission to include long-haul and more polluting flights into its environmental regulation. The comments come on the heels of the Commission announcing that EU airlines will pay more for their CO2 emissions. “Yet again the Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen has abandoned the environment and Europe’s ordinary [...]
Govt will not introduce airport-specific EU visas post-Brexit, says aviation minister December 6, 2022 In a bid to strengthen its UK workforce, the government will not introduce any specific visas for EU labourers to help airports with staffing levels. Aviation minister Baroness Vere told journalists it was up to everyone working in the sector to establish a “sustainable and secure UK workforce that meets our needs, [and] that is [...]
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary: EU Commission ‘lacks the bottle’ to go against governments December 5, 2022 The European Commission “lacks the bottle” to go against the interests of national governments, according to Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary. Appearing in front of an Irish transport committee late last week, O’Leary said it was unfair that intra-EU short-haul flights were paying environmental taxes, while the more polluting long-haul flights remained exempt, the Express first [...]
Wizz Air pandemic turnaround well underway as passenger numbers fly December 2, 2022 Wizz Air’s pandemic turnaround is well underway, with passenger numbers increasing soaring in the past year. The European carrier carried 3.6 million passengers in November, representing a 70 per cent increase compared to November 2021. In the past 12-months, Wizz Air has carried 44.1 million travellers – a rise of more than 120 per cent. [...]
Wizz Air’s boss: Airline not good candidate for M&A December 1, 2022 Wizz Air is not a good candidate for M&A but it will focus instead on organic growth, boss Jozsef Varadi commented. The chief executive’s remarks came in response to a question on whether Wizz would ever consider acquiring rival Easyjet. Easyjet on the other hand recently said it would not rule out any potential takeovers [...]
Ryanair to buy green aviation fuels from Shell but 2030 target remains unsure December 1, 2022 Ryanair is set to buy green fuels from Shell between 2025 and 2030 as part of its green push. The low-cost carrier today signed a memorandum of understanding, pledging to purchase as much as 360,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by the end of the decade. According to Ryanair, the agreement will save up [...]
Ryanair remains cautious about future despite record half-year November 7, 2022 Ryanair has remained cautious about its future despite posting a record half-year performance. Driven by an exceptional summer traffic, the low-cost carrier’s after tax earnings jumped to €1.37bn (£1.20bn) – up from a €48m net loss last year. Even though slightly below analysts’ consensus, this was its highest half-year results ever, as it surpassed the [...]