Heathrow records second busiest month in its history with more than 7.5m passengers in August September 11, 2018 Last month was the second busiest in Heathrow history as the airport welcomed more than 7.5m passengers, many of whom were travelling to and from hotspot destinations in Asia. Passenger numbers were 2.6 per cent higher than the same time last year, thanks to the August bank holiday and passengers returning home from summer holidays. Read [...]
Ryanair cabin crew unions threaten more strikes later this month September 7, 2018 Unions representing Ryanair staff across Europe have threatened to strike later this month unless the airline agrees to change working conditions. Seven unions representing mostly cabin crew in Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands said they would make a decision on whether to strike by 13 September – after meeting in Rome on Friday [...]
Ryanair pilots vote to back deal over working conditions September 6, 2018 Ryanair pilots in Ireland have voted to accept the airline's deal over working conditions. The agreement follows five days of industrial action by pilots represented by the trade union Forsa, and was proposed after 22 hours of talks. Read more: Ryanair shares take flight after trade union agreement Around 100 of the 350 Ryanair pilots based in [...]
Ryanair cancelled 550 flights in August September 4, 2018 Budget airline Ryanair cancelled 550 flights last month, which affected more than 100,000 customers, figures released today show. A 24-hour pilot strike over pay and conditions took place across Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands on 10 August, grounding 396 flights. Read more: Niki Lauda-founded Laudamotion to double Airbus fleet The low-cost carrier also said [...]
Niki Lauda-founded airline to double fleet following completion of Ryanair deal August 29, 2018 Austrian low-cost airline Laudamotion is to double its Airbus fleet following the completion of Ryanair's purchase of 75 per cent of the Niki Lauda-founded carrier. Laudamotion said it will bolster its fleet from nine to 18 next summer. Alongside this, it also announced the opening of new office in Vienna and pilot pay increases and basic pay [...]
Northern Ireland can’t afford to wait any longer for a government August 29, 2018 Northern Ireland has taken centre-stage in Westminster over the past year. The Irish border forms a crux of the Brexit debate, and there’s also the small matter of the confidence-and-supply arrangement the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has formed to prop up the Conservative government. However, there’s an even more pressing political story over the Irish Sea [...]
Ryanair will charge you for 10kg hand luggage from November August 24, 2018 Ryanair passengers will have to make do with one item of carry-on baggage from November – unless they want to pay. The reason behind the move is "to eliminate boarding/flight delays", according to the budget airline. Nevertheless, passengers will have to pay £6 to add a 10kg cabin bag to their carry-on, with tickets otherwise [...]
Ryanair shares take flight after airline reaches agreement with Forsa trade union to end Irish pilots strike action August 23, 2018 Ryanair confirmed this morning that it has reached an agreement in its dispute with its Irish pilots. Shares in the airline rose 5.5 per cent at morning trading to 14p in response to the news, with the announcement a potential turning point in ongoing industrial action that has grounded flights across the summer period. Irish [...]
Ryanair urges cabin crew to come to the table over planned strike July 5, 2018 Ryanair has called on trade union Fórsa to engage with it to avoid air cabin crew joining pilots' proposed industrial action next week. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), which represents crew at 86 of the budget airline's bases, and Fórsa yesterday voted for a day of strike action on Thursday (12 July), unless the [...]