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 [...]
Ryanair hits out at air traffic control strikes causing 1,100 flight cancellations though airline still reports rise in June traffic July 3, 2018 Ryanair has hit out over air traffic control (ATC) strikes once again, saying they proved particularly turbulent last month. The airline still managed to post a seven per cent rise in passenger numbers for June – up to 12.6m, compared to the same month last year. The load factor, which reflects how efficiently an airline [...]
Stop thinking in straight lines or get left behind by the revolution June 28, 2018 Revolutionaries from the past have a tendency to morph into romantic icons; think Che Guevara, Rosa Luxemburg, Lenin, Robespierre. From the safety of history, it’s possible to admire their determination and dedication without condoning their often destructive and violent tactics. Yet living revolutionaries are not always so popular beyond their immediate following. They threaten the [...]
Ryanair calls for urgent action to prevent air traffic control strikes causing summer ‘meltdown’ June 14, 2018 Ryanair has called on EU governments to intervene in the ongoing crisis over Air Traffic Control (ATC) services, warning that if something is not done there will be a "meltdown" this summer. The budget airline has issued its call to arms as it prepares to grapple with more strikes by ATC staff in France this [...]
Ryanair says new $300m UK base at London Southend airport isn’t a vote of confidence in UK aviation June 13, 2018 Ryanair is to open a new base at London Southend airport in April 2019, despite its oft-repeated warnings of “serious disruption” to flights after the UK leaves the European Union. But the airline’s chief commercial officer David O’Brien warned the move should not be viewed as "some sort of vote of confidence in the future [...]