Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 20 Nov) added 1,600 extra seats to/from Warsaw for Albanian soccer fans travelling for the Albania vs. Poland World Cup play-off on 26 March. To support the high demand for flights, Ryanair has added extra flights across Wed, 25 March – Fri, 27 March 2026, available to book now at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Jade Kirwan, said:

“Ryanair has added 1,600 extra seats between Tirana and Warsaw for Albanian soccer fans travelling for the Albania vs. Poland World Cup play-off on 26 March. We expect these extra Ryanair seats to sell out fast, so don’t miss out, head over to ryanair.com now to book your flight before they’re gone.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 20 Nov) added 3,000 extra seats to/from Prague for Irish soccer fans travelling to see the Boys in Green take on Czech Republic in the FIFA World Cup 2026 play-offs on 26 March. To support the high demand for flights, Ryanair has added extra flights across Wed, 25 March – Fri, 27 March 2026, available to book now at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Jade Kirwan, said:

“Ryanair has added 3,000 extra seats between Dublin and Prague for Irish soccer fans travelling for the Ireland vs. Czech Republic World Cup play-off on 26 March. We expect these extra Ryanair seats to sell out fast, so don’t miss out, head over to ryanair.com now to book your flight before they’re gone.”

AZORES LOSES 6 ROUTES & 400,000 PASSENGERS P.A.

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs 20 Nov) announced that it will cancel all flights to/from the Azores from 29 March 2026 onwards due to high airport fees (set by the French airport monopoly ANA) and Portuguese Govt. inaction that has increased ATC charges by +120% post covid and introduced a €2 travel tax, at a time when other EU States are abolishing travel taxes to secure scare capacity growth.

Sadly, the ANA monopoly has no plan to grow low-fare connectivity to the Azores. The ANA monopoly faces no competition in Portugal – which has allowed it to extract monopoly profits, by raising Portuguese airport fees without penalty – at a time when competing EU airports are lowering fees to stimulate growth. The Portuguese Govt. must intervene and ensure that its airports which are a critical part of national infrastructure – especially in an island economy like the Azores – are used to benefit the Portuguese people, rather than benefitting a French airport monopoly.

The competitiveness of remote European regions – such as the Azores – is being damaged by the EU’s anti-competitive enviro taxes. EU ETS is levied on intra-European flights only, while more polluting long-haul flights to the US and Middle East are excluded. Rather than making European aviation more competitive (by reducing ETS), the EU has expanded ETS to cover remote regions like the Azores – while exempting non-EU competitors like Turkey and Morocco. Ryanair again calls on Ursula von der Leyen to ensure there is a level playing field on EU environmental taxes, by immediately bringing ETS rates into line with CORSIA.

Ryanair’s CCO Jason McGuinness said:

“We are disappointed that the French airport monopoly ANA continues to raise Portuguese airport fees to line its pockets, at the expense of Portuguese tourism and jobs – particularly on the Portuguese islands. As a direct result of these rising costs, we have been left with no alternative other than to cancel all Azores flights from 29 March 2026 onwards and relocate this capacity to lower cost airports elsewhere in the extensive Ryanair Group network across Europe.

This loss of low fare connectivity to the Azores is direct result of the French monopoly airport operator – VINCI – imposing excessive airport charges across Portugal (which have risen by up to 35% since Covid) and the anti-competitive enviro taxes imposed by the EU, which exempt more polluting long haul flights to the US and Middle East, at the expense of EU remote regions such as the Azores. After 10 years of year-round Ryanair operations, one of Europe’s most remote regions will now lose direct low-fare flights to London, Brussels, Lisbon, and Porto due to ANA’s high airport fees and Portuguese Govt. inaction.

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 20 Nov) welcomed the latest Spanish (Vigo) Court’s conviction of a disruptive passenger (he received an 8-month prison sentence & €10,000 fine) after he assaulted passengers onboard a Ryanair flight from London to Lisbon in December 2023. This unacceptable behaviour forced this flight to divert to Vigo, causing 6 crew and 179 other passengers (many of whom were travelling with young families) to suffer an unnecessary 2 hour delay in Vigo Airport.

Ryanair will not accept disruptive behaviour onboard our flights and we will continue to pursue and prosecute such disruptive passengers.

Ryanair’s Jade Kirwan said:

“It is unacceptable that a tiny number of disruptive passengers misbehave on our flights and upset or delay their fellow passengers. We welcome this Spanish Court’s conviction of this disruptive passenger who has received an 8-month sentence and a €10,000 fine as a result of his unacceptable behaviour onboard a London to Lisbon flight in Dec 2023.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 20 Nov) called on Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál “do nothing” Martin to fast-track legislation to scrap Dublin Airport’s unlawful 32m traffic cap, before the end of 2025, as he promised in his January “Programme for Govt”. With a 20 seat majority, voters should not have to wait 12 months for Micheál Martin to keep his Programme promise to scrap this cap. Dublin Airport confirmed they have exceeded this cap with 2 months of the year to go. This shows the urgent need for the Govt to scrap this illegal traffic cap at Ireland’s gateway airport and provide the long-term certainty that all airlines need to invest and grow Irish traffic, tourism, and jobs in time for Summer 2026.

Dublin traffic has only grown this year because the High Court suspended this illegal traffic cap in a case taken by Irish airlines, while the Irish Govt dithered and did nothing. This is not a permanent solution. The future of Ireland’s air access and tourism industry cannot be left to linger while Micheál Martin wanders around COP or wastes even more time at Templemore graduation ceremonies or launching his Govt’s 2^nd housing strategy in just 4 years.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:

“Ryanair calls on Micheál “do nothing” Martin to stop wasting time wandering around COP or Templemore, and instead pass urgent legislation to scrap Dublin Airport’s unlawful 32m traffic cap, before the end of 2025. With a 20 seat majority, voters should not have to wait 12 months for Ireland’s “do nothing” Taoiseach to use his 20 seat majority to scrap this cap, and allow Irish traffic, tourism, and jobs to grow in time for Summer 2026. Ireland needs action and leadership, not more dither and delay from Micheál “do nothing” Martin 11 months after his new, 20 seat majority Govt promised to scrap this cap. It’s time to act and stop these indefensible delays.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (Mon, 17 Nov) announced 25 new cabin crew jobs for its Shannon base. To help find the perfect candidates for these new cabin crew roles, Ryanair’s recruitment partners – Crewlink – are hosting a cabin crew recruitment event in Shannon on Saturday, 29 November as follows;

Attendees will learn about Ryanair, its operations, and what it means to be part of Europe’s leading airline. The event will also be attended by some of Ryanair current cabin crew, offering attendees the unique opportunity to discuss the role with people who are already doing the job, ask any questions first hand, and hear about their experiences as cabin crew at Europe’s No.1 airline group, and the benefits that come with the role, including excellent remuneration packages and discounted travel, giving crew the opportunity to travel across Ryanair’s industry leading network of over 235 destinations.

Further details and event registration are available at careers.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Director of Comms, Jade Kirwan, said:

“We are delighted to announce 25 new cabin crew positions at our Shannon base to support our Summer 2026 operations. We invite those interested in joining Ryanair – Europe’s largest and lowest fare airline – and securing the best cabin crew jobs in aviation, where hard work is rewarded with fast-track career opportunities, discounted travel and more, to come along to our recruitment event taking place Saturday, 29 November, to meet our teams and learn more about these exciting cabin crew roles.

Successful candidates will benefit from an industry-leading roster of five days on followed by three days off, competitive salary packages, discounted travel, and the opportunity to fast-track their career within Europe’s largest airline. Visit careers.ryanair.com for more information.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (Mon, 17 Nov) announced 25 new cabin crew jobs for its Cork base. To help find the perfect candidates for these new cabin crew roles, Ryanair’s recruitment partners – Crewlink – are hosting a cabin crew recruitment event in Cork City on Saturday, 22 November as follows;

Attendees will learn about Ryanair, its operations, and what it means to be part of Europe’s leading airline. The event will also be attended by some of Ryanair current cabin crew, offering attendees the unique opportunity to discuss the role with people who are already doing the job, ask any questions first hand, and hear about their experiences as cabin crew at Europe’s No.1 airline group, and the benefits that come with the role, including excellent remuneration packages and discounted travel, giving crew the opportunity to travel across Ryanair’s industry leading network of over 235 destinations.

Further details and event registration are available at careers.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Director of Comms, Jade Kirwan, said:

“We are delighted to announce 25 new cabin crew positions at our Cork base to support our Summer 2026 operations. We invite those interested in joining Ryanair – Europe’s largest and lowest fare airline – and securing the best cabin crew jobs in aviation, where hard work is rewarded with fast-track career opportunities, discounted travel and more, to come along to our recruitment event taking place Saturday, 22 November, to meet our teams and learn more about these exciting cabin crew roles.

Successful candidates will benefit from an industry-leading roster of five days on followed by three days off, competitive salary packages, discounted travel, and the opportunity to fast-track their career within Europe’s largest airline. Visit careers.ryanair.com for more information.”