THROUGH EXCLUSIVE ESN PARTNERSHIP DISCOUNTED RYANAIR FLIGHTS FOR STUDENTS TRAVELLING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (22 Dec) announced that it has now carried over 1 million Erasmus students across its industry-leading network of 235+ destinations as part of its exclusive partnership the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) – a significant milestone demonstrating the vital role this partnership plays in supporting Erasmus student mobility during their educational exchange.

Thousands of students across Europe are set to travel home this Christmas. Through this exclusive partnership, registered ESN students can avail of a 10% discount on four one-way flights (or 2 round-trips) and a free 20kg checked-in bag with every flight booked, ensuring they can spend the festive season with family and friends even on a student budget.

Ryanair’s Director of Comms, Jade Kirwan said:

“We’re pleased to see that over 1 million Erasmus students have benefited from our exclusive partnership with Erasmus Student Network (ESN), which supports low-fare mobility for Erasmus students across Europe for their educational exchanges. With thousands of students expected to travel home this Christmas to spend the festive season with family and friends, registered ESN students can now book discounted Ryanair flights across our industry-leading network of over 235 destinations through the dedicated Erasmus student platform at Ryanair.com.”

Rui Vinha, ESN Treasurer said:

“Reaching one million bookings demonstrates the significant impact of the partnership with Ryanair on the international student community and its ongoing importance during their mobility period. Whether students are travelling to their new home, going back, or taking the chance to discover new places, for nine years, the joint efforts of ESN and Ryanair have continued to positively impact students’ lives, which is our ultimate goal.”

2 BASED AIRCRAFT, US$200M INVESTMENT AND 20 ROUTES (7 NEW)

Ryanair, Morocco’s No.1 airline, today (Dec 17)announced the opening of its new 2-aircraft base (US$200m invest) in Rabat from April ’26, with 20 exciting routes (incl. 7 new routes connecting Rabat to major European destinations) for Summer ‘26. Rabat will become Ryanair’s fifth Moroccan base – further enhancing low-fare connectivity across the Kingdom in advance of its co-hosting of the 2030 World Cup. Ryanair’s investment in Rabat will also create over 800 local jobs, including 60 highly paid jobs for pilots and cabin crew.

Ryanair’s new Rabat base from Summer ’26 will deliver:

• 7 new intl routes (Milan Bergamo, Baden-Baden, Frankfurt Hahn, Nuremberg, Porto, Pisa and Valencia)
• 20 routes total
• 2 new based aircaft (US$200m investment)
• Supporting over 800 local jobs (incl. 60 highly paid pilots and cabin crew jobs)

This base opening will increase Rabat S26 capacity by +45% and is an important part of Ryanair’s record Summer 2026 schedule across 13 Moroccan airports, delivering over 10.7m passengers to, from, and now within the Kingdom.

Ryanair’s investment in Morocco now exceeds over US$1.6bn in aircraft – supporting over 8,500 direct and indirect jobsand delivering economic growth across 13 cities including Rabat, Marrakesh, Fez, Agadir, Tetouan, Essaouira, Dakhla and Nador.

Ryanair’s CEO, Eddie Wilson said:

“We are delighted to officially launch our new base at Rabat, which represents a US$200 million investment and our fifth Moroccan base. This latest base opening is part of our record S26 schedule which will see Ryanair operate over 20 routes incl. 7 new international routes to/from the Kingdom, boosting tourism and connectivity.

Our latest base opening takes Ryanair’s total investment in Morocco to over US$1.6bn, supporting over 8,500 direct and indirect jobs and delivering growth in the local tourism economy. We look forward to continuing to support Morocco’s economy as well as international connectivity, by positioning Rabat as a leading Summer destination with its rich history, vibrant culture, stunning coastline, and welcoming atmosphere.

Ryanair wishes to renew our sincere thanks to His Excellency Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, Head of Government of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, his Ministers of Transport and Tourism, Mr. Abdessamad Kayouh and Ms. Fatim-Zahra Ammor, as well as Mr. Achraf Fayda CEO of the Moroccan National Tourist Office for their vision and trust in securing this record investment for Morocco. Together we will continue to develop Morocco’s infrastructure, connectivity and tourism in advance of the Kingdom’s co-hosting of the 2030 World Cup, all of which will be underpinned and stimulated by Ryanair’s legendary low fares and industry leading punctuality”.

To mark the base opening, we are launching an unmissable seat sale, with prices from 319 MAD for travel until 31^st of May, available to book now via the Ryanair App.”

-1M SEATS, -5 AIRCRAFT, -20 ROUTES & THOUSANDS OF JOBS AT RISK

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (Tues, 9 Dec) announced it will cut -1m seats (-22%), 5 based aircraft (loss of US$500m investment), and 20 routes from its Brussels Winter 26/27 schedule as a result of the Belgian Govt’s backward decision to double its harmful aviation tax to €10 per departing passenger from 2027, and the Charleroi city council’s proposal to introduce a  €3 per departing passenger tax from next year on passengers travelling from the airport. This significant increase to access costs – which was already hiked up +150% in July (just 5 months ago) – makes Belgium completely uncompetitive compared to other EU markets like Sweden, Hungary, Italy, and Slovakia, where Govts are abolishing aviation taxes to drive traffic, tourism, and jobs. Even Germany has now recognised that aviation taxes don’t work and has revised its decision to increase aviation taxes.

If the Govt really wants to revive Belgium’s economy, they should abolish this harmful aviation tax to generate more traffic and tourism, not double it. Ryanair calls again on Prime Minister De Wever and his Govt to abolish the aviation tax or Belgian traffic will collapse and fares will soar, just as they have done in Austria & Germany, where Govt’s repeatedly increased access costs. Ryanair has today (Tues, 9 Dec) written to Prime Minister De Wever, Transport Minister Crucke, Wallonia Minister of Airports, Cécile Neven, and the Mayor of Charleroi, Thomas Dermine, to call for the reversal of these increases.

Ryanair’s Jason McGuinness said:

“The De Wever Govt has bizarrely decided to further increase Belgium’s already sky-high aviation tax by another +100% from Jan 2027, on top of the +150% in July last. These repeated increases to this harmful aviation tax make Belgium completely uncompetitive compared to the many other EU countries, like Sweden, Hungary, Italy, and Slovakia, where Govts are abolishing aviation taxes to drive traffic, tourism, and jobs. As a result of this second tax hike in just 5 months, Ryanair has been forced to cut -22% of its Brussels traffic (-1m seats), -5 aircraft from our Charleroi base (loss of US$500m investment), and 20 routes (13 from Charleroi & 7 from Zaventem) for Winter 26/27. Should the Charleroi city council proceed with its ill-judged proposal to introduce further taxes on passengers departing from Charleroi next year, these cuts will deepen as Ryanair will be forced to reduce flights, routes and based aircraft at Charleroi from as early as April 2026 with thousands of local jobs at risk.

If Prime Minister De Wever and his Govt really wanted to revive Belgium’s economy, they should abolish this harmful aviation tax, not double it. Despite so many other EU countries taking this step to support their economies, Belgium is going in the opposite direction, driving up access costs and pushing airlines and tourism elsewhere. We urge Prime Minister De Wever to scrap this damaging aviation tax before Belgian’s traffic, tourism, jobs, and the wider economy collapse any further. Furthermore, the Charleroi city council needs to abandon its lunatic plans to increase taxes driving job losses with the effect of lowering payroll, VAT and corporate tax receipts for the local economy.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 low fares airline, today (Tues, 9 Dec) released its December OTA Survey, showing some OTAs like eDreams, Fru, and Tryp overcharging consumers almost 50% over Ryanair’s prices. These OTAs, do not have distribution agreements with Ryanair, because they wish to continue overcharging consumers. eDreams & Fru are this month’s worst offenders, with eDreams selling a reserved seat that costs just €10 on Ryanair.com for €14.86 – 48% more than Ryanair’s price, and Fru selling Priority boarding for 109.69zł over 48% more than the cost of just 74.00zł on Ryanair.com.

Ryanair continues to campaign to protect EU consumers form OTA overcharging and calls again on EU Govts (notably Spain’s useless Consumer Minister Bustinduy) and National Consumer Authorities to take urgent action to protect consumers from these overcharging OTAs. They should and insist on mandatory price transparency from all OTAs which is in line with the transparent pricing being delivered by all Ryanair’s “Approved OTA” partners, to protect consumers.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady said:

“Ryanair’s December OTA survey shows that eDreams, Fru, and Tryp continue to overcharge unsuspecting consumers almost 50% over the prices on Ryanair’s website. Most notably, Spain’s useless Consumer Minister Bustinduy, continues to do nothing to protect thousands of Spanish consumers from this eDreams overcharging.

Ryanair again calls on EU Govt and Consumer Protection Authorities to take urgent action to protect consumers across Europe by insisting on OTA price transparency standards in line with the transparency standards applied by all of Ryanair’s approved OTA partners.”

US$600M INVESTMENT, 15% GROWTH, 3 NEW ROUTES

Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 low fares airline, today (Thurs, 4 Dec) announced a sixth based aircraft at Liverpool John Lennon Airport for Summer 2026, representing a US$600m investment from Ryanair in the Northwest. This additional aircraft will deliver +250,000 additional seats (+15% growth), 3 exciting new routes to Marrakesh, Tirana, and Warsaw, and extra flights on 11 popular existing routes to Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza, Kaunas, Kraków, Malaga, Malta, Porto, Reus, and Sofia. Ryanair’s record Summer 2026 schedule offers customers in Liverpool and the Northwest even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares whilst also supporting over 2,000 local jobs.

Ryanair’s Liverpool Summer 2026 schedule will deliver:

• 34 routes, incl. 3 new routes to Marrakesh, Tirana, & Warsaw
• 6 based aircraft (+1 vs. S25 – US$600m investment in Liverpool)
• Increased freq. on 11 routes
• 2m seats incl. +250,000 (+15%) additional seats
• Liverpool traffic grows to over 2.4m passengers p.a.

To celebrate Ryanair’s sixth aircraft and 3 new routes at Liverpool in Summer 2026, the airline has launched a limited time seat sale with fares from £29.99 available only at Ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s CCO, Jason McGuinness said:

“We are delighted to be in Liverpool today to celebrate more Ryanair investment and record growth for the Northwest, with the announcement of a sixth Ryanair aircraft at Liverpool for Summer 2026 as well as 3 new routes to Marrakesh, Tirana, and Warsaw. Ryanair will also add extra flights on existing popular sun and city break routes, like Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza & Kraków, driving 2026 traffic above 2.4m passengers p.a.

Ryanair’s supercharged investment and growth at Liverpool (US$600m) will deliver more than 2m low-fare seats to 34 European destinations, offering customers in the Northwest more choice at the lowest fares in Europe, while simultaneously driving inbound tourism. While Ryanair is growing at Liverpool next Summer, other regional airports across the UK are being hamstrung by Rachel Reeves idiotic decision to increase APD. If the UK Govt is serious about delivering growth, they should abolish this penal and damaging APD tax, which makes the UK (particularly regional airports) uncompetitive compared to EU countries like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, and regional Italy, which are abolishing aviation taxes and lowering access costs to stimulate traffic, tourism, and jobs growth.

To celebrate Ryanair’s new aircraft and 3 new routes at Liverpool this Summer, we’ve launched a limited time seat sale with fares from £29.99 available only at Ryanair.com.”

Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s CEO, John Irving said:

“As our longest serving airline partner of nearly 40 years with around 40 million of their passengers having chosen to travel via Liverpool in that time, firstly I’d like to thank Ryanair for their continued support and for this latest commitment. This news highlights Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s strategic importance for the City Region and wider Northwest and North Wales and will bring more jobs, more investment and more choice for the region’s travellers as well as for those from overseas visiting the region via the airport too.

As 2025 draws to a close, on what has been one of Liverpool Airport’s busiest years ever, Ryanair’s decision to base a 6th aircraft at Liverpool in 2026 with an additional 250,000 seats on sale, is likely to help the airport go on to break all previous passenger records.”

Ryanair, Europe and Poland’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 3 Dec) announced it will base a sixth aircraft in Gdańsk for Summer 2026, representing a US$600m investment from Ryanair in Pomerania. This additional aircraft will deliver +300,000 additional seats (+16% growth), 5 exciting new routes to Rome, Dubrovnik, Tirana, Palermo and Bucharest and extra flights on 17 existing popular routes to Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Malta. Ryanair’s record Gdańsk Summer 2026 schedule will deliver 2.3m seats across 43 routes, offering customers in the Pomeranian Voivodeship even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares.

Ryanair’s Gdańsk S26 schedule will deliver:

• A record 43 routes, incl. 5 new routes to Bucharest, Dubrovnik, Palermo, Rome & Tirana
• 6 based aircraft (+1 vs. S25 – US$600m investment)
• Increased freq. on 17 routes – incl. Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Malta
• 2.3m seats incl. 300,000 (+16%) additional seats
• Gdańsk traffic grows to over 3.3m seats p.a.

To celebrate Ryanair’s sixth aircraft and 5 new routes in Gdańsk next Summer, Ryanair launched a limited-time seat sale with fares available from PLN 120, only at www.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness, said:

“We are delighted to celebrate the news that Ryanair will base a sixth aircraft in Gdańsk for Summer 2026 alongside the announcement of 5 new routes to Bucharest, Dubrovnik, Palermo, Rome & Tirana, in addition to extra flights to 17 popular sun and city destinations such as Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Malta. Next Summer, Ryanair’s US$600m investment in the Pomeranian Voivodeship will deliver more than 2.3m low-fare seats from Gdańsk to a record 43 European destinations.

Ryanair’s 6 based aircraft and US$600m investment in Gdańsk is a clear commitment to growing Poland’s regional connectivity. Next Summer, Gdańsk will benefit from +300,000 (+16%) additional seats and 5 new routes with Europe and Poland’s biggest airline, driving inbound tourism to Pomerania and supporting year-round international connectivity at Europe’s lowest fares.

To celebrate Ryanair’s biggest ever schedule and 5 new routes at Gdańsk next Summer, we’ve launched a 2-day seat sale with fares from just PLN 120 available only at Ryanair.com.”

Tomasz Kloskowski, CEO of Gdańsk Airport, added:

“Ryanair’s decision to grow its Gdańsk base with a 6th aircraft and launch exciting new routes for Spring 2026 is a direct result of our long-standing, excellent cooperation and a clear signal of our airport’s rising importance in the region and across Poland. We are delighted that this investment will give passengers from Pomerania even greater choice, while allowing us – together with our partner Ryanair – to continue expanding our route network and strengthen our position as one of Poland’s fastest-growing airports.”