Ryanair, Albania’s only low-fare airline, today (Tues, 17 Feb) announced that the first 35 of 70 new cabin crew set to join the airline at its new 4 aircraft Tirana base from the end of March, have passed their cabin crew training with a 100% success rate. This shows the strength of Ryanair’s industry-leading cabin crew training, led by the airline’s experienced instructors, as well as the dedication and high-standard professionalism of the trainees.

This Summer, Ryanair will operate 43 routes to/from Tirana, including 20 new routes like Alghero, Baden-Baden, Eindhoven, Genoa, Memmingen, Parma & Wroclaw, delivering 50% traffic growth and 4m pax in 2026. Over the next 5 years, Ryanair will continue to invest and grow in Albania, basing up to 6 B737 aircraft ($600m invest.) in Tirana, growing to over 6m passengers p.a., operating over 60 routes, supporting over 4,000 jobs by 2030, provided always that the Albanian Govt continues its zero aviation tax policy, and Tirana Airport maintains its low access costs via growth incentive schemes, to stimulate rapid traffic and tourism growth in Tirana.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:

“These results from our first 35 trainees – a perfect 100% pass rate – shows the extraordinary talent and work ethic we’ve found in Albania. And they’re only the first half of the 70 new cabin crew we’re proud to welcome to our new 4 aircraft Tirana base this year. As Albania maintains its low‑cost, pro‑growth aviation policy, Ryanair will continue to invest, bringing more aircraft, more routes, more visitors and more well‑paid jobs to Tirana. This is just the beginning of a long‑term partnership that will transform air travel and tourism across Albania.

Ryanair continues to invest heavily in Albania, ensuring world‑class training, unbeatable low fares, and the strongest route network ever offered at Tirana Airport.”

RECORD SCHEDULE: 3 A/C, 32 ROUTES (2 NEW) & 3.3M PAX P.A. (+21%)

Ryanair, Europe and Italy’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 12 Feb) announced its record-breaking Summer 2026 schedule at Turin Airport which will see a third based aircraft (+1 vs Summer 2026), over 380 weekly flights across 32 routes, including 2 new exciting destinations to Sofia and Tirana, and 3.3m passengers p.a. (+21%).

Ryanair has also added extra flights on over 10 popular existing routes, including Lamezia Terme, Madrid, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Reggio Calabria, Siviglia and Trapani-Marsala, offering customers across the Piedmont Region even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares, further positioning the Airport as a key gateway for leisure and business travel in Northern Italy. This significant investment and growth further strengthen Ryanair’s unrivalled low-fare connectivity for residents of the Piedmont region and visitors and supports over 2.500 local jobs.

Ryanair’s Turin Summer 2026 schedule will deliver:

· 3 based aircraft (US$300M invest.), incl. 1 new for S26

· 32 routes, incl. 2 new to Sofia & Tirana

· Incr. freq. on 10+ popular existing routes, incl. Lamezia Terme, Madrid, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Reggio Calabria, Siviglia and Trapani-Marsala

· 3.3M passengers p.a. (+21%)

· Supp. over 2.500 local jobs in the Piedmont Region

Ryanair’s low-fare model consistently delivers significant traffic, tourism and jobs growth, supported by competitive charges and efficient airport operations. However, Italy’s regressive Municipal Tax continues to damage Italy’s competitiveness and limit growth potential. This is in stark contrast to competing EU countries like Sweden, Slovakia, and Albania, and other Italian regions such as Abruzzo, Calabria, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Sicily & Emilia-Romagna, which are actively cutting aviation taxes or scrapping the Municipal Tax entirely to stimulate traffic, tourism and jobs growth.

Ryanair calls on the Italian Govt to follow the lead of these proactive EU States and scrap the Municipal Tax at all Italian airports. If removed, Ryanair will respond with significant growth for Italy, incl.an additional 40 aircraft (+US$4bn invest.), 20m passengers p.a., 250 new routes, and 15,000 jobs throughout Italy.

To celebrate the launch of Ryanair’s record Summer 2026 schedule for Turin, the airline has launched a seat sale with fares from just €29.99 available to book now via the Ryanair app (subject to availability).

Fabrizio Francioni, Head of Communications Italy Ryanair, said:

“Ryanair’s record Summer 2026 schedule for Milan reinforces our continued commitment to Piedmont region and Italy. This summer Ryanair will base 1 new aircraft in Milan, bringing our total Turin-based fleet to 3 aircraft – a $300m invest, and will operate 33 routes (2 new), delivering +21% traffic growth to 3.2m annual passengers, with unrivalled low-fare choice and connectivity for citizens and visitors to Lombardy.

We’ve worked closely with the SAGAT teams to make this growth possible – proving that competitive conditions and efficient operations are key to unlocking real growth that enhances both international and domestic low-fare connectivity, as well as inbound tourism.

To further build on this success and unlock even greater opportunities for Italian aviation, tourism and jobs, Ryanair again calls on the Italian Govt to scrap the Municipal Tax across all Italian airports, to stimulate further traffic, tourism, and jobs growth. If these anti-growth constraints are removed, Ryanair will respond with an additional 40 aircraft (+US$4bn investment), 20m additional annual passengers, 250 new routes, and 15,000 jobs throughout Italy.”

Paolo Papale, Aviation Development Director of Torino Airport, said:

“Ryanair is a key player in the growth of our airport. We recorded a very significant increase in traffic during the ongoing winter season, surpassing in 2025 the record of 5 million passengers handled. This is certainly also thanks to Ryanair, which since November 2025 has based a third aircraft and opened new destinations, while increasing frequencies on a very broad range of routes.

Now, for the summer season, we are delighted that Ryanair is launching services on two new international routes — Tirana in Albania and Sofia in Bulgaria — strengthening its presence in Eastern European markets, and boosting its offer on destinations for which there is not only considerable demand, but which also represent key catchment areas for inbound tourism to our region.”

39 ROUTES (INCLUDING 3 NEW) AND 5 BASED AIRCRAFT (USD 500M INVESTMENT)

Ryanair, Poland’s and Europe’s largest airline, today (12 February 2026) announced its summer schedule from Poznań, featuring 39 routes, including three exciting new destinations – Podgorica, Shannon and Tirana – offering even more options for holiday and weekend travel.

This summer, five Ryanair aircraft will be based at Poznań–Ławica Airport, further strengthening the airport’s position as an important departure point for both leisure and business travellers in Poland. The expansion of the base will bring additional benefits to the region – increased tourism flows, new jobs, and a further boost to the local economy.

The Poznań base will also include two state‑of‑the‑art Boeing 737‑8200 “Gamechanger” aircraft, which generate up to 40% less noise, consume up to 16% less fuel, and offer 4% more seats compared to previous models. This translates into more efficient and environmentally friendly operations at Poznań Airport.

Ryanair’s Summer ’26 Schedule for Poznań Includes:

• 39 routes, including 3 new destinations – Podgorica, Shannon and Tirana

• 5 based aircraft (4 scheduled + 1 charter)

• USD 500 million investment

• Over 2.1 million passengers annually

To celebrate the launch of the Summer ’26 season for Poznań, Ryanair has prepared a dedicated seat sale, with fares starting from PLN 126.

The offer is available until 19 February, exclusively via the Ryanair app and website.

Michał Kaczmarzyk, Buzz CEO (Ryanair Group), said:

We are delighted to unveil our Summer 2026 schedule from Poznań, featuring three fantastic new routes – Podgorica, Shannon and Tirana. This coming season, we will base five aircraft in Poznań, including two Boeing 737‑8200 ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft, which offer more seats, lower fuel consumption and – crucially for Poznań – up to 40% less noise emissions. This investment and the expansion of our presence in Poznań demonstrate just how important the Wielkopolska region is for us. We hope that the new destinations and increased flight availability will encourage passengers to book their summer getaways.

To mark the launch of the Summer ’26 season in Poznań, we have prepared a dedicated seat sale, with fares starting from just PLN 126. The offer is available until 19 February exclusively via the Ryanair app and website.”

Grzegorz Bykowski, CEO of Poznań – Ławica, said:

“We are very pleased that our most important partner continues to strengthen its position at the fastest‑growing airport in Poland. Compared to the last year before the COVID‑19 pandemic, traffic in Poznań has increased by 75% – the best result in Poland and one of the best in all of Europe. The more than 4.1 million passengers handled at Ławica last year clearly shows that people in Poznań and the wider Wielkopolska region want to travel.

Our focus now is on maintaining this momentum, and the availability of attractive summer routes offered by Ryanair is an important step towards that goal. Not only sunny Spain, Italy or Croatia, but now also destinations such as Albania and Montenegro are becoming appealing summer holiday options for travellers from Poznań and the region.

Moreover, basing the most modern and quietest aircraft from the Boeing 737 family in Poznań helps ensure that the airport is no longer seen as a troublesome neighbour.”

NOT THE FIRST TIME EDREAMS MISREPRESENT COURT RULINGS

Ryanair today (11 Feb) rejected eDreams’ latest PR spin, in which the overcharging Spanish OTA attempts to deflect from its rising legal defeats by misrepresenting yet another Court ruling in Spain.  Ryanair is already compliant with the July 2025 order of the Barcelona Commercial Court.  The Hamburg Regional Court recently issued another injunction against eDreams for a similar misrepresentation made in its 8 January press release, where this overcharging OTA falsely claimed that Ryanair was in breach of a court order.

Across Europe, Courts continue to expose eDreams’ “misleading” pricing and “clearly deceptive” practices.  Last week, the Hamburg Regional Court imposed further fines after confirming eDreams’ price displays are “misleading”, that its advertised “Prime” savings could not be achieved, and that eDreams breached existing injunctions — for which the Court levied additional fines on eDreams.

These findings have been repeated in Italy, where the Italian Authority recently fined eDreams €9m and ruled that eDreams’ “Prime” scheme is misleading and manipulative, with consumers “in almost all cases” shown higher Prime prices than non‑subscribers, and with discriminatory “discounts” depending on the route by which consumers access eDreams’ site.  Internal eDreams documents even promoted the use of “reverse psychology” to increase subscriptions.

While responsible, price transparent OTAs such as Booking.com, Lastminute and Kiwi have adopted Ryanair’s price transparency standards, eDreams continues to stand alone, refusing to adopt these consumer‑friendly practices because it continues to overcharge unsuspecting consumers for fares and other ancillary services.  Ryanair has even offered eDreams free, direct access to Ryanair’s inventory if/when it adopts the same transparency standards applied by all of Ryanair’s approved OTA partners, yet eDreams ignores this offer because it allows them to continue to overcharge consumers.  

Ryanair’s, Dara Brady, said:

“eDreams’ latest PR spin is just another failed effort to distract from the reality that Courts and Authorities across Europe keep ruling against its “misleading” and “clearly deceptive” business model. The Hamburg Court has again fined eDreams for promoting unattainable discounts and concealing real prices. Italy has ruled that eDreams “Prime” scheme is manipulative and misleading.  Instead of fixing these deceptive practices, eDreams continues to spread false PR spin about court rulings and continues to overcharge unsuspecting consumers.”

Ryanair today (4 Feb) calls on consumer and competition regulators across the EU to take decisive action against eDream’s Prime scheme following today’s €9m fine in Italy.

While Italy has imposed a €9m fine on eDreams, Ryanair believes this sanction is too lenient.  It leaves Italian and EU consumers exposed to the same harmful practices, especially as eDreams continues to inflate airline fares and/or ancillary services with undisclosed intermediary fees.

The Italian investigation found that “Prime users access, in almost all cases, a higher Prime price than that shown to non‑subscribing users” and stated that “the actual extent of the discounts associated with the subscription was misrepresented, and price differences were not transparently disclosed, depending on whether consumers accessed eDreams directly or through metasearch engines, or on their Prime subscription status.”  Internal documents of eDreams even “comment on the suitability of reverse psychology to facilitate significant increases in subscriptions…”  The Italian investigation further said that there are “numerous reports… that [consumers] are unwittingly subscribed… without any warning… that the free trial period does not apply.”

This investigation confirms that eDreams’ approach to pricing is “clearly deceptive”, “unquestionably manipulative” and “misleading” – setting it apart from most other online travel agencies such as Booking.com, Lastminute, and Kiwi, all of whom have adopted Ryanair’s price transparency standards.  For access to fares that are not “misleading”, we encourage all customers to book directly on the Ryanair.com website, or through one of our approved OTA partners—where consumers always see the true, accurate Ryanair price.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady, said:

“Today’s Italian decision confirms what we’ve been saying for years: eDreams’ business model depends on “clearly deceptive”, “unquestionably manipulative” and “misleading” practices, while disguising its own intermediary fees inside inflated airline fares and ancillary services.  In Germany, the Hamburg Court has already ruled these displays are “misleading”, and now the Italian authority has independently documented these same abuses against consumers in Italy.  

Despite Ryanair’s repeated objections, eDreams continues to scrape our fares and ancillary services to overcharge consumers.  eDreams remains the only large OTA that refuses to adopt the transparency standards already adopted by Booking.com, Lastminute, Kiwi and others.  Ryanair has offered to provide eDreams with free, direct access to Ryanair’s inventory – if they wish to compete on a level playing field – but only if/when they adopt the same transparency standards as their main OTA competitors, and desist from “misleading” or overcharging consumers.”

Ryanair today (Wed, 4 Feb) released its Jan 2026 traffic stats as follows:

TEST ACHATS HAS STATUS DOWNGRADED BY BRUSSELS COURT

Ryanair today (3 Feb) welcomed the Brussels Enterprise Court’s ruling which fully confirms that Ryanair’s cabin baggage policy complies with EU law and the Court of Justice of the EU’s authoritative Vueling judgment.  The Court held that every Ryanair passenger is entitled to carry on board a free underseat bag of reasonable size and weight, capable of holding passengers’ personal effects and meeting all safety requirements.  The Court expressly rejected Test Achats’ claim that airlines must include a larger overhead‑locker bag in the basic fare.

In its judgment, the Court stated “It cannot be argued that RYANAIR does not comply with Article 23 of Regulation 1008/2008… This baggage meets the requirements of Regulation 1008/2008, as specified by the Court’s case law.”  The court continued: “Neither Article 23 nor the Vueling caselaw requires an air carrier to accept free carryon baggage of a size larger than that authorised by RYANAIR…” and added “TEST ACHATS’ argument that RYANAIR is legally obliged to include… free carriage of carryon baggage to be placed in the cabin luggage compartments is not upheld… This grievance lacks merit.”

This ruling brings Belgium into line with a long list of authoritative judgments across the EU that have upheld Ryanair’s cabin bag policy, including the CJEU’s Vueling decision, the Italian Council of State, the Berlin Regional Court, the Berlin Higher Regional Court, as well as the Barcelona, Valencia, Valladolid, Sevilla, and Madrid courts, just to mention a few. These courts have consistently confirmed that Ryanair’s free underseat bag satisfies Article 23 of Regulation 1008/2008 and that airlines are free to set prices for optional services such as larger cabin bags and checked baggage.

The Brussels Court also dismissed Test Achats’ claims concerning other Ryanair policies.  On Ryanair’s demand-based pricing, the Court found “This grievance lacks merit.” On seat choice, it held “It cannot be considered that the way in which RYANAIR operates is likely to significantly impair the consumer’s freedom of choice.”  On family seating, the Court concluded “It cannot be argued that RYANAIR’s practice is illegal.  This grievance lacks merit.”  With respect to Ryanair’s baggage presentation, the Court stated “This is not objectionable… This grievance lacks merit.”

Importantly, the Court recognised that Test Achats did not hold the required “qualified entity” status, meaning it can no longer rely on rights reserved for EU‑recognised qualified entities—such as presumed standing, participation in cross‑border representative actions, or access to court‑ordered publicity measures.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady said:

“We welcome this clear and comprehensive ruling confirming—once again and in line with EU and national courts across Italy, Germany, Spain, and the CJEU—that Ryanair’s cabin bag policy is fully compliant with EU law.  Our free underseat bag meets all legal and safety requirements, and customers continue to enjoy Europe’s lowest fares by choosing only the optional services they wish to purchase. We also note the Court’s finding that Test Achats was unlawfully granted ‘qualified entity’ status, significantly reducing its ability to bring abusive and unfounded actions of this kind.”