Ryanair, Europe’s largest and greenest airline, today (15 Oct) confirmed it has been forced to cancel 700 flights and three Lisbon routes (to Tours, Oujda and Bari) this Winter due to TAP’s continued hoarding of take-off and landing slots (which TAP does not use) at Lisbon Portela Airport. This anti-competitive “slot blocking” has prevented Ryanair from obtaining sufficient slots (despite the assistance of the slot coordinator and the airport operator), for planned new route growth. TAP’s plan to cut its fleet by 20% means it simply cannot use all the slots it holds.
These cancelled flights will damage Lisbon’s connectivity and post-Covid recovery. The Portuguese Government and the European Commission must now intervene to end TAP’s anti-competitive “slot blocking”, free up this UNUSED capacity at Lisbon Portela and open Lisbon Montijo Airport to allow airlines to grow. It is essential that Portugal’s critical national infrastructure is used to support the local economy and not abused to protect an inefficient zombie airline, which the Portuguese Government has already wasted €3bn of taxpayers’ money on.
Ryanair will keep all seven aircraft (a $700m investment) and crew in place in Lisbon this Winter to ensure it is ready and able to reinstate all flights if sufficient slots are freed up.
Ryanair’s Group CEO, Michael O’Leary, said:
“We deeply regret these unnecessary disruptions to passengers from these cancelled flights and routes caused by TAP’s blocking of slots which it is not using. This anti-competitive slot blocking obstructs the growth of airlines and the recovery of traffic, tourism and jobs at Lisbon Portela Airport, to the detriment of Portuguese consumers.
Ryanair remains committed to working with our airport partner in Lisbon, to support Portugal’s tourism recovery and to rebuild connectivity after the Covid pandemic. We now call on the Portuguese Government and the European Commission to intervene to free up these unused slots at Lisbon Portela Airport and to urgently open Lisbon Montijo Airport.
Ryanair will continue to bring millions of new visitors to and from Portugal, investing in tourism and getting travel back to normal, with the widest choice and lowest fares.”
Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline today (15 Oct) confirmed that it would operate its largest ever winter schedule from Vienna airport, even as Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines cancelled over 3,200 flights in November and December at short notice.
The Austrian taxpayer will rightly question what value they are getting from the €600m in State Aid that they have given to this German Lufthansa subsidiary, which cut over 1,350 Austrian jobs, is planning more staff cuts, and has now cancelled thousands more flights in November and December, which were previously on sale.
Ryanair will operate over 2,000 monthly low fare flights to/from Vienna this winter connecting Austrian’s capital city to 57 destinations in 29 countries. With 14 Ryanair Group aircraft and over 450 crew members based in Vienna, Ryanair looks forward to offering Viennese consumers and visitors low fare city breaks or winter getaways to exciting destinations such as Amman, Athens, Barcelona, Milan, Mallorca, Madrid, Lisbon, Rome, and London.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, said:
“As other airlines in Vienna close routes and cancel 1,000’s of flights at short notice, Vienna citizens and visitors can rely on Ryanair’s largest ever winter flight schedule with 57 destinations in 29 countries on sale. Ryanair’s commitment to re-build Vienna’s traffic and tourism industry will be further boosted in summer 2022 with 5 new aircraft delivering (a total of 90 routes) and creating over 200 new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers in Austria, even while Lufthansa Group cancels thousands of flights and cuts thousands of Austrian jobs, while it hoovers up Austrian State Aid.
Vienna citizens and visitors can now book a low fare winter getaway to Amman or enjoy a city break to London, Milan, Mallorca, Madrid, Lisbon and many more. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (14th Oct) announced a new route – Leeds-Bradford to Poznan, operating twice weekly starting from Winter ’21. As travel recovers to pre-Covid levels, Ryanair’s growth continues to lead traffic and tourism recovery across Europe.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a £19.99 seat sale for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Saturday, 16th October on www.Ryanair.com – the perfect excuse for a well-deserved getaway with family or friends.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason Mc Guinness, said:
“As Europe’s No.1 airline, Ryanair remains committed to re-building Europe’s aviation and tourism industry by restoring connectivity and growing its network of passengers to over 225 million by 2026. As Ryanair takes delivery of 55 additional Boeing 737-8200 ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft this winter, we are delighted to add this new route from Leeds-Bradford to Poznan.
As consumer confidence in air travel steadily restores, Ryanair is once again calling on the UK Government to scrap or suspend APD (Air Passenger Duty) to allow airlines to quickly recover connectivity, jobs and tourism in the aftermath of the pandemic. APD makes UK airports very uncompetitive compared to those in Europe, where Ryanair continues to add capacity having opened several new bases in recent months, including Agadir, Zagreb, Billund, Stockholm, Riga and Turin. While Ryanair is committed to the UK and to Leeds-Bradford airport, the lack of Government support continues to create barriers to boosting traffic and growth.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (14th Oct) announced a new route – Derry to Manchester, operating three weekly flights starting from winter ’21. As travel recovers to pre-Covid levels, Ryanair’s growth continues to lead traffic and tourism recovery across Europe.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a £19.99 seat sale for travel until the end of March ‘22, which must be booked by midnight Friday, 15th October on www.Ryanair.com – the perfect excuse for a well-deserved getaway with family or friends.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason Mc Guinness, said:
“As Europe’s No.1 airline, Ryanair remains committed to re-building Europe’s aviation and tourism industry by restoring connectivity and growing its network of passengers to over 225 million by 2026. As Ryanair takes delivery of 55 additional Boeing 737-8200 ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft this winter, we are delighted to add this new route from Derry to Manchester.
As consumer confidence in air travel steadily restores, Ryanair is once again calling on the UK Government to scrap or suspend APD (Air Passenger Duty) to allow airlines to quickly recover connectivity, jobs and tourism in the aftermath of the pandemic. APD makes UK airports very uncompetitive compared to those in Europe, where Ryanair continues to add capacity having opened several new bases in recent months, including Agadir, Zagreb, Billund, Stockholm, Riga and Turin. While Ryanair is committed to the UK and to Derry airport, the lack of Government support continues to create barriers to boosting traffic and growth.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (07 Oct) announced a new Summer 22 route from Helsinki to Venice, operating two weekly flights, following Ryanair’s new base announcement at Venice Marco Polo this week. As travel recovers to pre-Covid levels, Ryanair’s growth continues to lead traffic and tourism recovery across Europe.
Finnish families and visitors can now book a much-deserved Italian break to Venice next Summer and to celebrate, Ryanair has launched a €19.99 seat sale for travel until the end of October 2022, which must be booked by midnight Saturday, 9th October on www.Ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, said:
“We are delighted to announce this new route from Helsinki to Venice, operating two weekly flights for Summer 2022. Ryanair remains committed to re-building Finland’s tourism industry and strengthening international connectivity as we continue to grow in Europe and travel returns to pre-Covid levels.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of October 2022, which must be booked by midnight Saturday 9th October. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (07 Oct) announced a new Summer 22 route connecting Cork to Venice, operating two weekly flights, following Ryanair’s new base announcement at Venice Marco Polo Airport this week. As travel recovers to pre-Covid levels, Ryanair’s growth continues to lead traffic and tourism recovery across Europe.
Irish families and visitors can now book a much-deserved break to Venice next Summer and to celebrate, Ryanair has launched a €19.99 seat sale for travel until the end of October 22, subject to availability, which must be booked by midnight Saturday, 9th October on www.Ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, said:
“We are delighted to announce this new route from Cork to Venice, operating two weekly flights, for Summer 2022. Ryanair remains committed to re-building Ireland’s tourism industry and strengthening international connectivity as we continue to grow in Europe and travel returns to pre-Covid levels.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of October 2022, which must be booked by midnight Saturday 9th October. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (07 Oct) announced a new Summer 22 route connecting Odesa to Venice, operating two weekly flights, following Ryanair’s new base announcement at Venice Marco Polo Airport this week. As travel recovers to pre-Covid levels, Ryanair’s growth continues to lead traffic and tourism recovery across Europe.
Ukrainian families and visitors can now book a much-deserved break to Venice next Summer and to celebrate, Ryanair has launched a €19.99 seat sale for travel until the end of October 22, subject to availability, which must be booked by midnight Saturday, 9th October on www.Ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, said:
“We are delighted to announce this new route from Odesa to Venice, operating two weekly flights, for Summer 2022. Ryanair remains committed to re-building Ukraine’s tourism industry and strengthening international connectivity as we continue to grow in Europe and travel returns to pre-Covid levels.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of October 2022, which must be booked by midnight Saturday 9th October. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”