Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (5 August) signed a license agreement with Optifly, a supplier of next generation schedule optimisation software. After a trial phase during 2021, Ryanair plans to roll out Optifly’s software across its fleet.
Optifly’s scheduling software will support the development of Ryanair’s network as it takes delivery of 210 “gamechanger” Boeing 8-200 aircraft and grows traffic to 200m passengers p.a. over the next five years. The increase in Ryanair’s fleet to 600 aircraft by FY26, will mean the opening of even more bases and new routes which Optifly’s scheduling software will support.
Jason McGuinness, Director of Commercial, Ryanair said
“We are excited about the potential offered by Optifly’s scheduling software to support Ryanair’s traffic growth to 200m passengers p.a. by 2026.”
Steven Kearney, CEO of Optifly said
“We are delighted to be partnering with Ryanair and are looking forward to helping them improve on their industry leading sectors per aircraft while supporting traffic growth to 200m passengers across their expanding network.”
2 Based Aircraft, $200m Investment, 12 New Routes
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (05 August) announced a new base opening in Newcastle for Summer ’22, with two based aircraft, 63 departing flights per week and 19 routes in total, including 12 new connections to a host of international destinations across Europe from March ‘22. The new base will support jobs and tourism and will give a much needed boost to UK customers and the UK economy.
Ryanair’s new Newcastle base will deliver:
- Two based aircraft ($200m investment)
- 60 direct jobs
- 400+ indirect jobs
- 19 routes in total
- 12 new routes to destinations such as Zadar, Paphos, Chania, Milan, Riga, Ibiza, Menorca, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Krakow
Ryanair has already seen very high demand for low fare flights from Newcastle airport this summer, as UK customers take a much deserved break and fly to popular destinations such as Palma, Malaga, Alicante and Faro and these customers can now also look forward to having even more choice next summer with the addition of 12 new routes including Chania, Zadar, Paphos and many more popular destinations.
To celebrate the launch of Newcastle’s Summer ’22 schedule, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares from £26.99 for travel until 31st October 2022 which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 8th August only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson said:
“We are delighted to launch a new UK base, which represents a $200m investment at Newcastle. This development will create over 60 direct jobs and offer our UK customers a host of European hotspots to choose from next Summer, including popular destinations such as Paphos, Chania, Menorca, Ibiza and Zadar.
We have seen massive demand for flights from Newcastle this summer as UK customers flock to the beaches of Spain and Portugal and now customers will have much wider choice next summer with the addition of these 12 new routes.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just £26.99 for travel until 31st October 2022, which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 8th August. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com to avoid missing out.”
Nick Jones, Chief Executive at Newcastle International Airport said:
“Today’s announcement from Ryanair to base two aircraft at Newcastle International Airport for summer 2022 is very significant news for both the Airport and the region. Ryanair’s investment is a sign of growing confidence and will provide the North East public with a great selection of new destinations and extra weekly frequencies, providing more options for leisure and business travel. This will create new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineering alongside support services, and will generate economic value for the wider area.
The two based aircraft will see the number of routes operated from Newcastle by Ryanair increase from 7 to 19, including some exciting new destinations such as Milan and Riga. These new routes, alongside extra capacity on current services to destinations, provides our customers with choice not only on where to travel but also on the length of time when visiting friends and family, on holiday or away on business.
We are delighted with the news and look forward to welcoming Ryanair, their crew and staff to their new home at Newcastle International Airport in the near future.”
Ryanair’s Newcastle Summer 2022 schedule will deliver:
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (05 Aug) announced an additional $100m investment in Shannon Airport basing a second aircraft from Winter ‘21, launching 8 new routes (34 total) as part of its Shannon tourism recovery schedule.
This expansion will result in Ryanair operating 16 routes from Shannon this summer (2 new) and 18 routes for winter ‘21/22 (6 new) to Corfu, Gran Canaria, Birmingham, Budapest, Edinburgh, Fuerteventura, London Luton and Turin. The airline will operate 85 departing flights across the 34 routes and the second based aircraft will support these expanded schedules.
Shannon Airport worked closely with Ryanair in delivering incentives to rebuild traffic for this Summer 21 & Winter 21/22, restoring full pre-pandemic capacity and securing Ryanair pilot and crew jobs. Ryanair’s expanded presence will underpin the recovery of the tourism industry in the South-West (supporting over 600 jobs in the region) – improving connectivity as travel reopens across Europe.
Ryanair calls on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to urgently implement the recommendations from the Aviation Taskforce (which has been sitting on Transport Minister Ryan’s desk for over a year). Ryanair’s based aircraft at Cork airport have sadly not returned due to a lack of incentives, resulting in the loss of connectivity and jobs in the Cork region. If traffic and jobs are to return to Dublin and Cork airports, the Taoiseach must urgently implement incentives to attract Ryanair and other airlines to restore pre-pandemic capacity as Ryanair has done in Shannon airport.
To celebrate the return of the second based aircraft, 8 new routes and the restoration of Ryanair jobs, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just €19.99 for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight Sunday, 8th August, only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Shannon Summer and Winter 2021 recovery schedule will deliver:
Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson, said:
“We are delighted to announce our expansion plans for Shannon with the restoration of its 2-aircraft base and 8 new routes to exciting destinations including Corfu, Gran Canaria, Budapest, Fuerteventura and more. As vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months, air traffic is set to return to pre-pandemic levels and we are delighted to announce extra flights from Shannon across Europe, connecting a total of 34 destinations.
Ryanair has worked closely with Shannon Airport, which has seen the restoration of its 2 aircraft base, traffic, connectivity and jobs which is in stark contrast to Cork and Dublin airports, which continue to lose passengers and jobs at a time when other EU countries, regions and airports are growing and recovering connectivity. We call on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to urgently implement a traffic recovery scheme for Dublin and Cork airports before they lose out to other EU countries that are prioritising the recovery of aircraft capacity, connectivity, tourism and jobs. Ryanair is uniquely placed to deliver this as it takes delivery of 210 aircraft over the next 5 years.
Mary Considine, CEO, Shannon Group which operates Shannon Airport said:
“We are delighted with today’s announcement by Ryanair. It is another important step on our road to recovery. Restoring its second based aircraft here at Shannon demonstrates Ryanair’s continued commitment to our airport. The confirmation of 18 routes from Shannon for Winter including exciting new destinations such as Budapest and Turin, is very positive news for the airport and for this region after what has been a very difficult period for the aviation industry.”
Load Factor Rises To 80% As Eu Covid Certs Roll Out
Ryanair Holdings plc today (4 August) released July traffic statistics as follows:
| |
JULY 2020 |
JULY 2021 |
LOAD FACTOR |
| Ryanair Group |
4.4m |
9.3m |
80% |
| |
GUESTS |
LOAD FACTOR |
| June |
5.3m |
72% |
| July |
9.3m |
80% |
Ryanair operated over 61,000 flights in July with an 80% load factor.
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (30 July) announced that its Newcastle-Faro route will continue throughout the winter season, operating 2 weekly flights from November as part of Ryanair’s British Winter ’21 schedule.
British consumers and visitors can now book a winter getaway, flying on the lowest fares and with the option to avail of Ryanair’s zero change fee should plans change.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares available from just £19.99 for travel until the end of March 2022 which must be booked by midnight Thursday 5th August only on the Ryanair.com website.
Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, said:
“As vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months and Europe’s international travel rebounds, we are delighted to announce the extension of the summer route from Newcastle to Faro throughout the winter season, operating twice weekly from November as part of Ryanair’s British Winter ‘21 schedule.
To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from just £19.99 for travel until the end of March 2022 which must be booked by midnight Thursday 5th August. 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 (29 Jul) announced a major recruitment drive for Cabin Crew for its UK bases as Ryanair recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic. Ryanair has renewed its partnership with Crewlink, who specialise in the recruitment & training of cabin crew. Training will take place at locations throughout the UK for positions at Ryanair’s UK bases.
Ryanair has now taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” aircraft, which help Ryanair lower costs, cut fuel consumption and lower noise and CO2 emissions. This investment in new aircraft deepens Ryanair’s environmental commitment as Europe’s greenest, cleanest major airline and also creates these new cabin crew job opportunities.
Ryanair’s Deputy Director HR – Head of Talent, Mark Duffy said:
“We are delighted to announce this cabin crew jobs drive working with our cabin crew recruitment partner, Crewlink for positions available in The UK as well as other Ryanair bases across Europe, These exciting opportunities offer candidates the chance to secure the best cabin crew jobs in aviation and the chance to work with Europe’s largest airline, where hard work is rewarded with fast track career opportunities. Ryanair Cabin Crew enjoy free training, great pay, industry leading five on, three off rosters, outstanding career development and world class training.
Throughout the pandemic, Ryanair has worked closely with our people to save jobs and we are delighted to start planning for a return to growth over the coming years as we recover from the Covid-19 crisis and grow to 200m guests by FY2026. Suitable candidates should have excellent customer service skills and love to travel!’’.
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (29 Jul) announced a major recruitment drive for Cabin Crew for its Dublin base as Ryanair recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic. Ryanair has renewed its partnership with Crewlink, who specialise in the recruitment & training of cabin crew. Training will take place at a new, state-of-the-art cabin crew training centre in Santry, Dublin for cabin crew positions based in Dublin.
Ryanair has now taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” aircraft, which help Ryanair lower costs, cut fuel consumption and lower noise and CO2 emissions. This investment in new aircraft deepens Ryanair’s environmental commitment as Europe’s greenest, cleanest major airline and also creates these new cabin crew job opportunities.
Ryanair’s Deputy Director HR – Head of Talent, Mark Duffy said:
“We are delighted to announce this cabin crew jobs drive with positions available in Dublin as well as other Ryanair bases across Europe & the UK, working with our cabin crew recruitment partner, Crewlink. These exciting opportunities offer candidates the chance to secure the best cabin crew jobs in aviation and the chance to work with Europe’s largest airline, where hard work is rewarded with fast track career opportunities. Ryanair Cabin Crew enjoy free training, great pay, industry leading five on, three off rosters, outstanding career development and world class training.
Throughout the pandemic, Ryanair has worked closely with our people to save jobs and we are delighted to start planning for a return to growth over the coming years as we recover from the Covid-19 crisis and grow to 200m guests by FY2026. Suitable candidates should have excellent customer service skills and love to travel!’’.