Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, today (23 June) announced a strong traffic recovery on its Portuguese flights across Ryanair’s European network of 37 countries. Families all over Europe are booking a much-delayed summer break in Portugal, with British, French, German and Italian families among the most eager to fly to Faro, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada and Terceira.

Ryanair’s Portuguese Summer ’21 schedule will deliver over 600 weekly flights across 122 routes, including 3 new routes to Lisbon from Cologne (2 weekly), Faro from Belfast (daily) & Teesside (2w). With over $2bn worth of aircraft at its 4 Portuguese bases, Ryanair continues to invest in year round connectivity, jobs and tourists for Portugal, and expects the successful rollout of vaccinations across Europe to deliver a much-needed tourism & jobs recovery in Portugal following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ryanair is extremely proud of its huge contribution to Portuguese tourism, where millions of citizens enjoy Ryanair’s low fares and the economic growth these bring to the regions, with thousands of jobs and tourism recovery. With Lisbon now at full capacity, Ryanair calls on the Portuguese Govt to open Montijo airport where Ryanair will invest more new aircraft and create thousands of additional jobs.

To celebrate the start of a strong Portuguese summer 2021 recovery, Ryanair has launched a 100,000 seat sale at prices from just €19.99 for travel until 31^st October, which must be booked by midnight, Thursday 24^th June on the Ryanair.com website.

Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said:

“Portugal is Europe’s best visitor destination so it’s no surprise that it’s one of the fastest recovering markets across Ryanair’s network. We are delighted to bring millions of European families to the beaches and cities of Faro, Ponta Delgada, Terceira, Lisbon and Porto this summer, which will be crucial for Portugal’s rapid post-Covid recovery.

While TAP is soaking up over €3 billion of State aid subsidies but cutting fleet, jobs and traffic, Ryanair without State aid, is growing routes, traffic and jobs in Portugal, while paying over €130m annually in Govt taxes and fees. It is imperative that the Portuguese Govt urgently opens Montijo airport to allow for capacity growth at a time when Portugal needs to recover traffic and connectivity lost by TAP and the pandemic. Ryanair will continue to grow and create thousands of additional jobs, while Portuguese citizens enjoy even more choice and lower fares from Portugal.

To celebrate the strong recovery of our Portuguese network, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with seats from just €19.99 for travel until 31^st October, which must be booked by midnight, Thursday 24^th June on the Ryanair.com website. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (23 June) announced its expansion in Finland which sees its return to Helsinki Airport where it will operate 29 departing flights per week across eight destinations to a host of international hotspots including London, Paris, Brussels and many more this winter. Ryanair also adds 1 new Tampere-Pirkkala route from/to London Stansted operating 2 flights per week. Already operating from Lappeenranta, the launch of these nine new routes demonstrates Ryanair’s commitment to the happiest country in the world1 and will play a key role in the recovery of jobs and the local economy.

 

AIRPORT	NEW ROUTES FROM	DEPARTING FLIGHTS PER WEEK
Helsinki Airport	London Stansted	7
	Milan Bergamo	4
	Riga	4
	Warsaw Modlin	4
	Brussels Charleroi	3
	Kaunas	3
	Paris Beauvais	2
	Poznan	2
Tampere-Pirkkala	London Stansted	2

 

Finnish consumers and tourists can now plan their winter getaway – as far out as March ’22 – on even lower 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 Friday, 25th June on the Ryanair.com website.

Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson said:

“We are delighted to expand our operations in Finland and return to Helsinki Airport with 29 departing flights per week across eight routes along with the addition of London Stansted to our Tampere-Pirkkala schedule, with 2 flights per week. Our Finnish customers will be even happier with a host of popular international destinations to choose from including Brussels, Milan Bergamo and Warsaw for Winter 2021/’22.

Efficient operations and competitive airport charges provide the foundation from which Ryanair can deliver these nine new routes and increased connectivity to/from Finland. We have worked closely with airport company Finavia to secure our return here for those that live, work or wish to visit the region. At a time when other airlines are reducing their schedules, we’re delighted to be making further investments in both our people and in airports throughout Europe and look forward to welcoming our Finnish customers on board in Helsinki & Tampere from October.

Mindful that Covid restrictions change regularly, customers can now book flights for a well-deserved break knowing that if they need to postpone or change their travel dates, they can do so up to two times with a zero-change fee until the end of December 2021.

To celebrate, we are launching a seat sale with fares available from €19.99 for travel until the end of March 2022, which must be booked by midnight, Friday 25th June. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out”.

Finavia’s Senior Vice President, Sales and Route Development Petri Vuori, said:

“We are happy that Ryanair is opening new routes from Helsinki Airport and Tampere-Pirkkala.. We are pleased that Ryanair decided to make such a significant decision. It’s great that Finland’s wide range of good flight connections is gradually recovering. This is a signal that we are moving towards better times. Travelling through Finavia’s airports is smooth and safe”.

Ryanair, Euroopan johtava lentoyhtiö, ilmoitti tänään (23.6.) laajentavansa toimintaansa Suomessa, mihin kuuluu paluu Finavian Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemalle. Lentoyhtiö lentää tulevalla talvikaudella 29 viikoittaista lentoa Helsingistä. Lentojen kahdeksaan kohteeseen kuuluvat huippusuositut Lontoo, Pariisi, Bryssel ja monet muut. Helsinki-Vantaan lisäksi Ryanair avaa uuden reitin Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasemalta Lontoon Stanstedin lentoasemalle, jota lennetään kahdesti viikossa. Ryanair lentää jo Lappeenrannasta ja yhdeksän uuden reitin avaaminen osoittaa lentoyhtiön olevan sitoutunut maailman onnellisimpaan maahanja sen työpaikkojen ja talouden palauttamiseen ja eheyttämiseen.

LENTOASEMA	UUDET REITIT	VIIKOITTAIN LÄHTEVÄT LENNOT
Helsinki-Vantaa	Lontoo Stansted	7
	Milano Bergamo	4
	Riika	4
	Varsova Modlin	4
	Bryssel Charleroi	3
	Kaunas	3
	Pariisi Beauvais	2
	Poznan	2
Tampere-Pirkkala	Lontoo Stansted	2

 

Suomalaiset kuluttajat ja matkailijat voivat suunnitella talven lomamatkoja niinkin pitkälle kuin maaliskuuhun 2022 Ryanairin huokeammilla hinnoilla ja mahdollisuuden tehdä muutoksia lentoihin maksuttomasti, jos suunnitelmat muuttuvat. Juhlistaakseen asiaa Ryanair on aloittanut talvikauden paikkojen myynnin alkaen 19,99€. Lennot on varattava 25.6. keskiyöhön mennessä Ryanairin verkkosivuilta (www.ryanair.com).

Ryanairin toimitusjohtaja Eddie Wilson: 

”Olemme todella iloisia laajentaessamme toimintaamme Suomessa ja palatessamme Helsinki-Vantaalle kahdeksalla reitillä ja 29:llä viikoittain lähtevällä lennolla. Sen lisäksi lisäämme Tampere-Pirkkalan tarjontaamme kahdesti viikossa lennettävät lennot Lontoon Stanstedin lentoasemalle. Suomalaiset asiakkaamme ovat vielä iloisempia, kun tarjoamme talvikaudella 2021/2022 suosittuja kansainvälisiä kohteita, kuten Brysselin, Milanon Bergamon ja Varsovan.

Tehokkaiden toimintojen ja kilpailukykyisten lentoasemamaksujen myötä meidän on mahdollista tarjota nämä yhdeksän uutta reittiä ja lisätä yhteyksiä Suomesta ja Suomeen. Olemme työskennelleet tiiviisti lentoasemayhtiö Finavian kanssa varmistaaksemme paluumme ja tarjotaksemme palveluita heille, jotka asuvat, työskentelevät tai haluavat vierailla alueilla. Samaan aikaan kun muut lentoyhtiöt karsivat aikataulujaan, me sijoitamme henkilöstöömme ja Euroopan lentoasemiin ja odotamme innolla sitä, että voimme toivottaa suomalaiset asiakkaamme jälleen tervetulleeksi lennoille Helsingistä ja Tampereelta lokakuusta alkaen.

Koronaviruspandemiaan liittyvät rajoitukset voivat muuttua äkisti, joten asiakkaamme voivat nyt varata lentoja hyvin ansaituille lomilleen rauhallisin mielin, sillä lentoja voi siirtää tai matkustuspäiviä muuttaa kaksi kertaa ilman ylimääräisiä maksuja joulukuun 2021 loppuun asti.

Juhlistaaksemme asiaa aloitamme maaliskuun 2022 loppuun asti myytävien paikkojen myynnin alkaen 19,99 €. Lennot on varattava 25.6. keskiyöhön mennessä. Asiakkaidemme kannattaa kirjautua verkkosivuillemme osoitteessa www.ryanair.com pian, sillä näitä huokeita paikkoja on tarjolla rajoitetusti.”

Finavian myynti- ja reittikehitysjohtaja Petri Vuori:

“Olemme iloisia siitä, että Ryanair avaa uusia reittejä Helsinki-Vantaan ja Tampereen lentoasemilta. Olemme tyytyväisiä, että Ryanair päätti lähteä näin merkittävällä avauksella. On hienoa, että Suomen kattavat ja hyvät lentoyhteydet ympäri maailmaa ovat asteittain palautumassa. Se on myös signaali siitä, että ala on menossa parempaan suuntaan. Finavian lentoasemilta on terveysturvallista ja vastuullista matkustaa.”

[1] https://worldhappiness.report/blog/in-a-lamentable-year-finland-again-is-the-happiest-country-in-the-world/

Ryanair, Ireland’s largest airline, today (Weds 23^rd June) called on Transport Minister Eamonn Ryan to explain why yet again, he is failing to reopen the Island to air travel. Ryanair called on Minister Ryan to clarify why when 18 other EU countries are now issuing the Digital Green Cert (and Ireland IS ready to switch it on) he has failed to do so for Ireland’s vaccinated citizens. This is just the latest example of Ireland being an outlier and lagging behind Europe’s Covid recovery – see attached latest Eurocontrol Network stats.

Ireland, an Island on the periphery of Europe, has had its connectivity destroyed by this Government’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 lockdowns and reopening. UK visitors (who are the most vaccinated in the EU) are still required to quarantine if they fly here, but they can drive across the border from Northern Ireland with no restrictions whatsoever!!

Meanwhile, Ireland has still failed to roll out the EU Digital Green Cert (which is ready to switch on today) despite the fact that 18 other EU countries are now issuing the Digital Green Cert to their vaccinated citizens. Ireland’s Transport Minister continues to delay this urgent initiative while he dithers over how to include negative PCR tests and/or citizens who have contacted Covid but have recovered.

Ryanair’s Eddie Wilson said:

“With less than 50 Covid patients in our hospitals, and less than 20 in our ICU’s, Ireland continues to delay the recovery of aviation and tourism due to the bogus and non-medical fears about a Delta variant in the UK which is not resistant to vaccines. It is time for Minister Ryan to wake up and roll out the EU Digital Cert at least for those Irish citizens who have been double vaccinated, and this can be switched on today! Negative PCR tests and Covid recoveries can be added later.

It is bizarre and inexplicable that Irish vaccinated citizens are not free to travel without restrictions to/from the EU, even when Ireland has fully vaccinated all of its vulnerable groups, and our Covid case numbers continue to dwindle to nothing, and even these declining case numbers, are occurring in the under 35 year old category who are mainly asymptomatic and don’t suffer serious illness or hospitalisations.

With less than 50 people in our hospitals and less than 20 in our ICU’s, it is time for Minister Ryan to take immediate action to open the UK Common Travel Area, and immediately switch on Ireland’s EU Digital Green Cert, as 18 other EU countries now have, well before 1^st July.”

Eurocontrol Stats

Lisboa, 16 de junho de 2021. Ryanair, a companhia aérea nº 1 da Europa, programou voos extra entre Lisboa e Budapeste, bem como entre Paris Beauvais e a capital húngara, para os adeptos portugueses e franceses que viajam para assistir ao jogo dos seus países no Euro 2020, no próximo 23 de junho.

 

PORTUGAL – FRANÇA UEFA EURO 2020 VOOS EXTRA

Date	Route	Dept
23 Jun	Paris Beauvais-Budapest	14:15hrs
23 Jun	Lisbon-Budapest	06:00hrs
24 Jun	Budapest-Paris Beauvais	10:00hrs
24 Jun	Budapest-Lisbon	10:00hrs

 

Os lugares são limitados, pelo que a Ryanair aconselha os adeptos portugueses a reservar já os seus lugares em Ryanair.com.

Susana Brito, Marketing and Sales Manager da Ryanair, disse:

“O Euro 2020 da UEFA está finalmente a ser jogado após mais de um ano de adiamento e milhares de adeptos já reservaram os seus lugares com a Ryanair para ver e apoiar os seus países. A Ryanair programou voos adicionais entre Lisboa e Budapeste, a fim de acomodar os adeptos portugueses que viajam para ver jogar a Equipa das Quinas na próxima quarta-feira, 23 de junho.

Os lugares estão a vender-se rapidamente, pelo que os adeptos devem reservar já os seus lugares em Ryanair.com“.

16 Other EU States Already Issuing Certs – Ireland Is Lagging Behind And Must Catch Up

Ryanair, Ireland’s largest airline, has today (17^th June) called on the Irish Govt. to allow vaccinated citizens immediate access to their EU Digital Covid Certificates (“Covid Certs”) without further delay. Despite last week’s confirmation that Ireland has moved to a “ready” state for the issue of the Covid Certs, over 1 million fully vaccinated Irish citizens still await their Covid-19 certs and continue to be wrongfully “locked up” on this Island, while they should be allowed to travel restriction-free immediately.

While over 1 million Covid Certs have been issued across 16 EU countries (Spain, Poland, Germany, Austria, Croatia and many more), Ireland continues to delay issuing Covid Certs to its vaccinated citizens. The Irish Government continues to mismanage the Covid-19 recovery. Over 60% of adult Irish citizens have now received first vaccines, and 70% expect to be fully vaccinated by the end of July, yet Ireland continues to impose the most restrictive travel policy in the EU. Thus, the Govt. requirement for vaccinated citizens to take a PCR test only increases the cost of travel for families and is untenable and unjustifiable. What is the point of vaccination programmes then?

It is inexplicable, with less than 60 Covid patients in hospital (less than 20 in ICU’s), 60% of adults first dose vaccinated, and all of Ireland’s vulnerable groups fully vaccinated (with vaccines which are effective against variants), the Irish Government continues to ignore medical and public health data and isolates Ireland from the rest of Europe.

A Ryanair spokesperson said:

“All of Ireland’s vulnerable groups are fully vaccinated and over 60% of adults have received a first dose vaccine, yet Ireland continues to impose the strictest travel lockdown in Europe.

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan continues to mismanage travel, keeping vaccinated citizens locked up, thus preventing the aviation and tourism industries from recovering the thousands of jobs that have been lost for over a year, and now he delays the rollout of the Covid Certs even while 16 other EU countries have already begun issuing these certs to allow their vaccinated citizens to travel freely within the EU.

 The successful rollout of the new EU Digital Covid Certificates gives a much-needed boost to the tourism industry across Europe this Summer. It is unacceptable that Ireland is, as usual, lagging behind and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan must now immediately allow vaccinated Irish citizens to access their Covid Certs so they can now travel freely and without any further unjustified delay”.

New Fleet Cuts Fuel By 16%, Reduces Noise By 40% 

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (Wed 16^th June) took delivery of its first Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” aircraft in Seattle, Washington. The aircraft flew overnight from Seattle and will land in Dublin Airport later this afternoon. This is the first delivery of Ryanair’s 210 firm order of these revolutionary “Gamechanger” aircraft, which is an investment in new technology, valued at over $22bn. These new aircraft will carry 4% more passengers but reduce fuel consumption by 16% per seat, lower noise emissions by 40% and lower CO2 emissions by a similar amount.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:  

“We are delighted to take delivery of our first new technology Gamchanger aircraft. These new Boeing 737 aircraft will help Ryanair lower costs, cut fuel consumption and lower noise and CO2 emissions as we invest heavily in new technology to deepen our environmental commitment as Europe’s greenest, cleanest major airline. Each B737 aircraft offers 197 seats (compared to our 189-seat current 737 fleet). However, our customers will enjoy more leg room, new Boeing “Sky Interiors” and lower fares, while reducing their environmental footprint by switching to these new aircraft.

Due to regrettable delivery delays, we expect to take delivery of just 12 of these aircraft during Summer 2021, with 6 delivering in Ryanair colours and 6 in Malta Air colours.

Ryanair expects to take delivery of an additional 50 of these B737 “Gamechanger” aircraft before Summer 2022, which will enable the Ryanair Group to rebound strongly, offering new routes, lower fares, and rapid traffic recovery to many partner airports across Europe as the tourism industry rebuilds from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/2021”.