Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 airline, today (10 May) launched over 11,000 extra seats to/from the UK ahead of the highly anticipated Euros 2024 taking place in Germany this June.

Following unprecedented demand from UK fans, Ryanair has added extra seats on existing key match routes, including

London Stansted to Dortmund and Frankfurt and Manchester to Cologne as well as launching brand new routes on a temporary basis. These include Edinburgh to Memmingen, Bristol to Frankfurt and Glasgow to Cologne ensuring that all fans can travel to watch the biggest games hosted in some of Germany’s most iconic stadiums, including Arena AufSchalke, Cologne Stadium, and Stuttgart Arena this summer.

RYANAIR EURO 2024 EXTRAS

These Euros 2024 extra seats are available to book now at ryanair.com

Ryanair’s Head of Comms, Jade Kirwan said:

“It’s going to be an epic summer of football with the return of the Euros this June. To celebrate and make sure all footy fans can enjoy the Championship in-person, Ryanair has added over 11,000 extra seats between Germany and the UK throughout June. This includes extra capacity on existing routes as well as the addition of  several special one-off flights, including Edinburgh to Memmingen, Bristol to Frankfurt and Glasgow to Cologne ensuring that all fans can cheer on their team from a stadium seat and soak in the match-day atmosphere.

Ryanair Euros 2024 extra flights are expected to sell out quickly, so avoid disappointment and book now at ryanair.com.”

RYANAIR’S LOW FARE FLIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK AS PART OF ESKY PACKAGE HOLIDAYS

Following the announcement of their “Approved OTA” (online travel agent) partnership in April last, Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 9^th May) announced that its low fare flights are now available to book as part of eSky holiday packages, just in time for the peak Summer holiday season. For eSky customers who wish to book Ryanair flights/ancillaries, this exciting new partnership means;

• Customers benefit from Ryanair’s low fares combined with eSky’s dynamic holiday packages.
• Customers receive all flight-related communications directly from Ryanair, including T&Cs and important flight updates.
• Customers have direct access to their myRyanair account to manage their booking.
• Customers don’t have to complete Ryanair’s customer verification.

 

Over the past few months, Ryanair has signed “Approved OTA” distribution agreements with six large OTAs, including this partnership with eSky, demonstrating how OTAs can work transparently with Ryanair to benefit consumers.

Speaking from Warsaw, Ryanair CMO, Dara Brady, said:

“We’re delighted to be in Warsaw with the eSky team today to officially launch our partnership. This is great news for eSky customers who will now be able to book Ryanair’s low fares as part of their eSky booking with full price transparency (no overcharges or hidden mark-ups) and direct access to their booking through their myRyanair account.

With the peak summer season just around the corner, we look forward to seeing lots of happy eSky customers onboard our low fare Ryanair flights across 300 routes from our 13 Poland airports.”

eSky Group CEO, Łukasz Habaj, said:
“It’s our pleasure to be here with Ryanair and announce that we’re finally live with our integration. This partnership underscores our commitment to bringing our customers value with stand-alone flights and City Break and Holiday packages. Ryanair’s extensive flight network and low prices will significantly contribute to our offering and strengthen the Lowest Price Guarantee on our Flight+Hotel offers.”

RESEARCH SHOWS 43% EMISSION REDUCTION BY USING 50% SAF BLEND

Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, announced today (Thurs, 9^th May) the extension of its partnership with Trinity College Dublin (TCD) out to the end of the decade as the airline makes a further €2.5m donation (€4m total) to fund the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre.

Underpinned by an initial €1.5m donation from Ryanair, Research at the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre started in Sept 2021 addressing the complex challenge of progressing sustainable aviation. With Ryanair’s extended funding, the multi-disciplinary research team will continue to focus on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and zero carbon aircraft propulsion systems as well as expanding the scope of the research to examine aviation’s non-CO2 emissions.

Over the past 3 years, the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre has made significant research developments in the following core areas;

• examining the sustainability of different SAF types
• reducing the cost to certify new SAF candidates
• evaluating the operating impact of zero carbon aircraft propulsion and noise mapping

Results of this research, which have been presented at the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, show that the emission intensity of a passenger travelling on a Boeing 737-800 NG flight from Amsterdam to Dublin can be reduced by 43% by using a 50% SAF blend. This could be further reduced by using Ryanair’s ‘Gamechanger’ Boeing 737-8200, which is 16% more fuel efficient than the 737-800 NG.

Ryanair’s Director of Sustainability, Thomas Fowler, said: 

“Progressing towards our ambitious sustainability goals of Net Zero by 2050 and 12.5% SAF by 2030 will not be possible without continued support for the best-in-class research that is being done by the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin. Expanding out the research to better understand the non-CO2 impacts from aviation is an important next step to lead our industry towards more sustainable aviation.”

Dr Linda Doyle, Provost and President of Trinity College Dublin, said:

“Research must be central to combating climate change and promoting sustainable transport. Trinity is now recognised as the 14^th best university in the world in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and has become a go-to international destination for sustainable aviation research. I want to thank Ryanair for their support: It is good news for the researchers in the Centre and for the students who will benefit from the teaching arising from the research.” 

Professor Sinéad Ryan, Dean of Research at Trinity College Dublin, said:

“Advancing sustainable aviation presents a complex challenge, which requires the multidisciplinary approach we take here in Trinity. Ryanair’s continued support will help to ensure ongoing and new research projects deliver a number of improvements and innovations, as well as supporting interactions with regulators, policy makers and aircraft manufacturers in the pursuit of more economically and environmentally sustainable commercial aviation.”

1 NEW AIRCRAFT, 5 NEW ROUTES & OVER 1,300 JOBS

Ryanair, Europe’s and Bulgaria’s No.1 airline today (08 May) celebrated its record Sofia schedule for S24, with 40 total routes, including 5 exciting new destinations to Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia. This record schedule sees Ryanair base 1 new aircraft for S24 (an additional $100M investment), bringing Ryanair’s total Sofia fleet to 4 based aircraft – supporting over 1,300 jobs (including 120 high-paying aviation jobs) in the Region.

Ryanair’s Sofia S24 schedule delivers:

• 5 new routes – Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia
• 40 total routes
• 1 new based a/c (4 total – US$400M invest.)
• 1.6M pax for S24 (+23% growth vs. S23)
• Supp. over 1,300 jobs

As part of this record S24 schedule, Ryanair is adding an additional Boeing 737 aircraft in Sofia (4 aircraft in total) and growing traffic by +23% to 1.6M passengers in S24 (vs. S23).  Ryanair is committed to being Bulgaria’s largest and most reliable airline, continuing to provide the best choice for Sofia’s citizens / visitors at Europe’s lowest fares. To celebrate its record S24 schedule and the 5 new routes in Sofia (Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia), Ryanair has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from €21.99 on sale only at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Country Manager Alicja Wojcik Golebiowska said:

“As Europe’s and Bulgaria’s No.1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to celebrate our record S24 Sofia schedule with 40 routes – including 5 new routes to Alicante, Bristol, Copenhagen, Skiathos and Valencia – offering Sofia’s citizens / visitors the best choice for their summer holidays at Europe’s lowest fares. With the addition of 1 new Boeing 737 aircraft from S24, Ryanair is basing a total of 4 aircraft in Sofia (a US$400M investment), delivering 1.6M passengers this summer (+23% growth) and supporting over 1,300 jobs, including 120 highly paid aviation jobs. While other airlines cut capacity and reduce much-needed connectivity in Sofia, Ryanair continues to reliably deliver more traffic, more jobs, and lower fares than any other airline. To celebrate its S24 schedule for Sofia, Ryanair has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from €21.99 on sale only at ryanair.com.”

SOF Connect’s CEO Jesus Caballero said:

“We are extremely happy and thankful about the fourth Ryanair aircraft based and the new destinations. This is great news for our airport, Bulgaria, and mostly for the Bulgarian travelers. Ryanair’s decision to significantly expand the flights is also confirmation of the excellent work of our teams and the great potential of Sofia airport.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (8 May) welcomed the EU General Court’s ruling on discriminatory State aid favouring Condor over all other EU airlines.

The German Govt granted Condor over €525m in illegal State Aid in 2021, including over €204m for Covid-19 related damages and over €321m for restructuring support.

The General Court already annulled the European Commission’s unjustified initial decision regarding most of the Covid-19 compensation in 2021, and today’s judgement confirms that the over €321m State Aid received by Condor as liquidity support was also unlawful.

Over €40bn in discriminatory State subsidies were handed out to EU flag carriers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The EU General Court has ruled that the billions of euros in State aid received by SAS, Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, and certain Italian airlines were unlawful.

A Ryanair spokesperson said:

“One of the EU’s greatest achievements is the creation of a true single market for air transport. The European Commission’s approval of the German aid to Condor went against the fundamental principles of EU law. Today’s judgment confirms once again that the Commission must act as a guardian of the level playing field in air transport and cannot sign-off discriminatory State aid promoted by national Govts. The EU General Court’s intervention is a triumph for fair competition and consumers across the EU.

The Commission’s scrutiny of State aid in the aviation sector is now particularly relevant, given that during the Covid-19 pandemic, over €40bn in discriminatory State subsidies were handed out to EU flag carriers. The EU General Court has already ruled that billions of euros in State aid received by SAS, Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, and certain Italian airlines were unlawful.

The European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition has still not taken action to force recovery of this unlawful State aid, nor has it imposed any measures to remedy the damage to competition caused by the Swedish, Danish, German, Dutch, French, and Italian Govts. favouring their local airlines over other EU airlines, in breach of EU law. Today’s judgment further underlines the need for the European Commission to immediately act to recover these illegal State aid packages and order remedies to restore at least some of the damage done to competition and consumers.”

1 AEREO BASATO, 8 NUOVE ROTTE E OLTRE 200 NUOVI POSTI DI LAVORO PER REGGIO CALABRIA NELLA S24

Ryanair, la compagnia aerea numero 1 in Europa e in Italia, ha inaugurato oggi (7 maggio) l’apertura della sua nuova base con un aereo basato (investimento di oltre 100 milioni di dollari) a Reggio Calabria. Il primo operativo in assoluto di Ryanair da/per Reggio per l’estate ’24 offrirà tariffe imbattibili su 8 nuove rotte (5 internazionali e 3 nazionali), segnando un traguardo significativo per il nostro impegno volto ad offrire maggiore connettività, turismo in entrata tutto l’anno e opportunità di lavoro in Calabria. La presenza di Ryanair a Reggio Calabria creerà fino a 200 posti di lavoro (tra cui posti di lavoro ben retribuiti per piloti, personale di cabina e ingegneri)

L’operativo di Ryanair su Reggio Calabria per l’Estate ‘24 includerà:

• 8 nuove rotte – Barcellona, Berlino, Bologna, Manchester, Marsiglia, Tirana, Torino e Venezia
• 1 nuovo aereo basato (investimento di 100 milioni di dollari)
• Supporto a oltre 200 posti di lavoro
• Connettività da record e tariffe basse per Reggio Calabria

La leadership visionaria del Presidente Occhiuto unita all’approccio strategico di Ryanair ha aperto la strada a questa importante espansione, posizionando Reggio Calabria come un hub per il turismo in entrata e la connettività, attraendo investimenti e promuovendone lo sviluppo economico.

Per celebrare la sua nuova base di Reggio e 8 nuove rotte per la stagione estiva ‘24, Ryanair ha lanciato una promozione valida per 3 giorni con tariffe a partire da € 21,99 in vendita solo su ryanair.com. 

A Reggio Calabria, il CEO di Ryanair Eddie Wilson ha dichiarato:

“Come compagnia aerea numero 1 in Europa e in Italia, Ryanair è lieta di inaugurare l’apertura della nostra nuova base (un investimento di 100 milioni di dollari) a Reggio Calabria e l’entusiasmante operativo estivo che vanta 8 nuovissime rotte: Barcellona, Berlino, Bologna, Manchester, Marsiglia, Tirana, Torino e Venezia. Questa significativa espansione segna l’inizio di una strategia a lungo termine con la Regione per posizionare la Calabria come destinazione leader in Europa, aumentando il turismo in entrata, la connettività e l’occupazione, offrendo al tempo stesso le tariffe più basse d’Europa. 

Con l’impegno di fornire tariffe competitive e una maggiore connettività, Ryanair è pronta a trasformare i viaggi per residenti e visitatori, sbloccando il pieno potenziale della Regione Calabria, attirando una gamma diversificata di turisti e stimolando lo sviluppo economico.

Pur riconoscendo gli sforzi encomiabili delle Regioni italiane e degli aeroporti progressisti come quello di Reggio nel promuovere il turismo e la connettività, Ryanair sollecita il Governo italiano a sfruttare questi progressi riducendo immediatamente i costi di accesso e abolendo l’addizionale comunale/tassa sul turismo regressiva per stimolare un’ulteriore crescita della capacità e ridurre le tariffe per i passeggeri. Se il Governo italiano dovesse abolire l’addizionale comunale/tassa sul turismo, Ryanair risponderà con un investimento di 4 miliardi di dollari in Italia, aggiungendo 40 nuovi aerei, altri 20 milioni di passeggeri in più all’anno e oltre 250 nuove rotte, nei prossimi 4 anni. Reggio Calabria potrebbe beneficiare dell’abolizione dell’addizionale comunale/tassa sul turismo con ulteriori investimenti di Ryanair su rotte, connettività e posti di lavoro.  

I cittadini/visitatori della Calabria possono ora prenotare i loro voli low cost per l’estate ’24 su 8 rotte a partire da soli € 21,99 su ryanair.com. Non vediamo l’ora di dare il benvenuto a milioni di cittadini/visitatori italiani e stranieri a bordo dei voli Ryanair da/per Reggio Calabria per l’estate ‘24”.

Roberto Occhiuto, Presidente della Regione Calabria ha dichiarato:

“All’atto del mio insediamento ho ereditato un sistema aeroportuale immobile, quasi al collasso.

In pochi mesi abbiamo posto la Sacal sotto il controllo della Regione e l’abbiamo resa finalmente operativa. Parallelamente abbiamo costruito un piano di ammodernamento di tutti gli aeroporti calabresi.

Due anni fa lo scalo di Reggio Calabria era in coma, senza alcuna prospettiva di sviluppo e con i voli per Roma e per Milano che rischiavano di essere cancellati.

Abbiamo salvato quei collegamenti, li abbiamo fatti raddoppiare, e qualche mese fa abbiamo presentato ufficialmente con Eddie Wilson, che ringrazio per questa sua nuova visita nella nostra Regione, lo sbarco di Ryanair in riva allo Stretto.

Oggi Reggio Calabria è un hub della compagnia aerea irlandese, ha 8 nuove tratte e in queste prime settimane sono stati registrati, tra arrivi e partenze, numeri da record.

Sono molto felice della collaborazione con Ryanair che in questa summer season ha potenziato le rotte anche dagli aeroporti di Lamezia Terme e Crotone: la prima compagnia aerea in Europa è oggi presente in Calabria con ben 30 collegamenti.

Il nostro obiettivo è quello di far crescere tutto il sistema aeroportuale regionale, per portare sempre più turisti in Calabria e anche per dare nuove opportunità ai nostri concittadini.

Con Ryanair abbiamo iniziato un percorso che nei prossimi mesi e nei prossimi anni porterà grandi e positive novità per la nostra Regione”.

Marco Franchini, Amministratore Unico SACAL ha dichiarato: Ryanair si conferma una intrepida e affidabile compagna di viaggio, capace di far decollare anche aeroporti minori verso destinazioni sempre più ambiziose, motore di crescita e modello di sviluppo turistico e non solo. Tutto il territorio regionale potrà da oggi beneficiare non solo di viaggi a tariffe vantaggiose ma della grande opportunità di essere collegato con le più belle capitali europee.

Ryanair, la plus grande compagnie aérienne d’Europe, a lancé aujourd’hui (7 mai) une campagne à l’aéroport de Bruxelles-Zaventem pour encourager tous les citoyens de l’UE à voter lors des élections européennes se tenant du 6 au 9 juin prochains. Ryanair a souligné que la croissance impressionnante des voyages aériens à bas coût dans l’UE n’aurait pas été possible sans le succès du marché unique européen et la libéralisation du transport aérien, qui a libéré les citoyens de l’UE dans les années 1970 et 1980 des compagnies nationales pratiquant des tarifs élevés.

Ryanair a mené cette révolution du transport aérien à bas coût, avec d’autres compagnies aériennes à bas prix, telles que easyJet, Wizz, Jet2 et d’autres. Le transport aérien à travers l’Europe et le tourisme dans les États périphériques de l’Europe ont connu une croissance spectaculaire au cours des 30 dernières années grâce à la large accessibilité aux tarifs de Ryanair.  Ryanair estime qu’il est essentiel que les citoyens de l’UE aillent voter lors des élections européennes du 6 au 9 juin et manifestent leur soutien au marché unique de l’UE et à la poursuite de la croissance et du développement du transport aérien à prix abordables, et des emplois dans le secteur du tourisme dans les régions d’Europe.

Le PDG de Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, a dévoilé sa campagne aujourd’hui à Bruxelles Zaventem :

« Les voyages aériens à bas coût ont été l’une des grandes réussites du marché unique de l’UE. L’expérience du Brexit a démontré, en revanche, que ces gains et libertés peuvent se perdre. Il est donc impératif que tous les citoyens européens, en particulier les 200 millions de passagers de Ryanair, aillent voter lors des élections européennes du 6 au 9 juin. Nous encourageons vivement tous les citoyens de l’UE à voter en faveur des partis qui soutiennent la libéralisation du transport aérien et qui soutiennent la croissance du transport aérien low-cost, la liberté de mouvement des citoyens de l’UE à travers l’Europe. Nous souhaitons voir le tourisme et l’emploi se développer et prospérer dans toutes les régions d’Europe au cours de la prochaine décennie. Ryanair investit massivement dans de nouveaux avions économes en carburant pour assurer cette croissance du transport aérien tout en réduisant sa consommation de carburant et ses émissions de CO2 par passager. »