Ryanair, Spain’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 8 Oct) announced that it will reduce its Summer 2026 schedule to Regional Spain by 1.2m seats (-10%). Ryanair will also stop all flights to/from Asturias Airport, as the Aena Monopoly continues to raise its uncompetitive airport fees at Spanish (mostly empty) regional airports. These regrettable cuts follow Ryanair’s 1m seat cuts to Regional Spain for Winter 2025, and are a direct result of the Spanish Govt’s failure to stop Aena’s monopoly fee increases, particularly at under-used Regional airports, and its failure to reverse Minister Bustinduy’s illegal bag fines, despite promising to do so. While Minister Bustinduy continues to illegally interfere in the pricing of low-fare airlines (in breach of EU law), he refuses to take any action against overcharging by a number of Spanish OTAs (online travel agencies) who continue to overcharge and harm unsuspecting Spanish consumers.

The Spanish Govt is the majority shareholder in the Aena Airport Monopoly and has appointed an ex-politician (Maurici Lucena) to run it. Despite this control, the Aena Monopoly continues to raise fees at Spain Regional Airports, making them uncompetitive and harming growth. Aena’s monopoly approach to pricing is that small underused Regional airports should charge similar rates as busy main airports like Madrid, Barcelona, Palma and Malaga. As a result, Ryanair is switching seat capacity to these bigger Spanish airports (where passenger demand and air fares are higher). When faced with high fees at Regional airports, Ryanair has moved to lower cost airports elsewhere in Morocco, Italy, Croatia, Albania, and Sweden, where Govts are abolishing Enviro Taxes and lowering Airport fees.

Ryanair submitted two growth plans — including for some of the airports we are now closing — to Aena and the Spanish Government. These plans would have increased traffic by 40% by 2030, reaching 77 million passengers per year. However, the Spanish Government chose to ignore the proposals, raise airport charges, and sacrifice potential growth and job creation.

Regional Spain can grow, but it needs a Govt committed to stimulating growth by lowering the cost of air travel to/from the Regions of Spain, and a Consumer Minister who actually protects consumers by ending OTA overcharging, while respecting both EU law, and precedent ECJ Court Rulings (the Vueling Case 2014), which clearly prevent national Govts from interfering in the way airlines price seats, or carry-on bags.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary, said:

“AENA and its major shareholder, the Spanish Govt, continue to harm regional traffic growth, tourism and jobs in Spain through high airport fees and unjustified price increases. AENA should be lowering airport fees at underused Regional airports, but instead they plan to increase them by 7%, the highest fee increase for over a decade. The Spanish Govt has failed to stimulate Regional tourism and jobs, as it continues to protect the Aena Monopoly’s high fee operations. We regret that these fee increases make Regional Spanish airports uncompetitive, and this is why Ryanair is switching 1.2m more seats away from Regional airports in Spain in S2026, to some of Spain’s bigger airports, but mainly to lower-cost competitor airports in Italy, Morocco, Croatia, Sweden, and Hungary.

Furthermore, despite Govt promises to reverse Minister Bustinduy’s illegal bag fines, Prime Minister Sanchez has taken no action for 2 years now. Bustinduy’s bag fines are clearly illegal, as they are in breach of EU Regulation on airline pricing freedom, and they are in breach of the ECJ Ruling the Vueling case, which established that airlines are free to charge for carry-on bags, as long as every passenger is allowed to bring a small bag “Maleta Gratis” for their personal items. While Minister Bustinduy pursues his illegal bag fines, he has taken zero action against real consumer harm, such as the overcharging of Spain’s consumers by a number OTAs. Ryanair has written 8 letters to Minister Bustinduy between April 2024 and October 2025, calling on him to take action, but he continues to stand idly by as consumers are being overcharged by OTAs. Minister Bustinduy is not just incompetent, but his bag fines are in clear breach of EU law and ECJ Rulings. If Prime Minister Sanchez has any respect for EU law, then he should dismiss Bustinduy, and cancel these illegal bag fines.

Ryanair remains one of Spain’s biggest overseas investors, and we continue to invest heavily in Spain, with 2 new Maintenance Facilities in Madrid and Seville. We will shortly open our new Airline Training Centre in Madrid. While we wish to continue to grow air traffic and connectivity to Regional Spain, we are prevented from doing so by the Aena’s Monopoly high airport fees and the failure of Prime Minister Sanchez and his Govt, to restrain this overcharging Airport Monopoly, which they own and control. We look forward to returning to Growth in Regional Spain, when Aena fees are reduced, making them competitive with lower-cost airports elsewhere in Morocco, Italy, Croatia, Hungary and other EU States, who are abolishing Aviation Taxes and lowering airport fees to grow their traffic and tourism industries.”

9 NEW ROUTES TO PARDUBICE, OSTRAVA, BRATISLAVA AND MORE

Ryanair, Spain’s No. 1 airline, today (2 October) announced its 2025/2026 winter schedule for Malaga, with 83 routes, including 9 exciting new destinations: Pardubice, Ostrava, Brno (Czech Republic); Bratislava (Slovakia); Lübeck, Münster (Germany); Stockholm Västeras (Sweden); Teesside (England); and Warsaw (Poland). In addition, Ryanair is adding extra flights to popular routes such as Copenhagen, Dublin, Fez, Milan and many more. These new routes and frequencies will increase Ryanair’s capacity in Malaga during the winter season by 7%, offering Malaga residents and visitors more options and regular connections at the lowest fares in Europe.

Ryanair’s flight schedule for the winter season 2025/2026 will be largely operated with the 15 aircraft based in Malaga, representing an investment of $1.5 billion, supporting over 6,800 local jobs and boosting year-round tourism in Malaga.

While Ryanair is expanding at Malaga Airport this winter, the airline has been forced to cut 1 million seats from its overall winter 2025/2026 schedule in Spain due to the excessive 6.62% increase in AENA charges and ineffective ‘incentive plans’, which are making regional airports financially unviable. Ryanair has long championed and invested in regional airports, supporting low-cost access to boost tourism and employment, but it cannot justify continued investment in airports whose growth is blocked by uncompetitive charges.

Ryanair’s full winter 2025/2026 schedule is now available for booking on Ryanair.com, with flights to and from Malaga starting from just €24.99 and for travel until the end of March 2026.

Alejandra Ruiz, Head of Communications of Ryanair in Spain, said:

“Ryanair is delighted to present its winter 2025/2026 flight schedule in Malaga, with 83 routes, including 9 exciting new destinations such as Pardubice, Ostrava and Brno (Czech Republic); Bratislava (Slovakia); Lübeck and Münster (Germany); Stockholm Västeras (Sweden); Teesside (England); and Warsaw (Poland), as well as additional flights on 24 existing routes, including Copenhagen, Dublin, Fez, Milan and many more. This new flight offering increases Ryanair’s capacity in Malaga by 7%, giving our customers even more options at the lowest fares.

Despite the excessive AENA charges, which have contributed to the loss of *2 million seats in 2025 in other regions, Ryanair remains committed to Malaga, with 15 aircraft based at the airport, supporting over 6,800 local jobs.

Ryanair’s full winter 2025/2026 schedule is now available for booking on Ryanair.com, with flights to and from Malaga available from just €24.99 for travel until the end of March 2026”.

RECORD BREAKING SCHEDULE: 31 AIRCRAFT, 120 ROUTES (5 NEW) & 19M PAX P.A.

Ryanair, Europe and Italy’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 2 Oct) announced three additional based aircraft – 2 more in Bergamo & 1 in Malpensa – for Winter ’25.  This year’s record-breaking Winter schedule at Milans’ Airports will see a record 31 based aircraft – representing a US$3.1bn invest. – 120 routes (5 new) and will deliver 19m million passengers annually (+4%), supporting over 15,400 jobs across the Lombardy region, further strengthening Ryanair’s position as the leading carrier in Northern Italy.

Building on this record schedule, Ryanair has also added extra flights on almost 40 popular existing routes across Bergamo & Malpensa on both international and vital domestic routes, giving customers throughout Europe and Italy even greater choice at Europe’s lowest fares positioning Milans’ airports as a key gateway for leisure and business travel across the wider Region and Nationwide.

Ryanair’s Milan Winter 2025 schedule will deliver:

• 31 based aircraft (US$3.1bn invest.) – 22 (+2) in Bergamo and 9 (+1) in Malpensa, incl. 8 Next-Gen aircraft.
• 120 total routes (incl. 5 new):
• 80 in Bergamo, incl. incr. freq. on 30 existing routes like Amman, Trapani, Warsaw & the reinstated Pescara.
• 40 in Malpensa, incl. 5 new routes to Bratislava, Gothenburg, Pescara, Warsaw and Plovdiv.
• 23 domestic routes to Milan, incl. increased frequency on 6 routes.
• 400,000 additional low fare seats.
• 19M passengers p.a. (+4%).
• Supp. over 15,400 local jobs in the Lombardy Region, incl. over 900 highly paid aviation jobs.

Ryanair continues to invest and grow across cost competitive regions in Italy, offering lower fares than any other airline. However, the regressive Municipal Tax (incl. the recent €0.50pdp incr. on non-EU flights at Italy’s biggest airports, incl. Bergamo & Malpensa) continues to damage the country’s traffic, tourism, and jobs growth at a time when other EU countries like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, and Albania have abolished aviation taxes, and reduced airport fees to attract growth. Ryanair calls on the Italian Govt to scrap the Municipal Tax at all Italian airports and follow the lead of the Abruzzo, Calabria, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Sicily Regions which have all scrapped the Municipal Tax to deliver growth. If removed, Ryanair will respond with an additional 40 aircraft (+US$4bn invest.), 20m additional annual passengers, 250 new routes – supporting 15,000 additional jobs throughout Italy.

Ryanair DAC CEO, Eddie Wilson, said:

“Ryanair continues to deliver record growth across Italy, investing in key regions like Lombardy. This Winter marks a record-breaking schedule with three additional based aircraft (+2 in Bergamo & +1 in Malpensa), bringing our total Milan fleet to 31 aircraft – a US$3.1bn invest. – operating 120 routes across Bergamo and Malpensa, including 5 new from Malpensa to Bratislava, Gothenburg, Pescara, Warsaw, and Plovdiv, along with increased frequencies on 30 popular Bergamo destinations – incl. Amman, Athens, Agadir, Edinburgh, Trapani & Warsaw, as well as the reinstated Pescara route – underlining our commitment to enhancing both international and domestic low-fare connectivity as well as inbound tourism.

This significant investment underpins our long-term strategy of supporting the growth of Italy’s regional airports, as evidenced by the 19m passengers (+4%) we will deliver in Milan this year – boosting inbound tourism to Lombardy and maintaining year-round international connectivity. We’ve worked closely with the SACBO and SEA teams to make this growth possible – proving that competitive conditions and efficient operations are key to unlocking real growth. Our partnership with Milans’ airports stretches back over two decades and, after years of successful collaboration, we remain committed to continuing to grow in the Region.

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 removed, Ryanair will respond with an additional 40 aircraft (+US$4bn investment), 20 million additional annual passengers, 250 new routes and 15,000 additional jobs throughout Italy.”

 Ryanair today (Thurs, 2 Oct) released its Sept 2025 traffic stats as follows:

CALLS ON GOVT TO SCRAP CIAMPINO FLIGHT CAP, FREEZE FEES & ABOLISH MUNICIPAL TAX TO GROW ROME TRAFFIC/TOURISM/JOBS

Ryanair, Italy’s No.1 airline, today (Tue, 30 Sept) announced that it will reduce its Rome-based aircraft by 1 unit (from 17 to 16 aircraft) for W25 and will deliver zero traffic growth in Rome this winter. This is due to the artificial flight cap at Ciampino (just 65 flights per day), AdR’s inflation busting airport fee rises (Ciampino +44% & Fiumicino +15% by 2028), and the Govt’s harmful decision to increase the Municipal Tax at Rome’s airports from Apr ‘25 – which are already far higher than other Italian airports.

Ryanair continues to invest and grow traffic & tourism elsewhere in Italy, offering lower fares than any other airline, but the Govt continues to harm Rome’s traffic, tourism, and jobs growth with its expensive Municipal Tax, at a time when other EU countries like Sweden, Hungary, Albania, and some Italian regions, have abolished aviation taxes, and reduced airport fees to grow their traffic and tourism.

To grow Rome traffic/tourism, Ryanair calls on the Italian Govt to immediately abolish Ciampino’s artificial daily flight cap of 65 flights (just 4 per hour) and scrap the Municipal Tax at all Italian airports – follow the lead of Abruzzo, Calabria, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trapani who scrapped these taxes in 2025 to release growth – and urges AdR to cut its excessive Rome airport fees to make Italy competitive again and drive traffic growth. If these taxes are scrapped and AdR high fees cut, Ryanair will respond with a $4bn investment in Italy, adding 40 new aircraft, over 20m new passengers p.a., 250 new routes and 1,500 additional jobs in Italy’s regions, boosting tourism, jobs, and economic growth nationwide.

Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary said:

“Rome’s high access costs, incl. the harmful Municipal Tax, and (way above inflation) airport fee increases (+44% in Ciampino, +15% in Fiumicino), together with the artificial Ciampino flights cap, have forced Ryanair to reduce one Rome-based aircraft for Winter ’25, which means zero traffic growth in Rome this winter.

While Ryanair continues to grow elsewhere in Italy offering Europe’s lowest fares, these harmful tax and fee policies make Rome uncompetitive compared to competitor EU markets like Sweden, Hungary, Albania, and many Italian regions, all of whom have scrapped aviation taxes and lowered airport fees to unlock traffic growth.

Ryanair calls on the Govt to urgently scrap the artificial Ciampino daily flight cap (just 2 return flights per hours!), and abolish the harmful Municipal Tax at all Italian airports like other EU States including Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia & Albania already have. Ryanair also calls on Aeroporti di Roma to reduce their high airport fees in Ciampino and Fiumicino so that Rome’s traffic, tourism, and jobs can grow.

These measures would enable Rome’s airports to enjoy rapid traffic, tourism, and jobs growth in the coming years as Ryanair will respond with a $4bn investment in Italy, adding 40 new aircraft, over 20m passengers p.a. across 250 new routes and 1,500 more Ryanair jobs in Italy’s regions.”

RYANAIR PRIME MEMBERS ENJOY OVER €600 IN SAVINGS

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tue, 30 Sept) released its exclusive “Prime Member” offer for October, giving members €50 off return flights operating between 4 November to 18 December. This exclusive 48hr sale is available only to Ryanair Prime members, so sign up before this 2-day sale goes live on Wed, 1 October, to save on fares and other Prime Member benefits, like free reserved seats and free travel insurance.

This October Prime Member sale is the seventh monthly seat sale since Ryanair launched its €79 subscriber discount scheme in March, with Prime members accumulating over €600 in savings to date for a 12-month membership cost of just €79. Ryanair’s seventh-monthly seat sales alone saved Prime members €310, four times €79 cost of Prime membership.

Ryanair CMO, Dara Brady said:

“We’re excited to launch our October Prime Member Seat Sale, going live on Wednesday, 1 October for just 48 hours. Prime members can now enjoy an incredible €50 off return flights for travel between Tuesday, 4 November and Thursday, 18 December, the perfect time to escape for a winter getaway or soak up Europe’s Christmas markets.

With Prime, members unlock unbeatable value all year round, from exclusive flight and seat savings to great deals on travel extras, all for just €79 a year. Don’t miss out. Sign up to Prime today and start enjoying the same amazing savings and benefits already loved by thousands of members.”

1 NEW AIRCRAFT & 9% TRAFFIC GROWTH THANKS TO HIGH COURT SUSPENSION OF ILLEGAL TRAFFIC CAP

CALLS ON “DO NOTHING” GOVT TO SCRAP CAP “ASAP”, NOT “NEXT YEAR”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 25 Sept) unveiled its Dublin W25 schedule with 96 routes, incl. one exciting new route to Rabat (Morocco’s winter sun capital), as well as extra frequencies on 28 other routes, like Birmingham, Budapest, Krakow, Milan, and Valencia. To support this growth, Ryanair will base another B737 “Gamechanger” aircraft ($100m invest) at Dublin, bringing its total Dublin-based fleet to 35 ($3.5billion invest).

Ryanair’s W25 growth at Dublin is only possible thanks to the High Court’s suspension of Dublin’s (2007) illegal 32m traffic cap – in a case the Irish airlines were forced to take because our Govt failed to scrap the cap themselves. Sadly, Michael Martin’s new Govt (with a 20-seat majority) promised in its January Prog. for Govt to scrap this illegal cap “as soon as possible”, but 9 months later, there has been zero action by this “do nothing” Govt or its “do nothing” Transport Minister. Incredibly, while this new Govt sits on its hands, doing nothing, the stupid bureaucrats at An Bord Pleanála have invented a second illegal “movements” cap be imposed on Dublin Airport – this time on “night-time arrivals” between 5AM and 7AM, which will disrupt existing transatlantic arrivals and further damage Ireland’s traffic, tourism, jobs, and economic growth.

Ryanair calls on Michael Martin, Simon Harris, and the rest of this “do nothing” Govt to immediately abolish these 2 illegal traffic caps at Dublin Airport “ASAP”, as they promised in their Prog. for Govt and not “next year”, which will be 2 years after they were elected.

In addition to launching its Dublin W25 schedule, Ryanair today unveiled its new corporate gift cards, just in time for Christmas! These premium gift cards can be gifted by Irish companies, to their employees, are tax-free up to €1,500. They will be personalised with your company logo and can be delivered directly to your office (although not by Santa himself!). Visit Ryanair.com for more info.

Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary said:

“Thanks to the High Court’s suspension of the illegal 32m Dublin traffic cap, Ryanair has added 1 new aircraft and 9% traffic growth at Dublin Airport for 2025 – the first Winter that Ryanair has been able to grow Dublin traffic since the IAA enforced this illegal cap in 2024. While this is good news for Irish passengers, tourism, and jobs, we and other airlines need this illegal cap to be urgently abolished by Govt if we are to continue to invest in and grow Dublin traffic. In January (9 months ago), the new Govt promised to scrap the cap “ASAP”, yet last week we were told that it could take until next year (2 years of dither and delay)! We call on Michael Martin, Simon Harris and their “do nothing” Govt to take immediate action and scrap these illegal caps NOW. Every week of delay is another week of lost tourism, lost jobs, and lost growth that goes elsewhere in Europe, where there are no illegal traffic caps on airport growth.

On top of our Dublin W25 schedule, Ryanair has today launched our new corporate Christmas gift cards. Companies can now gift up to €1,500 worth of Ryanair flights, tax-free, to their employees this Christmas. Ryanair offers lower fares and more routes than any other airline in Europe, which puts our tax-free gift cards at the top of each and every person’s Santa list this Christmas. The only gift we all want from Micheál Martin and Simon Harris this Christmas is to keep their promise to scrap the illegal Dublin traffic cap ASAP, and certainly before Rudolph arrives on the 24^th Dec next. Ho Ho Ho.”