Ryanair today (4 Sept) reported that over ten thousand customers have switched to its new lower cost £8 x 10kg checked bag (from the £25 x 20kg bag), as part of its new cabin baggage policy, in the first 3 days since it went live on the Ryanair.com website on 1 Sept for travel on/after 1 Nov.
Ryanair’s new policy has cut check bag fees by offering a lower cost £8 x 10kg check bag (currently £25 x 20kg). This new bag policy eliminates all free 2nd gate bags, (which have been causing flight delays this summer), from 1 Nov next as follows:
– Priority Boarding customers can continue to bring 2 free carry-on bags (1 x 10kg wheelie bag and 1 small bag).
– Non-priority customers can only bring 1 free (small) carry-on bag from 1 Nov.
– If non-priority customers want to bring a 2nd bigger (wheelie) bag they can buy a lower cost 10kg check bag for £8 at time of booking (currently a 20kg bag costs £25). This 10kg wheelie bag must be checked in at the airport bag drop desk.
– All customers with checked bags can now switch from the £25 x 20kg bag to the cheaper £8 x 10kg checked bag.
Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said:
“Ryanair customers are already switching from our £25 x 20kg checked bag to our new lower cost £8 x 10kg checked bag option, which is now available for all flights from 1st November. This new lower cost £8 x 10kg checked bag means that checked bag income will probably decline as we deliver more savings to Ryanair customers. Up to 50% of customers will continue to bring two free carry-on bags from as they travel on Priority Boarding and this new policy will speed up the boarding and cut flight delays.”
Ryanair today (4 Sept) reported that over ten thousand customers have switched to its new lower cost €/£8 x 10kg checked bag (from the €25 x 20kg bag), as part of its new cabin baggage policy, in the first 3 days since it went live on the Ryanair.com website on 1 Sept for travel on/after 1 Nov.
Ryanair’s new policy has cut check bag fees by offering a lower cost €8 x 10kg check bag (currently €25 x 20kg). This new bag policy eliminates all free 2nd gate bags, (which have been causing flight delays this summer), from 1 Nov next as follows:
– Priority Boarding customers can continue to bring 2 free carry-on bags (1 x 10kg wheelie bag and 1 small bag).
– Non-priority customers can only bring 1 free (small) carry-on bag from 1 Nov.
– If non-priority customers want to bring a 2nd bigger (wheelie) bag they can buy a lower cost 10kg check bag for €8 at time of booking (currently a 20kg bag costs €25). This 10kg wheelie bag must be checked in at the airport bag drop desk.
– All customers with checked bags can now switch from the €25 x 20kg bag to the cheaper €8 x 10kg checked bag.
Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said:
“Ryanair customers are already switching from our €25 x 20kg checked bag to our new lower cost €8 x 10kg checked bag option, which is now available for all flights from 1st November. This new lower cost €8 x 10kg checked bag means that checked bag income will probably decline as we deliver more savings to Ryanair customers. Up to 50% of customers will continue to bring two free carry-on bags from as they travel on Priority Boarding and this new policy will speed up the boarding and cut flight delays.”
Includes 0.5m Lauda Traffic For First Time
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (4 Sep) released August traffic statistics as follows:
– Total traffic grew 9% to 13.8m with a 97% load factor
– Ryanair traffic grew 5% to 13.3m customers with a 97% load factor
– Lauda traffic was 0.5m customers with a 92% load factor
– ATC staff shortages and one unnecessary pilot strike (10 Aug) caused almost 550 flight cancellations in August compared to just 27 cancellations in August 17
|
|
Aug 17
Customers (LF) |
Aug 18
Customers (LF) |
Growth |
| Ryanair |
12.7M (97%) |
13.3M (97%) |
+5% |
| Lauda |
– – |
0.5M (92%) |
– |
| Total |
12.7M (97%) |
13.8M (97%) |
+9% |
Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said:
“Ryanair’s August traffic (which includes Lauda traffic for the first time) grew by 9% to 13.8m customers, while our load factor was unchanged at 97%, on the back of even lower fares.
Regrettably, over 100,000 Ryanair customers had their flights cancelled in August because of repeated ATC staff shortages in the UK, Germany and France, and one day of unnecessary pilot strikes. Ryanair, together with other European airlines, calls for urgent action by the EU Commission and Governments to correct these ATC staff shortages which are disrupting the travel plans of millions of Europe’s consumers this summer.”
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (3 Sep) celebrated its first ever Ukraine flights (its 37th country) with the start of its new four times weekly Kyiv Boryspil service to/from Berlin Schönefeld, the first of its 12 new Kyiv winter 2018 routes commencing this week, 2 months earlier than originally scheduled due to overwhelming demand.
Ryanair’s Kyiv winter 2018 schedule will deliver:
- 12 new routes: Barcelona (4 wkly), Berlin S. (4), Bratislava (3), Bydgoszcz (2), Gdansk (2), Krakow (3), London Stansted (5), Poznan (2), Stockholm S (3), Vilnius (3), Warsaw M (4) & Wroclaw (3)
- 38 weekly flights
- 635,000 customers p.a.
To celebrate the start of its first Ukraine flights, Ryanair has released seats from Kyiv from just €14.99, for travel in October and November, which are only available for booking on the Ryanair.com website until midnight Wednesday (5 Sep).
Denis Barabas, Ryanair’s Sales & Marketing Deputy Manager CEE & Balkans, said:
“We’re pleased to officially launch our first Ukrainian flights as were being our expanded Kyiv winter 2018 schedule with a new route to Berlin Schönefeld. Ukrainian customers and visitors can look forward to even lower fares when they make advance bookings for their holidays, so there’s never been a better time to book a low fare flight from Kyiv.
To celebrate, we are releasing seats for sale from Kyiv from just €14.99 for travel in October and November, which are available for booking until midnight, Wednesday, 3 September. Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”
Pavlo Riabikin, Boryspil International Airport State Enterprise CEO, said:
“We are glad to welcome Ryanair at Boryspil airport. We wish our partners passenger traffic growth, routes expansion and successful business development in Ukraine.”
Volodymyr Omelyan, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, said:
“I would like to congratulate all Ukrainians and Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, with the official launch of flights to Ukraine. Ryanair’s entry to Ukraine is one of the most important events for Ukraine’s airspace in the recent years. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko opens Europe for Ukrainians through a visa-free regime. We, President, the Government, the Ministry of Infrastructure, make every effort on our end to ensure that every Ukrainian may travel across Europe freely.
Today, we are welcoming the first flight from Berlin. Due to high passenger demand, the flight is operated 2 months earlier than planned. This is the best evidence that we do the right thing by uniting the Ukrainian State and international business. I wish Ryanair successful operations in Ukraine, as well as interesting and affordable travels for our citizens.”
Ryanair Submits Formal Complaint To EU Commission
Ryanair today (3 Sep) released data published by the UK CAA which confirms that Ryanair and London Stansted Airport are being discriminated against by NATS (the UK airline owned ATC provider), while Heathrow is being given special treatment, and Gatwick is also being preferred. Stansted Airport suffered 52% of all ATC delays in the London area from Jan – Mar 2018 caused by NATS, while Heathrow (which has 3 times the traffic) had 0% of NATS delays and Gatwick just 10%.
The failure of NATS to fairly supply ATC staffing and airspace resources at Stansted Airport has wreaked havoc this summer on both Ryanair and London Stansted flight schedules, with 2018 shaping up to be the worst year on record for ATC disruptions at Stansted. The CAA Oberon report confirmed that Stansted suffered 15,268 (52%) delay minutes of NATS attributable ATC delays in Q1, while Heathrow suffered none, zero, nada.
Like all other EU airlines, Ryanair has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights as a result of UK ATC staffing shortages and management failures. However, Ryanair and Stansted have been discriminated against by NATS who refuse to explain why 52% of all London ATC delays are at Stansted but there are zero at Heathrow and just 10% at Gatwick where (NATS’ shareholders) BA and Easyjet are the main airlines.
Welcoming the CAA Oberon Report, which exposes NATS discrimination, Ryanair’s COO, Peter Bellew said:
“Ryanair and Stansted are clearly being discriminated against by the UK airline owned ATC provider NATS. That Stansted has had 52% of all NATS delays in Q1 while Heathrow has 0% (and Gatwick just 10%) is unjustifiable. These disruptions are unfair and unacceptable, and we call on the UK Dept of Transport and the EU Commission to take urgent action to ensure that the UK ATC provider (NATS) is fully staffed and treats each London airport fairly. NATS don’t have enough staff. Ryanair is today submitting a formal complaint to the European Commission and the UK CAA over this blatant discrimination against Stansted Airport and Ryanair.
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|
Pax (m) |
% of London
ATC Delays |
| Jan-Mar |
| Heathrow |
17.7 |
0% |
| Gatwick |
9.3 |
10% |
| Stansted |
5.6 |
52% |
| Luton |
3.2 |
30% |
| London City |
1.0 |
8% |
Source: CAA Oberon Report, CAA Stats
The situation is particularly bad at weekends where NATS are hiding behind adverse weather and euphemisms such as “capacity restrictions” when the truth is they are not rostering enough ATC staff to cater for the number of flights that are scheduled to operate. Urgent action must now be taken by the UK Dept of Transport, and the EU Commission, otherwise thousands more flights and millions of passengers at Stansted will continue to suffer disproportionate delays, while NATS protects its shareholder airlines’ services in Heathrow and Gatwick.”
From the UK CAA website:
https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/Oberon%20Report%20Indicators_Q118.pdf
Ponad 65% Załogi Ryanaira Objętych Postanowieniami Umowy
Ryanair dziś (30 sierpnia) poinformował o podpisaniu czwartej umowy ze związkami zawodowymi załóg pokładowych – Forsa, która od tej pory będzie organem przedstawicielskim załóg pokładowych zatrudnionych bezpośrednio w Ryanair zbazowanych w Irlandii.
Ryanair oczekuje współpracy z Forsa oraz wybraną radą pracowniczą załóg pokładowych Ryanaira celem uzgodnienia układu zbiorowego pracy dla załóg pokładowych zatrudnionych bezpośrednio w Ryanair i zbazowanych w Irlandii. To kolejna umowa ze związkami zawodowymi załóg pokładowych po włoskich ANPAC, ANPAV i Fit-Cisl, UNITE w Wielkiej Brytanii oraz Ver.di w Niemczech.
Eddie Wilson, Ryanair’s Chief People Officer powiedział:
“Z przyjemnością podpisujemy umowę z Forsa w Irlandii. Z niecierpliwością czekamy na współpracę z Forsa i ich Radą Pracowniczą, aby rozwiązać problemy dotyczące załóg pokładowych zatrudnionych bezpośrednio w Ryanair zbazowanych w Irlandii. Jest to kolejny krok potwierdzający zaangażowanie Ryanaira w osiągnięcie porozumienia od czasu naszej decyzji z grudnia 2017 r. o uznawaniu związków zawodowych. Ponad 65% naszych członków personelu pokładowego jest teraz objętych umową. Mamy nadzieję, że w nadchodzących tygodniach podpiszemy kolejne umowy.”
Περισσοτερο Από 65% Του Πληρωματος Θαλαμου Επιβατων Της Ryanair Τωρα Καλυπτεται Απο Συμφωνιες Αναγνωρισης Ενωσεων
Η Ryanair σήμερα (30 Αυγ) ανακοίνωσε την υπογραφή της τέταρτης συμφωνίας αναγνώρισης του πληρώματος θαλάμου επιβατών με τη Forsa, η οποία θα είναι ο αντιπροσωπευτικός φορέας για το άμεσα απασχολούμενο πλήρωμα θαλάμου επιβατών της Ryanair στην Ιρλανδία.
Η Ryanair προσβλέπει στη συνεργασία με τη Forsa και το εκλεγμένο συμβούλιο της εταιρείας Ryanair για την ολοκλήρωση μιας πρώιμης συλλογικής σύμβασης εργασίας για το άμεσα απασχολούμενο προσωπικό θαλάμου επιβατών της Ryanair με έδρα την Ιρλανδία. Η συμφωνία αυτή ακολουθεί τις συμφωνίες αναγνώρισης πληρώματος θαλάμου επιβατών της Ryanair με τα ιταλικά συνδικάτα ANPAC, ANPAV και Fit-Cisl, την ένωση UNITED στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και την ένωση Ver.di στη Γερμανία.
Ο Chief People Officer της Ryanair Eddie Wilson δήλωσε:
“Είμαστε στην ευχάριστη θέση να υπογράψουμε τη συμφωνία αναγνώρισης πληρώματος θαλάμου με την ένωση Forsa στην Ιρλανδία. Ανυπομονούμε να συνεργαστούμε στενά τόσο με τη Forsa όσο και με το συμβούλιο της εταιρείας τους για την αντιμετώπιση ζητημάτων που απασχολούν το άμεσα απασχολούμενο ιρλανδικό πλήρωμα θαλάμου επιβατών. Αυτό είναι ένα ακόμη σημάδι της προόδου που επιτελεί η Ryanair με τα συνδικάτα από την απόφαση του Δεκεμβρίου του 2017 να αναγνωρίσει τα συνδικάτα, με το 65% των μελών του πληρώματος θαλάμου επιβατών να καλύπτεται τώρα από συμφωνίες αναγνώρισης και ελπίζουμε να υπογράψουμε περισσότερες συμφωνίες τις προσεχείς εβδομάδες.”