5 ROUTES AND NEW DESTINATION – BARCELONA

Ryanair, the No. 1 airline in Europe and Poland, today (Thurs 16 Jan) announced its summer 2025 flight schedule from Lublin with 5 routes, including an exciting new route to beautiful Barcelona. This latest offering is a great opportunity for residents of the region to explore the delights of Spain, as well as enjoy more travel options directly from Lublin Airport.

Flights on the new route to Barcelona will operate twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays – starting on March 31^st 2025. This will give passengers from Lublin the opportunity to visit one of Spain’s most beautiful cities, which impresses with its architecture, cultural richness and unique atmosphere. From Gaudi’s magical masterpieces such as the Sagrada Família and Park Güell to the picturesque streets of the Barri Gòtic, Barcelona offers an unforgettable experience for both short trips and longer vacations.

Ryanair continues its rapid growth in Poland, with a particular focus on regional airports such as Lublin. This year, the airline will carry passengers on its 5 routes from here, while supporting the development of the local economy, tourism and the labour market.

Ryanair’s Summer 2025 schedule for Lublin includes:

• 5 routes: Barcelona (new), Dublin, Gdansk, London and Milan-Bergamo
• Support for more than 200 local jobs

Ryanair’s Country Manager for CEE & Baltics, Alicja Wojcik Golębiowska said:

“We are excited to announce this year’s summer flight schedule from Lublin, featuring 5 fantastic routes, including an exciting new route to Barcelona. This vibrant Spanish city is the perfect destination for both short and longer vacations, offering everything – a unique atmosphere, cuisine, culture and art.

Lublin Airport shows great potential, and we are proud to support the region by providing greater route availability and new travel opportunities. We hope to grow at Lublin Airport in the coming seasons, expanding our route network and offering more travel options to travellers from Lublin. 

To celebrate the 2025 summer schedule from Lublin, Ryanair has launched a 3-day promotion for tickets priced from £125, available only at ryanair.com. The promotion launches today (Thurs 16 Jan) and will last for three days.”

Lublin Airport President Krzysztof Matuszczyk said:

“We are very pleased with the carrier’s decision, this is an expansion of our long-standing cooperation.

Last October we celebrated our airport’s handling of Ryanair’s millionth passenger, wishing for new connections from Lublin, and we already have great news.

I am convinced that this direction, with its comprehensive offer and the charm of Barcelona, will enjoy great success among passengers throughout the year. Similarly, I highly appreciate the interest in other connections from our airport operated by Ryanair.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tue, 14 Jan) launched over 6,000 extra seats to/from Dublin and Cork ahead of the highly anticipated Six Nations Championship taking place across Scotland, Wales and Rome this February and March.

Following unprecedented demand from Irish fans, Ryanair has added extra flights on existing key match routes from Dublin to Edinburgh, Cardiff and Rome, and from Cork to Rome, ensuring that Rugby fans can travel to watch some of this year’s biggest games hosted in iconic stadiums, including Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Principality Stadium, and Stadio Olympico.

There is no better feeling than sitting in a stadium surrounded by thousands of cheering fans just waiting to witness all the action live in-person. Don’t miss the match day buzz – book your Ryanair flight to Edinburgh, Cardiff, or Rome now.  

These 2025 Six Nations extras are available to book now at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Head of Comms, Jade Kirwan said:

“The Six Nations is always a highly anticipated sporting event for Rugby fans in Ireland and beyond. To celebrate this year’s Championship, we’ve added over 6,000 extra seats from both Dublin and Cork to key match destinations like Edinburgh, Cardiff and Rome, so that Irish fans can enjoy these matches in-person, witnessing all the action first hand from a stadium seat and soaking up the post-match atmosphere experiencing all these iconic cities have to offer.

Ryanair 2025 Six Nations extras are expected to sell out quickly, so book now at ryanair.com to secure your seat for match day.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 passenger airline, today (Mon 13 Jan) provided set of details of the cost and fees it incurred as a direct result of a disruptive passenger on board its flight from Dublin to Lanzarote on 9^th April 2024. Because of this disruptive passenger’s behaviour, the aircraft was forced to divert to Porto, where it landed and the passenger was offloaded and arrested. Due to crew hours restrictions the aircraft, crew and over 160 passengers were forced to overnight in Porto Airport, with the cost of accommodation, meals, etc being funded entirely by Ryanair. The airline also had to provide an additional aircraft and crew to operate the delayed return flight from Lanzarote to Dublin, which took place on 10^th April 2024.

As a direct result of this disruptive passenger behaviour, over 160 passengers and 6 crew were forced to divert to, and overnight in Porto Airport, and then flew onwards to Lanzarote on the following day 10^th Apr 2024. There has been some commentary about the €15,000 cost of this diversion, which Ryanair has broken down as follows:

A spokesperson for Ryanair said:

“None of these costs would have been incurred if this disruptive passenger had not forced a diversion to Porto in order to protect the safety of the aircraft, 160 passengers and 6 crew members on board. European Govts repeatedly fail to take action when disruptive passengers threaten aircraft safety and force them to divert. In this case, the Portuguese Prosecution ruled that because the aircraft and the passenger are Irish, this case should be transferred to Ireland. Ryanair is therefore taking a civil proceeding against this passenger in the Irish Courts to recover these costs, which were incurred wholly and exclusively as a result of the disruptive passenger’s behaviour, which caused not just a diversion, but an overnight in Porto of over 160 passengers and 6 crew member and the operating aircraft.

It is time that EU authorities take action to limit the sale of alcohol at airports. Airlines, like Ryanair, already restrict and limit the sale of alcohol on board our aircraft, particularly in disruptive passenger cases. However, during flight delays, passengers are consuming excess alcohol at airports without any limit on purchase or consumption. We fail to understand why passengers at airports are not limited to 2 alcoholic drinks (using their boarding pass in exactly the same way they limit duty free sales), as this would result in safer and better passenger behaviour on board aircraft, and a safer travel experience for passengers and crews all over Europe.”

Ryanair, Europe and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s No.1 airline today (9^th January) launched its record Summer 2025 schedule for Sarajevo, with over 50 weekly flights across 11 routes, including 5 exciting new destinations – Baden-Baden, Düsseldorf, Girona, Paris, and Stockholm.

Ryanair’s Sarajevo Summer 2025 schedule will deliver:

• 5 new routes – Baden-Baden, Düsseldorf, Girona, Paris, and Stockholm.
• 11 total routes to 8 countries.
• 400K passengers p.a. (+170% vs 2024).
• Supporting over 300 local jobs.

The key to air traffic recovery and growth is lower access costs. Ryanair’s decision to double traffic at Sarajevo is a direct result of the progressive policies of both Sarajevo Airport and the Sarajevo Canton to reduce access cost and underpinning this major boost to Sarajevo’s year-round connectivity, tourism, and economic growth. Countries, regions, and airports across Europe recognise that competitive access costs are the catalyst to attracting inbound investment – particularly against a backdrop of aircraft delivery delays and a market which remains unrecovered versus pre-Covid.

If Sarajevo Airport wants to continue to attract investment from Ryanair, including the potential for based aircraft, it must remain competitive versus the likes of Albania, Hungary, Italy, and Sweden, etc. all of whom are abolishing aviation taxes and lowering access costs to secure valuable traffic growth. Ryanair calls on the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to reverse its decision to reintroduce aviation taxes to support the continued growth of the country’s aviation and tourism sector – in addition to ensuring its citizens have access to Europe’s lowest fares.

To celebrate its Sarajevo Summer 2025 schedule and 5 new routes (11 in total), Ryanair has announced a 3-day seat sale, with fares starting from just €29.99, available exclusively at ryanair.com.

Speaking from Sarajevo, Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness said:

“Ryanair, Europe and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s No.1 airline, is pleased to announce its biggest ever Summer schedule for 2025, which will see Ryanair double its traffic at Sarajevo across 11 routes to 8 countries, including 5 brand-new destinations – Baden-Baden, Düsseldorf, Girona, Paris, and Stockholm. This growth is a result of the work undertaken by both Sarajevo Airport and the Sarajevo Canton to support tourism and economic growth by lowering access costs.

This Summer, we expect that European capacity will return or approach pre-Covid levels. The market however remains chronically underserved, particularly for cities like Sarajevo who have enormous touristic and economic potential. Capacity will continue to be constrained over the coming years as many airlines have failed to recover to their pre-Covid levels and aircraft manufacturers struggle to keep up with demand. Countries, regions, and airports across Europe recognise this and understand that competitive access costs are the catalyst to attracting inbound investment.

If Sarajevo Airport wants to continue attracting Ryanair investment, including a potential base, it must remain competitive versus Albania, Hungary, Italy, and Sweden, etc. all of whom are abolishing aviation taxes and lowering access costs to secure valuable traffic growth. Ryanair calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Government to reverse its decision to reintroduce aviation taxes to support the continued growth of the country’s aviation and tourism sector.”

Sarajevo International Airport’s Director, Sanin Ramezić, said:

“We are extremely proud to continue our successful cooperation with Ryanair, the largest low-cost European airline. The launch of new routes in 2025 will further connect Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina with numerous attractive destinations across Europe. This collaboration not only expands our flight network but also provides a strong boost to tourism development, enhances business cooperation, and strengthens cultural ties.

We are entering the new business year with great enthusiasm and ambition to break records and achieve the best results, and Ryanair remains our key partner in achieving these goals.”

RYANAIR NOW PROSECUTING DISRUPTIVE PASSENGERS PERSONALLY IN MAJOR MISCONDUCT CLAMP DOWN

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 8 Jan) confirmed that is has filed legal proceedings in the Irish Circuit Court claiming over €15,000 in damages against a passenger who disrupted flight FR7124 from Dublin to Lanzarote on 9 Apr last. This passenger’s inexcusable behaviour forced this flight to divert to Porto where it was delayed overnight, causing 160 passengers to face unnecessary disruption as well as losing a full day of their holiday. It is completely unacceptable that passengers who work hard to enjoy a trip away with family/friends are robbed of the pleasure due to one passenger’s failure to behave.

Ryanair is committed to ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a safe and respectful environment, without unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers. Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft for the benefit of the vast majority of passengers who do not disrupt flights.

A Ryanair spokesperson said:

“It is unacceptable that passengers – many of whom are heading away with family or friends to enjoy a relaxing Summer holiday – are suffering unnecessary disruption and reduced holiday time as a result of one unruly passenger’s behaviour. Yet this was regrettably the case for passengers on this flight from Dublin to Lanzarote last April, which was forced to divert to Porto as a result of an individual passenger’s disruptive behaviour, causing €15,000 in overnight accommodation, passenger expenses, and landing costs. We have now filed civil proceedings to recover these costs from this passenger.

This demonstrates just one of the many consequences that passengers who disrupt flights will face as part of Ryanair’s zero tolerance policy, and we hope this action will deter further disruptive behaviour on flights so that passengers and crew can travel in a comfortable and respectful environment.”

Ryanair Holdings plc today (Fri, 3 Jan) released Dec 2024 traffic stats as follows:

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, last week (26 Dec) launched its biggest ever Summer 2025 sale with over 10m seats on offer at fares from just €29.99 one-way.

What better way to spend Stephen’s Day than planning your Summer 2025 holiday. With Ryanair’s industry leading network of over 235 destinations, there’s so many to choose from, including top sunshine Mediterranean hotspots, sunshine islands, vibrant city breaks, and many many more.

Ryanair’s biggest ever (10 million seat) Summer 2025 sale will sell out fast, so make sure to book your Summer 2025 getaway at www.Ryanair.com today to snap up these bargain €29.99 fares, before prices rise in the new year.

Ryanair’s Head of Comms, Jade Kirwan said:

“Run, don’t walk – Ryanair has just released 10 million seats from just €29.99 in our biggest ever Summer 2025 sale, including flights to top sunshine hotspots, like Croatia, Lanzarote, Ibiza, Malaga, Sicily, and Tenerife, as well as exciting city break destinations, like Amsterdam, Venice, Rome, Madrid, Milan, and Stockholm. These bargain buster fares are sure to sell out quickly, so make sure you book your Summer 2025 getaway today at www.Ryanair.com and avoid paying higher prices in the new year.”