Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (24 Jan) launched its first ever Summer 24 schedule for Tirana with 22 routes including 6 new routes to Bari, Birmingham, Bristol, Budapest, Marseille, and Vienna. These new routes and lower fares will see Ryanair’s traffic grow in 2024 to over 3m passengers p.a.

Ryanair’s Tirana S24 schedule will deliver:

• 6 new routes (Bari, Birmingham, Bristol, Budapest, Marseille & Vienna)
• 22 routes in total
• Albania’s lowest fares starting from just €19.99 o.w.
• Traffic grows to 3m pax p.a.
• Supp. over 2,200 jobs in Albania tourism

Over the next 5 years, Ryanair will continue to invest and grow in Albania, delivering more routes, lower fares, traffic, tourism, and jobs growth, having ended the high-fare carrier oligopoly that delayed Albania’s post-Covid tourism recovery. To celebrate its 6 new routes (22 total) for S24, Ryanair has launched a 3-day seat sale with fares from €19.99 available for booking today only at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:

“As Albania’s only really low fares airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce 6 new S24 routes for Tirana to Birmingham, Budapest, Brindisi, Bristol, Marseille, & Vienna, offering more routes, more choice at the lowest fares in Albania as Ryanair continues to deliver traffic, tourism and jobs growth at lower fares than any other airline.

All Albanian citizens/visitors can now book any of Ryanair’s 22 Tirana routes for S24 from just €19.99 on ryanair.com today. We look forward to welcoming millions more Albanian citizens/visitors onboard Ryanair’s low fare flights to/from Tirana in 2024.”

CONSUMERS GUARANTEED NO OVERCHARGING FOR RYANAIR FLIGHTS/ANCILLARIES

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (23 Jan) agreed a new partnership with OTA loveholidays for its customers who wish to book low-cost package holidays. This deal allows loveholidays’ customers to buy Ryanair flights, seats, and bags as part of their loveholidays package at Ryanair’s low prices. It guarantees that loveholidays’ customers will not be overcharged and they will have direct access to their myRyanair account for all customer info questions.

This partnership with loveholidays also guarantees that Ryanair flight info will be provided directly to each customer’s email address, including pre-departure info on Ryanair T&C’s, and in cases of disruptions. loveholidays’ agrees that it will only display Ryanair’s real prices, without mark-ups and will only pass accurate customer contact and payment details to Ryanair. This means loveholidays’ customers will not need to complete Ryanair’s customer verification process which unauthorised OTA Pirates customers must continue to do.

This is great news for loveholidays’ customers who will now be able to book Ryanair’s low fares as part of their loveholidays package with full transparency, while still benefiting from loveholidays’ flexible payment plans and ATOL protection. Ryanair has long campaigned for all consumers to be protected from OTA Pirate scams, which includes overcharges, hidden mark-ups, and fake customer contact and payment info.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady said:

“We are pleased to announce this first OTA partnership with loveholidays, which will ensure that loveholidays’ customers can now book Ryanair flights, seats, and bags as part of their package with the guarantee that they will not be overcharged for flights, bags, or seats, they will receive flight updates directly from Ryanair and will also have direct access to their booking through their myRyanair account.”

loveholidays’ Chief Marketing Officer, Al Murray, added:     

“As the UK and Ireland’s largest and fastest growing OTA, we are delighted to be the world’s first Ryanair-approved package holiday provider. Our status as an approved Ryanair partner will ensure the process of booking and managing a Ryanair flight as part of a loveholidays package is seamless for customers; something no other package holiday provider can offer.

The loveholidays-Ryanair partnership means all our customers can take advantage of Ryanair’s low fares while benefiting from our unrivalled choice of hotels, flexible payment plans and ATOL protection. Ultimately, this new partnership highlights our commitment to championing consumer choice, with the overall aim of making travel more affordable and accessible while opening the world to everyone.”

The Board of Ryanair Holdings plc today (23 Jan.) announced that Ms. Roberta Neri, an Italian citizen, has agreed to join the Board as a non-executive director effective from 1 Feb. 2024.  

Ms. Neri is a former CEO of ENAV, the Italian Air Navigation Services provider, where she managed the IPO process on the Italian stock exchange.  Prior to that, she was CFO of ACEA (one of the major Italian utility companies). Ms. Neri has over 30 years experience in both corporate and financial services industries. A founding member and board director of Byom (a consulting firm focused on investment funds and companies operating in the industrial, renewable energy and infrastructure sector), Ms. Neri is also currently an Operating Partner at Asterion Industrial Partners (an independent investment management firm focusing on European infrastructure).

Ryanair’s Chairman Stan McCarthy said:

“We are pleased that Roberta Neri has accepted our invitation to join the Board of Ryanair Holdings plc from 1 Feb. 2024. Roberta brings considerable aviation, regulatory and business experience to the role. As a senior Italian business figure,  we look forward to Roberta making a significant contribution to our Board as Ryanair delivers more low fare services and sustainable growth across Europe for the next decade.”

Ryanair, Europe’s no.1 airline, and Enilive, a company directly controlled by Eni which holds 100% of its share capital, announced today (22 Jan) that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the long-term supply of Enilive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at selected Ryanair airports across Italy, further advancing the airline’s Pathway to Net Zero by 2050 decarbonization strategy. This agreement with Enilive would enable Ryanair to access to up to 100,000 tons (33m gallons) of SAF between 2025 and 2030 (equiv. to 20,000 flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dublin).

SAF is a concrete solution to contribute to the decarbonization of aviation in the coming decades, yet currently only accounts for a small fraction of the current fuel usage worldwide. In its biorefineries in Italy, Enilive processes mainly waste feedstock, such as used cooking oil, animal fats and agro-food industry residues, to produce Eni Biojet, a SAF that contains 100% biogenic component and is suitable to be blended with conventional jet fuel by up to 50%.

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

“Increasing the production of SAF is a key challenge that the industry faces over the coming years. Partnering with an industry leader like Eni will help Ryanair achieve our ambitious goal of using 12.5% SAF by 2030 and Net Zero emissions by 2050. Eni is a key supplier in our largest market, Italy, and their success in producing SAF will play a significant role as our Group grows to carry 300m passengers p.a. by 2034.”

Stefano Ballista, CEO of Enilive, added:

“We are glad to launch an agreement with such a relevant player as Ryanair right after European Union’s ReFuelEU regulations that aims to increase the adoption of SAFs by 2050. Enilive plans to boost its biorefining capacity to over 5 million tonnes/year by 2030 and it is focused in developing new projects to expand its biorefining capacity: biofuels can play a relevant role in decarbonizing mobility, including its hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation. The plants and the technologies we have developed over the last decade enable Enilive to produce the necessary amounts of SAF to meet the needs of companies as Ryanair and the requirements of the EU regulations.”

RYANAIR LAUNCHES €19.99 RESCUE FARES ON DUBLIN – GATWICK ROUTE

Ryanair, Ireland’s No.1 airline, today (19 Jan) launched rescue fares from just €19.99 for the few passengers affected by Aer Lingus’ closure of its Dublin – Gatwick route from April. Ryanair operates up to 8 daily flights on the Dublin – Gatwick route with low fares and high load factors.

Ryanair’s Head of Comms, Jade Kirwan said:

“Ryanair yet again saves the day following Aer Lingus’ sudden and surprise closure of its Dublin – Gatwick route from April. We will be happy to welcome the few Aer Lingus passengers on the Gatwick route at Ryanair’s rescue fares starting from just €19.99. Ryanair is Europe’s most reliable and low fare airline and with up to 8 daily flights on the Dublin – Gatwick routes, all we can say is “slán leat” Aer Lingus. Passengers can book these €19.99 rescue fares on the Dublin – Gatwick route for travel in April and May on www.ryanair.com.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (08 Jan) celebrated carrying 15 million passengers to/from Bratislava with the launch of its brand-new summer schedule, offering 21 exciting routes to the likes of Corfu, Edinburgh, Kaunas and Lanzarote and increased frequencies on another 3 popular routes incl. Dublin, Eindhoven, and London. This new schedule will see Ryanair base 2 aircraft ($200M investment) at Bratislava Airport and support over 600 jobs incl. 60 high-paid pilots, cabin crew and engineer jobs.

Ryanair’s Bratislava Summer ‘24 schedule will deliver:

• 21 routes incl. Corfu, Edinburgh, Kaunas, & Lanzarote
• 2 based aircraft ($200M investment)
• Over 130 flights per week
• 0.6M passengers to/from Bratislava p.a.
• Over 600 jobs incl. 60 high-paid pilots, cabin crew and engineer jobs

Ryanair will operate over 130 weekly flights to/from Bratislava in Summer ‘24 giving Bratislava’s citizens/visitors the widest choice at the lowest fares in Europe when booking their Summer ‘24 getaways and growing both inbound tourism and jobs at the same time. This unrivalled growth is underpinned by Ryanair’s commitment to Bratislava Airport where it has 2 aircraft based ($200M investment) and supports over 600 jobs.

Bratislava’s citizens/visitors can now book a well-deserved Summer getaway at Ryanair’s low fares from just €33.99 one-way for travel until October ‘24, only available on Ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Head of Comms for CEE Alicja Golebiowska, said:

“As Europe’s biggest airline, Ryanair is delighted to celebrate carrying 15 million passengers through Bratislava after almost 20 years of operations at Bratislava Airport with the launch of our Summer ’24 schedule, providing 21 routes to the likes of Corfu, Edinburgh, Kaunas and Lanzarote offering Bratislava’s customers/visitors even more choices at the lowest fares for Summer ’24. This new schedule is underpinned by Ryanair’s commitment to Bratislava by basing 2 aircraft ($200M investment) and supporting over 600 jobs, incl. 60 high-paid pilots, cabin crew and engineer jobs.

While Ryanair hopes to continue making these investments at Bratislava Airport to boost connectivity, tourism, and jobs for the city of Bratislava and the wider Bratislava region, this can only be achieved on the basis of competitive airport charges – which it is incumbent on airports to deliver to ensure they remain competitive within Europe which is still working to return to pre-Covid capacity levels.

To allow our customers and visitors to/from Bratislava to book their Summer getaway at the lowest fares, we are launching a special promo with seats available from just €33.99 for travel between Apr and Oct ’24 at www.Ryanair.com.”

Brastislava Aiport’s Chairman of the Board and CEO, Ing. Dušan Novota, said:

“For us, such an anniversary number of Ryanair passengers in Bratislava means crossing a symbolic threshold. It is a confirmation that this airline has been a stable and reliable partner for us since 2005. Ryanair offers the Slovaks dozens of interesting destinations within Europe from our airport throughout the year. I firmly believe that our cooperation will continue to develop in the future.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, has today (05 Jan) announced a major recruitment drive for 150 cabin crew to join its London Stansted base as customers continue to flock to Ryanair’s low fares, unrivalled route choice and exemplary service.

To help find the perfect candidates for these exciting new cabin crew roles, Ryanair is holding 3 recruitment events this January as follows:

Chelmsford Wednesday 10th January from 10:30am Moulsham Mill Business Centre, Moulsham Mill Parkway, Chelmsford, CM2 7PX

Colchester Thursday, 18th January from 10:30am  Best Western The Rose and Crown Hotel, East St, Colchester, CO1 2TZ

Stevenage Wednesday, 24th January from 10:30am Holiday Inn, St George’s Way, Stevenage, SG1 1HS

Attendees will meet with some of Ryanair’s existing crew members and learn about life as cabin crew at Europe’s No.1 airline group and what these roles can offer them, including Ryanair’s industry leading 5 days on / 3 days off roster, excellent remuneration package, fast track career opportunities, a once-off ‘New Joiners’ Allowance’ of £1,200 as well as discounted travel, giving crew the opportunity to travel across Ryanair’s industry leading network of 230+ destinations.  

For more information, visit careers.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Chief People Officer, Darrell Hughes, said:

“We are delighted to announce a major recruitment drive for 150 cabin crew positions at our London Stansted base and we invite those interested in applying to come along to one of three recruitment events taking place this January to meet the team and learn more about these exciting new roles.

As Europe’s No. 1 airline, these cabin crew opportunities offer candidates the chance to secure the best cabin crew jobs in aviation, where hard work is rewarded with fast-track promotions. Our cabin crew enjoy industry-leading “5 days on, 3 days off” rosters – equivalent to a bank holiday every week – fantastic remuneration packages, world class training, outstanding career development as well as a once-off ‘New-Joiners’ Allowance’ of £1,200.

We look forward to welcoming our new cabin crew members on board in Summer 2024, as Ryanair continues to grow to carry 300 million passengers by 2034.”