RYANAIR’S LOW FARE FLIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK AS PART OF ON THE BEACH PACKAGE HOLIDAYS

Following the announcement of their “Approved OTA” (online travel agent) partnership Feb last, Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 2^nd May) announced that its low fare flights are now available to book as part of On the Beach holiday packages, just in time for the peak Summer holiday season. For On the Beach customers who wish to book Ryanair flights/ancillaries as part of their On the Beach package holiday, this exciting new partnership means;

• Customers benefit from Ryanair’s low fares combined with On the Beach’s flexible payment plans, customer perks (including free lounge and fast track), and ATOL protection.
• Customers receive all flight-related communications directly from Ryanair, including T&Cs & 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 On the Beach, demonstrating how OTAs can work transparently with Ryanair to benefit consumers.

Speaking from On the Beach’s Headquarters in Manchester, Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson, said:

“We’re delighted to be in Manchester with the On the Beach team this morning to launch our partnership with Ryanair flights now available to book as part of On the Beach package holidays. This is great news for On the Beach customers who will now be able to book Ryanair’s low fares as part of their On the Beach package holiday 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 On the Beach customers onboard our low fare Ryanair flights to over 170 destinations from our 22 UK airports.”

Shaun Morton, CEO of On the Beach Group plc said:

“Ryanair is leading the way in showing how low-cost airlines and online travel agents can work together to give customers choice and value for their holidays. As the number one airline in Europe, Ryanair offers an extensive variety of routes at competitive prices, and we are so pleased to have successfully integrated this into our offer to customers.

This partnership means that our customers will have a seamless experience when booking a package holiday with a Ryanair flight, while still enjoying all of the benefits and protections that come with booking with an online travel agent. This industry-leading, collaborative approach with Ryanair is a blueprint for how the industry can work together to ensure consumers have choice and free, fair access to flights across the market.”

Ryanair Holdings plc today (Thurs, 2 May) released Apr 2024 traffic stats as follows:

RYANAIR CALLS AGAIN ON URSULA VON DER LEYEN TO PROTECT OVERFLIGHTS AND KEEP EU SKIES OPEN

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (24 Apr) announced cancellations of over 300 flights, due to tomorrow’s French ATC strike on Thursday, 25^th April. This is due to France’s failure to protect overflights during its national air strikes. Even though it’s French ATC that are striking, most disrupted passengers are not flying to/from France but overfly French airspace en route to their destination (e.g., UK – Greece, Spain, Italy). French law unfairly protects domestic flights which means French flights are protected but non-French flights get cancelled. Ryanair again calls on the EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to take urgent action to protect overflights, which she has failed to do for the last 5 years. EU citizens’ freedom of movement is being denied by these ATC strikes and we call on passengers to join our campaign by signing our ‘Protect Overflights: Keep EU Skies Open’ petition, which has over 2.1m signatures from Europe’s fed up passengers.

Ryanair and its 200m passengers demand that the EU Commission take the following measures in order to protect overflights during French ATC strikes;

1. Protect French overflights by law during ATC strikes as they do in Greece, Italy and Spain
2. Allow Europe’s other ATCs to manage flights over France while French ATC are on strike
3. Mandate that French ATC unions must engage in binding arbitration before calling strikes

Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said:

“French air traffic controllers are free to go on strike, that’s their right, but we should be cancelling French flights, not flights leaving Ireland, going to Italy, or flights from Germany to Spain or Scandinavia to Portugal. The European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen has failed for 5 years to take any action to protect overflights and the single market for air travel. We’re again calling on her to take action to protect overflights which will eliminate over 90% of these flight cancellations.

In June, we will have European elections, we encourage everyone to vote in these elections and demand your MEP and the European Commission to take action to protect overflights. We can’t have the skies over Europe repeatedly closed because French Air Traffic Controllers are going on strike.

Protect overflights during national ATC strikes, reduce flight cancellations and disruptions and let’s have a better summer for all of Europe’s citizens and visitors.”

RYANAIR ANNOUNCES UK GROWTH PLAN – 1,000 NEW JOBS & 22% GROWTH TO 65M PAX BY 2030

Ryanair, Europe’s largest & fastest growing airline, today (24 Apr) published an independent report by York Aviation, which shows that Ryanair contributes £14bn p.a. to UK economic growth and development as follows;

• £14bn p.a. in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy
• 98,000 UK jobs supported by Ryanair traffic
• 53m Ryanair passengers in 2023 to/from the UK (20% of UK traffic)
• 22 UK Airports
• 600 routes to/from UK
• $11.5bn investment in 115 UK-based aircraft

At today’s launch of the York Aviation Report, Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary set out ambitious growth plans in the UK for the rest of the decade, including;

1. UK traffic to grow by 22% from 53m to 65m passengers p.a. by 2030
2. Over 1,000 new jobs created for UK pilots, cabin crew, and engineers by 2030
3. New engineering training facility opens at Prestwick
4. 20 new Boeing MAX-10 aircraft (135 total) worth $2 billion based at UK airports
5. New B737 aircraft deliver 20% less fuel & 50% less noise

Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said:

“Today’s York Aviation Report quantifies the substantial contribution made by Ryanair, our people, and our passengers each year to the UK economy, including a £14bn annual contribution in Gross Value Added (GVA) while our traffic supports over 98,000 jobs across all regions of the UK.

From modest beginnings with our first 14 seat aircraft flying from Gatwick to Waterford in 1985, Ryanair has grown to become Europe’s largest airline. We plan to deliver more growth and investment in the UK over the rest of this decade, during which we expect to grow our UK traffic by 22% from 53m in 2023 to 65m by 2030 and create another 1,000 UK jobs across our 22 UK airports. These new passengers will travel on a fleet of new Boeing 737 MAX-10 aircraft, which cut fuel and CO2 emissions by 20% and reduce noise by 50%.

As an island economy on the periphery of Europe, it is vital that Ryanair continues to deliver low-cost air access to/from Europe for our UK citizens/visitors. In 2023 alone, Ryanair’s European visitors spent over £4.7bn in the UK, and we will continue to bring millions of European visitors to the UK for the benefit of UK tourism and job creation across all regions of the UK.

While halving APD on domestic flights from Apr ‘23 allowed Ryanair to add more domestic routes (and bases) to our UK schedule, UK airports and passengers are still suffering an enormous penalty when UK APD imposes £13 tax on all UK tickets for 2024. Ryanair can continue to grow UK traffic, jobs, and tourism but the Govt must scrap this unfair and unjustified tax for all travel and instead pursue air travel growth policies to promote low-fare connectivity to/from Europe, including an urgent reform of UK NATS inefficient but expensive ATC system starting with a clean out of the incompetent “leadership” of NATS.”

RYANAIR TO TRAIN AND RECRUIT OVER 400 PILOTS IN IRELAND OVER NEXT 4 YEARS

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (15 Apr) launched its new Future Flyer Academy pilot training programme in partnership with Irish-based and world-renowned international flight school, Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), which will see over 400 aspiring pilots join the airline group as Second Officers over the next 4 years.

Ryanair’s Future Flyer Academy offers aspiring pilots the opportunity to kickstart their aviation career as a commercial airline through a world-class combination of classroom, simulator, and practical training with a defined path to employment as a Second Officer with Europe’s largest airline group – Ryanair – as the airline continues to grow to carry over 300m passengers p.a. on a fleet of 800 aircraft by 2034.

For several years, AFTA has been training aspiring pilots to a standard where they can complete their Type Rating course to operate Ryanair’s Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 aircraft. Through Ryanair’s new Future Flyer Academy programme, this initial training is combined with the Type Rating qualification to fast-track pilot training progression. Not only that, but Ryanair also guarantees candidates a job* as a commercial pilot with the airline upon completion of the programme, with industry leading benefits such as;

• Outstanding earnings potential
• Access to Ryanair’s Route-to-Command programme – fastest route to Captain (within 4 years)
• Industry-leading rosters – fixed 5 days on, 4 days off
• Great basing opportunities given Ryanair’s 95 base network
• Opportunity to fly on one of Europe’s youngest, most efficient fleets – average 65g CO2 per pax/km in Mar

Applications for Ryanair’s Future Flyer Academy with AFTA are open now – for more information visit careers.ryanair.com or apply at www.afta.ie/ryanair.

Ryanair’s Chief Operations Officer, Neal McMahon, said:

“We are delighted to launch the Future Flyer Academy in partnership with Atlantic Flight Training Academy here in Ireland. By combining Ryanair’s industry-leading expertise with AFTA’s world-class training programmes, our Future Flyer Academy will create unparalleled opportunities for 100’s of aspiring pilots who are looking to kickstart a well-paid career in aviation as a commercial pilot. Ryanair new Future Flyer Academy training programme shows our continued commitment to supporting, developing, and recruiting aspiring pilots for future positions as we take delivery of over 300 Boeing 737 MAX-10 aircraft over the next 10 years. Ryanair looks forward to growing the careers of many more AFTA pilot trainees through our new Future Flyer Academy over the years to come.”

Managing Director at AFTA, Mark Casey said:

“We are delighted to announce the partnership with Ryanair on the Future Flyer Academy. AFTA will celebrate 30 years in business next March 2025 and has a long-standing relationship with Ryanair. A very large number of our graduates currently fly as First officers, Captains, Training Captains and management pilots within the airline. The new Future Flyer Academy will give successful applicants a clear path towards a long and rewarding career as a Ryanair pilot. Ryanair’s training department is recognised as the best in the industry and the partnership validates the quality of our training programmes and AFTAs role in shaping the future Captains of the skies. We look forward to welcoming future Ryanair Captains through our doors in AFTA.”

*Conditional job offer based on completion of full training and relevant checks.

5 BASED AIRCRAFT ($500M INVEST), 30 NEW JOBS, & 32 ROUTES

INCLUDING 3 NEW SUNNY HOTSPOT DESTINATIONS – CORFU, LANZAROTE & PAPHOS

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (11 Apr) officially launched its summer ‘24 schedule for Liverpool with 32 routes, including 3 exciting new routes to sunny hotspots Corfu, Lanzarote and Paphos. 

To support this 11% Liverpool traffic growth, Ryanair will base 1 new B737 aircraft for Summer ‘24 (additional $100m investment) bringing Ryanair’s total Liverpool-based fleet to 5 aircraft and creating over 30 new high paid jobs for pilots and cabin crew.

Ryanair’s Liverpool Summer ‘24 schedule delivers:

• 3 new routes – Corfu, Lanzarote & Paphos. 
• 32 total routes
• 1 new B737 aircraft (5 total – $500m investment)
• Liverpool traffic to grow to 2.2m passengers p.a.
• Supporting 1,600 local jobs, incl. 150 high paid pilot, cabin crew & engineer jobs

Ryanair is the UK’s favourite airline operating over 615 routes (50+ new) and carrying almost 60 million passengers to/from the UK p.a. on its fleet of 118 UK-based aircraft ($12 bn investment), providing UK customers/visitors with competitive fares, increased connectivity, unbeatable choice and reliability, while driving year-round connectivity and inbound tourism which supports over 48,000 UK jobs.

To celebrate Ryanair’s Liverpool summer ‘24 schedule and its 3 new routes, the airline has launched a limited-time seat sale with fares from just £19.99 available to book now at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Head of Comms, Jade Kirwan said:

“Ryanair is pleased to officially launch our new summer ’24 schedule for Liverpool with 32 routes, including 3 exciting new routes to Corfu, Lanzarote and Paphos, with our first summer ’24 flights to these new sunny hotspot destinations taking off just last week.

Not only is our Liverpool summer ’24 schedule delivering more route choice at the lowest fares for your summer holidays but will see the creation of 30 new high paid jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers as we add another B73 aircraft at Liverpool ($100m investment) to support our 11% traffic growth this summer. The addition of this new aircraft brings Ryanair’s total Liverpool-based fleet to 5 aircraft, representing a $500m investment in Liverpool and supporting 1,600 local jobs.

Ryanair’s new Liverpool schedule, including these 3 exciting new Ryanair routes is available to book now at ryanair.com with fares from just £19.99 for a limited time only. We look forward to welcoming millions more passengers onboard our first flights to/from Liverpool throughout the summer months ahead.”

Paul Winfield, Aviation Director for LJLA commented:

“Liverpool has become the airport of choice for passengers from across the City Region, the wider North West and North Wales with our faster, easier, friendlier customer experience. Ryanair’s latest commitment to Liverpool bringing even greater choice of destinations, more departures and the additional based aircraft here, means that the region’s passengers now have even more opportunities to fly from here, whilst creating employment and benefits for the visitor economy too as we also welcome more visitors choosing to take advantage of Liverpool as a gateway to the region and beyond.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (10 Apr) announced its biggest ever Bristol schedule for summer 24 with 36 routes, including 6 exciting new routes to Copenhagen, Fuerteventura, Marrakesh, Prague, Sofia, and Tirana.

Ryanair’s record Bristol summer 24 schedule is underpinned by the airline’s 5 based aircraft, representing a $500 million investment in Bristol, and supporting over 1,400 local jobs, including 150 high paid pilot, cabin crew & engineer jobs. Two of Ryanair’s Bristol-based aircraft are “Gamechangers” which are highly sought by airports throughout Europe as they reduce CO₂ emission by 16% and noise emissions by 40%.

Ryanair’s Bristol Summer ‘24 schedule delivers:

• 6 new routes – Copenhagen, Fuerteventura, Marrakesh, Prague, Sofia & Tirana
• 36 total routes
• 5 based aircraft (incl. 2 Gamechangers)
• $500m investment
• Growth to 2.1m passengers p.a.
• Support of 1,400 local jobs, incl. 150 high paid pilot, cabin crew & engineer jobs

Ryanair is the UK’s favourite airline operating over 615 routes (50+ new) and carrying almost 60 million passengers to/from the UK p.a. on its fleet of 118 UK-based aircraft ($12 bn investment), providing UK customers/visitors with competitive fares, increased connectivity, unbeatable choice and reliability, while driving year-round connectivity and inbound tourism which supports over 48,000 UK jobs.

To celebrate Ryanair’s Summer schedule at Bristol Airport and its 6 new summer 24 routes, the airline has launched a limited-time seat sale with fares from just £19.99 available to book now at ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Head of Comms, Jade Kirwan, said:

“We’re delighted to officially launch Ryanair’s biggest ever schedule for Bristol this summer with 36 routes, including 6 exciting new routes to Copenhagen, Fuerteventura, Marrakesh, Prague, Sofia, and Tirana, offering our customers in the south-west even more choice at the lowest fares. Ryanair’s record Bristol summer 24 schedule will operate on a fleet of 5 Bristol-based aircraft (including 2 Gamechangers), representing a $500m investment and supporting over 1,400 local jobs.

Our first summer 24 flights to Copenhagen, Marrakesh, Sofia, and Tirana took off just last week, performing phenomenally well, and we look forward to carrying more passengers onboard our first flights to Fuerteventura and Prague when they commence this July.

Ryanair’s new Bristol schedule, including our 6 exciting new routes, is available to book now at ryanair.com with fares available from just £19.99 for a limited time only.”

Bristol Airport’s CEO, Dave Lees, said:

“We are delighted with Ryanair’s announcement increasing the 2024 flight programme to its largest ever schedule from Bristol Airport, it is a clear demonstration of confidence in the region for air travel. Expanding Ryanair’s route network and adding new routes including to Tirana, Albania, offers customers a wider choice of destinations and flexibility of stay lengths, without the need to travel to other airports for their flights.

We very much welcome the deployment of the more efficient ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft from Bristol Airport and look forward to working with Ryanair on developing their route network and ensuring the increased use of quieter aircraft and more environmentally efficient operations in the future.”