DUBLIN IS ONLY MAJOR EU AIRPORT BEING CLOSED FOR DRONES

Dublin Airport has closed again this evening (Thurs, 02 Mar) for the 6^th time in 6 weeks due to yet another drone disruption, causing multiple diversions and delays to thousands of passengers. Despite these repeated closures Transport Min. Eamon Ryan has failed to do anything to prevent Ireland’s main airport from being closed by drones.

Dublin Airport is the only major European airport that has been repeatedly closed by drones. Major airports like Heathrow, Charles De Gaulle and Schiphol all have effective anti-drone measures which prevent closures, yet Dublin Airport has been closed 6 times in the last 6 weeks, while our Transport Minister is holding “meetings”. Since his “meetings” aren’t effective, maybe he should take some action instead?  

Ryanair now calls on Transport Min. Eamon Ryan to resign if he won’t/can’t fix these avoidable drone closures at Dublin Airport.

Ryanair’s Michael O’ Leary said:

“It’s unacceptable that more Ryanair flights and hundreds of passengers have again suffered disruptions and diversions as Dublin Airport is now closed for a 6^th time in 6 weeks by drones. Transport Min. Eamon Ryan has failed to take any effective action to protect Dublin Airport and his strategy of holding “meetings” is useless. As always Min. Ryan promises “stronger measures” but delivers nothing.

Min. Ryan should explain why other European airports have effective drone measures in place but Dublin Airport keeps being closed, while he is asleep on the job. Sadly, our Transport Min. is all talk and no action when it comes to drone closures. As Transport Min. he should now fix this issue or resign and let somebody more effective do the job”

Ryanair Holdings plc today (Thurs, 2 Mar) released Feb 2023 traffic stats as follows:

Ryanair, Europe’s no.1 airline, has today (22 Feb) announced its Cluj Summer ‘23 schedule, with 5 routes incl. 4 new sun-filled and city break destinations – Beauvais, Brussels, Dublin, and Milan – as well as increased frequencies on its popular London route.

Ryanair’s Cluj Summer ‘23 schedule will deliver:

– 5 routes incl. 4 new – Beauvais, Brussels, Dublin, and Milan

– Increased frequencies on popular London route

– 425% growth vs S22

– Over 360k passengers to/from Cluj p.a.

– Supporting over 270 jobs

Ryanair will operate over 40 weekly flights to/from Cluj in Summer 2023 (+425% growth over S22), growing inbound tourism and jobs while offering its customers in Cluj and its surrounds the widest choice and the lowest fares when booking their summer getaways.

To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a limited-time seat sale for early bird customers looking to bag themselves a bargain on their Summer ‘23 holiday with fares from just €29.99 available now on Ryanair.com.

Country Manager for CEE and Baltics Alicja Wójcik-Golebiowska, for said:

“As Europe’s no. 1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce our Summer 2023 schedule for Cluj, with over 40 weekly flights across 5 routes incl. 4 new city break destinations like Beauvais, Brussels, Dublin, and Milan, offering Cluj citizens/visitors even more choice for their summer holidays at the lowest fares in Europe.

Ryanair will carry over 360,000 passengers to/from Cluj this year supporting over 270 local jobs as we continue to deliver more traffic, more jobs, and more low fares than any other airline in Europe.

To mark this good news, we’ve launched a limited-time seat sale for customers looking to bag themselves a bargain on their Summer ’23 holiday with fares from just €29.99 available now on Ryanair.com.”

David Ciceo – CEO of Cluj International Airport, has made the following comments:

“We are delighted and supportive of Ryanair’s plans to grow its operations from Cluj International Airport, which is to get our passengers from the catchment area, many more flying options starting with S23 summer season. Flights to London, Paris, Brussels, Milan or Dublin will for sure be attractive to the entire region and thus we are thankful for Ryanair’s commitment into this development of operations.”

Ryanair, Europe’s no.1 airline, today (23 Feb) announced that it will operate to/from Iasi Airport for the first time this summer with 4 exciting routes to Brussels Charleroi, Dublin, Milan and Paris. Ryanair will operate 25 weekly flights to/from Iasi this summer offering citizens/visitors the widest choice and at the lowest fares when booking their Summer ‘23 getaways, while growing inbound tourism and creating over 175 local jobs at the same time.

Ryanair’s Iasi Summer ‘23 schedule will deliver:

– 4 routes – Brussels, Dublin, Milan & Paris

– Over 25 weekly flights

– 235K passengers per annum

– Over 175 local jobs

As the only major airline growing in Europe, Ryanair is uniquely positioned to deliver real growth, investment and new destinations in Western Europe, driving connectivity, traffic, tourism and jobs.

To celebrate the launch of its first ever schedule for Iasi, Ryanair is launching a special seat sale with fares from just €29.99 for travel between Apr and Oct 2023 which must be booked by midnight 24Feb on www.ryanair.com.

Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska, Country Manager Ryanair CEE & Baltics said: 

“As Europe’s no. 1 airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce our first ever schedule for Iasi, with over 25 weekly flights across 4 routes to Brussels Charleroi, Dublin, Milan & Paris, offering Iasi citizens/visitors even more choice for their summer holidays at the lowest fares in Europe.

Jassy, the 3^rd biggest city in Romania is important cultural and scientific centre. We are certain new direct routes will not only allow more convenient travelling for citizens of Jassy and the region, but will also inspire tourists from the other end to discover this beautiful city.

Ryanair will carry over 235,000 passengers to/from Iasi this year creating over 175 local jobs as we continue to deliver more traffic, more jobs, and more low fares than any other airline in Europe.”

Romeo Vatră, General Manager of Iasi International Airport said:

“Ryanair will be the fifth airline to operate from Iasi Airport this year and we are very excited to begin a successful partnership with one of the most influential air operators in Europe. Ryanair’s decision to launch flights from Iasi is the result of our constant negotiations with the airline and a reconfirmation of our efforts to attract new airlines to support the development of the airport. The collaboration with Ryanair will be reflected in multiple travel possibilities from Iasi to modern European cities. We are confident about the expansion prospects of connectivity and the chances we have to build a strong partnership with the low-cost company that is so much awaited in Iasi. Our Airport will become the second largest in Romania after the construction of the new terminal, which will make it more attractive to our passengers and airlines alike. In terms of passenger traffic, we are ranked third among the Romanian airports, with a rapid recovery from the pandemic recession, but with the new infrastructure completed at the end of December 2023, the results will bring us higher to top as we will be able to serve 3,3 million passengers per year, twice the current capacity. Needless to emphasize the importance of Iasi Airport for the regional economic development and accessibility of the N-E region. We would like to thank Ryanair once again for the openness and interest in Iasi and for choosing us as a reliable partner.”

Dublin Airport has closed again today (Tues, 21 Feb) for the 5^th time in 4 weeks due to drone disruptions, causing multiple delays and disrupting/delaying hundreds of passengers.

Ryanair calls on Transport Min. Eamon Ryan to do something – anything – to protect Ireland’s main airport from these drone disruptions. Irish air travellers are entitled to expect the Min. for Transport to take action and yet again Min. Ryan has failed to meet even these modest expectations.

A Ryanair spokesperson said:

“It is unacceptable that more Ryanair flights and hundreds of passengers have again suffered disruptions and delays as Dublin Airport closed for a 5^th time in 4 weeks due to Transport Min. Eamon Ryan’s failure to take any action to prevent drone disruptions at Dublin Airport. As always Min Ryan promises “stronger enforcement measures” but delivers nothing.

Min. Ryan should explain why other EU Airports have effective drone prevention measures in place but Dublin keeps being disrupted while he is asleep on the job. Sadly, our Transport Min. is all talk and no action when it comes to drone disruptions.”

ENDS

Ryanair, the UK’s no.1 airline, today (16 Feb) announced its Summer 2023 schedule from Glasgow and Prestwick Airports, incl. 2 new routes from Prestwick to Marseilles and Pisa starting from Apr 2023 and increased frequencies on its ever-popular Glasgow to Dublin route.

Ryanair’s Glasgow/Prestwick Summer 2023 schedule will deliver:

– 2 based aircraft at Prestwick

– $200M investment

– 18 routes, incl. 2 new – Prestwick to Marseilles & Pisa

– 150+ weekly flights

– 6% growth on S22

– Over 1.1M passengers p.a.

– Over 1,400 local jobs, incl. over 550 direct pilot, cabin crew & engineering jobs

Ryanair will operate over 150 weekly flights to/from Glasgow and Prestwick this summer (6% growth on S22) connecting top European destinations like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain among others. Underpinned by Ryanair’s 2 based aircraft at Prestwick – representing a $200M investment – this increased connectivity and traffic growth will deliver much needed inbound tourism while offering customers in Glasgow and its surrounds the widest choice and the lowest fares when booking their Summer 2023 getaways.

Ryanair is a major employer in Glasgow, supporting over 1,400 local jobs, incl. 550 direct pilot, cabin crew and engineering jobs. In addition to the more than 500 highly skilled professionals already employed at Ryanair’s state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Prestwick, Ryanair is now seeking to fill another 200 roles to support the maintenance of Ryanair’s fleet as it grows to 600 aircraft by 2026.

Customers in Glasgow and its surrounds can now book a well-deserved Summer 2023 break enjoying Ryanair’s lowest fares to the widest choice of destinations, incl. these exciting new sunshine destinations, on Ryanair.com.

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

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our Summer 2023 schedule for our Glasgow customers, with over 150 weekly flights across 18 sunny hotspot destinations, incl. 2 new routes from Prestwick to Marseilles and Pisa, offering our customers in Glasgow and its surrounds even more choice for their summer holidays at the lowest fares in Europe.

And for those looking to getaway and soak up some sun with the family this summer, you can now spread out the cost of your holiday by paying half the fare now and the other half up to 40 days pre-departure when you book Ryanair’s Family Plus bundle, making family holidays more accessible for everyone.

To facilitate Ryanair’s growth in the region and across our wider network of more than 235 locations, we are hiring another 200 highly skilled professionals for our state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Prestwick to support the maintenance of Ryanair’s fleet as it grows to 600 aircraft by 2026.

We look forward to welcoming thousands of customers/visitors onboard our flights to/from Glasgow this Summer as Ryanair continues to deliver more traffic, connectivity, and lower fares than any other airline for the UK.”

Ryanair, the UK’s no.1 airline, today (16 Feb) announced its new Aberdeen schedule for Summer 2023, with 12 weekly flights across 3 sunny hotspot destinations, incl. Alicante, Faro and Malaga starting from Apr 2023.

Ryanair’s Aberdeen Summer 2023 schedule will deliver:

– 3 routes – Alicante, Faro & Malaga

– 12 weekly flights

– 73K passengers to/from Aberdeen in FY24

– Over 50 local jobs

Aberdeen citizens/visitors can now book a well-deserved Summer 2023 break enjoying Ryanair’s lowest fares to the widest choice of destinations, incl. these exciting sunshine destinations, on Ryanair.com.

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

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our Aberdeen schedule for Summer 2023, with over 12 weekly flights across 3 sunny hotspot destinations – Alicante, Faro and Malaga – offering Aberdeen citizens/visitors even more choice for their summer holidays at the lowest fares in Europe.

And for those looking to getaway and soak up some sun with the family this summer, you can now spread out the cost of your holiday by paying half the fare now and the other half up to 40 days pre-departure when you book Ryanair’s Family Plus bundle, making family holidays more accessible for everyone.

We look forward to welcoming thousands of customers/visitors onboard our flights to/from Aberdeen this Summer as Ryanair continues to deliver more traffic, connectivity, and lower fares than any other airline for the UK.”

Christopher Tibbett, Group Head of Airline Relations and Marketing for Aberdeen said:

“We are thrilled that Ryanair is launching a bigger season from Aberdeen than ever before, with even more flights to European sunshine hotspots. Whether exploring the Algarve’s hidden beaches, hiking Andalucía’s rugged mountains or enjoying sundown cocktails along the Costa Blanca, Scottish holidaymakers will be well served this summer”.