TALLINN INCREASE WILL DAMAGE ESTONIAN TOURISM, CONNECTIVITY, TRAFFIC AND JOBS

Ryanair, Europe’s no.1 airline, today (14 Feb) welcomed the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Urmas Reinsalu’s call to review Tallinn Airport’s excessive 33% charge increase, which will do nothing but create excess profits for Tallinn Airport at the expense of airline customers and passengers and the detriment of Estonia’s post-Covid recovery.

Despite Ryanair having already reduced its Summer ‘23 schedule at Tallinn by 35%, severing direct ties between the Estonian capital and 6 major cities (incl. Dublin, Malta and Naples), as well as reducing flights to Berlin as a direct result of Tallinn’s illogical decision to increase charges by an excessive 33%, Tallinn Airport CEO, Riivo Tuvike, is also now bizarrely signalling more charge increases which would make Estonia even more uncompetitive compared to its European counterparts and further jeopardise Estonia’s connectivity, tourism, traffic and jobs.

It is particularly alarming that Mr. Tuvike has publicly admitted to discussing future pricing strategies with Riga and Vilnius Airports, which is strictly prohibited under competition law. Price fixing between airports harms passengers, connectivity, employment and ultimately the Estonian and wider Baltic economies.

Ryanair joins Minister Reinsalu to again call on Tallinn Airport and the regulator to immediately reverse their reckless decision to increase charges and focus on lowering costs which would allow airlines, like Ryanair, to grow connectivity, inbound tourism, and passenger traffic for the benefit of Estonia’s citizens, communities, and wider economic recovery. In the absence of airport charge reductions Ryanair will need to review its Summer/Winter schedules for further capacity reductions.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady said: 

“We welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ call to review Tallinn Airport’s excessive 33% charge increase. It is great to see that someone in the Estonian Govt is talking sense, especially when Tallinn Airport’s CEO is seeking to further damage Estonian connectivity, tourism and jobs by further increasing prices and revealing discussions with Riga and Vilnius Airports to jointly discuss future prices. Not only is this strictly prohibited under competition law, but it will have a detrimental impact on Estonia’s connectivity, tourism, traffic, jobs and overall post-Covid recovery.

This negative impact has already been evidenced by Ryanair’s cutting of 6 major routes to/from Tallinn earlier this month in direct response to Tallinn Airport’s reckless decision to increase charges by 33%. Regrettably for Estonian citizens and businesses, in the absence of immediate charge reductions further capacity reductions are inevitable.

Ryanair joins Minister Reinsalu to again call on Tallinn Airport and the regulator to reverse its strategy of excessive airport charges that damage connectivity and jobs and to focus on lowering costs which would see airlines like Ryanair grow tourism and jobs in the region.”

DUBLIN RECRUITMENT EVENT ON THURSDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY

Ryanair, Ireland and Europe’s no. 1 airline, has today (14 Feb) announced a major recruitment drive for 50 talented marketing and technology professionals to join the airline as it grows to carry 225m passengers p.a. by 2026.

To help find the perfect candidates for these exciting roles, Ryanair will hold a Recruitment Open Day in The Davenport Hotel in Dublin’s city centre on Thursday, 23^rd February from 12:30 – 19:00 where attendees will have an opportunity to meet the talent behind the brand and to learn more about the open roles across Technology, Product, Digital, Brand, Communications and Sales & Marketing through informative presentations and one-to-one sessions. Open roles vary from entry level graduates to senior management.

Ryanair’s people enjoy excellent remuneration packages, fantastic career development opportunities and benefits, as well as discounted travel across Ryanair’s 235+ destination wide network.

Those interested in attending Ryanair’s Marketing and Technology Recruitment Open Day should register through the below QR code or by completing this Registration Form.

Ryanair’s People Director, Darrell Hughes, said:

“As Europe’s no. 1 airline and a top Irish brand for digital innovation and fun marketing, we are delighted to announce our Recruitment Open Day to help find the perfect candidates to join our industry leading Marketing and Technology teams.

In response to strong bookings and fantastic growth across Europe, we are expanding the Technology and Marketing Teams here at our Dublin Office and recruiting for 50 roles at all levels across our Technology, Product, Digital, Brand, PR Communications and Sales & Marketing teams.

Our teams based at Airside Swords enjoy fantastic pay, excellent conditions and on-site facilities as well as free flights and travel perks across Ryanair’s 235+ destination network and we look forward to meeting enthusiastic and hard-working future team members at The Davenport Hotel in Dublin on 23^rd February.

Ryanair today (9 Feb) announced its new Derry schedule for Summer 2023, with 8 weekly flights to/from the UK’s ‘Capital of the North’ – Manchester.

With flights running every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday throughout Summer 2023, Ryanair’s Manchester route offers the perfect low fare getaway for Derry customers looking to soak up some culture, nightlife, shopping, football and music in the city or spend some quality time with the family exploring Manchester’s beautiful countryside.

Ryanair will carry 87,000 passengers to/from Derry this year and through its Summer 2023 schedule, Ryanair will support over 65 local jobs in Derry while further driving connectivity and inbound tourism and highlighting Derry as a top tourist destination for Northern UK holidaymakers.

Derry citizens/visitors can now book their well-deserved Summer 2023 break enjoying Ryanair’s lowest fares on the Ryanair website/app. 

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

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our Summer 2023 schedule for Derry with 8 weekly flights to/from Manchester – the UK’s ‘Capital of the North’.

With a flight duration of just 1 hour, Manchester is the perfect destination for Derry customers looking for a nearby, low fare trip to soak up some culture, nightlife, shopping, football and music in the city or spend some quality time with the family exploring Manchester’s beautiful countryside.

And for cost conscious families, 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.

Ryanair is driving Derry’s economic recovery post-Covid through our delivery of year-round tourism, regional investment and support of 65 local jobs, while also providing the people of Derry with the lowest fares when planning their summer 2023 holidays.

Derry customers can now book our Manchester route for Summer 2023 on Ryanair.com.”

Steve Frazer, Managing Director at City of Derry Airport said:

“We are delighted that Ryanair’s service from City of Derry Airport to Manchester has proved to be such a huge success, with consistently high passenger loads and fantastic fares which has resulted in this increase in frequency of the service with an additional weekly departure taking off from April onwards.  This demonstrates the importance of this connection for the local catchment area for leisure, business and students who commute regularly.  The route is also key for reuniting many in the North West with their family and friends living in Manchester and also has so much to offer for family breaks, couples retreats, and group getaways.  Our passengers want to “fly local”, avail of great parking offers and experience a stress-free car park to gate process within 20 mins of arrival with no queues!  That leaves time to relax in the wonderful Amelia Earhart Airport Lounge so can easily see why Manchester is in such demand!”

Ryanair, the UK’s no.1 airline, today (9 Feb) announced its new Teesside schedule for Summer 2023, with 14 weekly flights across 4 sun-filled destinations, including Alicante, Corfu, Faro and Palma, providing Ryanair’s Teesside customers with unbeatable choice at the lowest fares when planning their summer 2023 holidays.

Ryanair’s Teesside Summer 2023 schedule will deliver:

– 4 routes – Alicante, Corfu, Faro & Palma

– 14 weekly flights

– 83K passengers to/from Teesside in FY24

– Over 60 well-paid local jobs

Teesside citizens/visitors can now book their well-deserved Summer 2023 break enjoying Ryanair’s lowest fares to any of these sunny hotspot destinations on Ryanair.com.

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

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our Teesside schedule for Summer 2023 with 14 weekly flights across 4 popular sunshine routes, including Alicante, Corfu, Faro and Palma, offering Teesside citizens/visitors unbeatable 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 Teesside 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 (9 Feb) announced its biggest ever Cardiff schedule for Summer 2023, with over 25 weekly flights across 4 routes including its new Belfast route, as well as increased frequencies on its ever-popular Dublin route.

Ryanair’s Cardiff Summer 2023 schedule will deliver:

– 4 routes (incl. 1 new) – Belfast, Dublin, Faro & Malaga

– 25+ weekly flights

– +63% growth on Summer 2022

– 210K passengers to/from Cardiff in FY24

– Over 155 local jobs

On top of sunny Summer 2023 holiday destinations like Faro and Malaga, Ryanair has responded to the UK Govt’s 50% APD cut for domestic travel from April ’23 with the opening of new domestic routes, incl. this new Cardiff to Belfast route from Wednesday, 29March. However, this 50% reduction ignores international connectivity which is fundamental for the growth of the UK’s economy and tourism. Ryanair calls again on the UK Govt to fully abolish APD for all travel immediately, which would not only promote tourism, but support much needed connectivity to the UK – an island-based economy on the edge of Europe.

Welsh customers can now book a well-deserved Summer break enjoying Ryanair’s lowest fares to the widest choice of destinations, incl. its exciting new Belfast route for Summer 2023, on Ryanair.com.

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

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our biggest Cardiff schedule for Summer 2023 (+63% growth on S22), with over 25 weekly flights across 4 routes, including our exciting new Belfast route, offering our Welsh customers even more choice for their summer holidays at the lowest fares in Europe.

With the perfect balance of cool city break destinations, like Belfast and Dublin, and sunny hotspots, like Faro and Malaga, Ryanair really does have a destination to suit everyone this Summer, and for cost conscious families, there is no better choice than Ryanair’s industry leading low fares, particularly now that you can spread out the cost of your holiday by paying half the price now and the other half up to 40 days pre-departure when you book Ryanair’s Family Plus bundle, making family holidays easier for everyone.

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

Cardiff Airport CEO, Spencer Birns, said:

“We are grateful for Ryanair’s commitment to working with us to grow more flight choice from Cardiff and we look forward to developing further options for our customers with the airline. Ryanair continues to recognise that people living in Wales want to fly to and from their local airport and this increase in choice is a good step for building on future opportunities with the airline in Wales.”

Ryanair, the UK’s no.1 airline, today (9 Feb) announced its new Exeter schedule for Summer 2023, with 12 weekly flights across 3 sunny hotspot destinations, including its new Faro route operating 4 time per week from Sunday, 4June.

Ryanair’s Exeter Summer 2023 schedule will deliver:

– 3 routes (incl. 1 new) – Alicante, Faro & Malaga

– 12 weekly flights

– +67% growth on Summer 2022

– 63K passengers to/from Exeter in FY24

– Over 45 local jobs

Exeter citizens/visitors can now book a well-deserved Summer break enjoying Ryanair’s lowest fares to the widest choice of destinations, incl. its exciting new Faro route for Summer 2023, on Ryanair.com.

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

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our Exeter schedule for Summer 2023 (+67% growth on S22), with over 12 weekly flights across 3 sunny hotspot destinations, including our exciting new Faro route, offering Exeter citizens/visitors even more choice for their summer holidays at the lowest fares in Europe.

For cost conscious families, there is no better choice than Ryanair’s industry leading low fares, particularly now that you can spread out the cost of your holiday by paying half the price now and the other half up to 40 days pre-departure when you book Ryanair’s Family Plus bundle, making family holidays easier for everyone.

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

Exeter Airport Managing Director, Stephen Wiltshire, said:

“We’re delighted to see Ryanair growing its schedule from Exeter Airport and offering even more choice to local customers. The new route to Faro this summer adds to Ryanair’s year-round flights to Alicante and Malaga and is a fantastic addition to our network, with a total of 26 destinations on offer this year.”

Ryanair, Europas Fluggesellschaft Nr. 1, hat heute (9. Februar) eine neue Strecke von Leipzig nach London für den Sommer 2023 angekündigt, die ab April dreimal wöchentlich bedient wird.

Zur Feier des Tages hat Ryanair einen zeitlich begrenzten Sitzplatzverkauf für Frühbucher gestartet, die sich ein Schnäppchen für ihren Sommerurlaub 2023 sichern wollen. Die Tarife sind ab sofort auf Ryanair.com ab 29,99 € erhältlich.

Annika Ledeboer, Country Managerin für Deutschland, sagte:

“Ostern und der Sommer 2023 rücken immer näher. Wir freuen uns, unseren deutschen Kunden mit der Aufnahme dieser neuen London-Strecke in unseren Sommerflugplan 2023 noch mehr Auswahl bei der Planung ihres lang ersehnten Sommerurlaubs und ein besseres Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis bieten zu können.

Um diese gute Nachricht zu feiern, haben wir einen zeitlich begrenzten Sitzplatzverkauf für Frühbucher gestartet, die sich ein Schnäppchen für ihren Sommerurlaub 2023 sichern möchten. Die Tarife sind ab sofort auf Ryanair.com ab 29,99 € erhältlich.“