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.”

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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”.

URSULA VON DER LEYEN SHOULD PROTECT EUROPEAN PASSENGERS OR RESIGN

Following yesterday’s (14 Feb) confirmation that French Air Traffic Control (ATC) will strike again this tomorrow (Thurs, 16 Feb) for the 5^th time this year (almost 1 per week), Ryanair is once again calling on the EU Commission under President, Ursula von der Leyen, to step up and take immediate action by protecting overflights which will prevent thousands of European passengers from being disrupted during unnecessary French ATC strikes.

Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission are abandoning hundreds of thousands of passengers by repeatedly failing to protect the Free Movement of People and are allowing flights overflying France to be hijacked time after time by a small number of French Air Traffic Controllers who close the skies over France for EU passengers travelling to/from countries outside France while protecting French domestic flights for French citizens. If the President of the EU Commission cannot protect European passengers and keep European skies open during these repeated French ATC strikes, then she should step down and make room for someone that will protect European citizens.

Ryanair Director of Operations, Neal McMahon:

“It is completely unacceptable that European passengers will once again face disruption tomorrow (Thurs, 16 Feb) as result of yet another French ATC strike – the 5^th strike already this year – due to the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen’s failure to take any action to protect overflights during these unnecessary strikes by a small number of French Air Traffic Controllers.

Even passengers who are not flying to/from France are impacted because they overfly French Airspace, all the while French laws unfairly protect French domestic flights.

Ursula von der Leyen must immediately step up and preserve the Free Movement of People by protecting overflights from these needless strikes, as done in Italy and Greece, or step down and let someone who actually will protect its EU citizens from further disruption due to French ATC strikes.”

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.