REAFFIRMING RYANAIR’S ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON PASSENGER MISCONDUCT

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 8 Apr) welcomed the decision by the Bristol Crown Court to convict an unruly passenger who disrupted flight FR5518 from Krakow to Bristol on 11 November 2025 by consuming duty free alcohol, verbally abusing passengers and failing to comply with crew instructions. This disruptive passenger pleaded guilty and received a 10-month prison sentence.

Ryanair is committed to ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a comfortable and stress-free environment free of unnecessary disruption caused by a tiny number of unruly passengers. Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft for the benefit of the vast majority of passengers who do not disrupt flights.

Ryanair’s Jade Kirwan, said:

“We welcome the Bristol Crown Court’s conviction of this unruly passenger whose inexcusable behaviour disrupted a flight from Krakow to Bristol in November 2025. This demonstrates just one of the many consequences (including travel bans and offload fines) that passengers who disrupt flights will face as part of Ryanair’s zero tolerance policy. We hope this conviction will further deter disruptive behaviour on flights so that both passengers and crew can travel in a comfortable and stress-free environment.”

POLITYKA ZEROWEJ TOLERANCJI RYANAIR WOBEC NIEPRAWIDŁOWEGO ZACHOWANIA PASAŻERÓW

Ryanair, największa linia lotnicza w Europie, z zadowoleniem przyjęła decyzję Sądu Koronnego w Bristolu o skazaniu pasażera, który zakłócił przebieg lotu FR5518 z Krakowa do Bristolu w dniu 11 listopada 2025 r., spożywając alkohol zakupiony w sklepie wolnocłowym, obrażał on słownie innych pasażerów oraz nie stosował się do poleceń personelu pokładowego. Pasażer ten przyznał się do winy i został skazany na 10 miesięcy pozbawienia wolności.

Ryanair dokłada wszelkich starań, aby wszyscy pasażerowie i członkowie załogi podróżowali w komfortowych warunkach, bez stresu i niepotrzebnych komplikacji powodowanych przez nieliczną grupę agresywnych pasażerów zachowujących się nieodpowiednio. Ryanair stosuje surową politykę zerowej tolerancji wobec niewłaściwego zachowania pasażerów i będzie nadal podejmował działania mające na celu zwalczanie nieodpowiedniego zachowania pasażerów na pokładzie samolotu, z korzyścią dla zdecydowanej większości pasażerów, którzy nie zakłócają przebiegu lotów.

Head of Comms CEE&Baltics w Ryanair Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska powiedziała:

„Z zadowoleniem przyjmujemy wyrok wydany przez Sąd Koronny w Bristolu wobec agresywnego pasażera, którego niewybaczalne zachowanie zakłóciło lot z Krakowa do Bristolu w listopadzie 2025 roku. Jest to tylko jeden z wielu przykładów konsekwencji takiego zachowania (w tym zakazów podróżowania i kar za usunięcie z samolotu), jakie ponoszą pasażerowie zakłócający przebieg lotów w ramach polityki zerowej tolerancji linii Ryanair. Mamy nadzieję, że ten wyrok będzie stanowił dodatkowy środek odstraszający przed zakłócaniem porządku podczas lotów, tak aby zarówno pasażerowie, jak i załoga mogli podróżować bezpiecznie w komfortowych warunkach”.

BADEN-BADEN, FRANKFURT HAHN, PORTO, NUREMBERG & PISA

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Tue, 7 Apr) announced that the first flights of its new Summer 2026 routes from Rabat to Baden-Baden, Frankfurt Hahn, Porto, Nuremberg and Pisa took off last week. Ryanair will operate 2 weekly flights on these exciting new Summer 2026 routes, providing its Moroccan customers with even more choice at Europe’s lowest fares.

Ryanair’s full Summer 2026 schedule is available to book now on the Ryanair app.

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

“We were pleased to see the first flights of our new Summer 2026 routes from Rabat to Baden-Baden, Frankfurt Hahn, Porto, Nuremberg and Pisa take off last week, as we move into the busy Summer 2026 season. These exciting new Summer routes will operate twice weekly, adding to Ryanair’s already robust Summer 2026 schedule, offering our customers even more choice at the lowest fares in Europe.

Ryanair’s full Summer 2026 schedule is available to book now on the Ryanair app.”

63 ROTTE, 11 AEREI ($1BN+ INV) E CRESCITA DEL TRAFFICO AD OLTRE 6 MILIONI DI
PASSEGGERI ALL’ANNO

Ryanair, la compagnia aerea n.1 in Europa e in Italia, ha annunciato oggi (giovedì 2 aprile) l’operativo per l’estate 2026 da Bologna. L’operativo, ampliato, prevede 63 rotte, tra cui un nuovo collegamento estivo per Castellón–Costa Azahar, e 11 aeromobili basati (investimento di oltre 1 miliardo di dollari), supportando più di 4.800 posti di lavoro locali e favorendo il turismo in entrata durante tutto l’anno. In totale, quest’anno Ryanair trasporterà oltre 6 milioni di passeggeri da/per Bologna.

L’operativo Ryanair per l’estate 2026 include ulteriori frequenze su esistenti rotte molto popolari, tra cui destinazioni domestiche come Palermo, Catania, Trapani, Lamezia Terme e Cagliari, oltre a mete internazionali molto richieste come Malta, Malaga, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Manchester e Londra Stansted, tra le altre. Questa espansione offre ai clienti di Bologna e dell’intera regione Emilia-Romagna una scelta ancora più ampia alle tariffe più basse d’Europa, rafforzando ulteriormente il ruolo dell’aeroporto come hub strategico per i viaggi leisure e business nel Nord Italia.

L’operativo Ryanair per l’estate 2026 a Bologna prevede:

· 63 rotte in totale

· 1 nuova rotta per Castellón-Costa Azahar

· Aumento delle frequenze su rotte domestiche già esistenti, tra cui Palermo, Catania, Trapani, Lamezia Terme e Cagliari, così come su rotte internazionali quali Malta, Malaga, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Manchester e Londra Stansted.

· 11 aerei basati – oltre $1bn investiti

· Oltre 6M pax p.a.

· Supp. ad oltre 4,800 posti di lavoro

Ryanair vola da e per Bologna da 18 anni, dove ha trasportato ad oggi 57 milioni di passeggeri, e continua a impegnarsi per investire e far crescere il traffico in Emilia-Romagna e in tutta Italia. Per sostenere il turismo italiano, Ryanair invita il Governo italiano e le autorità regionali ad abolire la addizionale municipale in tutti gli aeroporti italiani. In questo caso, Ryanair è pronta a rispondere immediatamente con un importante investimento che porterebbe 20 milioni di passeggeri aggiuntivi, 40 nuovi aeromobili basati (pari a un investimento di 4 miliardi di dollari), 250 nuove rotte e 15.000 nuovi posti di lavoro in tutto il Paese.

Fabrizio Francioni, Head of Communications Italy di Ryanair, ha detto:

“In qualità di compagnia aerea n.1 in Italia, Ryanair è lieta di annunciare il proprio operativo per l’Estate 2026 da Bologna, che include 63 rotte, tra cui un nuovo ed entusiasmante collegamento per Castellón–Costa Azahar e oltre 420 voli settimanali. Questo operativo riflette il continuo impegno di Ryanair verso la città di Bologna, per favorire il turismo inbound, migliorare la connettività e offrire ai clienti di Bologna e della regione un’ampia scelta alle tariffe più basse d’Europa.

Voliamo da e per Bologna da 18 anni, dove abbiamo trasportato finora 57 milioni di passeggeri e investito oltre 1 miliardo di dollari con 11 aeromobili basati, supportando più di 4.800 posti di lavoro locali. Ryanair è pronta a investire ancora di più: se il Governo italiano abolisse l’addizionale municipale in tutti gli aeroporti italiani, Ryanair risponderebbe con 40 nuovi aeromobili, 250 rotte aggiuntive, 20 milioni di passeggeri in più e 15.000 nuovi posti di lavoro in tutta Italia”.

Mauro Bolla, Direttore Business Aviation di Aeroporto di Bologna ha aggiunto:

“L’ampliamento dell’operativo Ryanair per la Summer 2026 rappresenta un segnale positivo per lo sviluppo dello scalo e del territorio. La crescita delle rotte e delle frequenze consolida il ruolo di Bologna come principale gateway della regione, rafforzando le opportunità di viaggio sia per il traffico leisure sia per quello business. Continueremo a lavorare in stretta collaborazione con Ryanair e con tutti i vettori partner per sviluppare nuove opportunità.”

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (Fri, 27 Mar) called on Prime Minister De Wever to scrap the Belgium Govt’s five-fold federal aviation tax increase NOW, rather than “reassessing” it in July, when airlines’ Winter 26/Summer 27 schedules will already have been set and Belgian traffic, tourism and jobs will be already lost.

While Ryanair welcomes Prime Minister De Wever’s realisation that excessively taxing air traffic is not the way to grow tourism and jobs – but instead sends traffic to other lower cost, zero-tax, competitor destinations elsewhere in Europe, like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, regional Italy, or Albania, where Govts are abolishing aviation taxes to grow traffic, tourism and jobs. Delaying the “reassessment” of this damaging tax until the middle of the busy summer season, when airlines have already finalised their Winter 26/Summer 27 schedules, makes no sense and will not mitigate the loss of Belgian traffic, tourism and jobs. That decision will be made in advance of July.

If Prime Minister De Wever does not wish to be responsible for the loss of over 2 million seats and thousands of jobs at Charleroi Airport from October next, then he should push now to immediately scrap Belgium’s aviation tax altogether – as Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy and Albania have done.

Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson, said:

“Ryanair calls on Prime Minister De Wever to stop wasting time “reassessing” Belgium’s five-fold aviation tax increase by July, and instead scrap this harmful aviation tax NOW. July is too late – airlines will have already set their Winter 26 / Summer 27 schedules. If Prime Minister De Wever really wants to prevent Belgium from haemorrhaging traffic, tourism and jobs then he should scrap the tax NOW, without any further delay.”

TO 15.8M GUESTS

Ryanair today (Thurs, 2 Apr) released its Mar 2026 traffic stats as follows:

Ryanair, the UK’s No. 1 passenger airline, this week (Wed, 1 Apr) launched its Summer 2026 schedule for London, operating 194 routes including 5 new routes from Luton to Wroclaw, and from Stansted to Forli, Glasgow, Malmö and Parma. Ryanair has also added extra frequencies on 50+ other routes including Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga and Malta. To support this modest traffic growth, Ryanair will base 1 new aircraft at London Stansted for S26 – bringing Ryanair’s total London-based fleet to 57 aircraft (a $6bn investment) and creating 30 new, highly paid, jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers.

Ryanair continues to modestly grow its traffic in London, and across the UK. With expected traffic of 61m passengers in 2026, Ryanair is the UK’s biggest passenger airline, carrying almost double BA’s traffic to/from the UK. However, from today (1 Apr), Rachel Reeves’ harmful decision to increase the UK’s damaging APD tax will make the UK, especially its regional airports, even less competitive versus EU markets such as Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia and regional Italy, where Govts are abolishing aviation/enviro taxes and lowering access costs to drive traffic, tourism and jobs growth.

Ryanair has submitted plans to the Starmer Govt to grow UK traffic by 33% to 80m passengers over the next 5 years, but this growth will only be delivered if the Govt reverses this APD hike and abolishes this damaging tax, which is now the highest aviation tax in Europe. As usual, with Rachel Reeves we have received no response to our growth offer.

Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, said:

“Ryanair continues to invest in modest growth in the UK and we are now the UK’s No. 1 passenger airline, with 61m passengers in 2026. Today we open 5 new London routes for Summer 2026, with frequency increases and 1 extra aircraft in Stansted, a further $100m investment in London. Rachel Reeves talks a lot about growth but hasn’t a clue how to deliver it.

While Ryanair is growing modestly in London, many UK regional airports are being hammered by Rachel Reeves’ stupid decision to increase APD from today. This APD hike makes UK air travel even less competitive versus countries like Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia and regional Italy, where Govts are abolishing enviro taxes and being rewarded with rapid traffic, tourism and jobs growth.

If Rachel Reeves is serious about growth, she should stop talking, and start delivering it by scrapping APD. Ryanair has proposals on the table to grow UK traffic by 33% to 80m passengers over the next 5 years, but this growth won’t happen while the UK maintains Europe’s highest and most harmful aviation tax rates. Instead of hammering yet more taxes onto UK citizens and regional airports, she should follow the example of Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia and regional Italy, and scrap these harmful enviro taxes to win back traffic, tourism and jobs that the UK is now losing to lower cost competitors in Europe.

We again call on the UK Govt to urgently reform the UK’s broken NATS ATC service. It continues to stagger from failure to failure under Martin Rolfe’s mismanagement. Heidi Alexander’s claims that ‘she can’t dismiss him’ are false. The UK Govt owns 49% of NATS and has the power to change its CEO. Nothing will improve in NATS while it is run by failed, overpaid bureaucrats like Martin Rolfe. Sack him and appoint someone competent to run UK ATC – that is how to deliver a better, on-time ATC service for all passengers travelling to/from the UK this Summer.”