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RYANAIR WELCOMES FINAL EU COURT RULING ON LUFTHANSA’S ILLEGAL €6 BILLION STATE AID
CALLS ON GERMANY TO RECOVER €200M COVID BAILOUT BENEFITS FROM LUFTHANSA Ryanair today (Thurs, 23 Apr) welcomed the final CJEU ruling which again confirms that the €6 billion State Aid bailout received by Lufthansa during the Covid-19 pandemic from the German state was illegal. Lufthansa has so far avoided repaying the approx. €200m benefits it… more
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RYANAIR AIRPORT CHECK-IN & BAG DROP TO CLOSE AT 60 MINS (UP FROM 40 MINS) FROM NOV 2026
BAG DROP & CHECK-IN TO CLOSE AT 60 MINS FROM NOV TO ALLOWGUESTS MORE TIME TO GET THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY AND PASSPORT QUEUES Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 22 Apr) announced that from Tues 10 Nov check-in and bag drop services at all its airports will close 60 mins prior to scheduled departure (up… more
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RYANAIR MAR TRAFFIC GROWS 5%
TO 15.8M GUESTS Ryanair today (Thurs, 2 Apr) released its Mar 2026 traffic stats as follows: more
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RYANAIR CALLS ON THE DÁIL TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO ABOLISH DUBLIN AIRPORT TRAFFIC CAP
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 passenger airline, today (Wed 25 Mar) called on the Dáil Committee of Transport to abolish the Fingal CoCo’s unlawful 2007 32m passenger cap at Dublin Airport. The abolition of this cap was raised in the manifestos of most political parties in the 2024 General Election. Both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael won… more
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RYANAIR ANNOUNCES £40M EXPANSION AT PRESTWICK MAINTENANCE FACILITY 450 HIGHLY SKILLED ENGINEER & MECHANIC JOBS, INCLUDING 60 APPRENTICESHIP ROLES
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Fri, 20 Mar) announced a £40M expansion of its maintenance facility at Prestwick Airport, which will see the construction of a new 11,938 sqm 4-bay heavy maintenance hangar and additional component workshops. This major development will expand Ryanair’s existing Prestwick operation from 6 to 10 bays, making it Ryanair’s largest… more
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RYANAIR OPENS ITS LARGEST MAINTENANCE HANGAR AT MADRID AIRPORT – €25 MILLION INVESTMENT REVITALISES BARAJAS’ INDUSTRIAL AREA & CREATES 700 HIGH-SKILL JOBS
Ryanair, Spain’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 18 Mar) inaugurated its new €25 million maintenance centre at Madrid Barajas Airport – the largest in the Ryanair network. With capacity for 7 aircraft, this 22,000 m² state-of-the-art facility, located in the airport’s industrial area, will create 700 high-skill jobs, including engineers, mechanics, and support roles, further strengthening… more
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RYANAIR ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLA & FRU
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 18 Mar) announced its latest partnership agreement with Vola and Fru, part of ITH Group – two of Central and Eastern Europe’s fastest growing travel platforms, operating in Romania and Poland respectively. Through this agreement, both Vola and Fru customers will have access to Ryanair’s low-fare flights and ancillaries.… more





