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Reacting to the European Commission’s approval today (25 June) of the German Government’s €9bn bailout of Lufthansa, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said: “This is a spectacular case of a rich EU Member State ignoring the EU Treaties to the benefit of its national industry and the detriment of poorer countries. Under the pretext of Covid-19, the German Government is giving Lufthansa a bank-breaking bailout of €9bn which even the airline’s own CEO admits it does not … more

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (Tues, 23 June) called on the Government to act immediately on the recommendations of its Aviation Taskforce.  The Aviation Taskforce reports that “Ireland is now significantly behind” other EU … more

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (12 June) announced the resumption of 79 routes to Poland from the UK and Ireland as part of Ryanair’s Polish Summer 2020 schedule. To celebrate that Poland is reopening … more

Ryanair today (Fri 12 Jun) published its open correspondence with Health Minister Simon Harris, and called on both his Government and NPHET to abandon Ireland’s useless “form filling” quarantine, which has no scientific or medical … more

Calls On The Dot To Waive Useless Quarantine Ryanair today (Thurs, 11 June) criticised the UK Department of Transport’s advice to minimize carry-on luggage in favour of checked in bags. This is more nonsensical advice … more

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (Tues 9 June) announced it will waive its flight change fee for all customers who book to travel in July & August, allowing them to book their summer … more

EU Urges States To Open Up Borders By The End Of June Ryanair today (Fri 5 June) called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to scrap Ireland’s ineffective visitor quarantine from the end of June, on the … more