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RYANAIR CALLS ON HEIDI ALEXANDER TO SACK NATS CEO MARTIN ROLFE AFTER OVER 7,000 PASSENGERS SUFFER ATC DELAYS THURS (14 AUG) DUE TO REPEATED NATS MISMANAGEMENT & STAFF SHORTAGES
Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 low fares airline, today (14 Aug) called on Transport Minister, Heidi Alexander, to sack NATS CEO, Martin Rolfe, after more than 7,000 passengers travelling to/from the UK on Thurs 14th August suffered ATC delays of up to 30mins due to repeated NATS mismanagement and staff shortages. A Ryanair spokesperson said: “The… more
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RYANAIR BASES THIRD AIRCRAFT AT NEWCASTLE FOR WINTER 2025 US$300M INVESTMENT, +120K NEW SEATS (+36%) AND 5 NEW ROUTES
Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 low fares airline, today (Tues, 19th Aug) announced a third Boeing 737 8-200 “Gamechanger” based aircraft at Newcastle for Winter 25/26. This aircraft will deliver 120,000 (+36%) additional seats at Newcastle this Winter where Ryanair now expects to carry more than 1m annual passengers. Ryanair has also launched 5 exciting new… more
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RYANAIR TO OPEN NEW TIRANA BASE FOR SUMMER 2026 3 BASED AIRCRAFT, 10 NEW ROUTES (33 TOT.) AS TRAFFIC GROWS TO 4.0M P.A.
Ryanair, Albania’s fastest growing airline today (Thurs, 14 Aug) announced it would open a new – 3 aircraft – base at Tirana Airport from April 2026, basing 3 new B737-800 aircraft – a $300m invest. – supporting over 3,000 jobs, incl. 100 new high-paid jobs for pilots and cabin crew. Ryanair’s new Tirana base will… more
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RYANAIR & ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR OFFERING STUDENTS LOWER FARES FOR THEIR ERASMUS TRAVELS
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) today (Wed, 13 Aug) announced that they will extend their long-standing partnership for 2026, marking the 9th year of supporting European students with super low fares so that they can travel during their educational exchange. Through this exclusive partnership, registered ESN students can access a… more
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RYANAIR WELCOMES DISRUPTIVE PASSENGER CONVICTION BY EDINBURGH COURT REAFFIRMING RYANAIR’S ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON PASSENGER MISCONDUCT
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Wed, 13 Aug) welcomed the Edinburgh Sheriff Court’s decision to convict an unruly passenger who disrupted flight RK5593 from Edinburgh to Lanzarote on 5 July 2024 shortly after take-off by smoking, consuming his own alcohol, and verbally abusing other passengers onboard. This passenger was one of three disruptive passengers whose… more
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RYANAIR LAUNCHES “TRAVEL AGENT DIRECT”, A NEW PLATFORM FOR OFFLINE TRAVEL AGENCIES, TO ENHANCE CONSUMER PROTECTION
PLATFORM ENSURES PASSENGERS HAVE FULL TRANSPARENCY ON FARES WHEN BOOKING RYANAIR FLIGHTS THROUGH TRAVEL AGENCIES Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, has today (Mon, 28 July) announced the launch of “Travel Agent Direct” (TAD) a new direct, authorised distribution platform, designed to allow offline travel agents to book Ryanair flights directly, ensuring full transparency for passengers.… more
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RYANAIR CALLS ON NATS CEO MARTIN ROLFE TO QUIT AS 6,000 UK PASSENGERS SUFFER ATC DELAYS TUES (5 AUG) DUE TO REPEATED NATS MISMANAGEMENT & STAFF SHORTAGES
Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 low fares airline, renewed its call on NATS CEO, Martin Rolfe, to resign after 6,000 passengers travelling to/from the UK on Tues (5th Aug) suffered avoidable ATC delays due to repeated NATS mismanagement and staff shortages. These latest NATS ATC delays come less than a week after a NATS ATC system… more