A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 operating a Ryanair service from Pisa to Glasgow Prestwick landed at Manchester Airport with just 363kg of fuel remaining after being caught in severe weather during Storm Amy, with three separate windshear encounters, multiple go-arounds and an initial refusal of its diversion request contributing to [read more]
Irish budget airliner Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced plans to close its seven-aircraft base at Berlin Brandenburg Airport from 24 October 2026, citing rising airport charges and continued cost pressures in the German market. The low-cost carrier said the decision follows a further 10% increase in airport fees at Berlin, which come on top [read more]
Data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has unveiled the most complained about airlines operating from the UK and top of the list may, or may not surprise you. In the months from Mid 2024 to Spring 2025 the CAA says that it received over 43,000 complaints about UK airlines [read more]
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK) is celebrating its sixth consecutive year of profit as it continues to turn its fortunes around posting a £3.5 million operating profit for 2024/2025, up £300,000 from the previous year. This comes in part thanks to the “transformational” growth in its cargo market which has seen [read more]
In a significant win for workers’ rights, the Supreme Court has refused Ryanair permission to appeal against a landmark ruling confirming that a pilot who flew exclusively for the airline was a temporary worker rather than a self-employed contractor. The case centred on BALPA member Jason Lutz, who had been [read more]
Budget airline giant Ryanair is implementing a major policy change, transitioning to an entirely digital boarding pass system for all passengers, effective Wednesday, November 12, 2025. This means that the option to download and print a physical paper boarding pass will be scrapped for most flights. The shift is part [read more]
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair (FR/RYR) has unveiled an expanded winter schedule from Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ), making 2,300 extra seats available over the Christmas period. Four routes are available this year, with Alicante and Malaga operating for those seeking winter sun, along with city links to Dublin and London Stansted. [read more]
In a significant ruling for employment rights, the Court of Appeal has upheld a key judgement that a Ryanair pilot, engaged via an aviation employment agency, was in fact a ‘worker’ and not a self-employed contractor as previously claimed. The decision is expected to have widespread implications for employment practices [read more]
The case of a Ryanair pilot that was employed via an agency being incorrectly listed as self-employed is being heard in the court of appeal after it was ruled that the pilot was an employee not self-employed. Agency Storm Global hired out the pilot to Ryanair and treated them as [read more]
Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said unauthorised Online Travel Agents (OTA) eDreams, VOLA and Booking ,com are overcharging customers by up to three times for things such as base fares, reserved seats and extra baggage if booked through Ryanair or a Ryanair authorised OTA. It’s March OTA survey found that eDreams charged [read more]
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