Ryanair Q3 profit hits €115m despite exceptional fine as traffic grows 6% and fares rise
Ryanair reported a Q3 FY26 profit after tax of €115 million (pre-exceptional), down 22% year-on-year, despite strong demand and higher fares. Passenger traffic rose...
TUI expands partnership with Ryanair, boosting package holidays from Torp, Norway
TUI is strengthening its cooperation with Ryanair in Norway, significantly expanding the range of package holidays available from Torp Sandefjord Airport. The move supports...
O’Leary dismisses Musk takeover talk, citing EU ownership rules as feud escalates
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has publicly reminded Elon Musk that European regulations prohibit non-Europeans from taking control of an EU-based airline, responding to the...
Ryanair lawfully denied boarding to passenger who missed check-in deadline by 2 minutes, court rules
An Irish-linked EU executive has failed in a legal challenge against Ryanair after being denied boarding at Brussels Airport for arriving two minutes after...
Ryanair and Elon Musk exchange jabs after X outage rekindles Starlink feud
A widespread outage of social media platform X in the United States has sparked a new online spat between Ryanair and platform owner Elon...
“A talking shop of idiots”: Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary blasts “liar” Trump and EU bureaucracy
In a characteristically blunt interview with POLITICO on January 14, 2026, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary took aim at global political leaders, labelling U.S. President...
Ryanair warns of major capacity cuts at Belgian airports over passenger tax hikes
Ryanair has announced plans to significantly reduce its operations in Belgium, cutting 1.1 million seats in 2026 and a further 1.1 million in 2027...
Ryanair Boeing 737 flew four sectors after undetected engine nacelle strike in Faro
Portuguese investigators have confirmed that a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 operated for around 24 hours and completed four passenger flights with undetected engine nacelle damage...
Ryanair traffic up 7% in December to 14.5 million passengers
Ryanair reported a strong end to 2025, carrying 14.5 million passengers in December, a 7% increase compared with December 2024. The airline operated more...
Ryanair urges Belgium to scrap air tax amid cuts to Belgian Operations
Ryanair has called on Belgian Prime Minister De Wever to make abolishing the country’s air tax its top New Year’s priority, warning that the...
Ryanair Tenerife flight diverts after turbulence injures passengers
Ryanair flight FR1121 from Birmingham to Tenerife South was forced to turn back over France after declaring an in-flight emergency, reportedly due to turbulence...
Italian competition authority fines Ryanair €256 million over distribution practices
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined Ryanair DAC, jointly and severally with Ryanair Holdings plc, €255.8 million for abuse of a dominant position...
Ryanair flight evacuated after wingtip collision with fuel truck at Edinburgh Airport
A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 registered EI-ILN and operating flight FR5667 from Edinburgh to Faro was evacuated on Monday morning after its wingtip...
Ryanair passes one million Erasmus students milestone through ESN partnership
Ryanair has carried over one million Erasmus students across its network of more than 235 destinations, marking a key milestone in its long-standing partnership...
Ryanair opens fifth Moroccan base in Rabat with major summer 2026 expansion
Ryanair has announced the opening of its fifth Moroccan base in Rabat from April 2026, supported by a US$200 million investment and the basing...
Ryanair Faro–Dublin flight diverts to Cork after disruptive passenger removed
Ryanair flight FR7031 operating from Faro to Dublin (Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 reg. EI-HGN) was forced to divert to Cork Airport on Monday afternoon...
Ryanair to cut 1 million passengers and five aircraft in Belgium after new tax hikes
Ryanair will cut 1 million seats (-22%), remove five based aircraft and scrap 20 routes from its Brussels Airport and Charleroi (Brussels South) schedules...
Ryanair traffic rises 6% in November to 13.8 million passengers
Ryanair carried 13.8 million passengers in November 2025, a 6% increase compared to the 13.0 million flown in November last year. The airline maintained...
Ryanair ends “Prime” membership trial after eight months
Ryanair has announced that it will discontinue its “Prime” membership programme on 28 November, ending an eight-month trial that attracted 55,000 subscribers. Existing members...
Belgium to double air passenger tax from 2027; airlines warn travellers will pay more
Belgium will again increase its air passenger tax, raising the levy to €10 per departing passenger from 2027 for all flights, regardless of distance,...