# Ryanair

Last week

17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023

# Dublin Airport

Ryanair's decision to cut Dublin Airport winter schedule based on 'false' claims, says DAA

DAA said regulated charges at the airport are set to rise by only 6% in 2024, not 45% as Ryanair claimed.

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Sep 21st 2023, 10:59 AM

This month

September 2023

# pie in your face

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary gets pied in Brussels before European Commission protest

‘Welcome to Belgium,’ says one protestor as she smears the cream pie in O’Leary’s face.

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Sep 7th 2023, 12:47 PM

# Flights

Ryanair reveals 63,000 passengers affected by last week's air traffic control failure in UK

The carrier said more than 350 of its flights were cancelled on 28 and 29 August.

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Sep 4th 2023, 10:02 AM

Last month

August 2023

# Disruption

UK air traffic services says fault was caused by flight data it received

There are no indications that the failure was caused by a cyber-attack, according to the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (Nats).

Michael O'Leary said Ryanair had to cancel 250 flights yesterday, with a further 70 flights axed today following the incident.

Flights "to, from and over the UK" have been delayed or cancelled today, a spokesperson for Dublin Airport said.

Dublin Airport has waived any car parking fees for customers returning to the airport as a result of delays.

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Aug 29th 2023, 8:24 PM

# Dublin Airport

Ryanair says Dublin Airport could face 'mass cancellations' if night-time flights are restricted

Fingal County Council has ordered DAA to restrict the number of flights between 11pm and 7am.

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Aug 4th 2023, 1:34 PM

This year

2023

# Soaring

Ryanair records €663m profit for three months to June but warns of falling winter demand

Ryanair fares up 42% on average, at €49, and passenger traffic grew 11% compared to last year.

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Jul 24th 2023, 9:20 AM

# Air Travel

Several Irish flights cancelled as strikes take place in Italy

The strike by ground crew left some 250,000 travellers stranded in one of the world’s top tourist spots.

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Jul 15th 2023, 2:56 PM

# Analysis

RTÉ's case for licence fee hike in tatters as politicians take delight in having the upper hand

The idea of accountability at the station has been blown up this week.

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Jun 24th 2023, 8:00 AM

# Ryanair

Ryanair sacks its chief pilot following internal probe

Staff received the notice this morning.

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Jun 14th 2023, 6:19 PM

# Dublin Airport

Some flights to and from Dublin today cancelled due to air traffic control strikes in France

Flights to and from Spain and France are among those being impacted by the strike action.

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Jun 6th 2023, 11:50 AM

# Flying

'I don't think Cork-Dublin flights will return' - Ryanair boss

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said he does not believe short-haul flights in Ireland are unacceptable from a climate perspective.

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May 31st 2023, 12:47 PM

# Ryanair

Ryanair soars to annual profit of €1.4 billion after net loss of €355 million in previous year

Passenger traffic leapt 74% to 168.6 million travellers.

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May 22nd 2023, 8:03 AM

# rival airlines

EU court annuls approval of Germany's €6 billion bailout of Lufthansa after Ryanair complaint

Lufthansa received the cash injection in 2020 when the pandemic brought global air travel to a halt.

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May 10th 2023, 11:39 AM

# Big Bucks

Ryanair to buy 300 new Boeing aircraft over 10 years in a $40 billion deal

Ryanair said it is the largest order by an Irish company for goods manufactured in the US.

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May 9th 2023, 3:16 PM

# Roman Protasevich

Belarusian activist plucked off Ryanair flight in 2021 is jailed for 8 years

Protasevich has been accused of helping coordinate mass protests against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko’s regime in 2020.

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May 3rd 2023, 11:35 AM

# May Day

Ryanair to cancel 220 flights on Monday due to French Air Traffic Control strikes

Ryanair has repeatedly called on the European Commission to intervene in the French strike action.

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Apr 29th 2023, 4:25 PM

# Dublin Airport

Four flights diverted from Dublin Airport after 'emergency' incident declared

The incident occurred after a Ryanair flight landed at Dublin Airport this afternoon.

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Apr 9th 2023, 7:15 PM

# drone disruption

Anti-drone technology not online yet at Dublin Airport ahead of busy Easter weekend

Ryanair has called on Eamon Ryan and the daa to ensure the technology is ‘fully ready to operate over the busy Easter holiday period’.

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Apr 4th 2023, 11:21 AM

# DAA

Head of Dublin Airport says new drone technology can prevent flight disruption

Kenny Jacobs, chief executive of daa, has also called on the Government to do more to prevent the impact of drones in Irish airspace.

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Mar 14th 2023, 1:19 PM

# Hot air

Eamon Ryan: Dublin Airport drone solution 'not as simple as Michael O'Leary says'

The Transport Minister has responded to Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, who accused him of “sitting on his hands”.

The Ryanair boss said last night’s drone disruption resulted in three flights being diverted to Shannon and Belfast Airport.

Minister Ryan will bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday to "comprehensively address" the issue.

But O'Leary said: 'We need that done today, we don't need a memo to cabinet next Tuesday.'

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Mar 3rd 2023, 1:55 PM

# Drone

Aer Lingus says repeated drone disruption 'unacceptable' after flights suspended at Dublin Airport

Flights at the airport resumed after being suspended for 30 minutes yesterday evening.

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Feb 22nd 2023, 9:49 AM

# Dublin Airport

Ministers meet aviation officials and gardaí over repeated drone disruption at Dublin Airport

Illegal drone activity at the airfield once again brought operations to a halt yesterday.

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Feb 7th 2023, 9:48 PM

# Dublin Airport

Ryanair calls for government intervention as flights diverted from Dublin due to drones

Flights were also diverted yesterday for a short time due to a drone sighting.

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Feb 4th 2023, 5:32 PM

# Ryanair

Strike to cause 152 Ryanair flight cancellations in Belgium this weekend

All those affected passengers have been notified by Ryanair.

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Jan 6th 2023, 3:16 PM

Last year

2022

# Strike

Ryanair strike in Belgium grounds dozens of flights

The action set to halt 30 percent of the airlines’ flights through its Belgium hub.

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Dec 30th 2022, 11:07 AM

# fare pay

Ryanair agrees four-year pay deal with Irish pilots

The budget airline had spent months in discussions with Fórsa over a long-term pay deal.

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Dec 20th 2022, 10:42 AM

# Travel Disruption

53 flights cancelled at Dublin Airport as passengers advised to check airlines for updates

It comes after over 140 flights were cancelled at the airport yesterday due to the weather conditions.

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Dec 10th 2022, 7:29 PM

# Dublin Airport

Cold weather severely disrupts Dublin Airport as 143 flights cancelled

DAA confirmed the cancellations this evening.

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Dec 9th 2022, 9:29 PM

# Aviation

Ryanair CEO raises concerns over potential staff shortages at Dublin Airport this Christmas

He added that a ‘fairer burden of environmental taxes’ could see a 50% increase in air traffic.

O'Leary said that Ryanair was currently engaging with the Dublin Airport Authority over the issue.

The DAA said that it is continuing to recruit for multiple roles at the airport.

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Nov 30th 2022, 3:48 PM

# New Job

Former Ryanair executive Kenny Jacobs appointed as daa's new CEO

Kenny Jacobs will take up the role in January, succeeding Dalton Philips.

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Nov 18th 2022, 4:04 PM

# Ryanair

Ryanair returns to profit and doesn't expect to be impacted by cost-of-living crisis

Michael O’Leary said concerns about rising consumer price inflation on Ryanair’s business model ‘have been greatly exaggerated’.

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Nov 7th 2022, 7:31 AM

# Ryanair

Ryanair accused daa of 'incompetence' and 'poor management' over summer travel chaos

The budget airline said DAA’s request for extra money was ‘alarming and inconsistent’ with trying to support recovery after the pandemic.

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Oct 31st 2022, 12:45 PM

# advertising authority

Ads for Ryanair, Woodies DIY and Randox Covid-19 testing among those breaching advert code

3 out of the 15 complaints were rejected

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Oct 13th 2022, 9:03 PM

# DAA

Ryanair lodges objection against €200 million runway tunnel at Dublin Airport

The airline said the underpass will “contribute towards an excessively high per passenger price cap and damage the recovery of Irish aviation”.

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Oct 5th 2022, 5:36 PM

# Across the water

Michael O’Leary says the UK's energy price cap is 'nuts' and could 'bankrupt' its economy

O’Leary was speaking at a reception in Dublin to celebrate Ryanair’s 35 years in business.

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Sep 28th 2022, 1:38 PM

# French Strikes

European passengers hit with further travel chaos as French air traffic controllers strike today

A number of Irish flights have been cancelled and impacted customers have been contacted.

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Sep 16th 2022, 7:26 AM

# Flight Cancellations

Further air traffic chaos expected tomorrow as Ryanair cancels 420 flights

Aer Lingus said that it would be cancelling 12 flights due to the strikes.

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Sep 15th 2022, 4:20 PM

# Air Travel

Ryanair's €10 fares to disappear due to rising fuel prices, says O'Leary

Michael O’Leary said he expected the airline’s average fare to rise by about €10 over the next five years.

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Aug 11th 2022, 6:45 AM

# TAKE OFF

Michael O'Leary hits out at 'unprecedented handling delays' amid Ryanair summer recovery

The airline hit profits of €170 million for the three months to June.

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Jul 25th 2022, 8:22 AM

# summer of discontent

Ryanair boss warns flight woes to continue 'right throughout the summer'

Michael O’Leary said passengers should brace for a “less than satisfactory experience” this summer.

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Jun 21st 2022, 12:02 PM