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Musk jokes about buying Ryanair — and putting a ‘Ryan’ in charge

Elon Musk’s online riff about buying Ryanair and installing a namesake chief may have raised laughs — but EU airline ownership rules mean the idea is unlikely to ever take off.

20/01/2026

Business

Ryanair slapped with €255m fine over abuse of market power in Italy

Italy’s antitrust watchdog ruled that Ryanair exploited its dominance in air travel to and from Italy by deliberately obstructing travel agencies that rely on its flights.

23/12/2025

Travel News

Which? finds budget airlines’ lowest cabin bag fees rarely available

Major UK consumer watchdog Which? has slammed European budget airlines for almost never actually offering cabin bag fares as low as advertised.

13/12/2025

Travel News

Ryanair threatens to cut 20 more EU routes over ‘sky-high’ taxes

Ryanair has slammed the increasing aviation tax in Belgium, pledging to drastically reduce its services.

12/12/2025

Travel News

Ryanair scraps its Prime membership service. Will you be affected?

Ryanair says its loyalty scheme has cost the airline more than €1.5 million in passenger fare discounts since its launch.

01/12/2025

Travel News

Ryanair threatens to scrap all flights to the Azores

The airline previously cut flights to Spain and other destinations in Portugal, citing increased taxes and airport fees.

21/11/2025

Travel News

France targets unruly air passengers with hefty fines and travel bans

France is taking "decisive and effective” action to tackle unruly behaviour on flights with a new set of sanctions.

19/11/2025

Travel News

Portugal says Ryanair cannot refuse paper boarding passes

As of Wednesday 12 November, Ryanair passengers are required to have their boarding pass in digital format on their myRyanair app.

14/11/2025

Travel News

Ryanair will only accept digital boarding passes starting this week

The move has raised concerns about elderly passengers who may not own or be comfortable using a smartphone.

10/11/2025

Markets

European markets rise, oil prices jump on OPEC+ decision

Key European stock indexes started the week with gains, boosted by the oil sector and expectations for a range of corporate earnings this week.

03/11/2025

Travel News

EU investigates Spain after sanctioning low-cost airlines

Michael O'Laery, Ryanair's CEO, welcomed the opening of the EU procedure at an impromptu press conference on Wednesday.

09/10/2025

Travel News

Should you book flights with an airline or an online travel agency?

OTAs often sell airfares cheaper than the airline directly, enticing those travelling on a budget.

08/10/2025

Travel News

As Ryanair cuts Spain flights, rivals add more seats for winter travel

Ryanair has so far cut nearly two million flights to Spain in 2025.

18/09/2025

Travel News

Ryanair cuts one million seats on routes to Spain this winter

Ryanair’s latest move will greatly shrink low-cost travel options to Spain for European travellers, amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

03/09/2025

Travel News

Oversized cabin bags? Ryanair staff now earn more to catch offenders

Gate staff can earn €2.50 for every non-compliant bag they catch as Ryanair enforces its limits.

29/08/2025

Travel News

Ryanair renews call for air traffic control reform after Athens delays

The low-cost airline denounced the delays in Athens and, for the second time this summer, attacked the Commission on the EU's Air Traffic Control system

21/08/2025

Travel News

Ryanair workers call strikes at Spain's main airports until December

Strikes will affect many Spanish airports at key times of the day and could lead to delays and cancellations.

05/08/2025

Travel News

EasyJet boss ‘extremely unhappy’ about French ATC strikes

Over 1 million passengers were affected by French air traffic strikes in early July, as airlines warn of potential for further summer chaos.

18/07/2025

Travel News

Ryanair says European families are ‘held to ransom’ by France strikes

Budget airline Ryanair has called on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to take urgent action.

04/07/2025

Travel News

Ryanair will soon allow passengers to bring a bigger free cabin bag

Ryanair has said it will bring in the new free cabin baggage allowance “over the coming weeks”.

03/07/2025