world news Ryanair must pay Italian social security for some Bergamo staff — ECJ Ryanair failed to produce evidence that every crew member was covered by Irish-issued E101 certificates, so the European Court of Justice ruled they are effectively Italian employees. 19/05/2022
Travel News Do you still have to wear masks on planes in Europe? It’s complicated Masks are no longer mandatory on EU flights - but around half the bloc still insist on them. 17/05/2022
Travel News Why did Ryanair turn away Ukrainian family escaping Kyiv? A family fleeing war in Ukraine were faced with questioning from Ryanair staff while trying to board a plane to the UK. 14/04/2022
Germany Ryanair to close base at Germany's Frankfurt Airport The budget airline complained the airport had "chosen to increase prices even further, making Frankfurt uncompetitive with European airports”. 07/01/2022
Poland Polish investigation refutes Belarusian claims about diverted flight The plane was diverted to Minsk, where Belarusian opposition figure and journalist Roman Protasevich was arrested. 10/12/2021
Travel News Passengers face 'onerous' policy as travel agent sues Ryanair Emails seen by Euronews Travel show that the carrier is not keen on customers booking elsewhere, as the legal battle continues. 16/11/2021
Conscious Travel The quickest way to become more eco? Stop taking short-haul flights Short-haul flights remain popular but maybe not for long, as EU countries move to phase them out. 10/11/2021
Travel News Italy's new airline ITA takes off, as Alitalia is permanently grounded The new state-owned carrier, Italia Trasporto Aereo took its first flight this morning as 75 years of Alitalia came to an end. 15/10/2021
Travel News Which is Europe’s best budget airline? We take a deep dive into the prices, customer service, and routes offered by Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air. 13/10/2021
Europe News Ryanair CEO: European countries must stop 'stupid' travel restrictions Michael O’Leary thinks the latest round of restrictions imposed due to the spread of the Delta variant are "nonsensical" because the EU's COVID certificate is enough to normalise travel. 01/07/2021
Travel News Ryanair sees red over UK's traffic light system for travel Ryanair have said they will take legal action to force the British government to reveal how the traffic light system is determined. 17/06/2021
Belarus Ryanair CEO says pilot given no 'alternatives' but to land in Belarus The pilot of the Ryanair flight that was diverted to Belarus wasn't given "any great alternatives" but to land in Minsk, CEO Michael O'Leary said. 15/06/2021
Belarus UN Security Council to hold 'closed door' meeting on Belarus plane The UN Security Council is set to hold a closed door meeting on Belarus' diversion of a Ryanair plane. France, Ireland and Estonia will raise the issue. 25/05/2021
Travel News Why are Ireland's pilots protesting? The Irish government is set to release its aviation reopening strategy this week. Here's why pilots are protesting. 25/05/2021
Ireland EU's top court rules against Ryanair over airlines' COVID bailouts The Irish airline argued support member states provided to their flag carriers to weather the pandemic was in breach of EU state aid rules. 14/04/2021
world news Ryanair slashes 20% of flights amid second coronavirus wave in Europe France, Sweden, Spain and Ireland will all be affected. 17/08/2020
Italy Italy threatens Ryanair with flight ban over COVID-19 safety rules Italy's civil aviation authority accused the Irish carrier of "systematically" not complying with rules imposed to curb COVID-19 transmissions at airports. 05/08/2020
Ireland Ryanair shares fall after €185m loss and 99% drop in traffic The European budget airline says the last quarter was the 'most challenging' in its history as travel restrictions and lockdowns brought bookings to a halt. 27/07/2020
Europe News COVID-19: Airlines under fire over cheap tickets for cancelled flights A consumer group says that airlines are selling tickets to flights that are cancelled just days later in an effort to make cash. 23/06/2020
United Kingdom BA, EasyJet and Ryanair take legal action over UK quarantine rules BA, EasyJet and Ryanair said the UK's 14-day quarantine was "flawed" and will have a "devastating effect on British tourism and the wider economy". 12/06/2020
world news Ryanair's O'Leary slams 'state aid junkies Lufthansa and Air France' O'Leary believes allowing member states to bail out airlines with which it has strong historic links is discriminatory and gives them an unfair advantage over airlines who have not asked for help. 05/05/2020
world news Ryanair to cut up to 3,000 jobs and close bases in Europe Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair, said he regretted the cuts and singled out "manifestly unfair" rules put in place by the French government on airport taxes. 01/05/2020
world news Five stories you may have missed due to the coronavirus pandemic From proposed legislation to restrict abortion in Poland to the first anniversary of the Notre-Dame fire, here are five stories you may have missed this week. 17/04/2020
world news Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary criticised over Muslim men comments The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) slammed O'Leary for comments about Muslim men and security. 22/02/2020
Spain Ryanair cabin baggage policy 'abusive' and invalid — Spanish court A court in Spain has found Ryanair's cabin baggage policy to be "abusive" and has deemed it invalid after a customer case. 20/11/2019
Spain Five-day strike by Ryanair's Spanish pilots set to go ahead A planned five-day strike by Ryanair's Spanish pilots will go ahead this month after mediated talks were unsuccessful, a spokesman for the Spanish pilots union SEPLA said on Tuesday. 03/09/2019
