Business 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