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Easyjet gets a boost from Ryanair woes

EasyJet flew a record 80.2 million passengers this past year, almost 10 percent more than in 2015-2016.

21/11/2017

United Kingdom

Hoax bomb threat scrambles RAF fighters for Ryanair flight

A Ryanair flight from Lithuania has been escorted into Stanstead by RAF Typhoons after a bomb hoax.

04/10/2017

World News

Ryanair threatened with legal action over flight cancellations

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority is taking action against the low-cost carrier for "persistently misleading" customers about their rights following thousands of flight cancellations.

28/09/2017

Business Series

Ryanair crisis deepens with more cancellations

Ryanair has announced more than 400,000 new flight cancellations as pilot crisis deepens.

27/09/2017

Europe News

Ryanair passengers hit compensation turbulence

Complaints against low-cost carrier mount after flight cancellations

20/09/2017

World News

Ryanair in crisis as passengers take flight

A slew of flight cancellations has disgusted Ryanair's passengers and led even the airline's combative CEO to make a public apology.

19/09/2017

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: EU defends passengers over Ryanair flight cull

18/09/2017

World News

Ryanair chaos

Ryanair shares fell 3 percent in early Monday trading following its announcement late on Friday of plans to cancel between 40 and 50 flights a day until the end of October.

18/09/2017

Luxembourg

Ryanair loses EU legal battle to keep Irish law for crew abroad

14/09/2017

Business Series

Ryanair makes big profits, vows lower fares

30/05/2017

Business Series

EasyJet reveals record loss, will buy bigger planes to cut costs

Budget airline easyJet moves to lower operating costs by ordering bigger planes after it posted a wider first-half loss.

16/05/2017

Business Series

Lower fares shrink Ryanair's profits

Ryanair had to cut its fares more than expected during the last three months of 2016 because of over-capacity, which pulled down profits.

06/02/2017

Business Series

Ryanair blames weaker pound for profit forecast cut

The weaker pound has led Ryanair to cut its annual profit forecast but it expects to boost market share by selling more tickets at cheaper prices.

18/10/2016

Business Series

Ryanair says Greece ignored attempts to negotiate reduced airport taxes

Budget airline Ryanair has accused the Greek government of ignoring its attempts to talk about reducing airport taxes in the low season in return for increased…

20/09/2016

Business Series

Ryanair shrugs off profit risks from Brexit

Ryanair says remains on track for record profit in the current financial year

25/07/2016

Business Series

Ryanair plans cheaper fares to boost market share

Ryanair has said it will slash fares to boost its share of an increasingly competitive European short-haul market.

23/05/2016

Business Line

Ryanair's business plans and Uber's nemesis in China

Ryanair expands in Greece. We talks to CEO Michael O'Leary, who in the past has criticised the country's government. And Didi Kuaidi, the hugely popular ride-hailing app you've probably never hear of.

17/02/2016

Business Series

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary talks taxes on Greek visit

Budget airline Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary says the Greek government is taxing tourists too highly and has threatened to pull out of some Greek destinations if airport costs there rise too much.

16/02/2016

Business Series

Ryanair profits on target despite lower fares, with more passengers and falling fuel costs

Low-cost airline Ryanair is forecasting record passenger numbers for 2016 and says it should attain its profit target even as it cuts ticket prices.

01/02/2016

Business Series

Ryanair sets sights skywards after profit rise

Things are looking up at Ryanair. The low-cost airline has revised its forecasts after posting a rise in six-monthly profits – up by 37 percent to a

02/11/2015