Ryanair has announced a major expansion at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) today including more based aircraft and new routes. The Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) will now base 3 additional Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the airport in the summer, stating in June. In addition to the based aircraft, Ryanair also announced 10 [read more]
Every now and again you need to get somewhere cheap and when it comes to fares, rarely is anyone cheaper than Ryanair. But that cheap air fair comes at a cost right? Given the choice I would go full-service every time, nothing beats slipping into that plush business class seat [read more]
A Ryanair flight that was due to land in Bristol this evening has diverted to Cardiff Airport following suspected flap issues. The flight, FR8217 was due to land at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) at 18:15 but after discovering issues with extending the flaps the pilot elected to divert to Cardiff (CWL/EGGD) due [read more]
Ryanair has weathered its first ever strike this morning as German Pilots carried out a 4-hour walkout. Having previously called off the strike when Ryanair agreed to meet with and recognise unions however it emerged that one of the representatives from VC Cockpit, the German union, was a former pilot who [read more]
Ryanair has finally said it will recognise unions this week as they faced strikes from pilots at multiple bases but the move highlights a broken culture at the airline which has created a hostile environment for its staff. No-one can deny the meteoric rise of Ryanair (FR/RYR) since it began in [read more]
Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it is willing to recognise unions for its pilots after being hit by strike threats from pilots in 4 of the airline’s core markets. On Tuesday the union representing Irish Ryanair pilots, IALPA, gave formal notice to the airline that pilots would strike on the 20th December [read more]
Ireland based Ryanair pilots who are members of IALPA have notified Ryanair of their intent to take industrial action before Christmas, a move which the Irish budget carrier says it will “face down”. 83 Ryanair pilots who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) voted to take industrial [read more]
The German Pilots association, Vereinigung Cockpit, has said that Ryanair can expect industrial action, including strikes, at any time over what it describes as “systematic social dumping” by Ryanair. The action is intended to assist Ryanair Pilots in their collective bargaining process for fair and transparent working conditions. Ingolf Schumacher, Head [read more]
Irish Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) Ryanair (FR/RYR) has applied for enough slots to base 9 aircraft at Berlin’s Tegel airport (TXL/EDDT) following a deal which saw Easyjet pick up former Air Berlin slots. Easyjet and Lufthansa both purchased aircraft and slots when Air Berlin collapsed earlier this year in a deal [read more]
Ryanair has announced a new flight from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Valencia (VLC/LEVC). The flight will form part of the Irish Low-Cost Carrier’s (LCC) summer 2018 schedule at Bristol Airport and will commence in March. Located on the east coast of Spain, Valencia is the 3rd largest city after Madrid [read more]
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