Ryanair will suspend operations from Irish airports with the exception of Dublin (DUB) for four weeks starting Nov. 14 due to COVID-19 restrictions there.
Amid growing competition on Italian domestic routes, Ryanair is planning to grow its network in the country while at the same time preparing to reduce operations in its home market of Ireland.
The Irish LCC is already the largest operator at the airport by capacity and plans to further increase its footprint during the upcoming winter season.
Italian CAA ENAC has called a meeting with Irish LCC Ryanair to discuss reports that the airline may not be fully complying with national COVID-19 mitigation measures.
Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings—taking advantage of Ryanair’s base closure at Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) in Germany—plans to take over up to 95% of the routes that have been operated by the Irish LCC.
Lauda Europe—the new incarnation of Ryanair’s Austrian carrier Laudamotion, which is to relinquish its Austrian AOC—operated its first flight under its Maltese AOC on Sept. 11.
Ryanair Holdings Group CEO Michael O’Leary has said he is now anticipating just 50 million passengers for fiscal 2020-21, two-thirds fewer than the 149 million passengers carried by the Irish LCC in 2019-20.
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Irish LCC Ryanair has raised €400 million ($473 million) by issuing new shares and is on the lookout for chances to gain market share as rivals retrench or go out of business.
Continuing uncertainty around international travel restrictions designed to curb the spread of COVID-19 continues to hurt the UK economy, a report has found.
Ryanair plans to boost its operations between the UK and Portugal, following the British government’s addition of the popular vacation destination to its “travel corridors” safe list.
ULCC Ryanair has found agreement with its Spanish pilots over pay cuts and improved productivity, but has so far failed to reach similar deals with its Spanish cabin crew.
Ryanair plans to cut its flight capacity by 20% in September and October, citing waning forward bookings attributable to uncertainty over COVID-19 case rates in some EU countries.
Ryanair will increase flights to more than 60% of its normal schedule throughout August following the “successful resumption” of services at the end of June.
Ryanair said it intends to fly more than 1,600 routes this month as passenger numbers continue to grow while dismissing claims from Italy’s civil aviation authority that is it failing to follow coronavirus rules on services to the country.
Weekly scheduled airline capacity has risen to more than half of the level recorded this time in 2019—although the pace of recovery is differing from region to region.
