Ryanair

By Richard Maslen
The Government of the Azores has been working to protect local residents while creating conditions for the entry of new operators into the market, as they can generate added value to the region. For a long time flights from the Azores to both Lisbon and Porto have been restricted to being flown by local airline SATA and Portugal flag carrier TAP Portugal, both state controlled.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
We took a look at the top 20 airlines in the world by operating carrier, analysing the network capacity in December 2013 against the same month this year.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
It’s the final week for our Aviation History Month articles, and this week we are looking at airlines between 1980 and 2000.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Ryanair has been serving MR Štefánik Airport for almost ten years and is now firmly established as the largest scheduled operator with a 79.1 per cent share of departures and 93.2 share of capacity this month.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
According to Ryanair, the first aircraft is due for delivery in March 2015 and will be used to introduce routes to London, Milan and Warsaw, with three more units due to arrive later in 2015. These will be used for an additional ten more new routes which will be announced in the New Year.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has expressed its disappointment with the regulator’s final decision to decrease airport charges, after they made the decision to keep charges flat over the next five years.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The route announcement comes eight years after Ryanair pulled out of Cardiff Airport after it ended an at least daily service from its Dublin headquarters in May 2006.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
OAG’s analysis of which airlines will be taking Europeans on holiday this summer is outlined in its OAG FACTS (Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics) report for May 2014.
Airports & Networks

By Trevor Buckley
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced a new link between Paris Beauvais and Figari Corsica operating from June 2, 2014 to October 24, 2014, initially operating four times weekly, increasing to six times weekly in August.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
A report from Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) has revealed that Irish budget carrier Ryanair is planning to lease four Boeing 737-400s to operate on routes from Dublin Airport this summer.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Winter 2014/2015 network growth at London Stansted and Dublin clearly illustrates how Ryanair is adapting its business model and alongside new routes is building frequencies across its network to better serve the business market while also attracting stronger leisure flows.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier, Ryanair, has announced a major growth of its activities in the Greek market as it attempts to take advantage of the merger of
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced it will introduce two additional routes from its base at Bologna’s Guglielmo Marconi Airport in Italy next
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By Richard Maslen
Many Fridays The HUB will have a look back at some of the alternative stories of the past week. Humourous, interesting, enlightening or simply just a
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By Richard Maslen
It may only be late October but Santa Claus made an early delivery this week when he arrived at a Ryanair press conference in Shannon Airport on the
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By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to launch domestic flights within Poland after announcing last week that following its return to Warsaw’s new Modlin
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By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has entered into a new long-term, ten-year partnership with M.A.G, the new owners of London Stansted Airport which will
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier Ryanair will be the first carrier to introduce scheduled operations at the recently opened Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, which
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Belgian flag carrier Brussels Airlines is to launch flights between Brussels and Alicante, the main entry point for visitors to the Costa Blanca and
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By Richard Maslen
Irish ultra low-cost carrier Ryanair has revealed that it could resume network growth at both Dublin and London Stansted airports from September this
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By Richard Maslen
At 04:00am on Friday, February 3, 2012, Budapest Airport aviation director, Kam Jandu, woke up to a call from the airport’s operations manager. Malev
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By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has opened initial reservations for its extended winter 2013/2014 flying programme from the Canary Islands with the
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By Richard Maslen
European regional start-up Maastricht Airlines will launch flights from Maastricht Aachen Airport next month with ambitious plans to establish a
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By Richard Maslen
UK low-fare carrier Flybe has revealed it has reached a formal agreement with Ryanair to establish a new Irish division in the event that the budget
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
You don’t have to be an expert to understand the fundamentals of aviation utilisation. In simple terms, while an aircraft is sat on the ground it is
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