Budget airlines lead flight cuts as fuel crisis starts to bite
Low-cost airlines including Ryanair, Transavia and Volotea are coming under growing financial pressure from surging jet fuel costs linked to the conflict in the Middle...
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Spain’s airport operator Aena slams Ryanair for ‘lies’ in row over flight reductions
Spain’s state airport operator has accused Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary of shifting blame onto Aena to shield himself from passenger anger over flight cancellations....
Ryanair cuts 1 million seats and 36 routes in Spain amid fee dispute
Ryanair has followed through on its threat from last week and will withdraw one million seats from its winter schedule in Spain, cutting 36 direct...
Ryanair could cut nearly a million seats on flights to and from Spain this winter
Nearly one million fewer seats on flights to and from Spain’s regional airports could be available this winter, following Ryanair’s decision to cut capacity in...
Spanish court temporarily suspends huge Ryanair ‘abusive practices’ fine
A Spanish court said on Thursday that it has temporarily halted the substantial fines imposed by the country’s coalition government on budget carriers Ryanair and...
Ryanair ad campaign depicts Spanish minister as clown in ‘illegal’ fines row
A row between Ryanair and Spain’s left leaning coalition government flared up again on Tuesday, after the budget airline launched a new ad campaign depicting...
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary calls Spanish minister a ‘crazy communist’
Tensions between Ryanair and Spain’s minority coalition government (PSOE–Sumar) have intensified after the Irish low-cost carrier cut several regional routes, citing what it calls ‘excessive’...
Ryanair first-half profits fall 7% after strikes
Ryanair‘s first half to September profits fell seven percent to €1.2 billion, the low-cost airline announced Monday, after widespread strike action by pilots and cabin...
