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14.06.2022 / 11:31

Ryanair CEO says summer fares will be up 7-9% on 2019 levels

Ryanair Group chief executive Michael O'Leary said bookings for Europe's biggest budget airline have continued to strengthen and he expects summer fares to be between 7% and 9% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

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Ryanair cautious about 'fragile' recovery after smaller annual loss

Ryanair has today posted a €355m loss for the pandemic-hit 12 months to the end of March.

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17.03.2022 / 16:07

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Ryanair, Jet2, TUI, easyJet: Face mask rules as Covid travel restrictions to be scrapped

The UK will remove the last remaining Covid travel requirements from Friday, with the Easter holidays just around the corner. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that the need to complete a passenger locator form will be dropped later this week.

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Remaining Covid travel rules 'could be scrapped in the UK within days'

Remaining Covid travel restrictions could be scrapped in the UK ‘within days’, it has been reported.

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Ryanair posts quarterly loss of €96m as outlook remains 'hugely uncertain'

Ryanair has reported a loss of €96m for the final three months of 2021 but said it was hopeful that rivals' cuts to capacity may help push prices up in the key summer season.

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Policy on testing for arrivals 'gobbledygook', says Ryanair

Ryanair has slammed the latest Government policy on Covid-19 testing of those arriving into the country, branding it as "gobbledygook".

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as airline reveals huge rise in passengers as restrictions ease

An airline has revealed a huge rise in passengers following the easing of coronavirus travel restrictions.

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Ryanair posts first half loss of €48m as passenger traffic recovers

Ryanair has today reported its first quarterly profit since before the onset of Covid-19, but said it expects to post an annual loss of up to €200m as it would be forced to discount tickets to fill its planes over the winter.

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Ryanair raises passenger target to 225 million a year by 2026

Ryanair has raised its long-term traffic forecast and said it expects to fly 225 million passengers a year by 2026, up from 200 million previously as it eyes a strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Ryanair ends talks with Boeing for 737 MAX 10 order

Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing on a major new order for Boeing 737 jets due to a disagreement over pricing, the airline said in a statement today.

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Ryanair Group CEO O'Leary sees 'very strong recovery'

Ryanair, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, expects a "very strong recovery" in the coming months, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

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Ryanair losses widen on Covid travel restrictions

Ryanair has announced a widening of losses in its first quarter, hit by Covid-19 travel restrictions in Europe.

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Ryanair posts record annual loss, but says Covid-19 recovery has begun

Ryanair has reported a record annual after-tax loss of €815m today after Covid-19 restrictions forced it to scrap over 80% of flights, but the airline said there were signs the recovery had begun.

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25.03.2021 / 15:14

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Ryanair boss 'hopes and expects' to offer 2000 flights a week this summer despite Covid restrictions

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Ryanair boss upbeat on summer holiday prospects

Ryanair is reasonably confident that people will be taking holidays in Europe in June, July and August, defying gloom in the sector as Covid-19 cases rise in some holiday destinations.

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Ryanair sees 60-70% of normal traffic this summer

Ryanair hopes to fly up to 70% of 2019 passenger numbers this summer, thanks to Covid-19 vaccines and more coronavirus testing, group CEO Michael O'Leary said.

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Ryanair forecasts record annual loss as Covid-19 'wreaks havoc'

Ryanair said it may lose close to €1 billion in its current financial year, by far its worst ever performance, but Europe's largest low-cost carrier said the crisis would create significant growth opportunities.

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Ryanair posts first summer loss in decades, flags more capacity cuts

Ryanair has today posted a loss for its key summer period for the first time in decades.

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Ryanair to close Cork and Shannon bases for the winter

Ryanair has said it is to close its bases in Cork and Shannon for the winter.

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Ryanair chief O'Leary warns of further cuts to Dublin services

Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary has warned that there is a real risk of further capacity cuts to the airline's services out of Dublin airport, if the Government does not move to open up overseas air travel quickly.

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Ryanair urges passengers to ignore "rubbish" Government hand luggage advice

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has branded Government advice telling passengers not to take hand luggage as "rubbish" and wants customers to do the exact opposite.

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Martin Lewis issues warning if you're booking bargain holiday and flights

Martin Lewis is urging Brits looking to take advantage of a bargain to be careful if they plan to book to go on holiday this year.

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First arrivals who will be forced to self-isolate arrive at Heathrow clutching forms

coronavirus. They will be asked to fill out forms, apart from exemptions including medical workers, air crew and other essential and emergency workers.And today, the UK's first arrivals have been seen at Heathrow Airport with suitcases, face masks and in some cases physical papers.One woman showed the papers she had been forced to sign, asking her where she was planning to stay for the next fortnight in the country.The woman stated she was travelling from the US, the worst hit country by Covid-19.However, the order has proved to be highly controversial.Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has already branded the order a "joke", believing Brits will not adhere to it.

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08.06.2020 / 15:05

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Ryanair boss warns UK quarantine rules will cost 'millions of tourism jobs'

coronavirus fears will cost millions of tourism jobs, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned.He said his airline is experiencing a “collapse of inward bookings” for flights this summer, because people are being told to self-isolate for 14 days under government measures that came into effect today to guard against a second wave of coronavirus.All passengers, bar a handful of exemptions, now have to fill out an online locator form giving their contact and travel details, as well as the address of where they will isolate.Mr O’Leary told ITV's Good Morning Britain: “We’re seeing thousands of British families booking their holidays in Portugal, in Spain and Italy, but there’s almost a collapse of inward bookings bringing those Italians,

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Ryanair boss O'Leary says airline will fly through UK's 'rubbish' quarantine

Ryanair will not cancel flights to and from the UK despite the introduction of a 14-day quarantine for international travellers because thousands of Britons are still booking holidays, boss Michael O'Leary said today.

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Brits could 'travel freely across Europe in July with no quarantine'

Covid-19 Operations Committee will meet this week to negotiate air and sea bridges.The government’s two-week travel quarantine comes into force today.New rules will require all people arriving in the UK – including UK nationals – to self-isolate for 14 days.Those arriving by plane, ferry, or train will have to give an address where they will self-isolate.Home Secretary Priti Patel said the laws are designed “to prevent a second wave”.But Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary told the BBC: You could be in Sainsbury's, you could be on the beach, you could be on the golf course in the unlikely event the Home Office calls you – all they will have is a mobile number."Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye warned the scheme would hasten the loss of up to 25,000

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Ryanair will not cancel flights over 'rubbish' two-week quarantine for passengers

Ryanair will not cancel flights to and from the UK due to the Government's "rubbish" 14-day coronavirus quarantine order for arrivals into the UK.Boss Michael O'Leary said the budget airline was seeing thousands of Brits booking holidays.Asked if Ryanair would cancel July and August flights, Mr O'Leary said: "No, because the flights are full outbound of the UK.

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04.06.2020 / 12:29

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Ryanair updates customers waiting for refunds and tells them to 'be patient'

Ryanair customers who are waiting for a refund on their flights should 'be patient' as staff deal with a backlog of flight cancellations, the airline's boss has said.

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Ryanair's O'Leary says quarantine measures won't work

Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary has called for the removal of "ineffective quarantine measures" and said that by wearing facemasks Irish people can safely "go back flying" from July.

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Ryanair urges government to drop quarantine measures

Ryanair has called on the Irish and UK governments to drop what it describes as "unimplementable and ineffective" 14 day quarantine measures aimed at controlling the spread of coronavirus.

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Michael Oleary - Ryanair boss slams government's 'laughable' air quarantine policy as firm issues warning of tough year - manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain

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18.05.2020 / 12:27

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Ryanair boss slams government's 'laughable' air quarantine policy as firm issues warning of tough year

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has launched an extraordinary attack on the government over what he described as a 'laughable' 14-day quarantine plan for flights into the UK.

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Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs as airline chief hits out at Government over crisis

Ryanair has warned up to 3,000 jobs could be axed over the Government's handling of the global coronavirus crisis.

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Ryanair boss blasts government's 'nonsensical' two-week travel quarantine order

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has hit out at a government ruling ordering people who arrive in the UK to self-isolate for two weeks.

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Michael Oleary - More than 300 Ryanair staff at Manchester Airport could be at risk of redundancy as airline announces 3,000 job cuts - manchestereveningnews.co.uk - city Manchester

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01.05.2020 / 13:57

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More than 300 Ryanair staff at Manchester Airport could be at risk of redundancy as airline announces 3,000 job cuts

Ryanair staff at Manchester Airport face an uncertain future after the airline announced it was cutting 3,000 pilots and cabin crew.

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01.05.2020 / 13:00

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Ryanair boss issues stark warning to customers over cancelled flights

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has issued a warning to customers hoping to get a refund for flights which were cancelled as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.

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01.05.2020 / 11:53

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Ryanair cuts 3,000 jobs and warns of more pain to come

Ryanair has announced it is slashing 3,000 jobs as a result of the collapse in demand for air travel following the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ryanair to cut 3,000 jobs amid coronavirus crisis

Ryanair has announced that it plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs across pilots and cabin crew.

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Breaking Ryanair warns of 3,000 job cuts amid Covid-19 crisis

Ryanair said today that it would ground more than 99% of its flights until July and said it had begun negotiations with Boeing about cutting the number of aircraft deliveries over the next 24 months.

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Ryanair boss warns there will be job losses if flight restrictions continue after May

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has warned that the airline will consider job cuts if flights are still grounded after May.

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Ryanair says airline will not return to flying with "idiotic" social distancing rules

The boss of Ryanair has warned that flights will not resume if the government insists on keeping middle seats empty.

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Tiger Roll to still get Grand National 2020 hat-trick chance - in virtual running of race

Tiger Roll, who has won the last two Grand Nationals, will get a chance to make it a hat-trick despite the Aintree race being cancelled.

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Ryanair to cut staff and executive pay by 50%

Ryanair's chief executive has said he and the rest of the airline's employees will take a 50% pay cut for the months of April and May as a result of disruption to the business because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Ryanair boss and staff to take 50% pay cut as flights grounded

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said he will be taking a 50% pay cut along with the rest of the airline’s employees, as planes are grounded thanks to coronavirus travel bans.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0