Ryanair will soon begin flying from George Best Belfast City Airport, The Belfast Telegraph reports. The newspaper reports that officials from the airline met with managers from the airport to hammer out an agreement last week. Ryanair plans to build…

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, has improved its on-time performance over the last 12 months. The carrier’s May 2007 customer service statistics showed that 90 per cent of its flights were on-time, up from 87 per cent in May last…

Ryanair is considering operating flights between Shannon and Belfast. Speaking last week with County Clare’s mayor, Councillor Flan Garvey, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said he had requested a feasibility study be carried out into the route. Irish flag-carrier Aer…

Ryanair has been forced to cancel today’s (June 15) flights to and from Charleroi Airport in Belgium because of a strike. The following flights have been cancelled:…

No-frills airline Ryanair has announced a new route due to begin in October: Liverpool to Stockholm. As part of a major expansion at Stockholm Skavsta (Stockholm’s second-largest airport), the carrier will begin a four-times weekly service from Liverpool. To mark…

Ryanair carried more international passengers than any other airline last year, according to the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The budget airline carried 40 million passengers over the course of 2006, ahead of Lufthansa (38 million),…

Low-cost airline Ryanair is to introduce seatback advertising in a new deal with digital entertainment firm Creative. The scheme will initially involve five aircraft, which will be kitted out with backrest tray-tables complete with panels for advertising. Airline spokesman Peter…

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is waiting for a downturn in the airline industry so that he can buy discounted aircraft to begin a new transatlantic airline. Earlier this year O’Leary announced his plan to launch a low-fare airline that…

Low-cost operator Ryanair has signed a deal with Boeing that will see it purchase 27 737-800 aircraft over the coming years in a deal worth a possible $1.9bn (£960m). Ryanair will take delivery of the new jets between 2009 and…

Ryanair has announced the launch of eight new routes from Shannon Airport to destinations in the UK and Europe. The low-cost operator will begin services in November to Birmingham, Dublin, Fuerteventura (Canaries), Kaunas, Luton, Leeds, Riga and Tenerife. At the…