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EI-EGA, EI-EGB delivered to Ryanair
20 November 2009 20:58
EI-EGA on finals to R28 at lunchtime today Preceded by EI-EGB... Ryanair started on another alphabet today when EI-EGA and EI-EGB arrived in Dublin on their delivery flights. First to arrive was flight RYR 800B registered EI-EGB, msn 38491, hex code 4CA7B7. Fifteen minutes later flight RYR 800A, operated by EI-EGA, msn 38490, hex code 4CA7B6 touched down on Dublin's... Read More...
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Hopes for Ryanair - Boeing deal receding
20 November 2009 19:32
Speaking at a press conference in Dublin yesterday, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said that the airline will need to have reached tentative agreement with Boeing by the end of this month or very early in December to allow a formal agreement by signed by year end. If a deal is not reached by the end of the year, Ryanair will walk away from its long... Read More...
Ryanair to increase base strength at Bristol, Liverpool
20 November 2009 18:54
Ryanair announced today that it would be increasing its base strength at Bristol and Liverpool Airports. From March 28 next it will increase the number of frames at Bristol from the current 4 to 5 and at Liverpool it will add two frames to bring base strength to 8. From February 25 next Ryanair will increase add ten new routes and increase frequency on others... Read More...
Ryanair calls for CAR to be shut down
20 November 2009 18:14
Ryanair has called for the closure of the Commission for Aviation Regulation's office following the recent direction by the Department of Tranpsort to the CAR to raise passenger charges at Dublin Airport next year to pay for T2. Ryanair contend that the Aviation Regulator's office can no longer serve an independent function when its decisions are being... Read More...
EI-EFZ delivered to Ryanair
17 November 2009 17:57
The latest Ryanair B737 arrived in Dublin on delivery this afternoon. The aircraft is msn 38489 and carries hex code 4CA735. It arrived in Dublin just after 14.00 as RYR 800Z. Pictured above in Michael Kelly's copyright photograph, EI-EFZ is seen on finals to Dublin's R28 against a wintery sky. Read More...
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Wake turbulence from Ryanair aircraft damages roof
13 November 2009 18:02
Lübeck Nachrichten newspaper reports that an elderly woman living in the main street of Gross Grönau in northern Germany got the shock of her life yesterday when the wake turbulence from a Ryanair aircraft damaged the roof of her house. The aircraft was on finals to Hamburg Lübeck airport when the damage occurred. In addition to a number of roof tiles being ripped... Read More...
EI-EFV delivered to Ryanair
12 November 2009 20:43
EI-EFV, the latest Ryanair 737 arrived in Dublin yesterday, Wednesday November 11 on its delivery flight from Boeing Field. The aircraft is msn 36017, hex code 4CA7AB and is pictured above by Michael Kelly. Read More...
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Ryanair to cease operations to Basle
10 November 2009 21:15
Ryanair announced today that as of December 2 next it will cease operations to Basle due to the refusal of the airport operator to reduce its passenger handling charges. The routes affected are the 18 weekly flights to / from Cagliari, London Stansted, Marseille, Porto and Skavsta which account for somewhere in the region of 250,000 passengers per year at the... Read More...
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Passenger charges set to rise at Dublin Airport
09 November 2009 22:26
The Minister for Tranpsort, Noel Dempsey has written to the Aviation Regulator Cathal Guiomard, directing that the passenger handling fee for Dublin Airport be set in such a manner as will allow the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) recoup the capital investment program which includes the construction of T2. Dublin's T2 is due to open for passengers in November... Read More...
Ryanair to "fine" passengers €100 for failing to print boarding cards
09 November 2009 19:53
Ryanair will soon be "fining" passengers €100 if they turn up at the airport not having printed their boarding passes. That's according to the airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary. At present, passengers unfortunate enough to turn up at the airport without a pre printed boarding pass are charged €40. Speaking last week, O'Leary... Read More...
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EI-EFY delivered to Ryanair
09 November 2009 07:00
EI-EFY on finals at Dublin EI-EFY on stand shortly after arrival The latest B737 and the the third in two days for Ryanair touched down at Dublin Airport on Saturday afternoon. The aircraft is registered EI-EFY,msn 35020 and wears hex code 4CA7B4. Pictured above by Michael Kelly, on finals and on stand. Read More...
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Ryanair take delivery of EI-EFX and EI-EFW
06 November 2009 15:30
After a brief hiatus, Ryanair took delivery of a brace of 737 aircraft today, both arriving in Dublin from Boeing Field after lunchtime. The aircraft are : EI-EFX B737-8AS, msn 35018, hex code 4CA7B3 EI-EFW B737-8AS, msn 35019, hex code 4CA7AC EI-EFX and EI-EFW are seen in the copyright pictures by Michael Kelly on finals to Dublin this afternoon. Read More...
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AEA gets its facts wrong in attack on IAA
04 November 2009 23:39
The Brussels based Association of European Airlines, of which Aer Lingus is a member, today launched attacks on the Irish government and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) both of whom it claimed were determined to make Ireland a no fly zone. The association claimed that the government's €10 travel tax had contributed to the 15% drop in passenger numbers... Read More...
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Ryanair in discussions on 1st eastern Europe base
03 November 2009 18:08
Ryanair has signalled it's intent to open its first base in eastern Europe if it can hammer out a deal with Bratislava airport in the Slovak Republic. However the deal which would see three based aircraft operating a total of 20 routes and generating 1.6m passengers per year depends on the carrier negotiating a 70% reduction in fees according to the "Slovak... Read More...
Ryanair passenger figures for October
03 November 2009 16:39
Ryanair published its passenger figures for October. A total of 6.16m passengers were carried for the month which represents a 15% YoY growth. Load factor remained unchaged at 85%. For the rolling 12 months ended October 31, passenger numbers stood at 64.1m which represents a load factor of 82%. Read More...
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