Icelandair stocks skyrocket as it announces Wow Air purchase November 5, 2018 Icelandair closed up more than 39 per cent today after the airline announced plans to buy fellow Icelandic carrier Wow Air. The deal, which is subject to approval by Icelandair’s shareholders and the country’s competition authorities, will see Wow Air shareholders receive 5.4 per cent of Icelandair’s shares. Icelandair said the companies will continue to operate as [...]
From today you have to pay extra for your Ryanair hand luggage November 1, 2018 Ryanair's controversial new hand luggage rules take effect today, with customers having to pay extra if they want to take a small carry-on bag on board. For many airlines, two pieces of hand luggage are free of charge and already included in the price. But Ryanair passengers must pay £6 to add a 10kg cabin [...]
Ryanair investor calls for new chair at budget airline following strikes October 28, 2018 Ryanair shareholder the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum’s (LAPFF) today called for the replacement of the budget airline’s chair David Bonderman and for a succession plan for its boss Michael O’Leary. LAPFF, which owns approximately one per cent of Ryanair’s shares, said it plans to file resolutions at Ryanair’s annual meeting (AGM) next year to [...]
Ryanair says it apologised to passenger who was victim of racism October 26, 2018 Budget airline Ryanair has issued a statement today saying it apologised to the victim of racist abuse on one of its flights. Video footage emerged of passenger Delsie Gayle being called an “ugly black b******” by fellow passenger David Mesher on a flight to Barcelona last Friday. In its statement Ryanair said it only became aware [...]
Ryanair profits slide as strikes, cheaper fares and higher fuel costs impact bottom line October 22, 2018 Ryanair saw half-year profits decline this morning to round off a troubled few days at the budget airline. The results Cheaper fares, higher fuel costs and strikes all hit Ryanair’s bottom line, taking post-tax profits down seven per cent year-on-year to €1.2bn (£1.1bn) for its crucial April to September trading period. Read more: Photo of Ryanair crew [...]
Ryanair signs recognition agreements with pilot unions after summer of strikes October 19, 2018 Ryanair has agreed to recognise a group of pilot unions after a summer of industrial action across Europe. The budget airline has signed a collective labour agreement with the Portuguese Civil Aviation Union (Spac) today, which will to allow negotiations to begin over seniority, which gives preference to the longest serving pilots in requests for annual leave and promotions, and [...]
Photo of Ryanair crew sleeping on airport floor was staged, airline says October 18, 2018 A photograph of Ryanair crew sleeping on an airport floor was staged, footage from the airline showed today. Staff at the low-cost carrier had released a photograph showing them lying on the floor of an airport staff lounge. La imagen del aeropuerto de Málaga ha sido una escenificación y protesta del trato que Ryanair da [...]
Ryanair boss warns planes could be grounded for up to three weeks in event of hard Brexit October 17, 2018 Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said a hard Brexit could ground planes for up to three weeks as the prime minister heads to Brussels for a crunch meeting with EU leaders to break the impasse in the negotiations. O'Leary said that while the grounding of planes for a "week, two weeks, three weeks" would be "painful", [...]
Theresa May’s new merger powers would be a hostile takeover by the state October 16, 2018 Back in July 2016, Theresa May launched her campaign for leadership of the Conservative party by promising radical action on foreign takeovers of British businesses. In the wake of Kraft’s takeover of Cadbury and Pfizer’s failed bid for AstraZeneca, May promised to defend workers and local communities from transient shareholders who, she said, were more [...]
Ryanair boss ‘hopeful and optimistic’ about ending strike action by pilots and cabin crew October 9, 2018 Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has said he is "hopeful and optimistic" that the airline will not be damaged further by strikes with its pilots and cabin crew this year. O'Leary, who has previously said the airline will put up with strikes to defend its low-cost business model, said: "I am hopeful and optimistic that we [...]
