On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re headed to Farnborough for an inside look at how the airshow comes together. From state of the art aircraft tracking technology to making sure all of the toilets are working, Farnborough International director of operations Ben Gleenson explains what it takes to make sure the biannual airshow goes off without a hitch. Also on this week’s episode, what we know so far about the crash of a K2 Airways Cargo 737 off the coast of Pakistan. Castlelake and easyJet agree in principle to an acquisition. A new report highlights long-term issues with French air traffic control — and Ryanair wastes no time seizing the moment to call for reform. And a look at SpiceJet’s operations reveals a much darker picture than we imagined. Helpful links for this week’s episode * Visit the Farnborough Airshow * K2 Airways 737 crash data * New automated live streams available on Flightradar24 Please check back soon for a transcript of this week’s episode.
Ryanair has announced what it calls a record winter 2026 schedule for Sweden, with 43 routes and an eighth aircraft based in the country. The additional Boeing 737 will be stationed at Stockholm Arlanda. The airline expects to carry 4.6 million passengers annually in Sweden, up 16%, and values its based-aircraft investment at US$800 million. […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban1h ago
Passenger video captures the sudden roll and wingtip contact amid strong gusts in Dublin.
Ryanair’s AGM delivered a tight vote on CEO Michael O’Leary’s new long-term pay deal, a package worth up to 150 million Euros that secured support from just under two thirds of shareholders. The results set the tone for the meeting where investors weighed the value of retaining the long-serving chief executive against concerns about the […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling14h ago
Ryanair made €4.99 billion from ancillary revenue in FY2026, earning about $27 per passenger through bags, seats, food and extras.
Spanish authorities intercepted a 46-year-old Nigerian man at Palma de Mallorca Airport after discovering 109 packets of suspected cocaine concealed inside his body. The passenger arrived from Brussels South Charleroi Airport on the night of 6 September on Ryanair flight FR7831 operated by Lauda Europe Boeing 737-800 registered 9H-LOR. Acting on advance intelligence, officers from […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban11 Sept
A Ryanair flight from Norwich to Malta was diverted to East Midlands Airport on Tuesday after a bird strike shortly after take-off. The Boeing 737 departed Norwich at 08:41 BST and was scheduled to operate a flight to Malta. However, the aircraft landed at East Midlands Airport at 10:00 BST following the incident. Flight Diverted […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu11 Sept
A passenger aboard a Ryanair Boeing 737 recorded the moment the aircraft’s wingtip struck the runway at Dublin airport.
Al Jazeera11 Sept
O'Leary insists the passenger was sucked towards rather than out of the window.
The Chief Executive of National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK’s largest controller of air traffic, has been summoned to meet the country’s Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander. This follows a complete shutdown of NATS’ systems Tuesday Sept. 8, which saw nearly 2,000 flights cancelled. Airline bosses, including Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary have called on NATS’ […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack10 SeptRyanair has called on the European Commission to extend until April 2027 emergency flexibility allowing countries to suspend parts of the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) when border-control queues become excessive. The airline said the derogation expired on 6 September despite continuing problems with kiosks, staffing and processing times. According to Ryanair, passengers faced waits of […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 SeptRyanair is reducing its winter schedule and lowering its full-year traffic guidance in a response to rises in fuel costs linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The airline has cut its fiscal 2027 passenger target from 216 million to 214 million and will remove around two million seats from its winter timetable – the equivalent to […]
Travel Radar•Zoe Weyrauch-Gosling6 SeptRyanair is cutting its passenger growth target and holding winter capacity roughly flat, while warning that some less-protected…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope2 Sept
This winter and FY2027 could see less Ryanair flights to ease the risk of unhedged fuel price changes.
Ryanair has a fuel hedge most airlines would envy, and it's still cutting unprofitable winter flights. Its more exposed rivals should be nervous.
Skift Airlines•Gordon Smith2 SeptRyanair carried 22.2 million passengers in August 2026, an increase of 6% compared with 21 million in the same month last year. The airline operated more than 120,500 flights during the month and maintained a load factor of 96%. More than 400 flights were cancelled because of eruptions at Mount Etna in Sicily. Ryanair carried […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban2 Sept
Unlike Ryanair's much larger 737-800s and 737 MAX 8-200s, the airline’s one 737-700 has only 148 seats and is nearly 19 feet (6 meters) shorter than the 737-800. More importantly, its resume has included pilot training, corporate charters, reserve duties, scheduled passenger flights, and holiday charter operations. So, why does Europe's largest low-cost airline still need such a conspicuous fleet outlier?
Opinionated entrepreneur Elon Musk has taken aim at Delta Air Lines, claiming that passengers are avoiding the carrier due to its lack of Starlink WiFi. Never one to mince his words when it comes to online flame wars (such as his public spat with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary), Musk even said that things will "get much worse" for Delta.
A leading online travel service, Fliggy, has announced direct connectivity and a partnership that will enable Ryanair flights to be sold on their platform. Fliggy and customer access Fliggy allows direct access to Ryanair fares across its european network, including popular destinations in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. Fliggy customers are guaranteed […]
Travel Radar•Afia Ali29 AugRyanair has named Athens, Trapani and Podgorica as its three most popular destinations among Belgian passengers during summer 2026. Athens is served from both Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport, while the routes to Trapani in Sicily and Podgorica in Montenegro operate from Charleroi. The airline highlighted Athens as a leading city-break destination, Trapani […]
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Fliggy, a leading online travel services platform and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group and 89988 and Ryanair today announced a direct connectivity partnership that will enable Ryanair flights to be sold on Fliggy through Ryanair’s official API connection.