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Ryanair plans to fly full summer schedule from Tel Aviv
Having withdrawn Israel service due to Gaza conflict, airline resumed flights from neighbouring Jordan in December
Ryanair shares jump as O’Leary no longer sees sharp summer fares drop
Stock adds more than 6% in early trading on Tuesday
Christmas air fares to Dublin could hit €500, Ryanair says
Budget carrier says controversial winter passenger cap at Dublin Airport would force a “return to the 1980s” for seat prices
Ryanair to hire 150 cabin crew based in Ireland
Airline appeals plan by Spanish airport operator to raise charges despite government’s five-year freeze promise in 2021
Happy Pear uses crowdfunding to raise €2.5 million for UK expansion and to promote ‘social change’
RTE boards response to BBC Lineker row, Larry Mullen’s housing plans, Ryanair’s Israel apology, Oisin Fanning’s discovery and the Slattery’s aviation emissions plan
Travellers face higher air fares as industry recovers from pandemic
Demand set to expand further in 2023, but top of agenda must be to avoid repeat of last summer’s chaos
Michael O’Leary concedes time is running out to earn 10m share options bonus
Ryanair profit after tax must reach €2bn by 2024 for CEO to cash in his stock
Ryanair plans record 25 summer destinations from Cork
Cork Airport expects more than two million passengers to pass through this year
Ryanair capitalises on Covid uncertainty to squeeze unions, rivals and Boeing
Joe Brennan: Pay restoration is up for negotiation along with new aircraft orders
Ryanair plans record number of routes out of Dublin this summer
Airline says post-coronavirus incentive package key to plans for flights to 120 destinations
Cork Airport to complete runway refurb next month, says Coveney
Airport expects 1.8m passengers next year following pandemic low, says Minister
Ryanair to restore all Cork Airport flights from summer
Airline adds Birmingham and Edinburgh to this winter’s schedule from southern gateway
Ryanair invests €50m in new Dublin training centre
Airline intends to train 5,000 new pilots, cabin crew, engineers and ground operations professionals
Ryanair seeking lower airport charges at Dublin and Cork
Irish carrier wants the Government to fund incentives at both airports to give airlines long-term certainty on charges
New EU system set to boost Irish air passenger numbers from Monday
Those vaccinated fully or recovered from Covid will be able to travel to EU destinations without restrictions with a Digital Covid Certificate
Ryanair’s Dublin-Kerry statement ‘premature, inaccurate’ – airport chief
Airline announced earlier this week that it would fly route on a commercial basis
Flights at Dublin Airport down 70% on pre-Covid levels last week
Government prepares to lift international travel curbs on July 19th
Ryanair confirms it will fly Dublin-Kerry service
Airline says it will operate route on commercial basis, once a day both ways
Ryanair clashes with minister on accord to fly Dublin-Kerry route
Dispute appears to be over timing of announcement, not substance of deal
Delay over EU digital passes will deny travel rights to 1.5m Irish people – Ryanair
EU launches digital Covid certificate today but Republic is waiting until July 19th to issue certs
Stephen Donnelly gives unconvincing National Maternity Hospital performance
Radio: Minister for Health is smooth on the Delta variant but rattled by the hospital saga
Ryanair says first 737 Max delivery delayed by FAA certification
Model ordered by airline has extra door to allow more passengers
Will we be able to go abroad this summer? Here’s what we know right now
As EU countries agree to allow non-essential visits for fully vaccinated travellers, we look at what that means for travel to and from Ireland
Ryanair claims it had to fly empty jet from Paris because of quarantine rules
Passengers could not fly because they had not booked quarantine rooms, airline says
Ryanair’s first 737 Max delivery weeks away after new delays
Airline has been waiting two years for its first delivery following grounding of jet
Plan to restart air travel needs long-term preparation to begin taking off
Industry urges Government to act as restrictions left Aer Lingus with €563m loss
Travel leaders angry at Government’s lack of post-Covid recovery plans
Extending lockdown would leave the Republic an ‘outlier’ in Europe, economist warns
Ryanair to restore Shannon base for summer 2021
Airline calls on Government to offer incentives to encourage passenger recovery
Ryanair warns it may reduce more Irish services and relocate operations
Airline calls on Government to do more to ensure survival of air travel in Ireland
Little Christmas cheer for airlines as Holohan cautions against travel
Christmas normally welcome boost during traditionally slower part of year
Ryanair and Aer Lingus to cut further flights from regional airports
Airlines urge Government to save Irish aviation by implementing EU’s traffic light system
Travel sector fears EU traffic-light system will not be implemented
EU-wide rules to replace green list would open up incoming and outgoing travel
Ryanair sees Boeing 737 Max returning in US in ‘next month or so’
Irish airline expects to start receiving the aircraft in early 2021
And then there were none: Travel green list down to zero
Rising Covid rates across Europe push all countries beyond Ireland’s restrictions threshold
Ryan raises suspicions State may back off from fully applying EU air travel system
Ryanair chief says moving to ‘traffic light’ system crucial for Cork and Shannon airports
Updated green list will not include any EU countries, Ryanair executive claims
Air travel industry says Republic should adopt Europe’s ‘traffic light’ system
Ryanair signals possible closure of Cork and Shannon airport bases
Airline tells Minister of intention unless EU travel plan ending restrictions is adopted
Ryanair re-iterates Cork, Shannon bases closure warning
Aviation industry needs decisiveness from Government immediately, says airline chief
Ryanair threatens to shut Cork and Shannon bases for winter
Airline blames Government travel restrictions for damaging its operations
Ryanair may cut more flights in Republic due to travel restrictions
Airline boss claims people from 10 other EU countries with lower Covid rates than the Republic are subject to quarantine here
Ryanair wants Portugal added to green list
Airline says Irish people more likely to contract Covid at home than in the popular sunspot
Ryanair flight cuts provide neat illustration of industry’s challenges
Cantillon: Government restrictions, weak bookings prompt cuts on some routes
Italy threatens Ryanair flight ban for alleged Covid-19 violations
Airline says it is complying fully with anti-virus measures
Aviation fears travel restrictions will push out recovery until 2024
Airlines and airports believe Government policies make it hard to maintain even limited services
Is foreign travel during a pandemic antisocial behaviour?
Government criticised for mixed messaging amid heightened risk of second wave
Shares rise as investors hold out for more US stimulus
Markets report: Iseq up 1.14% as travel stocks and banks gain
Aer Lingus confirms talks with workers on job losses
Ryanair warns of long-term economic damage if travel restrictions continue
Non-green list passengers should be tested before travelling to Ireland, DAA to say
Airports authority to propose move to Oireachtas Covid-19 committee
Warning green list may lead to confusion as non-essential travel advisory to remain
People will not be covered if they travel to countries on safe list, insurers warn
Coronavirus: Two further deaths and 21 new cases reported
Spain, Portugal and France ‘not at safe level’ to be on travel ‘green list’
‘Travel is not the bogeyman’ when it comes to Covid-19, Ryanair chief says
Eddie Wilson says airline not putting business interests ahead of public health
Irish holidaymakers have been thrown under the bus
Confusion has led to competing advice as precious time disappears for hard-hit travellers
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