Ryanair
Ryanair.com closes website for upgrade
Ryanair has confirmed that its website ryanair.com will close for a 10 hour period from 19:00hrs Wednesday 24th June 2009 until 05:00hrs Thursday (25th June) due to an essential upgrade maintenance.
Ryanair voices concerns over tourist tax
Ryanair has this week called on the Irish Government to scrap its €10 tourist tax to prevent a further collapse in Irish tourism and related jobs next winter.
Ryanair launches Father’s Day flight vouchers
Ryanair today (10th June 09) suggested that teenagers get rid of embarrassing parents and party this summer by snapping up one of Ryanair’s great value Father’s Day Gift Vouchers which are available from just £25 on ryanair.com.
Ryanair launches SMS confirmation service
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (8th June 09) announced a new partnership with 15 Below to deliver booking confirmation numbers directly to passenger mobile phones via SMS message for just £1. Ryanair passengers will no longer have to print out confirmation emails as their itinerary can be sent to their mobile within 24 hours of booking.
Ryanair teams up with AXA Travel Insurance
Ryanair has announced a new 5 year partnership with AXA Travel Insurance, part of the AXA Assistance Group, which will come into effect from next September to provide Ryanair’s 67 million passengers with great value, quality, single-trip, multi-trip and annual travel insurance policies on ryanair.com.
Momondo to feature Ryanair flight info
Ryanair has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Momondo.com, a “price comparison only” website, which will now see Ryanair.com’s guaranteed lowest fares displayed on Momondo’s travel search engine.
Ryanair launches 0% credit card offer
Ryanair today (26th May 09) launched an online credit card offer providing 0% interest for the first 10 months on balance transfers, which is four months longer than any other credit card 0% “deal” currently available.
Brits snap up recession chic camping holidays
Ryanair today (19th May 09) confirmed a 60% increase in bookings on their camping website last month as more and more families take advantage of great value “recession chic” campsite accommodation throughout Europe and Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares this summer.
Ryanair criticises ‘BAA monopoly’
Ryanair today (19th May 09) condemned BAA for its decision to appeal the Competition Commission’s recent pro-consumer decision to break up the BAA hold over London’s airports. Ryanair has been a long standing critic of the BAA airport monopoly.
Ryanair urges Irish government to scrap air duty
Ryanair has welcomed the decision by the Spanish Government to reduce airport taxes to zero for all airlines that maintain or increase the traffic they achieved at Spain’s largest airports in the second half of 2008 during the corresponding period this year.
Ryanair moves to online only check-in
Ryanair has confirmed that from Wednesday next (20 May) all new passenger bookings, including those travelling with infants and checked in bags, will move to online check-in and ‘bag-drop’ only as Ryanair phases out the use airport of check-in desks from its 146 airports by 1 October next.
Ryanair appoints new sales manager
Ryanair has today (13 May 2009) announced the appointment of Laszlo Tamas as Sales and Marketing Manager for the UK and Ireland. Laszlo graduated in Commerce and Tourism from the Budapest Business School and obtained an MBA at University of Debrecen in Hungary.
Ryanair calls for the early sale of Stansted
Ryanair has made a statement calling for the early sale of London Stansted after BAA figures confirmed that passenger traffic at the airport decreased by 13% in April (despite the Easter holiday) and highlighted that traffic has plummeted by 14% at London Stansted in the first four months of 2009.
Ryanair confirms ‘fat tax’ is a non-runner
Ryanair has confirmed that it will not implement a ‘fat tax’ because there is no way to collect it without disrupting its 25 minute turnarounds and its online check-in process. Ryanair confirmed that more than 16,000 passengers voted in its latest online poll to identify how the airline should charge larger passengers.
May madness from Ryanair
Ryanair has today slashed its lowest fares by 75% as it released 1 million ‘May Madness Seats’ for travel in late May, June and early July which are available at ryanair.com until midnight Sunday 10 May.