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FILED - 05 April 2020, Ireland, Dublin: Ryanair jets park up on the runway of Dublin airport as flights are down by 83% due to Coronavirus. Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, said that traffic for the month of December surged to 9.5 million passengers from last year's 1.9 million. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire/dpa.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Ryanair loses 96 million euros due to Omicron

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/31/22

However, the loss was narrower than last year's loss of 321 million euros

18 August 2020, Spain, Palma: Passengers wait in front of Ryanair check-in desk at Palma de Mallorca Airport. Germany has declared nearly all of Spain, including the island of Mallorca, as risky areas following a spike of coronavirus cases. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Economy & Business

'ABUSIVE' CHARGE

Spanish Balearic Islands fine Ryanair for charging hand luggage

The Nomad Today 1/18/22

The Balearic government authority bases its decision on several court rulings that stated that hand luggage cannot be considered luggage

Ryanair-aircraft-on-ground.-Photo-by-Ryanair

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Ryanair planning to open a high quality aviation training center in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/18/21

The group announced plans to create 5,000 new jobs for post-Covid era

Ryanair returns to Helsinki. Photo: Ryanair.

Tourism

AIRLINES

Ryanair to connect Finland with 8 major European cities in winter

The Nomad Today 7/5/21

The low-cost airline has announced its expansion in Finland, which sees its return to Helsinki Airport, and a new route from Tampere

30 May 2021, Berlin: Federal police check the aircraft after an unscheduled landing of a Ryanair plane at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER). Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

World

IN BERLIN

Another Ryanair plane inspected after being forced to unscheduled stop

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/31/21

The jet was surrounded by numerous police vehicles with flashing lights.

HANDOUT - 28 May 2021, Russia, Sochi: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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RYANAIR PLANE

Belarus' Lukashenko complains to Putin about pressure from the West

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/29/21

Looking to the future, the European Commission suggested providing billions in aid to support democratic change in Belarus.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Minsk, Belarus May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

World

TO PARLIAMENT

Lukashenko: Activist on plane forced to land was 'terrorist'

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/26/21

"That the plane was forced to land by a MiG-29 fighter jet is an absolute lie!" said Lukashenko. Belarus acted for safety reasons, he said, because the plane flew over the country's nuclear power…

HANDOUT - 24 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Council President Charles Michel attends a special EU summit. Photo: Dario Pignatelli/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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'STATE HIJACKING'

EU to seal off skies to Belarusian air traffic after flight diversion

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/25/21

Once implemented, state airline Belavia will not be able to fly to a host of cities, including to Berlin, Paris and Brussels.

24 May 2021, Berlin: The national flag of Belarus flies in front of the Belarusian embassy in Berlin. The EU has strongly condemned the forced landing of a scheduled flight by Belarusian authorities in Minsk and held out the prospect of sanctions against those responsible. Belarusian authorities dispatched a fighter jet to force a Ryanair flight to divert to Minsk, where Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist, who was on board was then arrested. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

World

EU leaders weigh Belarus sanctions after forced landing scandal

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/24/21

Governments and officials said the incident was a state "hijacking" of a commercial flight between two EU countries.

23 May 2021, Ukraine, KieV: Demonstrators hold Belarusian flags during a rally calling for the release of Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist arrested in Belarus, outside the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa

World

UPDATE

Belarus activist arrested after fighter jet intercepts Ryanair flight

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/23/21

Governments across Europe reacted with outrage, suggesting authoritarian Belarus used the pretext of a safety threat to conduct a "state hijacking" of a civilian airliner in order to go after a…

FILED - 03 April 2021, Brandenburg, Schoenefeld: A Boeing 737-8AS of the airline Ryanair lands on the southern runway of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, landed deep in the red in the past fiscal year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on passenger numbers. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Ryanair reveals huge annual loss but expects vaccine-fuelled rebound

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/21

The airline's passenger traffic fell 81 per cent over the previous year, to 27.5 million.

FILED - 01 February 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: An aircraft of the Irish budget airline Ryanair stands on the runway of the Frankfurt Airport. Ryanair on Monday said it plans to cut 20 per cent of regular flights in September and October after several European nations reimposed Covid-19 quarantine rules for arrivals. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Ryanair pledges 2,300 flights a week during the summer holidays

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/24/21

Passengers may be asked to wear face masks on the low-cost airline's flights until 2022.

Tourism

Ryanair cuts 20% of autumn flights amid new quarantine rules

The Nomad Today 8/17/20

Most of the cuts will be reductions in frequency rather than suspension of routes, the low-cost airline said.

08 August 2020, Berlin: Passengers disembark from a Ryanair aircraft at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport, as of today the coronavirus test is mandatory for all travellers returning from a risk area. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

Tourism

Ryanair started new Vienna-Helsinki route

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

The new Vienna-Helsinki route will be operated three times a week by Lauda.

A crew member on board a Ryanair plane. Photo: Ryanair.

Economy & Business

Ryanair sinks into the red

The Nomad Today 7/27/20

More than 99% of its fleet was grounded from mid-March to the end of June amid travel bans introduced across Europe due to the pandemic.

Tourism

Ryanair plans to restore 40% of scheduled flights on 1 July

The Nomad Today 5/12/20

Cabin crew will wear face masks/coverings. Queuing for toilets will be prohibited and toilet access will be made available to individual passengers "upon request." The airline also intends to ask…