Ryanair
IATA FR	ICAO RYR	Callsign RYANAIR
Founded		1985
Focus cities		Dublin Airport London Stansted Airport Milan Orio al Serio Airport Rome Ciampino Airport Shannon Airport Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport Brussels South Charleroi Airport Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Cork Airport Liverpool John Lennon Airport Glasgow Prestwick Airport London Luton Airport Girona-Costa Brava Airport Stockholm-Skavsta Airport East Midlands Airport Madrid Barajas International Airport Marseille Provence Airport Bremen Airport Airport Weeze Bristol International Airport Valencia Airport Alicante Airport George Best Belfast City Airport Bournemouth Airport Birmingham International Airport Reus Airport Edinburgh Airport
Fleet size		166 (+135 orders)
Destinations		132
Headquarters		Dublin, Ireland
Key people		Michael O'Leary (CEO) Michael Cawley (Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer)
Website: http://www.ryanair.com

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For the World War II use of this facility see RAF Hurn Bournemouth Airport (previously known as Hurn Airport) is an airport Birmingham International Airport is an international airport located 5 The Reus Airport is located by the beaches of Costa Daurada, equidistant in relation to the towns of Constantí and Reus and approximately 7 Edinburgh Airport is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest Airport in Scotland in 2007 handling 9047558 passengers Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Michael O'Leary (born 20 March 1961) is chief executive of the low-cost airline Ryanair. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Michael Cawley is the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of the European low-cost airline Ryanair. The Irish Stock Exchange ( ISE) (Stocmhalartán na hÉireann is Ireland 's Stock exchange, formed through the merger of the Cork and Dublin exchanges both The London Stock Exchange or LSE is a Stock exchange located in London, England. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It is Europe's largest low-cost carrier. As of 31 July 2007, Ryanair operates 516 routes across 26 countries from 26 bases^[1]. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Ryanair has been characterised by rapid expansion, a result of the deregulation of the air industry in Europe in 1997. Deregulation, a term which gained widespread currency in the period 1970-2000 can be seen as a process by which governments remove reduce or simplify Restrictions on Business Ryanair is the third largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers. ^[2]

Contents 1 Financials and history 1.1 Financial overview 1.2 Early years 1.3 1992 - 1999 1.4 2000-2006 1.4.1 Aer Lingus takeover bid 1.5 2007 1.5.1 New long haul airline 2 Criticism and complaints 2.1 Advertising 2.1.1 Perceived offensiveness of advertising 2.1.2 Misleading advertising 2.2 Customer service 2.3 Dispatches programme 2.4 Hidden charges 2.5 Environmental concerns 3 Competitors 4 Choosing destinations 5 Destinations 6 Fleet 6.1 Past fleet 7 Accidents and incidents 8 See also 9 Notes 10 Further reading 11 External links

Financials and history

Financial overview

Ryanair has grown massively since its establishment in 1985, from a small airline flying a short hop from Waterford to London, into one of Europe's largest carriers. Waterford ( or Windy fjord;) is a city in Ireland. It is the primary city of the South East region and the fifth largest in the country London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. After taking the rapidly growing airline public in 1997 the money raised was used to expand the airline into a pan-European carrier. Revenues have risen from €231 million in 1998 to some €843 million in 2003, and net profits have increased from €48 million to €239 million over the same period. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e

Half year profits for the period ended October 31, 2007 included ancillary revenue of €252 million. Airline revenue from non-ticket sources which is called ancillary revenue, has become an important financial component for Low-cost carriers (LCCs in Europe and is ^[3] This activity was associated with the sale of car hire, hotels, travel insurance, as well as on board sales and excess baggage revenues. Ancillary revenue now accounts for just over 16% of total revenues.

Early years

Ryanair was founded in 1985 by Cathal and Declan Ryan (after whom the company is named), Liam Lonergan (owner of an Irish tour operator named Club Travel), and noted Irish businessman Tony Ryan, founder of Guinness Peat Aviation and father of Cathal Ryan and Declan. Thomas Anthony "Tony" Ryan ( 2 February 1936 &ndash 3 October 2007) was an Irish multi-millionaire, philanthropist Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA was a Commercial Aircraft Sales and Leasing company set up in 1975 by Aer Lingus, the Guinness Peat Group (a London ^[4] The airline began with a 15-seat Embraer Bandeirante turboprop aircraft flying between Waterford and London Gatwick ^[5]with the aim of breaking the duopoly on London-Ireland flights at that time held by British Airways and Aer Lingus. The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante ( Portuguese: " Scout " is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin- Turboprop light transport A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller. Waterford ( or Windy fjord;) is a city in Ireland. It is the primary city of the South East region and the fifth largest in the country Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. A true duopoly is a specific type of Oligopoly where only two producers exist in one Market. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Aer Lingus is the Flag carrier airline of Ireland. Based at Dublin Airport, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe Africa and North

In 1986 the company added a second route – flying Dublin-London Luton in direct competition to the Aer Lingus / BA duopoly for the first time. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton Aer Lingus is the Flag carrier airline of Ireland. Based at Dublin Airport, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe Africa and North British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Under partial EU Deregulation, airlines could begin new international intra-EU services as long as at least one of the two governments gave approval (the so-called "double-disapproval" regime). The Irish government at the time refused its approval in order to protect Aer Lingus, but Britain, under Margaret Thatcher's pro-free-market Conservative government, approved the service. Aer Lingus is the Flag carrier airline of Ireland. Based at Dublin Airport, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe Africa and North Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. With two routes and two planes, the fledgling airline carried 82,000 passengers in one year.

Passenger numbers continued to increase, but the airline generally ran at a loss, and by 1991 was in need of restructuring. Michael O'Leary was charged with the task of making the airline profitable. Michael O'Leary (born 20 March 1961) is chief executive of the low-cost airline Ryanair. Ryan encouraged him to visit the USA to study the 'low fares/no frills' model being used by Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran O'Leary quickly decided that the key to low fares was to implement quick turn-around times for aircraft, "no frills", and no business class, as well as operating a single model of aircraft.

O'Leary returned, convinced that Ryanair could make huge inroads into the European air market, at that time dominated by national carriers which were subsidised to various degrees by their parent countries. He competed with the major airlines by providing a "no-frills", low-cost service. Flights were scheduled into regional airports, which offered lower landing and handling charges than larger established international airports. O'Leary as Chief Executive did a publicity stunts where he helped out with baggage handling on Ryanair flights at Dublin airport. By 1995, after the consistent pursuit of its low-cost business model, Ryanair celebrated its 10th birthday by carrying 2. 25 million passengers.

1992 - 1999

European Union (EU) deregulation of the air industry in Europe in 1992 gave carriers from one EU country the right to operate scheduled services between other EU states, and represented a major opportunity for Ryanair. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in After a successful flotation on the Dublin Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Stock exchanges, the airline launched services to Stockholm, Oslo (Sandefjord Airport, Torp, 110 km south of Oslo), Paris and Charleroi near Brussels. The Irish Stock Exchange ( ISE) (Stocmhalartán na hÉireann is Ireland 's Stock exchange, formed through the merger of the Cork and Dublin exchanges both The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Sandefjord Airport Torp ( Norwegian: Sandefjord lufthavn Torp) is an International airport in the municipality of Sandefjord, Vestfold Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Charleroi (Tchålerwè is the largest city and municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Flush with new capital, the airline placed a massive $2 billion order for 45 new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft in 1998. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

2000-2006

The airline launched its website in 2000, with online booking initially said to be a small and unimportant part of the software supporting the site. Increasingly the online booking contributed to the aim of cutting flight prices by selling direct to passengers and excluding the costs imposed by travel agents. Within a year the website was handling three-quarters of all bookings, and now accounts for 100% of the total.

Ryanair launched a new hub of operation in Brussels South Charleroi Airport in 2001. Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA also called Charleroi Airport, is located north of Charleroi, 46km (28 Later that year, the airline ordered 155 new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft from Boeing at what was believed to be a substantial discount, (taking full advantage of the downturn in aeroplane orders after the slump in air travel following the September 2001 aircraft attacks in the United States) to be delivered over eight years from 2002 to 2010. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Approximately 100 of these aircraft had been delivered by the end of 2005, although there were slight delays in late 2005 caused by production disruptions arising from a Boeing machinists' strike. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E

In 2002, Ryanair launched 26 new routes and established a hub in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, its European expansion firmly on track. For the NATO Military use of this facility see Hahn Air Base Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn is a commercial Airport

In 2003, Ryanair announced the order of a further 100 new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft, and in February a third continental base was opened at Milan-Bergamo in Italy. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Orio al Serio International Airport is an Airport located in Orio al Serio, near Bergamo, Italy, and it serves the low-cost traffic Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

In April 2003 Ryanair acquired its ailing competitor Buzz from KLM at a knock-down price. buzz was a Low-cost airline based at London Stansted operating services within Europe. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ( Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English translation Expansion continued apace with the launch of a base at Stockholm (Skavsta), Sweden. Stockholm-Skavsta Airport ( Swedish: Stockholm-Skavsta flygplats, is an international Airport near Nyköping, Sweden, approximately "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. By the end of 2003, the airline flew 127 routes, of which 60 had opened in the previous 12 months.

The airline launched two more bases in the first half of 2004, at Rome (Ciampino) and Barcelona (Girona), increasing the total to 11 hubs. Rome Ciampino Airport ( Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino or Giovan Battista Pastine Airport) is a joint Civilian, commercial Girona-Costa Brava Airport is an Airport located 12 km south of the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilobí d'Onyar, in the north-east

During 2004, Michael O'Leary warned of a "bloodbath" during the winter from which only two or three low-cost airlines would emerge, the expectation being that these would be Ryanair and EasyJet. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. A modest loss of €3. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e 3 million in the second quarter of 2004 was the airline's first recorded loss for 15 years. However, the airline immediately bounced back to ever greater profits afterwards. The enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004 opened the way to more new routes as Ryanair and other budget airlines tapped the markets of the EU accession countries. Enlargement of the European Union is the process of expanding the European Union (EU through the accession of new member states. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

In February 2005, Ryanair announced an order for a further 70 Boeing 737-800 aircraft along with an option for a further 70. This was expected at the time to allow Ryanair to increase passenger numbers from the 34 million expected in 2005 to 70 million in 2011. Some of these aircraft would be deployed at Ryanair's 12 European hubs, others to 10 new hubs the company intended to establish over the next seven years. In an example of the airline's relentless prioritising of cost over all other factors, the aircraft will be delivered without window shades (rumoured in media, although regulations of the Irish Aviation Authority mean that Ryanair's newest airplanes still do contain window blinds), seat back recline and seat back pockets, which result in savings of several hundred thousand dollars per aircraft and give continued savings through reduced cleaning and repair costs.

Some slight delays in Boeing airline deliveries in late 2005 (ordered in 2001) were caused by production disruptions arising from a Boeing machinists' strike. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E

In June 2006, the company announced that in the quarter ending 30 June 2006 its average yields were 13% higher than the same quarter of the previous year^[6] and its passenger numbers were up by 25% to 10. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 7 million, although year-on-year comparison was difficult because of the movement of Easter from first quarter 2005 to second quarter 2006. Net profits (€115. 7m) increased by 80% over the same quarter in 2005. Management indicated that this level of growth may not be sustained for the remainder of this year, despite adding 27 new aircraft and opening new routes.

Ryanair's passenger numbers have grown by up to 25% a year for most of the last decade. Carrying under 0. 7 million annually in its early years, passenger figures grew to 21. 4 million in 2003. The rapid addition of new routes and new hubs has enabled this growth in passenger numbers, and Ryanair is now among the largest carriers on European routes. In August 2004, the airline carried 20% more passengers within Europe than British Airways.

Ryanair posted record half-year profits of €329 million for the six months ending 30 September 2006. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Over the same period passenger traffic grew by more than a fifth to 22. 1m passengers and revenues rose by a third to €1. 256 billion^[7]

Aer Lingus takeover bid

On 5 October 2006 Ryanair launched a €1. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 48bn (£1bn; $1. 9bn) bid to buy fellow Irish carrier Aer Lingus. Aer Lingus is the Flag carrier airline of Ireland. Based at Dublin Airport, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe Africa and North Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said the move was a “unique opportunity” to form an Irish airline. The "new" airline would carry over 50 million passengers a year.

Aer Lingus floated on the Irish Stock Exchange on 2 October 2006 following a decision by the Irish government to sell more than 50% of its 85. The Irish Stock Exchange ( ISE) (Stocmhalartán na hÉireann is Ireland 's Stock exchange, formed through the merger of the Cork and Dublin exchanges both Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1% share in the company. Workers retained a 15% stake. The shares began trading at €2. 20 each, valuing the firm at €1. 13bn. Ryanair said it had bought a 16% stake in Aer Lingus and was offering €2. 80 per share for remaining shares. ^[8] On the same day Aer Lingus rejected Ryanair's takeover bid, saying the bid was contradictory. ^[9] With a total of 47% of Aer Lingus in the hands of the Irish Government, the employee share ownership trust, and other entities that have publicly rejected the bid, and a further 4% in the hands of Bank of Ireland and AIB who are considered highly unlikely to sell, the takeover bid is now effectively dead. The Bank of Ireland (Banc na hÉireann, officially known as the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland is a commercial Bank operation in Ireland Allied Irish Banks plc ( AIB; Irish: Bainc-Aontas Éireann;,,,) is a major Commercial bank based in Ireland not to be mistaken The Ryanair website describes the attempted take over as, "In October. . . we make an all cash offer for the small regional airline, Aer Lingus". ^[10]

2007

Fourth quarter 2006 profits far exceeded analyst expectations, and over the period from October 2006 to February 2007, the stock rose by some 50%. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. The press suggested that Ryanair is now selling on its 737-800s at higher prices than the cost of acquisition from Boeing. ^[11]

In January, following a BBC investigation, Ryanair conceded that a claim it had cut its CO₂ emissions by half in recent years was "an error". Carbon dioxide ( Chemical formula:) is a Chemical compound composed of two Oxygen Atoms covalently bonded to a single ^[12]

In the meantime, Ryanair started its flight operation to the island of Malta, from Dublin, Luton and Pisa. New bases have been created at Bremen (April), Weeze (June), Bristol (November), Alicante, Valencia and Belfast George Best.

In May, Ryanair launched BING^[13]. This application brings daily fare specials to the user's computer.

On 16 May, Ryanair launched a seat sale with fees, taxes and charges waived. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. A small number of destinations, including Dublin, were offered with 1 million seats for 1 penny or 1 Euro cent. Ryanair's website crashed as it received four million hits from bargain hunters. The sale lasted until the following Monday with just over half a million free seats taken up.

On 18 July, the British Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ordered Ryanair not to repeat a claim that airline industry "accounts for just 2% of carbon dioxide emissions". Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located ^[14] The ASA ruled it breached rules on truthfulness by not explaining the figure was based on global rather than UK emissions (which are 5. 5% of the total) and exclude incoming flight figures.

On September 6, Ryanair announced that it will establish a 23rd base at George Best Belfast City Airport. George Best Belfast City Airport is an Airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

In August, the company announced it would start charging passengers to check-in at the airport, therefore reversing its policy of paying for online check-in. It says that by cutting airport check-in it reduces overhead costs. ^[15]

In October 2007, Ryanair began to decommission some of its older 737-800 series aircraft that were originally purchased in 1998. The aircraft are to be sold off to Brazilian airline Varig. VRG Linhas Aéreas SA, Operating as VARIG (an acronym for V iação A érea RI o G randense is the Brazilian

New long haul airline

Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, revealed in April 2007 that Ryanair plan to launch a new long haul airline around 2009^[16]. The new airline would be separate from Ryanair and operate under a different branding. It would offer both low cost and a first class service, intended to rival airlines like Virgin Atlantic. The new airline would operate from Ryanair's existing bases in Europe to approximately six new bases in the United States. The new American bases will not be main hubs such as New York's JFK airport, but smaller airports located outside major cities. It is planned that the new airline will eventually operate a fleet of 40 to 50 new Airbus A350 XWB or Boeing 787 aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Since the Boeing 787 is sold out of production until at least 2012, and the Airbus A350 XWB will not enter service until 2013, this would contribute a delay to the airline's launch. It was not stated if other aircraft would be operated in the Interim. O'Leary indicated that he intends to purchase the aircraft when market prices for new aircraft recede according to demand. It is said that the name of the new Airline will be RyanAtlantic and sell tickets through the Ryanair website under an alliance agreement[3]. RyanAtlantic is the proposed name for a long-haul airline version of Ryanair.

Criticism and complaints

While its supporters praise its commitment to low fares, radical management, and its willingness to challenge what it calls the 'establishment' within the airline industry (similar to its American counterpart, Southwest Airlines), Ryanair has also been criticised for some of its practices. Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran Ryanair was voted the "least favourite airline" in a 2006 poll by TripAdvisor (with easyJet second). EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. ^[17][18][19] One reason cited relative to other airlines was unfriendly and complacent staff. Critics have attacked its hidden "taxes" and fees, and limited customer services, and charged that it practises deceptive advertising. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand In November 2006, it was revealed as the subject of more complaints than any other airline in the EU. ^[20] Sixty per cent of all complaints to Ireland's Commission for Aviation Regulation were about Ryanair, amounting to four complaints per million passengers per year. ^[21] Despite their unpopularity, Ryanair carried 42. 5 million passengers in 2006.

Advertising

Perceived offensiveness of advertising

Ryanair's advertising has been considered offensive, occasionally even finding sanction from the courts. ^[22][23][24]. Ryanair was ordered by courts to pay damages to Carla Bruni, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy for using their images in advertising without permission^[25]. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, 23 December 1967 is an Italian-born naturalized French songwriter singer and former model. Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced,

One of their ads used a picture of the Manneken Pis, a famous Belgian statue of a urinating urchin, with the words: "Pissed off with Sabena's high fares? Low fares have arrived in Belgium. Manneken Pis ( Dutch for little man pee) also known in French as the petit Julien, is a very famous Brussels SABENA was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001 with its base at Brussels National Airport. " Sabena sued and the court ruled that the ads were misleading and offensive. Ryanair was ordered to discontinue the ads immediately or face fines. Ryanair was also obliged to publish an apology and publish the court decision on their website. Ryanair used the apologies for further advertising, primarily further price comparisons.  [4]

Another of their ads featured a model dressed up as a school girl accompanied by the words "Hottest back to school fares". After receiving 13 complaints, the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) instructed them to withdraw the advert in the United Kingdom, saying that it "appeared to link teenage girls with sexually provocative behaviour and was irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence". Ryanair said that they would "not be withdrawing this ad" and would "not provide the ASA with any of the undertakings they seek", on the basis that they found it abstract that "a picture of a fully-clothed model is now claimed to cause 'serious or widespread offence', when many of the UK's leading daily newspapers regularly run pictures of topless or partially-dressed females without causing any serious or widespread offence". ^[26]

Misleading advertising

Ryanair was ordered by the ASA to stop claiming that its flights from London to Brussels are faster than the rail connection Eurostar on the grounds that the claim was misleading due to required travel times to the airports mentioned. Eurostar is a High-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris Ryanair stood by its claims, noting that their flight is shorter than the train trip and that travel time is also required to reach Eurostar's train stations. ^{[27][28] [29]}

In April 2008, Ryanair faced a probe by the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after a string of complaints about its adverts. The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT) is a Non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, It was found to have breached advertising rules seven times in two years. ASA's director general Christopher Graham commented that formal referrals to the OFT were rare, the last occurring in 2005. He added that the ASA "would prefer to work with advertisers within the self-regulatory system rather than call in a statutory body, but Ryanair's approach has left us with no option. " Ryainair countered with the claim that the ASA had "demonstrated a repeated lack of independence, impartiality and fairness". ^[30].

Customer service

Ryanair has been criticised for many aspects of its customer service. The Economist journal wrote that Ryanair's "cavalier treatment of passengers" had given Ryanair "a deserved reputation for nastiness" and that the airline "has become a byword for appalling customer service . The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London . . and jeering rudeness towards anyone or anything that gets in its way". ^[31] In 1997, Jane O'Keefe claimed Ryanair reneged on a free travel prize. The matter was referred to Managing Director Michael O'Leary, who was described as aggressive and hostile. ^[32]

Ryanair staff have been accused of behaving rudely to passengers. They have been accused of using foul and offensive language and attempting to grab a boarding card from a passenger^[33], behaving in a menacing manner towards passengers^[34] and rudeness towards a passenger who asked for a non-alcoholic drink after passengers were kept in a plane for three hours due to a delay^[35].

The airline has come under heavy criticism in the past for its poor treatment of disabled passengers. In 2002, it refused to provide wheelchairs for disabled passengers at Stansted Airport, greatly angering disabled rights groups. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 ^[36] The airline argued that this provision was the responsibility of the airport authority, stating that wheelchairs were provided by 80 of the 84 Ryanair destination airports^[37] at that time. A court ruling in 2004 judged that the responsibility should be shared by the airline and the airport owners;^[38] Ryanair responded by adding a surcharge of £0. 50 to all its flight costs.

Specific incidents involving disabled passengers include the following:

• In 2005, the airline was criticised for ejecting nine blind and partially sighted passengers from a flight at Stansted, because the group meant the plane would be carrying more than the four disabled passengers permitted by the airline's safety regulations. Air safety is a term encompassing the theory investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation as well as through ^[39]

• In 2005, Ryanair were forced to pay Bob Ross £1,336 in damages after charging him £18 to use a wheelchair. ^[40]

• In 2006, Ryanair apologised after refusing to provide an elderly injured passenger with a wheelchair. ^[41][42]

• Also in 2006, Ryanair apologised after refusing to provide a sick cancer sufferer with a wheelchair. ^[43]

• In 2007, Ryanair apologised after forcing a 14-year old with a broken leg to stand on a flight, despite the boy being in pain. Ryanair cabin crew and captain were described as cruel. ^[44]

• Also in 2007, Ryanair ordered a group of visually impaired passengers to disembark from a flight before take-off with the excuse that the flight had exceeded the permitted number of "mobility-impaired" passengers. The company refused to pay compensation required by law, claiming that they had disembarked voluntarily. Ryanair subsequently paid compensation before court proceedings took place^[45][46].

• In 2008, Ryanair were ordered to pay £1,116 to each member of the London-based Caribbean Steel International Orchestra who had been denied access to the plane for security reasons despite having been cleared by the police on December 31, 2006. The band had previously been escorted off the plane by armed police because of passengers' concerns that the members were seated separately and one of the members who was blind appeared to have been reading the newspaper. The judge ruled that the ethnicity of the band members as well as "irrational fears" of some passengers were factors in Ryanair's actions^[47][48].

Ryanair does not offer customers the possibility of contacting them by email or webform, only through a premium rate phone line, by fax or by post. A webform on a Web page allows a user to enter data that is typically sent to a server for processing and to mimic the usage of paper forms. An Early day motion in the British Parliament put forward in 2006 criticized Ryanair for this reason and called on the company to provide customers with a means to contact the company by e-mail. An early day motion (EDM in the Westminster system, is a motion tabled by Members of Parliament for debate "on an early day" ^[49]. Ryanair is therefore flouting UK E-commerce Regulations, which state that the email address of the service provider must be given. It is not sufficient to include a 'contact us' form without also providing an email address. ^[50]

Dispatches programme

On 13 February 2006, Channel 4 broadcast a documentary as part of its Dispatches series, "Ryanair caught napping". Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Dispatches is the British television current affairs documentary series on Channel 4, first transmitted in 1987 Two undercover reporters obtained jobs as cabin crew based at Ryanair's operations at London Stansted Airport and secretly recorded the training programme, and cabin crew procedures. The documentary criticised Ryanair's training policies, security procedures, aircraft hygiene, and highlighted poor staff morale. It filmed Ryanair cabin crew sleeping on the job; using aftershave to cover the smell of vomit in the aisle rather than cleaning it up; ignoring warning alerts on the emergency slide; encouraging staff to falsify references for airport security passes; and asking staff not to recheck passengers' passports before they board flights. Vomiting (also called throwing up, emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's Stomach through the Mouth and sometimes the Staff in training were falsely told that any Boeing 737-200 (now no longer in service with Ryanair) impact would result in the death of the passenger sitting in seat 1A, and that they should not pass this information on to the passenger. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout  [5]

Ryanair denied the allegations [6] and published its correspondence with Dispatches on its website. ^[51] It claims to have forwarded all twenty allegations to the UK and Irish aviation authorities, both of whom agreed that there was no substance to them. It also alleged that the programme was misleading and that promotional materials, in particular a photograph of a stewardess sleeping, had been faked by Dispatches.   [7] Much of the subsequent coverage of the programme in the media considered that the documentary was overblown and failed to make substantive claims against the airline, with some going so far as to label the attempted exposé as a vindication for Ryanair.  [8] Following the documentary, Ryanair launched new services and a free flights offer. ^[52]

Hidden charges

Ryanair has been described by the consumer magazine Holiday Which? as being the "worst offender" for adding extra charges to tickets^[53]. These hidden charges include airport taxes, a fee to use airport check-in facilities, a charge for each piece of luggage checked in, and additional fees to pay by credit/debit card on a per passenger rather than per card basis. Ryanair was set a deadline of 31 January 2008 by the British Office of Fair Trading to include these charges in headline prices, but failed to meet it^[54], even after an upgrade of its web site on 25 February 2008. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT) is a Non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973,

Environmental concerns

Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's CEO, claimed that a recession would put an end to the "environmental bullshit among the chattering classes that has allowed Gordon Brown to double air passenger duty. We need a recession if we are going to see off some of this environmental nonsense. "^[55]

Ryanair's general stance on environmental matters has led a UK government minister to label the airline the "irresponsible face of capitalism" in early 2007. ^[56]

Competitors

Ryanair now has a number of low-cost competitors. The following is a list of Low cost carriers organized by home country *be aware that some may be run by the larger airlines which may not be terribly conducive to ongoing competition! In 2004, approximately 60 new low-cost airlines were formed. Although traditionally a full-service airline, Aer Lingus moved to a low-fares strategy from 2002, leading to much more intense competition with Ryanair on Irish routes. Aer Lingus is the Flag carrier airline of Ireland. Based at Dublin Airport, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe Africa and North

Airlines which attempt to compete directly with Ryanair are treated harshly, with Ryanair reducing fares to significantly undercut their competitors. In response to MyTravelLite, who started to compete with Ryanair on the Birmingham to Dublin route in 2003, Ryanair set up competing flights on some of MyTravelLite's routes until they pulled out. Go was another airline which attempted to offer services from Ryanair's hub at Dublin to Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. Go Fly was the name of an award-winning British Airline, trading as "Go" which was purchased by EasyJet in May 2002 for the equivalent of $545 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A fierce battle ensued, which ended with Go withdrawing its service from Dublin. ^[57]

In September 2004, Ryanair's biggest competitor, EasyJet, announced routes to the Republic of Ireland for the first time, beginning with the Cork to London Gatwick route. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Until then, easyJet had never competed directly with Ryanair on its home ground. Easyjet announced in July 2006 that it was withdrawing its Gatwick-Cork, Gatwick-Shannon and Gatwick-Knock services; within two weeks Ryanair also announced it would withdraw its own service on the Gatwick-Knock and Luton-Shannon routes.

DFDS Seaways cited competition from low-cost air services, especially Ryanair (which now flies to Glasgow Prestwick and London Stansted from Gothenburg City Airport) as the reason for its scrapping the Newcastle-Gothenburg ferry service in October 2006. DFDS A/S, an abbreviation of Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (literally The United Steamship Company) is a Danish Shipping company. Glasgow Prestwick Airport (Port-adhair Ghlaschu Phreastabhaig is an International airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Gothenburg City Airport or Göteborg City Airport, formerly (and still informally known as Säve Flygplats, is Gothenburg 's second international Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. ^[58] It was the only dedicated passenger ferry service between Sweden and the United Kingdom and had been running since the 19th century (under various operators). "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Choosing destinations

Ryanair negotiates extremely aggressive contracts with its airports, demanding very low landing and handling fees as well as financial assistance with marketing and promotional campaigns. In subsequent contract renewal negotiations, the airline plays airports off against each other, threatening to withdraw services and deploy the aircraft elsewhere if the airport does not make further concessions. In April 2006, a failure to reach agreement on a new commercial contract resulted in Ryanair announcing that it would withdraw service on the Dublin-Cardiff route at short notice. ^[59] The airport management rebutted Ryanair's assertion that airport charges were unreasonably high, noting that Cardiff charges were already below Ryanair's average, and claimed that Ryanair had recently adopted the same negotiating approach with Cork Airport and London Stansted Airport [9]. Cork Airport, ( Irish: Aerfort Chorcaí is one of the three principal International airports in the Republic of Ireland (along with London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Ryanair was forced to give up its Rome Ciampino-Alghero route after the route was allocated to Air One as a Public Service Obligation (PSO) route. Rome Ciampino Airport ( Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino or Giovan Battista Pastine Airport) is a joint Civilian, commercial Alghero ( l'Alguer in Catalan and S'Alighèra in Sardinian) is a town of about 42000 inhabitants (down from 54300 inhabitants since early Air One SpA is an independent Airline based in Rome, Italy. It operates a high-frequency domestic scheduled network to 36 destinations in Italy In Transport, public service obligation or PSO is where a governing body or other authority offers an Auction for subsidies and permit the The European Commission is investigating the actions of the Italian Government in assigning PSO routes and thus restricting competition. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources

Destinations

Main article: Ryanair destinations

Ryanair serves 516 routes from 27 hubs. This is a list of airports to which Ryanair flies Africa Agadir ( Al Massira Airport) Its main hub is London Stansted Airport, with 88 routes. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Ryanair has other hubs throughout Europe, at Dublin, Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Cork, Frankfurt-Hahn, Girona, London Luton, Liverpool, Milan Orio al Serio, Pisa, East Midlands, Glasgow Prestwick, Rome Ciampino, Shannon, Stockholm Skavsta, Marseille Provence, Madrid Barajas, Bremen, Weeze, Belfast City, Bournemouth, Valencia, Alicante, Bristol, Birmingham, Reus, and Edinburgh. Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA also called Charleroi Airport, is located north of Charleroi, 46km (28 Cork Airport, ( Irish: Aerfort Chorcaí is one of the three principal International airports in the Republic of Ireland (along with For the NATO Military use of this facility see Hahn Air Base Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn is a commercial Airport Girona-Costa Brava Airport is an Airport located 12 km south of the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilobí d'Onyar, in the north-east London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton Orio al Serio International Airport is an Airport located in Orio al Serio, near Bergamo, Italy, and it serves the low-cost traffic Galileo Galilei International Airport is an Airport located in Pisa, Italy. East Midlands Airport is an Airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. Glasgow Prestwick Airport (Port-adhair Ghlaschu Phreastabhaig is an International airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick Rome Ciampino Airport ( Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino or Giovan Battista Pastine Airport) is a joint Civilian, commercial Shannon International Airport, or Aerfort na Sionnainne in Irish is one of Ireland's primary three airports (along with Dublin Airport and Cork Airport Stockholm-Skavsta Airport ( Swedish: Stockholm-Skavsta flygplats, is an international Airport near Nyköping, Sweden, approximately Marseille Provence Airport or Aéroport de Marseille Provence is an Airport located 27 km northwest of Marseille and 6963000 passengers Madrid-Barajas Airport (Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas is the main international airport serving the Spanish capital Madrid. Bremen Airport or Flughafen Bremen serves the city of Bremen, Germany. Airport Weeze or Niederrhein Airport is an Airport situated in the small municipality of Weeze in the Niederrhein (Lower Rhineland George Best Belfast City Airport is an Airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. For the World War II use of this facility see RAF Hurn Bournemouth Airport (previously known as Hurn Airport) is an airport Valencia Airport in Manises is the 8th spanish airport in terms of air traffic and second of the region after Alicante Alicante International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Alicante, originally named El Altet, is the main airport for the regions of Alicante and Murcia Bristol International Airport is the commercial Airport serving the city of Bristol, England and the surrounding area Birmingham International Airport is an international airport located 5 The Reus Airport is located by the beaches of Costa Daurada, equidistant in relation to the towns of Constantí and Reus and approximately 7 Edinburgh Airport is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest Airport in Scotland in 2007 handling 9047558 passengers

The airline's first new routes outside Europe began in October 2006 when Ryanair planned to begin flying from Frankfurt-Hahn to Marrakech and Fez, both in Morocco. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa These non-European routes were meant to be further complemented from November 2006 when Ryanair flights were to begin from Marseille to Fez, Marrakech and Oujda (all in Morocco). Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Fes or Fez ( Arabic: فاس, French Fès is the fourth largest City in Morocco, after Casablanca, Rabat Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" Oujda (وجدة is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of half a million inhabitants Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa But, all of these flights (to France and Morocco) were cancelled until further notice on 17 November 2006. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Flights were booked for these routes even though an Open Skies agreement was not secured with the EU. Thus, many customers who booked these flights months ahead were forced to cancel or seek a refund.

Ryanair also announced it would begin flying 10 other routes from Marseille and that it would make Marseille its 16th operational base, with two Boeing 737-800 to be based there. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout But as of November 16, 2006, Ryanair has postponed service from Marseille to Morocco until further notice.  New flights to Morocco News Release

Of all Ryanair's routes, the Dublin-London city pair remains both the busiest and the most profitable. This is largely due to the number of Irish people who live in the UK, the amount of business between the two cities, and increasingly the number of Irish who use the route to make connecting flights to other points in Europe. In terms of air passenger traffic, London-Dublin is the busiest international city pair in the world after Hong Kong-Taipei.

Ryanair also flies to ten cities in Poland (Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Łódź, Katowice, Kraków, Poznań, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Warsaw, Wrocław), and has been a significant facilitator of Polish workforce migration to Ireland (over 200,000 Poles as of 2006) and the UK. Bydgoszcz (Bromberg Bydgostia is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers with Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Łódź is Poland 's third largest city with population of 753192 in 2007 (lost its second rank to Krakow in 2007 Katowice (Katovice Kattowitz is a City in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Rzeszów (Ряшiв Reichshof Resovia ריישע- Reisha) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 170722 (2008 granted a town charter in 1354 Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia Katowice, to be served from Bristol, will be the company's 10th Polish destination from November 2007.

On October 2, 2007, Ryanair announced it is launching 70 new routes in October as part of a "massive expansion across Europe. "

Also in 2007, Ryanair inaugurated services to many airports, including:

• Croatia: Zadar (Dalmatia), Pula
• France: Nice
• Hungary: Budapest
• Italy: Rimini
• Malta: Luqa
• Poland: Warsaw
• Poland: Katowice
• Slovenia: Maribor (ended March 27, 2008)
• Spain: Madrid

On December 18, 2007, Ryanair announced that it will be launching 50 new routes during 2008. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 72717 (2001 Dalmatia ( Croatian: Dalmacija, see names in other languages) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, situated mostly in modern Pula (Pietas Iulia Pulj Istriot Pula; Pola is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands For the airport near the village Malta International Airport. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Katowice (Katovice Kattowitz is a City in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Maribor (historical German name de ''Marburg an der Drau'' is the second largest City in Slovenia. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. The airline also announced new routes from Birmingham, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newquay. Ryanair will also fly to three new airports: Angouleme (France), Arad and Constanta (Romania) and open new bases at Bournemouth Airport and Birmingham International Airport.

Fleet

As of May 2008, the Ryanair fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[60][61]

Ryanair Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers
Boeing 737-800	166 (135 orders and 173 options)	189

As of May 2008, the Ryanair fleet average age was 2. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 9 years^[62] All aircraft in the Ryanair fleet have either been retro-fitted with performance enhancing Winglets or the more recent deliveries have them fitted during build. Wingtip devices are usually intended to improve the efficiency of Fixed-wing aircraft. ^[63]

• Various Liveries:

  Standard new livery: EI-DCB [10]

  Standard old livery: EI-CSN [11]

  Dreamliner Scheme: EI-DCL [12]

  Pride of Scotland: EI-DAO [13]

  Nein Zum Lufthansa Kerosinzuschlag: EI-DAD [14]

  Say NO to BA fuel Levy: EI-CTB [15]

  Arrivederci Alitalia: EI-CSZ [16]

  Bye Bye SkyEurope: EI-DLF [17]

  Nyköping: EI-CSV [18]

  Catalunya: EI-CSW [19]

  Żegnamy PLL LOT: EI-DLG [20]

  Bye Bye EasyJet : EI-DLO [21]

  Bye Bye Baby : EI-DLN [22]

Past fleet

Ryanair have previously operated the following types of aircraft:

• Embraer Bandeirante (1985-1989)
• Avro 748 (1986-1989)
• BAC One-Eleven (1987-1994)
• ATR-42 (1989-1991)
• Boeing 737-200 (1994-2005)

Accidents and incidents

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating Ryanair Flight 296 from Dublin to London Stansted caught fire shortly after landing on 27 February 2002. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Berlin-Schönefeld Airport () is an international airport located in the town of Schönefeld in Brandenburg, adjacent to Berlin 's southern border WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Nyköping (nɨˈʃɶpɪŋ is a city in Södermanland, Sweden and the seat of Nyköping Municipality. London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton A livery is a Uniform or other sign worn in a non-military context on a person or object (such as an airplane or Vehicle) to denote a relationship British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe The Fossil Fuel Levy (FFL is a levy paid by suppliers of Electricity from non- Renewable energy sources in the United Kingdom. AlitaliaLinee Aeree Italiane SpA ( Italian for Alitalia - Italian Air Lines) ( is the Flag carrier Airline of Italy. SkyEurope Airlines is a Low-cost airline headquartered in Bratislava, with its main base at M Nyköping Municipality ( Nyköpings kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. EasyJet Airline Company Limited, styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline based at London Luton Airport. Bmibaby is a British Low-cost airline and a subsidiary of British Midland PLC. The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante ( Portuguese: " Scout " is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin- Turboprop light transport WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Ryanair Flight 296 is a flight between Dublin International Airport, Ireland and London Stansted Airport, UK. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Subsequent investigations found that although the aircraft was fully evacuated within 90 seconds, the cabin crew struggled to open the emergency doors, and some passengers opened the over wing exits and evacuated onto the right wing of the aircraft where the fire crews were directing their firefighting efforts. The UK Air Accident Investigation Board recommended changes to training procedures for air-crew to allow better handling of similar situations in future.  [23]

There have been four cases of alleged mishandled hazardous landing approaches by Ryanair pilots between July 2004 and June 2006. In February 2007, the Irish transport minister demanded a report on the most recent incident. The report said the captain failed to comply with standard operating procedures and ignored the advice of the co-pilot. Ryanair has been criticized for demanding turnaround times of 25 minutes, putting pilots and cabin crews under severe pressure^[64][65].

See also

• List of airlines
• List of Irish companies
• List of low-cost airlines
• RyanAtlantic, upcoming long-haul low-cost Ryanair subsidiary. This is a list of Airlines in operation, arranged alphabetically by country within their respective continents This is a list of Irish companies or subsidiaries according to their sector The following is a list of Low cost carriers organized by home country *be aware that some may be run by the larger airlines which may not be terribly conducive to ongoing competition! RyanAtlantic is the proposed name for a long-haul airline version of Ryanair.

Notes

Further reading

• Creaton, Siobhán (2007). Ryanair: The full story of the controversial low-cost airline. ISBN 1-84513-293-9.  
• Creaton, Siobhán (2004). Ryanair: How a Small Irish Airline Conquered Europe. ISBN 1-85410-992-8.  
• Calder, Simon (2002). No Frills: The Truth Behind the Low Cost Revolution in the Skies. ISBN 1-85227-932-X.  
• Guardian Unlimited. Ryanair . . . the low-fare airline with the sky-high insurance levy. Retrieved on 2006-05-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
• Telegraph. Disabled groups attack 33p Ryanair levy. Retrieved on 2006-05-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
• alfb.net. All we need is low. Ryanair is cheaper as two one-ways than as a return ticket. Retrieved on 2007-10-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.
• Ruddock, Alan (2007). Michael O'Leary - A Life in Full Flight. ISBN 9781844880553.  

External links

• Ryanair official website
• Ryanair Magazine inflight magazine
• A site critical of Ryanair

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