EasyJet forecasts record-breaking summer as profits jump
Strong results follow drop in European airline stocks this week after Ryanair reported profit plunge
Ryanair profits plunge by nearly half amid lower summer fares
Europe’s largest airline says passengers are waiting until later in the season to book tickets
‘As prepared as we can be’: UK airlines and airports get ready for summer getaway
Measures to manage disruption include recruitment to fill shortages and investment in control centres
May 2024
Spain fines budget airlines €150m over ‘abusive’ cabin bag and seat charges
Ryanair reports record €1.9bn profit as Amber Rudd joins board
April 2024
French strike forces Ryanair to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe
Ryanair urges European Commission to protect overflights and keep EU skies open
Thousands of flights to and from Europe affected by suspected Russian jamming
About 46,000 aircraft have logged GPS problems over Baltic Sea since August, says report
UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024
Business live
MP calls Royal Mail delivery cuts a ‘slap in the face for families’ – as it happened
BA, easyJet and Wizz Air resume flights to and from Israel
February 2024
Ryanair says aircraft problems could push summer fares up 10%
Airline may have to trim schedules as it awaits delayed delivery of new Boeing Max 737-8200s
January 2024
Ryanair cuts profits forecast after flights removed from online travel agents
Ryanair ticket sales hit after travel agent websites delist airline
December 2023
Observer business profile
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary: ‘There isn’t enough cooking oil in the world to power one day of green aviation’
The explosive airline boss with a big bonus looming sees the need for climate action – but points out ships and cars are big emitters too
Nils Pratley on finance
Resist the corporate lobbyists: FTSE 100 bosses do not need US-style bonuses
Nils Pratley
The idea that executive pay should reflect American remuneration to help retention has no basis in reality
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary heads for €100m bonus
No-frills airline’s shares hit record high, taking chief executive closer to massive payout
November 2023
Ryanair to reward shareholders as it heads for record profits after fares rise
Airline to pay regular dividends as finance boss says consumers are going to continue spending
October 2023
Rights and freedom
A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since
When a passenger plane was forced to land in Minsk in 2021, one man screamed: ‘They’ll kill me’. Many of his countrymen and women now realise they are also not safe, even in exile
September 2023
Brief letters
Nuclear war is a fear that can’t be faced
‘Be very afraid’: what I learned from a 26-hour Ryanair delay
