Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic worst for delaying refunds for cancelled holidays in 2020, says Which?

Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic were the worst airlines for flouting the law by delaying refunds for cancelled holidays last year, a damning survey found. Customers with package holidays are legally entitled to their money back within 14 days of cancellation, while airlines should refund passengers within seven days. But major operators often failed to meet … Read more

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says airline’s flights have collapsed

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary will cut the airline’s flight schedule from the UK and Ireland after the country was plunged into a third national lockdown earlier this month.  The airline’s boss said the company would operate ‘around ten or 20 flights a day’ compared to the ‘normal 2,000’ from January 21 amid the country’s new … Read more

Covid UK: Ryanair boss slams Grant Shapps’s ‘shambolic’ travel order

Travellers arriving in the UK will be able to present negative PCR or lateral flow Covid tests as proof that they do not have coronavirus.   Grant Shapps has said nobody will be able to depart for Britain by plane, train or ferry unless they present a ‘recognised’ test result at check-in along with a valid … Read more

‘Draconian’ travel curbs ground flights at Ryanair 

‘Draconian’ travel curbs ground flights at Ryanair as airlines are forced to trim their threadbare schedules once again By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 Ryanair has warned it expects to run ‘few, if any’ flights from the UK during the third … Read more

Lastminute.com, Teletext Holidays and Ryanair among the worst for refunds, BA, Jet2, Airbnb the best

The travel firms that are least likely to have paid out full refunds for trips cancelled due to coronavirus have been revealed. A major survey asked travellers who had bookings cancelled by firms whether they had received a full refund. And in the results, which cover 64 companies, Lastminute.com, Teletext Holidays, Love Holidays and Ryanair … Read more

The Holiday Guru resolves coronavirus-related travel issues, including Airbnb and Ryanair refunds

Can you help get the money I paid for a cancelled Ryanair flight back before Christmas? The Holiday Guru resolves coronavirus-related travel issues By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 08:49 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 08:49 GMT, 9 December 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week, he offers … Read more

Ryanair agrees to buy 75 extra 737 Max jets in multi-billion-pound boost for Boeing

Ryanair orders 75 extra 737 Max jets in multi-billion-pound boost for Boeing that sends shares up by 5.2 per cent The order is the largest for the jet since 2018, when it was grounded Ryanair already has 135 of the 197-seat Max 200 on order  ‘The Boeing Max is a fabulous aircraft,’ Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary … Read more

Ryanair is declared Europe’s BEST-PERFORMING airline of the past 10 years

Ryanair is declared Europe’s BEST-PERFORMING airline of the past 10 years in Decade of Airline Excellence Awards One judge declaring that it had ‘revolutionised air travel within Europe’ ‘Ryanair has upped its game this decade,’ said frequent flyer Rob Burgess ‘With Ryanair, the joy of travelling by air has been removed’ – William Hanson By … Read more

Family fight for four months to get £1,400 refund from Ryanair – only for cheque to BOUNCE

A family who fought for four months to get a £1,400 refund from Ryanair over a Majorcan holiday cancelled by Covid-19 – only for the cheque to bounce.  Paul Irvine, 41, was due to jet off to the tourist hotspot last month with his parents, wife Lisa and their 12-year-old son Bradley. But the IT … Read more

Boeing 737 Max: Ryanair won’t tell passengers if they’re due to fly on one

UK airline passengers won’t always know if they are due to fly on a Boeing 737 Max – with Ryanair saying it would be ‘impossible’ to let customers know in advance The Boeing 737 Max has been cleared to fly again by regulators in the US   Once it receives European clearance, Tui and Ryanair will … Read more