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GlobalData Says Ryanair Capacity Bump an Indicator of Things to Come

2022-05-22 by Phil Butler

Ryanair

GlobalData says Ryanair’s move to increase capacity reveals a trend toward low-cost carriers in the wake of pandemic woes. 

Tags: air travel 2022, airfares, budge travel, budget airlines, budget carriers, flights, Ryanair, Travel Trends, Wizz Air

Jet2 Cuts £50-Off Deal for Mobile App Bookings By Nov. 22

2021-11-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2holidays is offering £50 off per person for holidays to Cyprus and Greece for bookings made through their mobile app.

Tags: budget airlines, Cyprus flights, Cyprus vacations, flight deals, Greece flights, Jet2, Jet2 Airways, UK travelers, UK trips

A Word or Two About Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary and Other Bean Counters

2020-12-04 by Phil Butler

World Travel & Tourism Council

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary still thinks sustainable tourism is business as usual.

Tags: air travel, airline industry, budget airlines, budget travel, COVID-19 measures, COVID-19 Travel Advisory, future of air travel, Ryanair, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

Easyjet Set to Expand Holiday Flights Due To Demand

2020-08-04 by Argophilia Travel News

EasyJet Aircraft

Budget airline Easyjet is about to expand its flight schedule over the remainder of the summer to cover a higher than expected demand

Tags: 2020 airlines, airline flights, Airline stocks, airlines, budget airlines, EasyJet, Summer flights

Ryanair Launches 14 New Routes In Greece For Summer 2020

2019-10-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Last week Ryanair announced its Greek Summer 2020 schedule which includes 14 new summer routes to destinations in France, Italy, and Germany.

Tags: airlines, Athens flights, budget airlines, Chania flights, Europe airlines, Greece 2020, Greece flights, Greece vacation, Greek destinations, Heraklion flights, Ryanair, Ryanair Greece, vacation flights

Passengers Are Stranded as Another European Airline Collapses

2018-10-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Primera Air

News that low-cost carrier Primera Air ceased operations as of Monday night comes as a shock to those who watched the small airline budding and expanding its reach across Europe last year.

Tags: Air Berlin, airline bankruptcy, budget airlines, Europe airlines, failed airlines, Monarch, Primera Air

Ryanair Adds Summer 2019 Routes As Crews Plan Strike

2018-09-26 by Delia Gavrilescu

Ryanair

According to an announcement by Ryanair the budget airline is set to launch of two new routes connecting Greece with Italy for the Summer 2019 schedule. As of April 2019, the airline will connect Corfu with Bologna and Rhodes with Rome with twice-weekly flights. The news comes as the airline struggles with a crew strike on Friday.

Tags: aircrew strike, airline strike, airlines, Bologna, budget airlines, Corfu, Italy, Italy flights, Ryanair

WOW air To Launch $149 Flights from JFK

2018-02-28 by Argophilia Travel News

kúli Mogensen, the founder and CEO of WOW air

WOW air, Iceland’s ultra-affordable transatlantic airline, will begin service out of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on April 27, 2018, giving New York passengers the opportunity to visit some of the most popular European destinations just in time for spring.

Tags: Airbus A320, airlines, budget airlines, cheap flights, Europe flights, JFK deals, Skúli Mogensen, Skytrax, WOW Air

Ryanair Smashes Weekly Bookings Record

2018-01-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair today announced having smashed its weekly bookings record, taking over 3 million bookings in a single week

Tags: air fares, airline, airline news, airlines, budget airlines, Ryanair

Ryanair announced Riga to Cologne flights

2014-10-31 by Delia Gavrilescu

Flying into the online travel picture, Ryanair

According to the news, the flights will operate three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturday, uitilizing the ‘Boeing 738 aircraft. In other Ryanair news, the low cost champions resumed flights between Riga-Brussels (Charleroi) and Riga-Bradford (Leeds) earlier this month. on October 26.

Tags: airlines, budget airlines, Europe airlines, Riga flights

Frontier Airlines Tacks on Carry On Charges

2014-04-29 by Liliana Steffens

Frontier Airlines

Low cost air carrier Frontier Airlines has cut everything to the bone to provide the lowest possible fares, now the El Cheapo airline has to charge passengers for carry on luggage. As of yesterday all flyers with Frontier will have to spot the carrier a fee of a minumum of $25 bucks for overhead carry-on luggage.

Tags: airline news, airlines, budget airlines, budget carriers, passenger airlines

Wizz Air Taking Off in Eastern Europe

2013-05-24 by Liliana Steffens

Wizz Air

News from Ryanair competitor Wizz Air shows that company pivoting to compete with the world’s most profitable budget carrier. While the Budapest airline lost some 25 routes to Ryanair last year in the UK and Poland, the Hungarian carrier gained a lot of ground in Eastern Europe.

Tags: airline news, budget airlines, Europe airlines, Wizz Air

Croatia Airlines Strike: Day Two Cancellations

2013-05-15 by Liliana Steffens

Despite assertions partner carriers would take up their slack in the even of a general strike, Croatia Airlines cancelled 22 flights on account of aircrew and pilots walking out. Today is the second day of a strike versus the airline over layoffs and pay cuts strikers say they cannot overcome.

Tags: airline strike, budget airlines, Croatia, Croatia Airlines, Croatia travel, EU airlines

Will Montenegro Airlines’ Boss Get Sacked?

2013-04-29 by Delia Gavrilescu

Montenegro Airlines

In news from Balkans.com, Montenegro Airlines’ CEO, Zoran Djurišić will reportedly be replaced at the end of May on account of the airlines recent heavy losses. Mr. Djurišić has been at the helm of the now beleaguered airline since its creation almost 20 years ago. The airline ended 2012 on a horrendous financial note losing some €23.5 million euro. Meanwhile Ryanair appears ready to take up Montenegro traffic slack if the airline staggers or folds.

Tags: airline CEOs, airlines, budget airlines, Europe airlines, Montenegro, Montenegro Airlines, Ryanair

Ryanair Sets Up in Zadar, Croatia

2012-12-27 by Liliana Steffens

Zadar Croatia

According to news from Ryanair, Croatia will invest some 1.4 million euros in order for budget airline to set up a base in Zadar. Scheduled to open in April 2013, it is thought the base will afford Croatian tourism a shot in the arm ROI wise.

Tags: airline hubs, airlines, Balkans airlines, budget airlines, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Zadar travel

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