Ryanair Ltd. is a low-cost Irish airline founded in 1984 as Danren Enterprises by Cristopher Ryan, Liam Lonergan and Tony Ryan. It was renamed and rebranded as Ryanair soon after and started its operations in 1985 with a 15-seat Embraer Bandeirante turboprop airline flying between Waterford and Gatwick Airport. Their main aim at that time was to break the duopoly on London-Ireland flights at that time, held by British Airways and Aer Lingus.
Today, its main operational bases are at Dublin and London Stansted with its headquarters located in Dublin, Ireland. The company is the largest airline in Europe by scheduled passengers flown and they also carry more international passengers compared to any other European airlines. The airline operates the 403 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with a single 737-700 used mainly as a charter aircraft, as well as a backup plane and for pilot training.
Ryanair is known for expanding rather fast which was a result of the deregulation of the aviation industry in Europe in 1997 and also because of how successful their low-cost business model have become. The company grew from being a small airline flying the short destination from Waterford to London to become one of Europe’s largest Carrier. Their route network services around 34 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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Ryanair - New London Summer 2018 Routes
The airline has launched its London summer 2018 schedule, with 168 routes in total, including 5 new London Stansted routes to Aalborg, Dusseldorf (Weeze), Frankfurt, Oradea and Pardubice, and a new London Luton route to Bydgoszcz, which will help deliver 24.8m customers p.a. through Ryanair’s 3 London airports this year.
Ryanair is Europe’s Number 1 airline, carrying over 131m customers p.a. on more than 2,000 daily flights from 86 bases, connecting over 205 destinations in 33 countries on a fleet of 430 Boeing 737 aircraft, with a further 240 Boeing 737’s on order, which will enable Ryanair to lower fares and grow traffic to 200m customers p.a. by FY24. Ryanair has a team of more than 13,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and an industry leading 32-year safety record.
Their online services include the following:
You will be able to check your bookings as well as check-in early to avoid long lines at the airport.
Can I change my flight? Yes you can. You can change your flight dates or routes up to 2.5 hours before your flight is scheduled to leave and you can change the name on the flight up to two hours before you fly. Charges apply to changes, these are calculated per one way flight/per person and vary season to season. For more information on these charges please see their Table of Fees.
You can make most of these changes online in the My Bookings section or by contacting their customer service.
The following changes can’t be made online:
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You may call their customer service on 0330 100 7838.
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If you prefer in writing, their postal address is:
Bassingbourn Rd
Stansted
CM24 1QW
For more information, check out their full Contact Us page.
Can I cancel my booking before travel?
All Ryanair flights are changeable but they cannot be cancelled. You don't need to notify them if you are unable to travel and if you can’t use your outbound flight you can still use your return flight.
Flight dates/times/routes/names can be changed up to 4 hours before the flight departure time via My Bookings unless you have already checked in, in which case please contact their customer service.
If you do not travel on your booked flight the air fare, fees and charges are non-refundable but you may apply in writing within one month of the date of travel for a refund of the Government Tax paid. Government tax refunds are subject to an administration fee. click here for fee details. If the refund amount is less than the applicable administration fee, no refund will be made.
Refund-UK Air Passenger Duty - GDS subscribers
APD is applicable for all flights departing from the UK.
Passengers exempt from this charge are:
To apply click here and select UK Air Passenger Duty- Child Refund
APD is applicable for all flights departing from the UK
Passengers exempt from this charge are:
For more information, read their full Refunds Policy.
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