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Ryanair 'jobsworth' charged me £75 extra for my 'too big' suitcase - even though I have travelled with it for three years with no problems

Ryanair 'jobsworth' charged me £75 extra for my 'too big' suitcase

Ryanair flight to London is forced to return to Italian airport after 'warning lights start flashing' - days after flames shot from the engine of another of the carrier's jets at same terminal

11/10/24 10:44

Lights went off on board the flight to London Stansted, prompting the aircraft to make an unscheduled return to Puglia some 40 minutes after takeoff (File photo)

Ryanair flight to London makes U-turn after warning lights go off

Nein-air! Budget airline Ryanair to axe key German routes losing hundreds of flights over air levy row with Olaf Scholz's government

11/10/24 00:53

Budget airline Ryanair is planning to axe key German routes, losing hundreds of flights over an air levy row with Olaf Scholz's government.

Ryanair to axe key routes losing hundreds of flights over air levy row

Ryanair singled me out for my oversized suitcase while they let young and good-looking passengers to board without charge

04/10/24 17:07

A 63-year-old grandmother has claimed that she was singled out by Ryanair and forced to cough up for her oversized suitcase - while 'young and good looking' passengers were allowed through free of charge.

Ryanair bent bag policy for good looking passengers but singled me out

Ryanair flight carrying 184 is forced to abandon take off after flames shoot from engine with passengers evacuating down slides in Italy

03/10/24 12:08

A Ryanair flight carrying 184 passengers has been forced to abandon its take off after flames were seen shooting from the left engine.

Ryanair flight forced to abandon takeoff after engine set alight

Ryanair plane's tyres EXPLODE during landing in Italy as Brit passenger describes chaos

01/10/24 12:52

Onlookers claim another pilot said it happened due to a 'bad landing' at Milan Bergamo Airport which also damaged the runway as well as the tyres.

Ryanair plane's tyres EXPLODE during landing in Italy

Shocking video shows furious Ryanair passenger scream 'Meet me outside this aircraft' at another woman before being held back as she yells 'F***ing hold my phone, she's still smirking!'

19/09/24 18:56

This is the moment a furious Ryanair passenger threateningly told a woman to 'meet me outside this aircraft.'

Video shows Ryanair flyer scream 'Meet me outside this aircraft'

Moment 'drunk' Brit and his wife are hauled off Ryanair flight from Manchester to Ibiza after 'hitting crew and spitting at passengers'

09/09/24 13:14

This is the shocking moment a flight to Ibiza from Manchester was diverted after a drunk Brit reportedly downed vodka, hit the crew and spat at other passengers.

Moment 'drunk' Brit and his wife are hauled off Ryanair flight

Star violinist accuses Ryanair of treating her 'like a piece of garbage' after claiming staff refused to let her board with her 200-year-old instrument because it was 1cm too big

05/09/24 09:22

Esther Abrami, 27, says Ryanair staff treated her 'like a piece of garbage' and suggested she pay to put the fragile 200-year-old instrument in the cargo hold with other travellers' luggage.

Star violinist 'humiliated' after Ryanair 'refused to let her board'

Ryanair finally sets its sights on package holidays as budget airline battles to attract more tourists

01/09/24 11:39

Michael O'Leary, the airline's chief executive, has long been opposed to selling package holidays, saying it would be a distraction from the company's main objective.

Ryanair finally sets its sights on package holidays

Wetherspoon boss slams Ryanair CEO's calls for two-drink limit at airports - and says passengers are actually getting drunk on flights rather than in terminal pubs

28/08/24 16:25

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary (right) is pushing for a two-drink limit in airport bars. But Wetherspoon boss Sir Tim Martin (left) has slammed the idea - saying passengers get drunk onboard, not in pubs.

Wetherspoon boss slams Ryanair's calls for two-drink limit at airports

Ryanair boss reveals staff are stopping Ibiza holidaymakers from taking water on board because they were filling bottles with vodka - as he demands two-drink limit at airports

28/08/24 11:14

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is pushing for atwo-drink limit at airports after a rise in passengers' bad behaviour. But Brits are proudly posting their tricks to get booze onboard online.

Ryanair stopping Ibiza passengers taking water onboard after issues

Ryanair boss calls for two drink alcohol limit at airport bars to crack down on 'notable rise' in bad behaviour from drunken passengers

28/08/24 00:02

Michael O'Leary, running Europe's largest airline, said there has been a 'notable rise' in bad behaviour because of inebriated travellers.

Ryanair boss calls for two drink alcohol limit at airport bars

Southport rioter is arrested on-board a RyanAir plane after jetting off on holiday following violent disorder

23/08/24 00:14

Thomas Whitehead, 53 of Pool Street, Southport, who worked as a gardener, was removed off a Ryanair plane as it touched down in Manchester Airport on August 13

Southport Rioter arrested on-board RyanAir plane

Riotous moment brawling passenger is served instant karma after slapping a steward in the face during mid-flight punch up on Ryanair flight to Tenerife

19/08/24 17:38

A furious row erupted on a flight to Tenerife as a passenger, since banned from Ryanair, appeared to slap a steward before another intervened to punch him

Moment passenger on flight to Tenerife 'slaps steward'

Crash between Ryanair plane and truck which sliced into aircraft's wing was caused by 'inexperienced' driver who was tired and distracted

08/08/24 16:26

The crash happened when the man, who has not been named, was driving a passenger assistance vehicle along a road at Stansted Airport towards an aircraft stand on October 4 last year.

Crash between plane and truck was caused by 'inexperienced' driver

Ryanair passenger describes acting as 'airline security' on horror UK flight to Lanzarote when 6ft 3ins man 'went bananas' calling his sobbing girlfriend a 'w***e' while friends gave her vodka 'to calm her down'

31/07/24 09:34

Stuart Wilson, 52, said he stepped in to help after a drunk 6ft 3ins man woke up and 'went bananas' on the flight from Manchester Airport to the Spanish island on July 1.

Passenger describes acting as 'air security' on UK flight to Lanzarote

Two Ryanair pilots who died on their way to the airport when their taxi was involved in a smash with two lorries 'had just finished a 17-hour shift' - as union demands to know why they weren't offered a hotel stopover

30/07/24 01:29

Captain Matt Greenhalgh, 28, and Jamie Fernandes, 24, were en route to Liverpool Airport when their taxi collided with two lorries on July 11 at around 5.30 am.

Two Ryanair pilots who died 'had just finished a 17-hour shift'

Families pay tribute to two Ryanair pilots who died on their way to the airport when their taxi was involved in smash with two lorries - as they vow to use £37,000 fundraiser cash to set up a scholarship to train future aviators

26/07/24 17:27

The families of two Ryanair crew who died in a taxi crash on the M62 motorway in Cheshire have told of their heartbreak.

Families honour two Ryanair pilots killed and plan £37,000 scholarship

Still hoping for a last-minute summer getaway? How holidaymakers can fly to ten popular European destinations for less than £200 each on average - after Ryanair announced it was slashing prices due to slump in profits

23/07/24 10:57

The cheapest route for average return flights in August from all UK airports is Dublin, with a typical price of £87 - then Paris at £124 and Copenhagen at £130, according to a study by travel website Kayak.

How you can still grab a summer holiday flight bargain next month