Ryanair UK is a British low-cost airline. The airline is the UK subsidiary of the low-cost Irish airline group Ryanair Holdings and a sister airline to Ryanair, Buzz, and Malta Air. It commenced operations in March 2019.[2] It operates only Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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| Founded | 30 May 1985 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 12 March 2019 | ||||||
| AOC # | 2451 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 93[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Ryanair Holdings plc | ||||||
| Headquarters | London Stansted Airport | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editRyanair UK was founded on 30 May 1985 as Dawndell Limited and was renamed Ryan Air UK Limited on 27 June 1985. Since 1 November 1995, the company has been called Ryanair UK Limited.[3]
In a statement dated 2 January 2018, Ryanair announced that its subsidiary Ryanair UK filed an application with the Civil Aviation Authority for an air operator's certificate on 21 December 2017, in anticipation of a potential "hard Brexit".[4] Its first Boeing 737-800, registered as G-RUKA, was transferred to Ryanair UK in December 2018.[5] The airline received an air operator's certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority on 3 January 2019[6] and commenced operations on behalf of Ryanair on 12 March 2019.[7] Ryanair UK received its second 737-800 ex Buzz SP-RKA now registered as G-RUKB, registering it on 10 March 2021. By October 2022, the airline had eight aircraft based at Stansted and Manchester.[8] Two more aircraft were transferred in October 2021. As of 2024, the company had 15 aircraft.[9]
In December 2020, the company claimed that new CAA rules had led to Ryanair cancelling 12 routes. The CAA responded that they had not changed their policy.[10][11][12]
Fleet
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As of March 2024, the Ryanair UK fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 15 | — | 189 |
| Total | 15 | — |
Destinations
editAs of November 2023, Ryanair uses the UK AOC on domestic flights within the UK, and flights connecting the UK with the European Union, Europe and Morocco. Ryanair UK serves 29 countries on 148 routes.[13][1] As of summer 2023, the airline had four bases at London Stansted Airport, Manchester Airport, Edinburgh Airport and Belfast International Airport. [14] The Belfast base opened in summer 2023.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ryanair UK on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Ryanair UK Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "RYANAIR UK LIMITED". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Ryanair confirms pursuit of UK-based AOC". ch-aviation.com. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Ryanair preps UK investors for Brexit, UK AOC due by YE18 -". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Matt Griffin (6 January 2019). "Ryanair receives licence to operate in no-deal Brexit scenario". International Flight Network. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Daily Aviation Brief - 15/03/2019". 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Ryanair threatens to quit the UK over economic malaise". ch-aviation. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Ryanair UK Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "UK CAA Bureaucracy Leads To A Closure Of 12 Uk Domestic And International Routes – Ryanair's Corporate Website". corporate.ryanair.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "UK Civil Aviation Authority response to Ryanair press release | Civil Aviation Authority". www.caa.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "CAA hits back as Ryanair blames 'policy shift' for cancelling UK routes". Flight Global. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Ryanair UK Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections". www.flightconnections.com. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ [1] "For this Summer, according to the latest schedule in Cirium, the airline will have nine 737 based in Manchester (three), Stansted (three), Belfast (two) and Edinburgh (one). Of these, Belfast and Edinburgh will have fixed Ryanair UK aircraft for the first time."
- ^ "Belfast International Airport Welcomes Launch Of New Ryanair UK Base". Hospitality Ireland. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.