Ryanair

Ryanair
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Founded	28 November 1984
Commenced operations	8 July 1985
Fleet size	526
Destinations	225
Parent company	Ryanair Holdings plc
Employees	19,000 (2022)

Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline. It was started in 1985. It is based in Dublin Airport and London Stansted Airport. Ryanair goes to 165 cities. These are mostly across Europe. Ryanair has a fleet of 505 Boeing 737 aircraft.^[1]

History

Ryanair was founded in 1985 by Irish businessman Tony Ryan. It carried 82000 passengers in its first year of operations.^[2]

In 1998 the airline ordered 45 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This order was followed up in 2001 with additional order for 155 737s.^[3]

In 2013 Ryanair announced that it would be introducing a number of customer service improvements in the coming months in an attempt to improve its image.

Ryanair announced in 2018 that it would be buying Austrian low-cost airline Laudamotion from motor-racing champion Niki Lauda. The airline was subsequently renamed Lauda. Lauda was shut down in late 2020, with the business's assets being transferred to the Malta based company Lauda Europe.^[4]

Destinations

Destinations of Ryanair^[5]^[6]

Gallery

Ryanair BAC 1-11 at Dublin Airport in 1993.
Head office of Ryanair
Ryanair Boeing 737-200
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport.
Ryanair boarding place outside.

Ryanair Media

Ryanair Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante in 1988
Ryanair ATR 42-300 in 1991
Ryanair operated BAC 1-11 series 500 aircraft between 1988 and 1993
Ryanair Boeing 737-200 in 2003
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 in a former livery
Cabin onboard a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 showing advertisements on the overhead lockers until 2014
Ryanair service counter at Glasgow International Airport, Scotland
Ryanair check-in area at Bremen Airport, Germany
Ryanair maintenance hangars at London Stansted Airport, England
Boeing 737 operated by Polish Ryanair Sun subsidiary, recognisable only through Polish aircraft registration