Ryanair threatens ‘drastic cuts’ to flights in Spain due to airport tax rise
IRISH carrier Ryanair has threatened ‘drastic cuts’ to services in Spain following a 6.6% hike in airport taxes from 2025. Airport operator Aena announced the
Ryanair hits passenger record in Spain despite regional airport axe and route closures
IRISH budget carrier Ryanair has clocked up record passenger numbers in Spain in the first half of 2025- despite scrapping 12 regional routes. Figures from
Court suspends Ryanair’s hefty €107m fine for abusive practices in Spain
MADRID’S High Court has temporarily suspended huge fines imposed in Spain on budget carriers Ryanair and Norwegian Air. Their practices had been described as ‘abusive’
Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike
Have you been impacted by easyJet strike action? If so, the Olive Press wants to hear from you: please email ben@theolivepress.es to get in touch
Airlines on the ropes as EU body rules against charging for hand luggage
AIR travel as we know it could soon look very different after a European Union body proposed changes to carry-on luggage rules that would save
Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight
BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced that passengers who are thrown off a flight for misbehaving will be fined €500. The Irish carrier said on Thursday
Ryanair warns of soaring flight delays across Spain and Europe this summer
HOLIDAYMAKERS flying Ryanair this summer could face a travel nightmare, with the airline warning delays are set to skyrocket by ‘up to 20%’ – and
Hero Belgian MP helps woman give birth on flight to Spain
BELGIAN Member of Parliament Kathleen Depoorter and her son helped a woman give birth during a Ryanair flight to Spain. The plane, which had departed
Ryanair stop man, 89, from flying home to Spain in ID card dispute
RYANAIR stopped an 89-year-old Castellon man from flying back to Spain because they claimed his ID card was not suitable for travel within the Schengen
Fury as budget airlines hike prices for flights between Spain and Rome on weekend of Pope’s funeral mass
FLIGHT prices from Spain to Rome for the next few days have soared since Tuesday’s announcement that the funeral of Pope Francis will take place
Ryanair makes new threat to cut flights in Spain over ‘excessive’ airport fees
RYANAIR has threatened to cut more services to smaller regional airports in Spain in its ongoing row over charges for using them. The warning has
Ryanair being taken to court AGAIN in Spain in ‘test case’ over hand luggage charges
SPAIN’S OCU consumer association has submitted a ‘test case’ to the National Court over Ryanair charging for hand luggage. The legal action seeks to stop
Brits left stranded in Spain after air traffic controllers ‘went home’ instead of dealing with late-night diversion
BRITISH tourists aboard a Ryanair flight were reportedly left stranded in Bilbao airport after workers went home. On Saturday evening, Ryanair flight RK3209 from Malaga
Ryanair announces new date when paper boarding passes will be abolished
BUDGET airline Ryanair has delayed its plans to scrap paper boarding passes in May. The Irish carrier says it will now introduce the measure at
Revealed: Ryanair announces string of new routes from Alicante on the Costa Blanca
RYANAIR has announced three new routes for this year’s high season with three cities getting links to Alicante-Elche airport for the first time. The trio
Spanish airline vows to takeover ‘vital’ routes scrapped by Ryanair in Spain
SPANISH operator Volotea has become the first airline to publicly vow to take over regional routes dropped by Ryanair last month. Volotea founder and CEO,
Ryanair faces more fines in Spain: Andalucia sanctions airline for ‘abusive luggage surcharges’
RYANAIR’S battles in Spain appear to be mounting after the region of Andalucia announced it is sanctioning the airline for ‘illegal’ hand luggage fines. It
Watch: Terrifying moment Ryanair flight to Spain is struck by lightning
A RYANAIR flight to Spain became the stuff of nightmares for nervous flyers after being struck by lightning shortly after take off. Flight FR5822 from
Brussels to investigate Spain’s historic fines against airlines for ‘abusive’ hand luggage rules
THE European Commission will investigate fines of €179 million imposed on five budget airlines, including Ryanair, for abusive practices. The penalties were announced last November
‘We deserve respect!’: Spanish minister fumes over Ryanair row amid fears for Cadiz’s tourism industry
A SPANISH minister has called on Ryanair and Aena to settle their dispute after the budget carrier announced it was pulling out of Jerez airport.
Ryanair boss O’Leary says Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister is a ‘crazy communist’ for fining company €107m over abusive practices
RYANAIR chairman Michael O’Leary has branded Spain’s Consumer Affairs minister, Pablo Bustinduy as a ‘crazy communist minister’. The outburst came over fines totalling €179 million
Ryanair scraps flights to two airports in Spain and cuts services to several others over ‘excessive fees’
RYANAIR says its cutting flights at seven airports in Spain this summer and blamed ‘excessive fees’ charged by airport operator Aena. The budget carrier has
Ryanair claims €15,000 from ‘disruptive’ passenger who forced diversion of holiday flight to Spain
BUDGET airline Ryanair says it will take ‘disruptive’ passengers to court in a ‘major clampdown’ following an incident last year on a flight between Dublin
Spain confirms eye-watering €179 million fine on airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet over ‘abusive practices’ like hand luggage charges
FIVE airlines including Ryanair and Easyjet have been fined a whopping total of €179 million for abusive practices. The penalty has been confirmed by Spain’s
Alicante airport launches first-ever direct flight to Greek hotspot – plus these new routes
EASYJET will launch Alicante-Elche airport’s first direct flight to the Greek capital Athens in 2025. The route is one of several new services that will
‘Drunk’ Swiss passenger forces Ryanair flight to return to Spain after ‘lighting up cigarettes and screaming’ mid-air
A DRUNK passenger forced a Ryanair plane to make a quick return to Valencia Airport on Monday. The flight to Milan departed at 1.51pm but