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Ryanair UK
Low-cost airline of the United Kingdom
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; 38 years ago (1985-05-30) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 12 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-12) | ||||||
AOC # | 2451 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
Destinations | 93[1] | ||||||
Parent company | Ryanair Holdings plc | ||||||
Headquarters | London Stansted Airport | ||||||
Website | www |
Ryanair 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]
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 | — |
As of summer 2023, the airline had four bases:[13]
The Belfast base opened in summer 2023.[14]
As of November 2023, Ryanair uses the UK AOC on flights connecting the UK with the European Union, Europe and Morocco. Ryanair UK serves 29 countries on 148 routes.[15][1]
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- "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.
- "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.
- "Belfast International Airport Welcomes Launch Of New Ryanair UK Base". Hospitality Ireland. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "Ryanair UK Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections". www.flightconnections.com. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.