TAP accused of “blocking Portugal’s recovery from pandemic”…
In another characteristic salvo of criticism, Ryanair president Michael O’Leary has returned to ‘TAP bashing’ in Lisbon today – claiming the company’s policy of blocking ‘slots’ at the capital’s airport
Ryanair to hire over 300 new employees in Portugal
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced plans to hire over 300 new employees in Portugal. The recruitment drive includes vacancies for flight crew, cabin crew, and IT professionals to work
Ryanair extends Faro-Newcastle route to winter
Ryanair has announced that its Faro-Newcastle route will continue throughout the winter season, operating two weekly flights from November. “As vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months and Europe’s
Brussels sends TAP ‘restructuring plan’ for “deepened investigation”
Brussels has been forced into an embarrassing climb-down over its previous ‘green light’ to what could amount to €3.7 billion in State Aid for loss-making Portuguese airline TAP (click here).
EU court annuls decision allowing Portugal to channel €1.2 billion of State aid to TAP
The Court of Justice of the European Union has annulled the decision by the European Commission which approved State aid of €1.2 billion to help salvage loss-making Portuguese airline TAP.
Ryanair adds 175,000 extra seats to Portugal this summer
Budget airline Ryanair has lost no time boosting seats to Portugal since Brits heard it is one of the few popular and easily accessible tourist destinations to get ‘green listing’
Aviation pivotal to recovery of Portuguese economy says Ryanair boss
The CEO of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, said last week that the aviation industry would be “pivotal” to the recovery of the Portuguese economy at an online conference organised by Jornal
Ryanair donates extra €250,000 towards Monchique reforestation
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has donated an extra €250,000, raised by its customers, towards the ‘Renaturalizar Monchique’ project, which was launched last year and aims to plant thousands of trees
Ryanair appeals to European Court of Justice to block state-aid for TAP
Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair is trying to stop the €1.2 billion in State ‘aid’ going to Portuguese airline TAP on the basis that it violates the principle of non-discrimination. Explain
Ryanair predicts “severe cuts” to winter flights in Portugal
Ryanair’s People Director has said that there is a “real possibility of severe cuts” to the airline’s winter flights in Portugal due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We