Ryanair

Ryanair is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier founded in 1984. It is headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland and has its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports. It forms the largest part of the Ryanair Holdings family of airlines and has Ryanair UK, Buzz, Lauda Europe, and Malta Air as sister airlines. It is Ireland's biggest airline and in 2016 became Europe's largest budget airline by scheduled passengers flown, carrying more international passengers than any other airline.

Ryanair Boeing 737-8200 MAX leaving London, Standstead in 2021

Quotes about

• We have the best customer service in Europe. Our customer service doesn't consist of giving you fine wines and big fat seats for your big fat backside, or giving you frequent flyer points so you can travel again at your employer's expense. Our customer service consists of three things that people really want: a cheap flight, an on-time flight, and we promise not to lose your bags in between. As a result of that formula which seems very simple yet is incredibly revolutionary within the airline industry, we have delivered 27 years of continuous growth and we're now the world's favourite airline: we carry more internationally scheduled passengers than any other airline.
  • Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at the EU Innovation Convention, 2011
• We charge for checked-in bags not because we want your money, we just don't want your bloody checked-in bag!
  • Michael O'Leary at the EU Innovation Convention, 2011

• Ryanair is responsible for the integration of Europe by bringing lots of different cultures to the beaches of Spain, Greece and Italy, where they couple and copulate in the interests of pan-European peace.
  • The Saturday interview: Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary. The Guardian (2018-11-18). Retrieved on 2023-03-24.

• Ryanair is one of the world’s most innovative airlines and a formidable Irish company. It democratised foreign travel across Europe, making overseas holidays affordable for millions of people. We can be proud of Ryanair as an Irish company and as a driving force for change. They led the way within the EU with online booking and check-in, digital ticketing, and radical new pricing models. As an island, we rely heavily on our connectivity with Europe and the inbound tourism it brings.
  • PWC Report Confirms Ryanair’s Unmatched Investment In Irish Economy Over Past 35 Years. Airline Routes & Ground Services (2022-09-24). Retrieved on 2023-03-24.
  • Ireland's Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar describing Ryanair's contribution to the economy in a statement in 2022.