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Michael Cawley tenders his resignation after details of Italian holiday are revealed Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage The chairman of Ireland’s tourism authority has resigned after defying government guidance to avoid all non-essential travel by going on holiday to Italy.Michael Cawley, Ryanair’s former chief operating officer, handed in his resignation on Saturday after details of his Italian excursion were revealed by...

Air passengers looking for that one-metre buffer between seats must be ready to pay for the luxuryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter the government changed its advice against all but essential foreign travel last month I joined some of the first passengers to board a flight in almost four months.As flight attendants herded us post-lockdown travel guinea pigs on to the Ryanair...

Dublin-based airline, previously criticised by German health authorities, denies accusations of non-complianceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageItaly’s aviation regulator has threatened to ban Ryanair from its skies, alleging that the airline has not complied with rules brought in to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.The Italian civil aviation authority Enac accused the Dublin-based airline of “repeated violation of anti-Covid-19 health measures drafted by the...

Airlines seeking urgent judicial review of policy that they say could cost thousands of jobsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s three biggest airlines have filed papers in the high court to seek an urgent judicial review of the government’s quarantine laws, which they say are having a devastating effect on tourism and the wider economy.British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair say the rules,...

Michael O’Leary says business model will be in tatters if he is forced to leave middle seats emptyRyanair planes won’t return to the skies if the airline is forced to leave the middle seat empty to comply with “idiotic” in-flight social distancing rules, its chief executive, Michael O’Leary, has said.The boss of the no-frills carrier, which has thrived by packing its flights as full...

Which? finds BA ranks badly for both long and short haul, but Ryanair still props up tableBritish Airways has taken a nosedive in UK passengers’ opinions and is now rated just above Ryanair at the bottom end of the airline rankings.The flag carrier was among the worst rated for food, seat comfort and value for money on both short and long-haul services in the...

Exclusive: budget Irish carrier is the latest airline worldwide to be affected by ‘pickle fork’ cracking, but has not disclosed the problemAt least three Ryanair Boeing 737s have been grounded due to cracks between the wing and fuselage but this was not disclosed to the public, the Guardian can reveal.The budget Irish airline is the latest to be affected by faults in the “pickle...