- Business
- Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe's largest airline group by passenger numbers, fleet size and flights, operates as an ultra-low-cost carrier providing scheduled short-haul point-to-point flights primarily across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East; core services include low-fare passenger air transport via subsidiaries Ryanair DAC, Malta Air, Buzz, Lauda Europe and Ryanair UK, ancillary revenues from priority boarding, reserved seating, checked baggage fees, in-flight sales of food, beverages and merchandise, car hire, travel insurance, accommodation bookings and Ryanair Holidays packages bundling flights, hotels and transfers; the group flies over 3,600 daily flights from 95 bases connecting 224 airports in 36 countries with a standardized fleet exceeding 640 Boeing 737 aircraft, including nearly 300 on order for delivery through FY34 to support growth to 300 million passengers annually. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, Ryanair Holdings emphasizes operational efficiency, high aircraft utilization at secondary airports, direct online sales and unbundled services to maintain the lowest fares. Recent developments include a landmark partnership with Booking Holdings in August 2025 enabling access to Ryanair flights via Booking.com, Kayak, Priceline and Agoda with full price transparency; renewal of its operational performance agreement with Vistair in March 2024 for compliance and data intelligence; significant expansion in Morocco with a $1.4 billion investment for summer 2024 featuring over 1,100 weekly flights on 175 routes including 35 new ones and a new Tangier base; addition of five new routes to Sarajevo starting March 2025 from Paris, Karlsruhe, Stockholm, Weeze and Girona; plans for 50 weekly flights to Jordan including reopening routes via Amman Civil Airport; and record fiscal 2025 traffic of 200 million passengers despite closing the Billund base in March 2025 due to Danish aviation tax.