RYANAIR Holdings Plc said the number of passengers it carried in June rose 9% to 7.33 million from 6.71 million a year earlier.

AER LINGUS GROUP PLC yesterday got its first chance to tell a European court why it should freeze larger competitor Ryanair Holdings Plc’s shareholder voting rights in Aer Lingus for as much as two years.

Aer Lingus revealed today it suffered a drop in profits last year despite recording an increase in revenue.

EU regulators today launched an in-depth probe into Ryanair Holdings plc’s hostile bid for Aer Lingus plc, delaying any deal by months.

Ryanair Holdings plc was raised to “add’ from “hold’ by analyst Andrew David Lobbenberg at ABN Amro.

Ireland-headquartered pharmaceutical company Elan has announced the resignation of Garo Armen as chairman of the board.

THE British Airports Authority (BAA) is to take court action against Ryanair over the non-payment of £1 million landing fees at Stansted Airport.

Luton-based airline easyJet today cancelled 24 flights in and out of Paris Orly airport due to a strike by air traffic control staff.

Virgin Express Holding NV said it is considering seeking compensation for the damage it suffered to its business as a result of illegal subsidies granted to rival Ryanair Holdings PLC.

Chief executive of Ryanair Holdings PLC Michael O'Leary says he expects the company to double its passenger numbers in Europe by 2010.

Ryanair Holdings PLC has announced that as well as free flights it will offer to pay £1 (€1.43) towards passengers' airport and government charges as part of its latest offer.

A French appeal court has rejected a plea by Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Holdings PLC and the operator of the Strasbourg airport for suspension of a court ruling against subsidy payments to the carrier.

The Nancy Court of Appeal will decide tomorrow afternoon on Ryanair Holdings PLC's request for a suspension of its decision to prevent it from obtaining subsidies for its twice daily route between Strasbourg and London.

Ryanair Holdings PLC, the Dublin-based low cost airline, said it will carry 100,000 passengers in the first full year on its new Pau, France to London route.

Ryanair Holdings PLC said will suspend its Strasbourg-London route from Sept 24 as a result of a dispute with an appeals court in France.

A German court has ordered Irish airline Ryanair Holdings PLC to stop describing flights to Niederrhein airport in Germany as flying to Düsseldorf.

Ryanair Holdings PLC said it is offering one-way tickets at Stg35 pence (49c), excluding taxes and charges, for flights between London Stansted airport and several European destinations.