Ryanair UK

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Ryanair UK
IATA ICAO Callsign
RK RUK BLUEMAX
Founded30 May 1985[a]
Commenced operations12 March 2019
AOC #2451
Operating basesLondon–Stansted Manchester
Fleet size8
Parent companyRyanair Holdings plc
HeadquartersLondon, England
Websitewww.ryanair.com

Ryanair UK is an Irish low-cost airline with its second base at Stansted Airport. The airline is the UK subsidiary of the low-cost Irish airline group Ryanair Holdings, and a sister airline to Ryanair, Buzz and Malta Air. It commenced operations in March 2019.

History[]

Boeing 737-800 of Ryanair UK

Ryanair UK was founded on 30 May 1985 as Dawndell Limited and was renamed Ryan Air UK Limited on 27 June 1985. Since 1 November 1995 the company is called Ryanair UK Limited.[1]

In a statement dated 2 January 2018, Ryanair announced that its subsidiary Ryanair UK filed an application with the Civil Aviation Authority for an air operator's certificate on 21 December 2017, in anticipation of a potential "hard Brexit".[2] Its first Boeing 737-800, registered as G-RUKA, was transferred to Ryanair UK in December 2018.[3] The airline received an air operator's certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority on 3 January 2019[4] and commenced operations on behalf of Ryanair on 12 March 2019.[5] Ryanair UK received its second 737-800 ex Buzz SP-RKA now registered as G-RUKB, registering it on 10 March 2021. On 13 October, Ryanair UK received its third aircraft, registering it G-RUKC. A 4th aircraft arrived a week later, registered G-RUKD, having also been transferred from parent company Ryanair. Further aircraft will continue to be transferred in the future.

Fleet[]

As of October 2021, the Ryanair UK fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]

Ryanair UK fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Boeing 737-800 8 0 189
Total 8 0

Note[]

  1. ^ Founded as Dawndell Limited[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "RYANAIR UK LIMITED". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ryanair confirms pursuit of UK-based AOC". ch-aviation.com. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Ryanair preps UK investors for Brexit, UK AOC due by YE18 -". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. ^ Matt Griffin (6 January 2019). "Ryanair receives licence to operate in no-deal Brexit scenario". International Flight Network. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Ryanair UK". planespotters.net. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

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