Ryanair challenges UK airline fee reforms as government moves on family seating and booking corrections

Ryanair aircraft parked on an airport apron beneath a partly cloudy sky

The carrier says its existing rules already cover key protections, while ministers argue legislation will create consistent standards across airlines operating in the UK. KEY TAKEAWAYS The UK government plans to require airlines to seat children under 14 with an accompanying adult free of charge and to allow free correction of simple name errors after… Read the full news article

Ryanair adds 19th Manchester aircraft as winter network grows to 66 routes

Image accompanying Ryanair's Manchester Winter 2026 announcement

Warsaw Modlin joins the Winter 2026 schedule while 26 existing routes gain additional frequencies and the airline plans 3.5 million seats from Manchester. KEY TAKEAWAYS Ryanair is adding a 19th based aircraft at Manchester Airport for Winter 2026 and says its schedule will cover 66 routes. Warsaw Modlin is the only new route in the… Read the full news article

Ryanair expands UK winter network to 435 routes as APD and visitor levy debate intensifies

Ryanair image accompanying its UK Winter 2026 schedule announcement

The airline is adding 22 UK routes for Winter 2026 while pressing the government on aviation taxation and renewing criticism of NATS after two September system disruptions KEY TAKEAWAYS Ryanair’s Winter 2026 UK programme will span 435 routes, including 22 new services across London and regional airports New London routes include Stansted to Glasgow, Malmö… Read the full news article

Gwynedd Visitor Levy Delay Puts the Cost of UK Domestic Breaks Back in Focus

Holiday homes at Natures Point on the Gwynedd coast in North Wales

A 6,856-response consultation has pushed Gwynedd’s decision beyond September as England prepares percentage-based overnight levies and London considers a rate of no more than 5% KEY TAKEAWAYS Cyngor Gwynedd received 6,856 consultation responses and says it cannot lawfully make a final visitor-levy decision in September before fully analysing the evidence. Initial figures show 79.5% of… Read the full news article

West of England Visitor Levy Moves Closer as Mayors Gain New Funding Powers

West of England Mayor Helen Godwin pictured with regional council leaders

A proposed percentage charge on overnight accommodation could fund transport, public spaces and tourism infrastructure across Bristol, Bath and surrounding areas, subject to further local consultation. KEY TAKEAWAYS The UK government plans to give mayors powers to introduce locally set overnight visitor levies charged as a percentage of accommodation costs. No West of England levy… Read the full news article