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In Brief: Ryanair Abruptly Abandons Plans to Operate Transatlantic Flights to U.S. by 2020
Jesse Tabit March 20, 2015
Ryanair’s plans to operate transatlantic flights to the U.S. within the next five years are no longer on the table. The budget carrier announced its decision to abandon the plans on Thursday, less than a week after announcing board approval of the new operations.
The transatlantic operations were first proposed in 2008, and on Monday, when the airline announced board approval, Ryanair said it would offer flight to the U.S. by 2020. As of Thursday, however, the airline “has not considered or approved any transatlantic project and does not intend to do so”.
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In Brief: Ryanair Abruptly Abandons Plans to Operate Transatlantic Flights to U.S. by 2020
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So they are not coming to the U.S.? Here was my response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfiAsWR4qU
Yeah, every year or so Ryanair floats this.
I never took this seriously. RyanAir has a history of making controversial remarks (e.g., charging for the loo, standing room-only flying, etc.) to attract attention. Similarly Spirit Airlines, actually moreso.