Ryanair UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Ryanair UK Boeing 737-800 | |||||||
| |||||||
| Founded | 30 May 1985 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 12 March 2019 | ||||||
| AOC # | 2451 | ||||||
| Operating bases | |||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 93[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Ryanair Holdings plc | ||||||
| Headquarters | London Stansted Airport | ||||||
| Profit |  £5.64 million (2023/24) [2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Ryanair UK is a British low-cost airline which is the UK subsidiary of the low-cost Irish airline group Ryanair Holdings, operating alongside Ryanair, Buzz, Malta Air and Lauda Europe. It commenced operations in March 2019.[3] It operates Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft.
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 has been called Ryanair UK Limited.[4]
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".[5] Its first Boeing 737-800, registered as G-RUKA, was transferred to Ryanair UK in December 2018.[6] The airline received an air operator's certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority on 3 January 2019[7] and commenced operations on behalf of Ryanair on 12 March 2019.[8] Ryanair UK received its second 737-800 ex-Buzz SP-RKA now registered as G-RUKB, registering it on 10 March 2021. By October 2022, the airline had eight aircraft based at Stansted and Manchester.[9] Two more aircraft were transferred in October 2021. As of 2024, the company had 15 aircraft.[citation needed]
In December 2020, the company claimed that new CAA rules had led to Ryanair cancelling 12 routes. The CAA responded that they had not changed their policy.[10][11][12]
Ryanair UK's first Boeing 737 MAX 8-200, G-RYMA, was delivered new in December 2025. The Financial Times had earlier reported that registering new planes in the UK could avoid EU tariffs.[13][14] One of the 800W aircraft was transferred to Buzz, maintaining Ryanair UK's fleet size at 15.
Fleet
.jpg)
As of December 2025[update], Ryanair UK operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet composed of the following aircraft:[15]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 14 | — | 189 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 | 1 | — | 197 |
| Total | 15 | — |
