Not the first time he has suggested Wizz are on borrowed time but as Ryanair's biggest direct competitor, its hardly surprising is it? What better way to get people to book Ryanair rather than Wizz on routes where they compete, such as LBA - Bucharest or Warsaw. And of course, such a drop in bookings at a time like this could accelerate any decline in an airline's fortunes. Clever but below the belt.

I do recall though that he claimed Jet2 would go bust some years back. Not his best forecast!
 
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Something tells me quite a few flights will have to be rescheduled or axed.

Especially a 2345 arrival on Thursday from Alicante. Not happening if we have the overnight closure enforce.

It's LBAs decision to close overnight in winter, not the council so nothing they can do about it. LBA still has a winter night movement allowance of 1200 movements. Admittedly, if the CLEUD fails and if the council were stupid enough to enforce it, then a 2345 arrival would have to be a 738, not a MAX.

As far as I know, there will be further runway repairs overnight this winter, but the closure time to enable this is agreed between airport and contractor. That said, Ryanair have previously changed their schedules and no doubt will again.
 
Not the first time he has suggested Wizz are on borrowed time but as Ryanair's biggest direct competitor, its hardly surprising is it? What better way to get people to book Ryanair rather than Wizz on routes where they compete, such as LBA - Bucharest or Warsaw. And of course, such a drop in bookings at a time like this could accelerate any decline in an airline's fortunes. Clever but below the belt.

I do recall though that he claimed Jet2 would go bust some years back. Not his best forecast!
O'Leary doesn't care, he uses everyone as a foil for his publicity..In reality him and Phil Meeson were good friends..Gotta love him though , some of his speeches on You Tube are absolutely hilarious 😂
 
Ryanair First Release Winter 2026/2027 Leeds/Bradford schedule. As on sale May 2nd 2026

13x routes
3x Based Aircraft
63x weekly Flights on sale
10x weekly flights operated by Buzz

Dublin =
15x weekly (3x daily Mon, Fri-Sun & 1x daily Tue-Thu)
Riga = 5x weekly (1x daily Mon & Thu-Sun)
Gdansk = 4x weekly (1x daily Mon, Thu-Fri & Sun)
Krakow = 9x weekly (2x daily Fri-Sat & 1x daily Mon-Thu, Sun)
Warsaw Chopin = 3x weekly (Thu & Sat-Sun)
Wroclaw = 3x weekly (Thu & Sat-Sun)
Faro = 2x weekly (Mon & Sat)
Bucharest = 2x weekly (Fri & Sun)
Alicante = 9x weekly (2x daily Thu-Fri & 1x daily Mon-Wed, Sat-Sun)
Fuerteventura = 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Arrecife = 2x weekly (Mon & Thu)
Malaga = 5x weekly (1x daily Mon-Tue & Fri-Sun)
Tenerife South = 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)

Mondays +10
Based-Aircraft 1
FR0153 = LBA 06:00 – DUB 07:00 / FR0152 = DUB 07:25 – LBA 08:25
FR2482 = LBA 08:50 – RIX 13:25 / FR2483 = RIX 13:50 – LBA 14:45
FR0456 = LBA 15:50 – DUB 16:50 / FR0457 = DUB 17:15 – LBA 18:15
FR1503 = LBA 18:40 – GDN 21:55 / FR1504 – GDN 22:20 – LBA 23:45
Based-Aircraft 2
FR2661 = LBA 06:00 – ALC 09:45 / FR2660 = ALC 10:20 – LBA 12:10
FR0157 = LBA 12:35 – DUB 13:35 / FR0156 = DUB 14:00 – LBA 15:00
FR2503 = LBA 15:35 – FAO 18:30 / FR2504 = FAO 18:55 – LBA 22:00
Based-Aircraft 3
FR2332 = LBA 06:40 – KRK 10:10 / FR2333 = KRK 10:35 – LBA 12:15
FR2048 = LBA 14:40 – ACE 19:00 / FR2047 = ACE 19:35 – LBA 23:50
Non-Based
FR2447 = AGP 17:00 – LBA 19:05 / FR2446 = LBA 19:30 – AGP 23:30

Tuesdays +5
Based-Aircraft 1
FR2661 = LBA 06:05 – ALC 09:50 / FR2660 = ALC 10:25 – LBA 12:15
FR2446 = LBA 13:05 – AGP 17:05 / FR2447 = AGP 17:40 – LBA 19:45
Based-Aircraft 2
FR0475 = LBA 06:45 – FUE 11:05 / FR0474 = FUE 11:40 – LBA 16:00
-------------------------------- Spare ----------------------------------
Based-Aircraft 3
-------------------------------- Spare ----------------------------------
-------------------------------- Spare ----------------------------------
Non-Based
FR0152 = DUB 08:20 – LBA 09:20 / FR0153 = LBA 09:45 – DUB 10:45
FR2333 = KRK 08:00 – LBA 09:40 / FR2332 = LBA 10:05 – KRK 13:35 Op by Buzz

Wednesdays +3

Based-Aircraft 1
FR2332 = LBA 08:00 – KRK 11:30 / FR2333 = KRK 11:55 – LBA 13:35
FR2661 = LBA 14:25 – ALC 18:10 / FR2660 = ALC 18:45 – LBA 20:35
Based-Aircraft 2
-------------------------------- Spare ----------------------------------
-------------------------------- Spare ----------------------------------
Based-Aircraft 3
-------------------------------- Spare ----------------------------------
-------------------------------- Spare ----------------------------------
Non-Based
FR0152 = DUB 08:30 – LBA 09:30 / FR0153 = LBA 09:55 – DUB 10:55

Thursdays +10
Based-Aircraft 1
FR0240 = LBA 06:00 – TFS 10:35 / FR0241 = TFS 11:10 – LBA 15:40
FR7664 = LBA 16:30 – WAW 19:55 / FR7665 = WAW 20:20 – LBA 21:55
Based-Aircraft 2
FR2661 = LBA 06:25 – ALC 10:10 / FR2660 = ALC 10:45 – LBA 12:35
FR0153 = LBA 13:00 – DUB 14:00 / FR0152 = DUB 14:25 – LBA 15:25
FR5659 = LBA 17:35 – ALC 21:20 / FR5660 = ALC 21:55 – LBA 23:45
Based-Aircraft 3
FR2482 = LBA 07:00 – RIX 11:35 / FR2483 = RIX 12:00 – LBA 12:55
FR2048 = LBA 14:10 – ACE 18:30 / FR2047 = ACE 19:05 – LBA 23:20
Non-Based
FR1504 = GDN 07:20 – LBA 08:45 / FR1503 = LBA 09:10 – GDN 12:25 Op by Buzz
FR4108 = WRO 08:00 – LBA 09:20 / FR4107 = LBA 09:45 – WRO 12:55 Op by Buzz
FR2333 = KRK 15:50 – LBA 17:30 / FR2332 = LBA 17:55 – KRK 21:25 Op by Buzz

Fridays +11

Based-Aircraft 1
FR0153 = LBA 06:05 – DUB 07:05 / FR0152 = DUB 07:30 – LBA 08:30
FR2446 = LBA 08:55 – AGP 12:55 / FR2447 = AGP 13:30 – LBA 15:35
FR5420 = LBA 16:10 – OTP 21:30 / FR5421 = OTP 21:55 – LBA 23:25
Based-Aircraft 2
FR2343 = LBA 06:20 – KRK 09:50 / FR2342 = KRK 10:15 – LBA 11:55
FR2482 = LBA 12:55 – RIX 17:30 / FR2483 = RIX 17:55 – LBA 18:50
Based-Aircraft 3
FR5659 = LBA 06:20 – ALC 10:05 / FR5660 = ALC 10:40 – LBA 12:30
FR0456 = LBA 13:20 – DUB 14:20 / FR0457 = DUB 14:45 – LBA 15:45
FR2332 = LBA 16:25 – KRK 19:55 / FR2333 = KRK 20:20 – LBA 22:00
Non-Based
FR1504 = GDN 07:25 – LBA 08:50 / FR1503 = LBA 09:15 – GDN 12:30 Op by Buzz
FR2660 = ALC 17:30 – LBA 19:20 / FR2661 = LBA 19:45 – ALC 23:30
FR0156 = DUB 19:30 – LBA 20:30 / FR0157 = LBA 20:55 – DUB 21:55

Saturdays +12
Based-Aircraft 1
FR0153 = LBA 06:00 – DUB 07:00 / FR0152 = DUB 07:25 – LBA 08:25
FR2446 = LBA 08:50 – AGP 12:50 / FR2447 = AGP 13:25 – LBA 15:30
FR2661 = LBA 17:25 – ALC 21:10 / FR2660 = ALC 21:45 – LBA 23:35
Based-Aircraft 2
FR2343 = LBA 06:00 – KRK 09:30 / FR2342 = KRK 09:55 – LBA 11:35
FR2482 = LBA 12:40 – RIX 17:15 / FR2483 = RIX 17:40 – LBA 18:35
FR0157 = LBA 20:15 – DUB 21:15 / FR0156 = DUB 21:40 – LBA 22:40
Based-Aircraft 3
FR7664 = LBA 06:15 – WAW 09:40 / FR7665 = WAW 10:25 – LBA 12:00
FR0475 = LBA 14:05 – FUE 18:25 / FR0474 = FUE 19:00 – LBA 23:20
Non-Based
FR4108 = WRO 07:20 – LBA 08:40 / FR4107 = LBA 09:05 – WRO 12:15 Op by Buzz
FR0457 = DUB 13:05 – LBA 14:05 / FR0456 = LBA 14:30 – DUB 15:30
FR2504 = FAO 13:45 – LBA 16:50 / FR2503 = LBA 17:15 – FAO 20:10
FR2333 = KRK 17:50 – LBA 19:30 / FR2332 = LBA 19:55 – KRK 23:25 Op by Buzz

Sundays +12

Based-Aircraft 1
FR7664 = LBA 06:05 – WAW 09:30 / FR7665 = WAW 09:55 – LBA 11:30
FR0240 = LBA 13:10 – TFS 17:45 / FR0241 = TFS 18:20 – LBA 22:50
Based-Aircraft 2
FR2661 = LBA 06:10 – ALC 09:55 / FR2660 = ALC 10:30 – LBA 12:20
FR5420 = LBA 13:45 – OTP 19:05 / FR5421 = OTP 19:30 – LBA 21:00
FR0153 = LBA 21:15 – DUB 22:15 / FR0152 = DUB 22:40 – LBA 23:40
Based-Aircraft 3
FR2482 = LBA 06:25 – RIX 11:00 / FR2483 = RIX 11:25 – LBA 12:20
FR2446 = LBA 14:10 – AGP 18:10 / FR2447 = AGP 18:45 – LBA 20:50
Non-Based
FR0457 = DUB 06:05 – LBA 07:05 / FR0456 = LBA 07:30 – DUB 08:30
FR2333 = KRK 07:30 – LBA 09:10 / FR2332 = LBA 09:35 – KRK 13:05 Op by Buzz
FR1504 = GDN 08:00 – LBA 09:25 / FR1503 = LBA 09:50 – GDN 13:05 Op by Buzz
FR0156 = DUB 14:55 – LBA 15:55 / FR0157 = LBA 16:20 – DUB 17:20
FR4108 = WRO 17:35 – LBA 18:55 / FR4107 = LBA 19:20 – WRO 22:20 Op by Buzz
 

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