Ryanair UK

Ryanair UK is a British low-cost airline with a 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.

Ryanair UK
IATA ICAO Callsign
RK RUK BLUEMAX
Founded30 May 1985 (1985-05-30)
Commenced operations12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)
AOC #2451
Fleet size13
Parent companyRyanair Holdings plc
HeadquartersLondon, England
Websitewww.ryanair.com

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 has been 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. Two more aircraft were transferred in October 2021. As of April 2023, the company has 13 aircraft.

Fleet

As of April 2023, the Ryanair UK fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]

Ryanair UK fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Boeing 737-800 13 0 189
Total 13 0

References
  1. "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. "Daily Aviation Brief - 15/03/2019". 15 March 2019.
  6. "Ryanair UK Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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