SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of July 2025
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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RYANAIR
CALLS ON URSULA VON DER LEYEN TO URGENTLY REFORM EU
ATC
AS FRENCH ATC STRIKE
(3-4 JULY) FORCES RYANAIR TO CANCEL
170 FLIGHTS AFFECTING OVER 30,000 PASSENGERS
Ryanair, Europe's No.1 airline, today (Thur, 3 July) called on EU
Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to take urgent action
to reform EU ATC services after the airline was forced to cancel
170 flights disrupting over 30,000 passengers due to yet another
French ATC strike on Thur and Fri (3 & 4 July). These enforced
cancellations by French ATC coincide once more with the start of
the European summer holidays - one of the busiest travel periods of
the year.
In addition to flights to/from France being cancelled, this strike
will also affect all French overflights. This is due to France's
continued failure to protect overflights during national ATC
strikes. Even though it's French ATC that are striking, most
disrupted passengers are not even flying to/from France but just
overflying French airspace en route to their destination (e.g., UK
- Greece, Spain - Ireland, etc.). EU skies cannot be repeatedly
closed just because French Air Traffic Controllers are going on
recreational strikes.
Ryanair has long campaigned for effective EU ATC
reform and calls
on all passengers to visit the 'Air
Traffic Control Ruined Your Flight' webpage
and demand that the EU Commission and Govts take urgent action to
reform EU ATC services and avoid any further avoidable ATC
disruptions this summer.
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said:
"Once again European families are held to ransom by French Air
Traffic Controllers going on strike. It is not acceptable that
overflights over French airspace en route to their destination are
being cancelled/delayed as a result of yet another French ATC
strike. It makes no sense and is abundantly unfair on EU passengers
and families going on holidays.
Ryanair calls on Ursula von der Leyen to take urgent action to
reform EU ATC services by 1.) ensuring that ATC services are fully
staffed for the first wave of daily departures, and 2.) protecting
overflights during national ATC strikes. These 2 splendid reforms
would eliminate 90% of all ATC delays and cancellations, and
protect EU passengers from these repeated and avoidable ATC
disruptions due to yet another French ATC strike."
ENDS
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 03
July, 2025
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Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
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