Ryanair fury after rescue flight to pick up air-rage diversion blocked by CAA

Ryanair fury after rescue flight to pick up air-rage diversion blocked by CAA

Passengers aboard a flight from Agadir in Morocco to Manchester endured an initial diversion and then their replacement plane was not permitted to take off.

Ryanair blasts UK CAA over regulatory block that stranded 177 passengers in Faro

Ryanair UK has strongly criticised the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for refusing to permit a rescue flight after a disruption on flight RK1265 from Agadir to Manchester (Boeing 737-800 reg. G-RUKB) on 24 April 2025. The flight diverted to Faro due to a disruptive passenger, leaving 177 passengers stranded overnight in Portugal. Although a […]

Ryanair Blasts UK Aviation Regulator After Rescue Flight Ban Strands 177 Passengers

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has lashed out at the British aviation regulator after it reportedly refused permission for the carrier to operate a rescue flight to get stranded passengers back home with a plane registered in the Republic of Ireland. Ryanair is so incensed with the “arbitrary” decision by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that it is now threatening to sue the regulator to force it to allow Ryanair to use leased aircraft in the …