2 of the world's biggest airlines say they'll reject new planes if Trump's tariffs push up prices

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A Ryanair plane on a runway passing by a control tower.
Ryanair joined Delta in saying it would say no to new planes if tariffs make them more costly.

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CEO says his airline's all-Airbus fleet is a 'better alternative' as rivals struggle with Boeing blues and engine issues

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An Airbus A320-214 from easyJet is on the runway ready to take off from Barcelona airport in Barcelona, Spain, on October 8, 2024.
An easyJet Airbus A320.

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Boeing delays are wreaking havoc with the airline industry's plans, and flyers may well feel the pain

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Irish businessman, CEO of Ryanair Michael O'Leary talks to media on August 27; 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary expects to cut traffic expectations for next year.

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A Ryanair Boeing 737's tires burst on landing, leaving a 500-yard gouge in the runway at one of Italy's busiest airports

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Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 as seen during taxiing, take off and flying phase in Eindhoven Airport EIN.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8.

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Boeing is still disappointing us, says CEO of Europe's biggest airline

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.

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Wizz Air and Ryanair, 2 of Europe's biggest airlines, are in a war of words over Wizz's divisive new 'all you can fly' deal

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A white, pink, and blue Airbus A321 takes off from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Sofia.
Wizz Air is one of the airlines working towards a sustainable future

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Some airports were forced to use whiteboards to handwrite flight information due to the global IT outage

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A man stands looking at a piece of paper in front of a whiteboard displaying flight information in an airport lounge.
A whiteboard displaying check-in information in Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport.

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Passengers got into an argument so heated about switching seats that their Ryanair flight had to turn back after just a few minutes

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A passenger flight of Ryanair in a runway at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport passing by the control tower.
A Ryanair plane.

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These are the best low-cost airlines in the world, according to travelers — see the full list

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AirAsia flight attendants in front of an AirAisa Airbus A320.

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A couple headed to Spain on vacation was instead flown 1,500 miles away to Eastern Europe

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A Ryanair plane is pictured during landing.

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