Flying with Ryanair: FAQs, Rules, and Passenger Rights
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Flying with Ryanair means juggling baggage rules, check-in windows, and passenger-rights legalese before you even reach the gate. This guide streamlines every essential policy – carry-on sizes, pet fees, compensation triggers – into quick, scannable answers that save time and spare headaches.
We decoded the fine print, packed the must-knows into one page, and slipped a safety net under your boarding pass so the only surprise left is how straightforward Ryanair travel can be. If something does go sideways, AirHelp steps in as your silent co-pilot, pressing the right buttons to get your money, and your peace of mind, back on track.
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£220
up to 1,500 km
£350
1,500 - 3,500 km
£520
from 3,500 km
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Recent delays and cancellations
Date | Flight number | Airline | Route | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19/01/2026 | 04:45 | FR4435 | Ryanair | Cagliari (CAG) Cuneo (CUF) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
19/01/2026 | 03:55 | FR1111 | Ryanair | Paphos (PFO) Tel Aviv-Yafo (TLV) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
19/01/2026 | 03:50 | FR1879 | Ryanair | Thessaloniki (SKG) Memmingen (FMM) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
19/01/2026 | 03:50 | FR1242 | Ryanair | Athens (ATH) Budapest (BUD) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
18/01/2026 | 22:35 | FR6099 | Ryanair | Gdansk (GDN) Stockholm (ARN) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
18/01/2026 | 22:25 | FR6160 | Ryanair | Cagliari (CAG) Catania (CTA) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
18/01/2026 | 22:15 | FR5551 | Ryanair | Milan (BGY) Cologne-Bonn (CGN) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
18/01/2026 | 22:00 | FR8851 | Ryanair | Barcelona (BCN) Santiago De Compostela (SCQ) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
18/01/2026 | 21:55 | FR4130 | Ryanair | Sofia (SOF) Bristol (BRS) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
18/01/2026 | 21:35 | FR6337 | Ryanair | Sofia (SOF) Liverpool (LPL) | Cancelled | Check Compensation |
- Cancelled
FR4435
•Ryanair
Cagliari
••Cuneo
CAG
CUF
Check Compensation19/01/2026
04:45
- Cancelled
FR1111
•Ryanair
Paphos
••Tel Aviv-Yafo
PFO
TLV
Check Compensation19/01/2026
03:55
- Cancelled
FR1879
•Ryanair
Thessaloniki
••Memmingen
SKG
FMM
Check Compensation19/01/2026
03:50
- Cancelled
FR1242
•Ryanair
Athens
••Budapest
ATH
BUD
Check Compensation19/01/2026
03:50
- Cancelled
FR6099
•Ryanair
Gdansk
••Stockholm
GDN
ARN
Check Compensation18/01/2026
22:35
- Cancelled
FR6160
•Ryanair
Cagliari
••Catania
CAG
CTA
Check Compensation18/01/2026
22:25
- Cancelled
FR5551
•Ryanair
Milan
••Cologne-Bonn
BGY
CGN
Check Compensation18/01/2026
22:15
- Cancelled
FR8851
•Ryanair
Barcelona
••Santiago De Compostela
BCN
SCQ
Check Compensation18/01/2026
22:00
- Cancelled
FR4130
•Ryanair
Sofia
••Bristol
SOF
BRS
Check Compensation18/01/2026
21:55
- Cancelled
FR6337
•Ryanair
Sofia
••Liverpool
SOF
LPL
Check Compensation18/01/2026
21:35