What airline does Ryanair own?

Ryanair Holdings plc is Europe's largest airline group and parent company of Ryanair, Ryanair UK, Buzz, Lauda and Malta Air. Together we're Europe's cleanest, greenest airline group with ambitious sustainability goals for 2030. We connect over 240 destinations in over 40 countries and offer the lowest fares in Europe.



The Ryanair Group (Ryanair Holdings PLC) is the parent company of five distinct subsidiary airlines in 2026, each operating under its own brand but sharing a unified low-cost business model. These include Ryanair DAC (the original Irish carrier), Buzz (the Polish-based subsidiary), Lauda Europe (based in Malta, focusing on Mediterranean routes), Malta Air, and Ryanair UK. This "multi-brand" strategy allows the group to navigate different labor markets and regulatory environments across Europe while maintaining the massive scale needed to keep fares low. In 2026, the group remains the largest airline entity in Europe by passenger volume, utilizing a standardized fleet of over 600 Boeing 737 aircraft. While the planes may have different logos on the tail—such as the Buzz bumblebee or the Malta Air red-and-white—the "Ryanair" core service, including strict baggage policies and digital-first check-in, remains identical across all five sister airlines, ensuring operational efficiency across their vast 220-airport network.

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The estimated total pay for a Airline Pilot at Ryanair is $166,185 per year. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated base pay is $111,042 per year.

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Ryanair has confirmed that South Africans will no longer have to take an Afrikaans test to prove their nationality before boarding flights to the UK. The low-cost airline is abandoning the controversial requirement after receiving a huge backlash from South Africans, with some accusing Ryanair of racial discrimination.

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