Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline headquartered in Swords, County Dublin. The company was incorporated in 1984 and flew its first route, Waterford to London Gatwick, in 1985. The airline is operated by Ryanair DAC and belongs to Ryanair Holdings plc, a group that also includes Buzz, Lauda Europe, Malta Air and Ryanair UK. Ryanair is not a member of any airline alliance.
The group runs a point-to-point network from about 95 bases, serving more than 220 airports in around 35 countries across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Its main bases are Dublin, London Stansted and Milan Bergamo, with large operations in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland and the Canary Islands. Many routes are seasonal, especially to Mediterranean and Greek island airports.
The group fleet of about 650 aircraft is built around the Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8-200, with Airbus A320s flown by Lauda Europe.