Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Ryanair Grounds All Flights on Christmas Day
Ryanair, a big airline, doesn't fly any planes on Christmas Day.
This is because they want their workers, like pilots and flight attendants, to have time off to be with their families.
Also, not many people want to fly on Christmas Day, so it's not good for business.
On Christmas Eve, they had lots of flights, but the last one left at 6:30 PM.
They start flying again the day after Christmas, on December 26, with even more flights planned.
So, if you want to fly with Ryanair on Christmas Day, you can't, but you can fly the day before or the day after.
Ryanair grounds all flights on Christmas Day to give staff a break.
The airline cannot be booked on December 25 due to no flights operating.
Demand for flights on Christmas Day is typically low, making it unprofitable.
Ryanair operated around 1,720 flights on Christmas Eve, with the last flight departing at 6:30 PM.
Normal operations resume on December 26 with over 2,600 flights planned.
- Who
- Ryanair
- What
- Grounds all flights on Christmas Day
- When
- December 25
- Where
- Across its European network
- Why
- To give staff a break and due to low demand
- Airline
- Ryanair
- Date
- December 25
- Reason
- Staff break and low demand
- Flights on Christmas Eve
- 1,720
- Flights on December 26
- 2,600
- Last Flight on Christmas Eve
- Kerry to Dublin at 6:30 PM
- Resumption of Flights
- December 26