Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europe's largest low-cost carrier.
Ryanair operates 729 routes across Europe and North Africa from 31 bases. The airline has been characterised by rapid expansion, a result of the deregulation of the air industry in Europe in 1997. Ryanair is the third largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers and the world's largest in terms of international passenger numbers.