{"id":4023,"date":"2018-11-05T14:42:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T14:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ryanair-to-shut-online-operations-for-urgent-upgrade\/"},"modified":"2018-11-05T14:42:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T14:42:39","slug":"ryanair-to-shut-online-operations-for-urgent-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ryanair-to-shut-online-operations-for-urgent-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair to shut online operations for urgent upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Online bookings and check-in with Ryanair will close for 12 hours after the airline said it needed to shut down its website and mobile phone app.<\/p>\n

It said the shutdown from 17:00 UK time on Wednesday to 05:00 on Thursday was needed for a computer systems upgrade.<\/p>\n

Ryanair “sincerely apologised” to customers for any inconvenience, and urged anyone needing to check in to do so before the closure.<\/p>\n

The Irish carrier says it operates Europe’s largest travel website.<\/p>\n

There are about 1.5 million visits to the website every day, with 22,700 boarding passes downloaded each day.<\/p>\n

Robin Kiely, the Irish carrier’s head of communications, said in a statement: “As part of our continued digital development, a web closure and system upgrade will take place for 12 hours, from 17:00hrs (UK time) on Wednesday 7th November, until 05:00hrs (UK time) on Thursday 8th November, during which time our online check-in service will not be available. <\/p>\n

“Flight bookings and changes will also be unavailable during this period. Customers travelling on Wednesday or Thursday should check in for their flight on Tuesday 6th November. <\/p>\n

“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused by this upgrade, which will further improve Ryanair.com, Europe’s largest travel website.”<\/p>\n

Strike threat<\/h2>\n

Also on Monday, Ryanair reported an 11% rise in traffic in October, as it carried 13.1 million passengers.<\/p>\n

That total includes 500,000 passengers from Lauda, the airline founded by former Formula One champion Niki Lauda and recently bought by Ryanair.<\/p>\n

During October, the airline had to cancel about 300 flights due to a combination of an airport handler strike at Brussels Zaventem, bad weather, and continuing air traffic control staff shortages in the UK, Germany and France.<\/p>\n

Monday’s news comes as Germany’s VC pilots union says it cannot rule out more strikes at Ryanair.<\/p>\n

Last month, the union called the airline’s decision to close its base in Bremen, Germany, a “declaration of war” on unions and said the move must be reversed to make progress on talks.<\/p>\n

Ryanair has faced a series of industrial actions across Europe this year.<\/p>\n

The airline has also faced criticism after introduction of new baggage rules last week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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