RYAOF 6-K
Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY)
6-K
2026-09-09
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of September 2026
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange
Act of
1934.
Yes
No ..X..
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR CALLS ON HEIDI ALEXANDER TO SACK OVERPAID, FAILING NATS CEO
MARTIN ROLFE
Ryanair, the UK's largest airline, today (Wed 09 Sept) called on
Transport Minister Heidi Alexander to sack Martin Rolfe, the
overpaid, failing CEO of UK NATS ATC service.
Ryanair highlighted the frequent and repeated failures of NATS UK
ATC system under Martin Rolfe's "leadership" - failures that are
not replicated in any other EU ATC provider as
follows:
●
8
Sept - NATS ATC system fails due to a "flight plan
processing failure". This is exactly the same
flight plan processing failure that caused the Aug 2023 system
outage.
● This is the 4th major
NATS system failure in 2026 alone (see
attached).
● After the Aug 2023 failure, NATS
CEO Martin Rolfe promised that this would not happen again, and
that in future if the NATS primary system fails, the backup system
would actually work.
Yesterday's latest NATS system failure shows that the primary
system is unreliable, and the backup system is
useless.
Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary said:
"Martin Rolfe's position as NATS CEO is untenable. We don't need
more "investigations", we don't need more "reports", and we don't
need another Parliamentary Committee hearing where Martin Rolfe
will promise change, will promise resilience, and will promise an
effective backup system. Martin Rolfe is an overpaid (£1.4m
p.a.) failure. It is time for his removal, and it is time that
somebody competent was appointed to run UK ATC, which is one of
Europe's most expensive ATC systems, and yet it keeps repeatedly
failing.
Under Martin Rolfe's watch, UK NATS has spent more money paying
dividends to its shareholders (the UK Govt and UK airlines),
but it has failed to invest in a resilient primary system, has
failed to invest in an effective backup system, and as yesterday's
events show now UK NATS keeps failing under Martin Rolfe's
leadership.
Transport Minister Heidi Alexander, who owns 49% of NATS, must
today demand that failing Martin Rolfe must quit, or be dismissed.
Airlines and passengers serving the UK keep picking up the tab for
Martin Rolfe's repeated failures. It is time for this expensive,
failing CEO to go, and allow UK NATS to be led by somebody
competent and capable of delivering a resilient system and a backup
system that actually works."
ENDS
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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RYANAIR
HOLDINGS PLC
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Date: 09
September, 2026
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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