Ryanair: cancelled routes, or flights just not available yet?

RedDwarf82

I'm looking into the Ryanair website

- Luton <-> Barcelona: 27 October is the latest flight available to book

- Birmingham <-> Barcelona: 28 October is the latest flight available to book

- Stansted <-> Tallinn: 28 October is the latest flight available to book

OK, maybe they still have not released the flights from November...

- Stansted <-> Barcelona: 30 March 2024 is the latest flight available to book

??

I can't find any reliable source of what routes Ryanair flights, listing new/cancelled ones. And right now I'm unsure whether they have cancelled the routes, or they just have not released the flights yet.

I don't know if Ryanair usually releases all the flights at the same time, or whether they have a pattern of releasing Stansted <-> Barcelona before Luton <-> Barcelona.

If they are not released yet, it would be stopping on a weird moment. For example, Ryanair is flying on Sundays Luton <-> Barcelona, so you would expect a flight on 29 October, but that's the first "missing" flight. This is weird because the end of October is a school half-term, so lots of people flying on the 22nd would want to come back the 29th, and right now they can only book in one direction.

Does anyone know more, maybe from previous experience, or can point to a source of this information?

Caz3121

Airline timetables tend to change twice a year (in line with clocks changing) First day of the winter timetable will be Sunday 29th October. There are a number of routes that have not yet been released for Winter this year (which is why you are seeing end dates as the end of the summer timetable) and it is unknown whether they will be operating or not...I suspect they are still working on which are the most profitable routes for the season.

RedDwarf82

> Airline timetables tend to change twice a year (in line with clocks changing) First day of the winter timetable will be Sunday 29th October.

I was really surprised about how it ignores the school terms... clock changing, makes sense! Thanks for pointing it out.

And since https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/flight-ticket-release-dates/ says Ryanair releases them "5-6 months before departure"... let's hope!