Ryanair has signed a five-year partnership with Google Cloud to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its operations, with the airline planning to deploy Gemini and Google DeepMind models to improve crew scheduling, automate decisions and strengthen its technology infrastructure.
The agreement will extend Google Workspace and Google Cloud services to 35,000 Ryanair employees across its network as Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers prepares for further expansion.
At the centre of the partnership is Gemini Enterprise, Google Cloud’s agentic AI platform, which Ryanair will use to develop customised AI agents capable of connecting organisational data, automating workflows and supporting operational decisions.
The airline said the technology would be used to optimise flight crew logistics, improve decision-making and support corporate productivity and customer service. Google’s AI tools will also be deployed in fleet operations and maintenance scheduling.
Ryanair will use Google DeepMind models, including AlphaEvolve and WeatherNext, as part of its operational technology strategy. The carrier will also replace its existing collaboration systems with Google Workspace.
The agreement forms part of Ryanair’s broader dual-cloud strategy. The airline already uses Amazon Web Services and said adding Google Cloud would improve resilience by allowing critical workloads to be distributed across multiple providers.
The strategy is designed to reduce the risk of technology outages disrupting flights and customer services. If one cloud platform experiences problems, Ryanair said its systems will be able to shift workloads and keep critical services operating.
“To support this growth, we need to ensure we have excellent infrastructure resilience,” Ryanair chief executive Eddie Wilson said. He added that the partnership would help drive greater efficiency while supporting the airline’s expansion plans.
Ryanair currently carries around 216 million passengers a year across approximately 3,900 daily flights. It is targeting 300 million passengers annually by 2034, supported by an order for 300 Boeing 737 aircraft.
The scale of that planned expansion is increasing pressure on airlines to use technology to manage increasingly complex operations. AI is being adopted across the aviation industry for areas ranging from customer service and flight operations to aircraft maintenance and workforce planning.
For Ryanair, the Google partnership is aimed not simply at adding AI tools but at embedding them into the systems that run the airline. Automating routine decisions and improving crew and maintenance planning could help the carrier handle greater passenger volumes while controlling costs.
Google Cloud vice-president for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa, Maureen Costello, said the agreement demonstrated how generative AI, combined with modern collaboration tools, could help businesses scale securely and reduce operational costs.
The deal gives Ryanair access to Google’s AI capabilities while allowing it to maintain its existing relationship with AWS. The resulting multi-cloud infrastructure is intended to provide both operational flexibility and greater protection against technology failures as the airline works towards its 2034 passenger target.