When you're going to put an advert out, always make sure your backside isn't going to be sued. Although Ryanair tends to "Shove 'em out, worry about it later" attitude doesn't overly help in this direction. Yesterday Michael O'Leary had apologised "unreservedly" to Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou.Ryanair decided it would be good for business to run adverts depicting … [Read more...]
FR: Ryanair gets slapped with another Advertising Standards Authority complaint, FR moans about EasyJet instead
Well another day, another advertising complaint has been upheld against Ryanair by the UK Advertising Standards Authority.This time, Ryanair has again been reprimanded for misleading customers with low fare offers, in particular two newspaper adverts for the airline offered £10 one-way fares to Gothenburg and Dusseldorf. The small print said that the offer was subject … [Read more...]
Want your APD back if you don’t fly? Good luck…
Which has gone again on the attack by claiming most airlines are charging too much in administration fees when attempting to reclaim tax elements of the fare.Or to put it blunt from Which?'s Rochelle Turner.:"In some cases it costs at least twice as much to reclaim the tax as the tax itself," Ouch.If you miss a flight from the United Kingdom, you unless you've booked the … [Read more...]
FR/EI: EU to Ryanair. Hands off the Aer Lingus!
Well sometimes Ryanair can't have everything it wants. The European Court of Justice has ruled that Ryanair's bid for Aer Lingus should be blocked on the grounds it would create a monopoly for flights from Dublin airport - both of which have dominant positions in the airport.On Tuesday the court ruled that Ryanair could keep its 29.9% stake, however Aer Lingus … [Read more...]
FR: Ryanair cuts capactiy at STN, Odious Little Man blames APD.
Well, Ryanair is doing a repeat of last year, cutting services and frequencies at London Stansted, with 22 aircraft based at there for the Winter season, and 135 less servicesIn general, UK Capacity will be down 17%, with Stansted's capacity dropping by 16% over the winter months. However, as usual Ryanair goes on the attack, and a full on rant about Air Passenger Duty (APD - … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – Ryanair 737-800
It's Sunday again, which means it's time for Airplane p0rn.This week (and freshly shot), it's a Ryanair 737-800 in final landing configuration about to land at Dublin AirportMore of course next week! … [Read more...]
Valencia gives in to the “charm” of Ryanair.
It seems that Valencia can't do without Ryanair, as it will repoen it's base at Valenicia airport in the winter - with the local tourism ministry to provide marketing support to market the services.The base was closed in Valencia base in November 2008 due to the regional government's decision not to provide marketing support, which has now been promptly reversed due to … [Read more...]
EI: Reconsidering an Alliance….
Well it seems Aer Lingus isn't happy sitting out in the cold any longer as an independent airline, and is going to consider a membership of a major alliance according to ATWOnline.And an admittance that maybe the LCC experiment started by a certain Willie Walsh is probably a bad idea as it tries to reposition itself as a higher value/quality carrier what emphasises better … [Read more...]
Guess who wants more strikes? BA vs Unite…
Well I've gone a few days without mentioning the BA vs Unite strike, so fittingly as the current round of stoppages are coming to the end, Unite has come along acting all big and strong saying it's preparing to ballot its members again on further strike action at BA.Oh LOVELY. The current legal protection to strike will end on the 11th June. For Unite to continue to strike, it … [Read more...]
Ryanair makes a profit… and then the ODM bitches.
Well, it makes a difference to talk about someone than BA who are on Day 3 of their third (or is it forth... I loose track)Lets talk about everyone's "favourite" Low Cost Carrier - Ryanair, who has reported a nifty pre-tax profit of €341m, recovering from a loss last year, thanks in no small part to the reduced price of fuel. The airline reported revenue was up 2%, and … [Read more...]
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