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Ryanair’s O’Leary Attacks British Airways Union Leaders

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Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has attacked the leaders of Unite for continuing to strike against British Airways. The British airline is in the middle of their second 5-day walkout after taking industrial action in March and then again last week. O'Leary has called the cabin crew “lions (being) led

by Dave Humphries  June 3rd, 2010

Ryanair considers lavatory usage fees

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As fees for extras on budget airlines continue to venture into unchartered territory, Ryanair announces they are considering charging for lavatory access. The announcement comes just after another major, budget airline announced they would charge for carry-on luggage. Quickly becoming one of the most-used budget airlines in Europe, the Dublin-based carrier

by Jamie Barnett  April 9th, 2010

Budget airline passengers urged to bring food onboard

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A new survey says that low cost carriers are charging their passengers sky-high prices for the food they offer onboard. The research reveals that eating while flying costs travellers more than they expect. The usual price of food and beverages on ...

by Bobby V-Jones  April 7th, 2010

Survey Reveals People Like Airline ‘Fat’ Tax

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A recent survey shows that more than three-quarters of passengers feel that overweight passengers should be penalised with a 'fat tax'. Data from a travel comparison website indicates that the new tax, which was put into effect at Air France last week, is increasing in popularity. Air France, last week, began

by Andrew Bones  January 29th, 2010

BA bucks global trend to upgrade First Class

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Bucking trends and what some might say is the new wisdom, BA has decided it will spend £100 million in a concentrated effort to upgrade all of its First Class cabins. Where many airlines around the world are making cutbacks on their First Class capacity, on the heels of the

by Andrew Bones  January 14th, 2010

Office of fair trading blasts RyanAir

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The chief executive of the office of fair trading, John Fingleton, in an interview spoke out against RyanAir’s practices while charging credit or debit cards. The UK government’s premier authority on consumers and competition has stated that RyanAir, the fastest growing low cost carrier, indulges in a ‘funny game’ with

by Emily Welch  January 6th, 2010

OFT describe Ryanair payment policy as childish

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The Office of Fair Trading has accused Irish low-cost airline Ryanair of being juvenile and childish over its credit card payment policy. Chief executive of the OFT John Fingleton lashed out the company over fees that the airline added when consumers use all but one type of credit card to pay

by Andrew Bones  January 5th, 2010

Ryanair May Pull out of Italy over Regulations Dispute

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Ryanair, one of the planet's largest budget airlines, engaged in a heated argument today with the Italian Civil Aviation authority. The Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) accused Ryanair, as well as peer airline, easyJet, of ignoring safety standards and endangering their passengers by providing poor standards of service.

by Andrew Bones  December 29th, 2009

44 Injured in American Airlines Crash

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44 passengers were injured when an American Airlines plane missed a runway in Jamaica overshooting and splitting in two. The aircraft, which is believed to have 150 people aboard at the time of the incident, missed the runway at Norman Manley International Airport. According to the BBC, 44 people were

by Bobby V-Jones  December 24th, 2009

Rescue efforts on for stranded FlyGlobeSpan passengers

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Facing liquidity issues, FlyGlobeSpan flights hasnow grounded all flights, only days after it insisted it would not be going down. As this announcement came forth, many travelers seeking to go abroad for Christmas had to rearrange their plans, or of course, simply find themselves stranded over the festive season. Besides

by Andrew Bones  December 17th, 2009

Passengers stranded as Flyglobespan grounded flights without warning

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Thousands of air travellers are rearranging Christmas flight itineraries today after the UK-based budget carrier Flyglobespan stopped trading yesterday. A rescue mission is currently underway to cater stranded Flyglobespan passengers after scheduled flights were cancelled last night. The airline company had operated flights from airports Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow and

by Charlotte Fellows  December 17th, 2009

IATA anticipates 11 billion loss

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Despite businesses picking up worldwide in the third quarter, the International Airline Transport Association (IATA) believes that the airline industry this year will write a loss of at least 11 billion dollars. Europe was reported to be the worst affected ...

by Andrew Bones  December 4th, 2009