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Fly for free with Ryanair

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Only a few days are left for Ryanair’s huge sale. The Irish airline is offering one million seats for free. "No taxes, no fees, no charges … Zilch, nada, zip!" Seats are going fast, for obvious reasons, but there are free seats available on 50 routes offered by Ryanair for flights

by Jennifer Jones  October 6th, 2007

Ryanair loses founder at age 71

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Europe’s largest budget airline, Ireland-based Ryanair, lost its founder, Tony Ryan. A statement released by the family said that he passed away at age 71 at his home in Cellbridge, County Kildare after a long period of illness. After graduating from Trinity ...

by Jennifer Jones  October 4th, 2007

Smuggled firearm on Ryanair flight

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Police in Blackpool arrested a man coming off a Ryanair flight from the northwest Spanish city, Girona upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. Blackpool authorities acted on an anonymous tip ...

by Dave Bess  September 24th, 2007

Low cost Irish airline gets cozy in Italy

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Ryanair, Europe’s largest no-frills carrier has announced that $1.2 billion will go to expanding its operations in Milan, Italy. In a statement released by the company, Ryanair detailed its plans to move into Malpensa and Orio al Serio to pick up

by Neill Zerk  September 17th, 2007

Ryanair’s appeal unlikely to succeed

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Ryanair’s bid to take over the Irish airline Aer Lingus has failed after the European Commission concluded that the takeover would represent a serious move towards monopoly by the airline. The ruling was made in June, however Ryanair is appealing ...

by Charlotte Fellows  September 14th, 2007

Two days left for amazing Ryanair sale

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Ryanair has just announced its biggest sale since it began operating. The Irish airline is offering a total of six million seats on its flights for “free”, requiring that passengers pay only the taxes and surcharges for tickets along it’s extensive flight network. A total of 269 routes are included in

by Jennifer Jones  September 8th, 2007

The lowdown on autumn’s new routes

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Despite the protests at Heathrow this year, despite the hassle that air travel has become, the long line ups at the airport, the increasingly restrictive security measures; despite the increase in the price of fuel and the many surcharges added to ticket prices, more people are traveling and airlines are

by Andrew Mayer  September 8th, 2007

In-flight cell phones, coming soon to a flight near you?

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Technology which would enable travelers on flights to use their mobile phone while in the air could be only months away from becoming a reality. Until recently, cellular phones have been banned from use in flight because of fears that cell phone signals could interfere with the communication equipment on board

by Emily Welch  September 8th, 2007

Ryanair’s winter ski sale

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Ireland-based budget airline Ryanair announced at the end of August that the airline would be flying to three new winter ski destinations this year. In order to celebrate the launch of these new routes, the airline is offering £10 all ...

by Jennifer Jones  September 2nd, 2007

Ryanair to open routes to ski destinations

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Ryanair, the Irish budget airline is adding flights to popular skiing destinations this winter, including routes from Liverpool to Freidrichshafen, Bournemouth to Milan Bergamo and from Stockholm to Grenoble. The

by Emily Welch  September 1st, 2007

Last day for Ryanair sale

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It’s the last day to catch a Ryanair flight in time to get back to school. The airline’s ‘Back to School’ promotion ends on Thursday August 30th. Until then, travelers can book one way tickets on Ryanair’s extensive flight network ...

by Rosie Vaughan-Jones  August 30th, 2007

One more surcharge for check-in

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No-frills airlines have forever changed the landscape of how we travel by air, but it seems one of the largest European low-costers has fond another way to up the price of a ticket. Ryanair, already known for its happy-go-lucky attitude ...

by Charlotte Fellows  August 28th, 2007