Fly for free with Ryanair
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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