Office of fair trading blasts RyanAir
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
RyanAir to charge transaction fee for Visa card holders
Starting January 1st, Visa Electron card holders will now face an extra five pounds per person service charge, each time they try to book RyanAir tickets online. However, MasterCard prepaid card holders will not have to pay the service charge to book on RyanAir. Prepaid online cards given out by both
by Katy Davies December 2nd, 2009
O’Leary to leave Ryanair in about 3 years
Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, earlier said that he plans to retire two to three years from now from the Irish budget airline company. O'Leary told RTE radio that he would also like to witness the takeover of rival Aer Lingus, which he had previously tried twice but failed to
by Andrew Bones November 30th, 2009
Brits rank Ryanair as worst family brand
The result of the recent FamilyBrands poll named Ryanair as Britain’s worst family brand. The no-frills, low cost airline is seen as doing little on promoting family values, and is perceived as less caring on its customers, the poll elaborated. The study was based on the customer satisfaction ratings by 1,500
by Neill Zerk November 26th, 2009
Aer Lingus Could Move to UK to Fend Off Labour Issues
Aer Lingus is reporting that they may consider pulling their business out of Ireland and moving to somewhere within the UK. The move would come as a solution to their current labor issues. The move would aim to cut costs and avoid unsavory issues with Irish labor unions. The budget airline
by Katy Davies November 23rd, 2009
Aer Lingus Will Meet With Union Reps to Discuss Employee Cut Backs
Aer Lingus, Ireland's widely popular budget airline, just announced Wednesday to their employees that it will be forced to implement cost cutting measures if agreements are not made regarding current proposals at the end of the month. So far this year, Aer Lingus has managed to fend off hostile takeovers from
by Dave Bess November 20th, 2009