Ryanair flight attendants strip for charity
Flight attendants working for Ryanair have bared it all and posed for a calendar to raise money for a homeless charity. Organisers of the calendar project are hoping to raise more than €10,000 for the Dublin Simon Community with the help ...
by Trevor Woods November 17th, 2008
Disruptions at Italian airports for second day
A second day of disruptions hit Italian airports on Tuesday resulting from a continuing walkout by some Alitalia pilots and flight attendants and the emergency landing on Monday of a Ryanair flight at Rome’s Ciampino airport. Ciampino airport serves budget airlines, ...
by John Morgan November 12th, 2008
BA reports soaring costs and falling profits
British Airways has reported that its half-year pre-tax profits have fallen sharply from £616 million to £52 million, and the airline indicated that it was aiming for only a small profit for the full year. Operating profit for the period was reported at £140 million, as compared with £567 million for
by Polly Smith November 7th, 2008
Greenhouse gas rules will lead to increased airfares
Most aircraft that land at or take off from European airports such as Frankfurt, London and Paris will be required to comply with new EU rules on greenhouse gas emissions by early in the coming decade. The rules will apply ...
by Sammy Humphries October 28th, 2008
Qantas introduces largest airliner as demand falls
Qantas has launched service on the Airbus A380, the largest airliner in the world, at a time when the carrier’s passenger demand is experiencing a decline, according to the airline’s chief executive officer, Geoff Dixon. The inaugural A380 service on the ...
by Andrew Roberts October 22nd, 2008
Allbury Travel waives fuel surcharges on October bookings
In order to encourage early bookings for the 2009 summer season, Argo and Libra Holidays are offering an incentive of waived fuel surcharges. These Allbury Travel operators are claiming that customers will save as much as £110 per couple if they ...
by Trevor Woods October 17th, 2008
Overweight couple moved so plane could take off
An overweight British couple, Alan and Jan Coupe, were asked by a flight attendant to move to the front of the aircraft which they had boarded, while it was still on the runway, so that the plane would be able ...
by Sammy Humphries October 6th, 2008
Passengers suing Ryanair over flight cancellations
A Netherlands-based firm specialising in legal actions against air carriers has engaged lawyers in Dublin to begin proceedings against Ireland’s budget airline, Ryanair. The Dutch company, EUclaim, has offered to handle claims for compensation being made by Ryanair passengers. "When individual passengers ...
by Polly Smith October 3rd, 2008
Ryanair predicts five European airlines will survive
Ryanair predicted on Tuesday that only five European airlines would survive the current financial crisis. The carrier’s deputy chief executive, Howard Millar, told an airline conference audience in London that only five airlines in Europe are financially stable enough to survive ...
by Andrew Roberts September 25th, 2008
Northeast England airport operator responds to service reductions
Airport officials in the North-East are attempting to calm fears about holiday flights disappearing from the region, in the wake of another service reduction announced by a major travel operator. Thomson is the latest travel company to pull routes from the ...
by John Morgan September 21st, 2008
Ryanair Malta flight encounters cabin pressure problem
A Ryanair flight on its way to Malta was forced to land at Ciampino Airport in Rome late last week after a drop in cabin pressure was detected, according to a report in The Times. The flight originated at London’s Luton ...
by Trevor Woods September 21st, 2008
One fourth of Brits to holiday abroad without insurance
The state of the UK economy has taken its toll on consumer finances this year, and latest reports show that nearly one-fourth, or 24 per cent, of all British holidaymakers are planning on taking their next holiday without the benefit of travel insurance. An American Express survey has found that approximately
by Polly Smith September 20th, 2008
Union workers cheer Alitalia rescue plan collapse
The investor group brought together by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to help rescue flag carrier Alitalia and keep it under Italian ownership withdrew its plan on Thursday night after failing to receive the necessary unanimous union backing. The government’s employment ...
by Andrew Roberts September 20th, 2008