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Hard way to catch a plane: chase it!

Paul Heymont ·
A Ryanair passenger who missed his flight catches it anyway, by running across the field!
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Cheapest airlines may not be the ones you think!

Paul Heymont ·
Sharpen your pencil: The discount and ultra-lowcost carriers are not always the cheapest choice!
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Ryanair, Easyjet say Brexit would end cheap fares

Paul Heymont ·
As claims of benefit and loss fly back and forth as the referendum date approaches, budget airlines warn that leaving could cost vacationers.
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Ryanair: Sell the Extras, Give Away the Tickets?

Paul Heymont ·
In a move that sounds like the movie ticket vs popcorn price deal in U.S. theatres, Michael O'Leary, head of Ryanair told Irish hotelkeepers the airline is looking to buy long-haul aircraft that will let them sell trans-Atlantic seats for under $20...
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Ghost story: Spanish airport pays for flights

Paul Heymont ·
Statue of jailed politician marks entrance of Spain's Castellon 'ghost airport'   The strange saga of Spain's "ghost airport" at Castellon continues.   You may remember Castellon as the billion-Euro airport near Valencia that opened in 2011,...
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Lufthansa's Thanksgiving: another strike day

Paul Heymont ·
Fortunately for Lufthansa, tomorrow isn't one of the year's big travel days as it is in the U.S., because the airline's cabin crews are headed back to the picket line for Thursday and Friday over unresolved issues.   The strike may continue into...
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Ryanair boss: We'll crush German competitors

Paul Heymont ·
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary says his airline will hold 20% of Germany's business and put two competitors out of business in the next few years through aggressive pricing and expansion.
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British Airways goes head-to-head with Ryanair, Easyjet

Paul Heymont ·
British Airways will fly from London Stansted for the first time as its CityFlyer subsidiary takes on the discounters on some of their favorite vacation routes.
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Re: Ryanair's exchange rate: Ireland's revenge on Brits?

GarryRF ·
American Airlines have been doing this for years with £1 = $1 in flight. We can book Ryanair flights using Euros from a UK Bank Card. What's with the "Revenge" angle ? Is it because the Brits have just bailed out the Irish economy with $21 Billion Dollars ? It's only a short time since you thought the Indian Government were taking revenge on the Brits for " an element of payback for the years of the Raj? "
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Re: Hard way to catch a plane: chase it!

GarryRF ·
Now , there's something you couldn't do in America !
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Re: Hard way to catch a plane: chase it!

Paul Heymont ·
Fly Ryanair, you mean? Seriously...I'd like to know how he got from the taxiway to the plane...that seems like the least likely part of the whole adventure!
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Re: Hard way to catch a plane: chase it!

GarryRF ·
Tom Cruise could do it !
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Ryanair hates bailouts (it didn't get one)

Paul Heymont ·
Ryanair, which has not received formal government support, is suing several EU governments claiming bailouts for their airlines are illegal.
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