They say good things come in small packages and that’s definitely the case for MINI. They’ve just unveiled their John Cooper Works model, the most powerful car in its range and it’s due to go on sale in July.
Named after the famous racing driver and MINI tuner, the JWC models’ turbocharged 1.6 litre engine has […]
Ryanair has hit out at claims that it is breaching Office of Fair Trading standards, arguing that it has fully complied with the Office of Fair Trading’s pricing rules.Â
The budget carrier says it is now displaying prices inclusive of taxes, fees and charges on its website after making changes to the site at the weekend.
A […]
Thousands of passengers clicking on to Ryanair’s new website face an upset when they discover their bargain 1p flight tots up to a rather heftier €120.Â
The airline’s new website continues to flout Office of Fair Trading’s pricing rules by failing to display inclusive prices, despite pledging to make the changes.Â
The old website was switched off over […]
Good news if you’re due to fly in or out or even over Ireland in the next week. The Irish airport strike by air traffic controllers scheduled for Thursday has been called off.
The strike would have affected all flights in and out of Ireland, as well as flights using Irish air space.
IMPACT, the union involved […]
The first tentative steps towards greener air travel were taken last night when Virgin Atlantic launched a Boeing 747 partly powered by biofuels extracted from coconut oil on a test flight from London .Â
The flight was the first of its kind and took off on Sunday from London on a short trip to Amsterdam. The […]
One of the largest labour groups in Britain is calling on travellers to boycott the Lonely Planet series of books and is demanding the travel publisher to withdraw its guide to Burma.
The Trades Union Congress, which represents 6 million people said that the Lonely Planet guide promotes the southeast Asian country’s autocratic regime by marketing […]
The beautiful eastern Caribbean island of Antigua is launching a brand new tourism drive, with plans to expand its airport already underway. A new carousel and four more check-in stations have already been added and daily flights from Miami are also on the cards.Â
A spruced-up website is also due to go live in mid-March. Demand […]
British Airways pilots have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over the airline’s plans to staff BA Open Skies with crews from inferior terms to those of existing staff.
BALPA, which represents 3,000 BA pilots, said that 86% of pilots voted to strike and overall there was a 90% turnout for the strike […]
US clients looking to rent a car in Europe should note that VAT charges apply to most car rentals in Europe. This follows reports of a US car rental customer being left stunned to find extra charges amounting to $170 (€115) on his credit card bill when he booked his Croatia car hire with carRentals.com.Â
Kenneth F. […]
Argus car hire customers flying in or out of an Irish Airport next week should check their travel diaries now. Air traffic controllers are staging a one-day strike on Thursday 28th February.
The one-day strike means that there will be no flights in or out of Irish airports. International aircraft will be banned from Irish air space also […]