Posted on July 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Under-fire flyer Ryanair is going out on a limb to cut running costs by considering the introduction of a hand-luggage only rule on future flights. If the plan was put into action, the restrictions would affect early morning and midweek departures which normally contain a high proportion of business travellers.   The proposals would save the [...]

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

    Bad news if you thought summer was here to stay. The hottest day of the year in the UK has been and gone -30c in some places yesterday! Unfortunately for all those sun seekers out there, the UK weather system is set to return to antarctic mode from today until well into August.   Good [...]

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia are holding talks this week in a bid to merge.  Shares in BA and Iberia have already rocketed in London and Madrid in response to the announcement.  The two carriers have combined a stock market capitalisation of about 8.6 billion dollars (5.5 billion euros) according to AFP calculations.  The fusion [...]