Posted on March 31, 2011 by Fiona Hilliard

Paying to pee, standing seats, exorbitant baggage hikes – at this stage we’d thought we’d heard it all from the boys and girls in blue and yellow. So should we be surprised by the news that Ryanair is introducing ANOTHER extra charge…? This week the no-frills airline announced that it is slapping a £2 (€2) levy on fares [...]

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia You can always depend on Ryanair to find a loophole. This Wednesday, (September 29th) the airline says it will operate flights to Spain “as normal”, despite a 24-hour strike by Spanish workers. How? Ryanair says it will be running hand baggage only flights to and from Spain tomorrow. The airline reckons around 70% [...]

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Just when you thought budget airlines couldn’t get any worse, welcome to SUB-ECONOMY class. Yes, indeedy. If aircraft interior designers have their way, skint passengers may soon be taking their seats on the SkyRider, a new type of passenger seat that is closer to a horse saddle than an armchair. The new [...]

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Mikelo via Flickr The Constitutional Court in Barcelona effectively told Ryanair to put a sock in it this week when they banned the airline from describing travel website Atrapalo as “bastards”. Although no longer permitted to use this particular term of endearment, the court ruled that it’s still ok for the airline to [...]

Posted on September 02, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Ryanair doesn’t like violins.  I can’t seem to work out why… Are they too posh? Does their sad music clash with Ryanair’s cheap and tacky interiors? Would they prefer a banjo or are they prejudiced against anything musical? Do they needlessly take up the space of a paying ticket holder? Bingo. Last week, [...]

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Michael O’ Leary was yesterday forced to utter an apology to Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet for accusing him of being a liar in a series of print advertisements for Ryanair. You can’t blame Stelios for being annoyed – you would be too if you were portrayed with an elongated nose [...]