Articles tagged “ryanair”

Russia has proved a tough market to crack for low cost carriers, but EasyJet's entry should spur additional entrants.

It's unclear how serious how Ryanair is about Russia, which has proved a tough market for low cost carriers.

Fastjet optimistic start is refreshing news from a continent where two of the strongest countries for aviation -- South Africa and Nigeria -- are struggling.

Ryanair succeeds its sharing suggestive shots of its cabin crew in the name of charity, but other airlines who have shamelessly crossed the line have had their campaigns banned.

Check one bag and buy an airport sandwich and, before you know it, that ticket from a low-cost carrier doesn’t end up costing much less than a BA seat. Ads should show the actual math.

Although the rules may not be clear, Italy would love to have €12 million in taxes. Getting it out of O'Leary, though, would be as tough as getting money out of O'Leary.

Considering all the other mergers the EU has allowed, fairness would dictate that Ryanair get its way in this matter. But O'Leary's ambitions have to reckon with his reputation, and the latter means that fairness isn't necessarily a factor.

O'Leary is a master of taking bad news and giving the press something strange to talk about instead. His attack on the industry that he's obviously a genius at is simply a nice, new twist on his usual shtick.

Ryanair is lots of things -- cheap, rude, penny-pinching, insulting, classless -- but it's likely not so stupid as to toy with safety issues like lack of fuel.

A series of unexpected landings in Spain have led authorities to question whether Ryanair has taken its cost-cutting practices too far and put all fliers at risk by flying with far too little fuel.