Articles tagged “ryanair”

Breaking news: United Airlines is stupid. Well, it’s stupid according to Michael O’Leary, anyway. But then again, it’s never a surprise when Ryanair’s cantankerous chief executive hurls an insult.

Ryanair has its problems, but it is doing much better than most. As the Irish low-cost giant posts its latest earnings, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat pick through the numbers and assess what the future could hold for the airline.

Kiwi has been losing money, and like other tech and travel firms, trimmed its staff.

The two low-cost carrier mavericks, Ryanair and Southwest, are pursuing different distribution strategies with online travel agencies. Ryanair is seeking direct agreements, and Southwest just sues those that gain unauthorized access.

Today's podcast looks at very expensive hotel rooms in Vegas, Ryanair CEO's "stupid" comments, and Vrbo's digs at Airbnb digs.

Michael O’Leary has delivered a rousing endorsement of the beleaguered planemaker’s products. After last week’s public criticism from some U.S. airline chiefs, his intervention will be warmly welcomed by Boeing.

The ferocity of the storm meant planes had to travel much further than usual to find a safe diversion airport to land, with some domestic flights being rerouted internationally.

Lufthansa has kicked off a flurry of route resumptions to Tel Aviv, but some major carriers aren't ready to return just yet.

Today's podcast looks at Ryanair’s booking battles, bright spots for hotels, and seven adventure travel trends.

Booking.com can argue that it doesn't used banned screen-scraping to access Ryanair flights. Meanwhile, Google, "an honest/transparent OTA," can do no wrong in Ryanair's eyes.