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Ryanair’s Extras Boost Profits
Written by Lewis Lane November 2nd 2010

After recent news showing the excessive charges made by Ryanair, much to their customers frustration, today they have revealed that their profits have soared by 17%. The low-cost carrier reported a 17% increase in underlying net profits to £393.4 million for the six months to September 30 and

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British Airways Offer To Restore Perks
Written by Yvonne Dawson October 25th 2010

British Airways (BA) has recently offered to restore some of the basic travel concessions previously removed from cabin crew following their strike action earlier this year. They hope the olive branch will put an end to the long running and very costly dispute that is ongoing between the cabin crew

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British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing Minutes After Leaving Heathrow
Written by Lewis Lane October 7th 2010

A British Airways jumbo jet which left Heathrow airport on Saturday 2nd October was forced into making an emergency landing only minutes after taking off. The Boeing 747 flight bound for New York was carrying 296 people on board and was grounded after a warning light in the cockpit indicated one of

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Dragon’s Den Is Childs Play
Written by Yvonne Dawson September 14th 2010

An ingenious mum has come up with a wonderful idea for keeping children entertained on long and boring flights. The TrayKit was invented by mum of two, Solvej Biddle and went down a storm when she pitched the idea on BBC’s Dragon’s Den programme. Dragon Peter Jones, a father himself, was

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Christmas Travel Disruptions Predicted
Written by Yvonne Dawson September 10th 2010

A new strike ballot by British Airways cabin crew is looking highly likely according to the trade union Unite; this could result in major disruptions to travel over the Christmas period. A meeting at Kempton Park Racecourse recently was attended by over 1,000 cabin crew to discuss the ongoing

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