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‘Tallinn’ it how it is…
Written by Yvonne Dawson August 16th 2011

The Estonian Tourist Board has announced a 90% rise in British and Irish holidaymakers visiting the country in the first six months of the year, compared to the same period in 2010. The increase in popularity to this Baltic destination could mainly be put down to the increased accessibility through

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Low Cost Airlines Ordered To Remove Misleading Adverts
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 28th 2011

Low cost airlines and fierce competitors Ryanair and EasyJet have both had adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Agency, for being misleading. Ryanair was criticised for advertising ‘cheap flights to the sun’ that ended up being to rather cold destinations for the time of year. The advert

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Three Lucky Ryanair Passengers Win Top Scratchcard Prize On Same Flight
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 28th 2011

Ryanair has launched an enquiry after three separate passengers on the same flight all won the top scratchcard prize. The low cost airline blamed a printing error after each of the three passengers won a car worth £11,500 on the in-flight scratchcard game. The passengers bought the £2 cards on

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Ryanair To Introduce Child Free Flights
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 5th 2011

Leading low cost airline Ryanair has announced it is to introduce child-free flights on high frequency routes from October 2011. The airline has so far revealed no further details on the plan apart to confirm that the decision was made following a Europe wide survey of 1,000 passengers. Results of

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Ryanair Accused Of Breaking Spanish Law
Written by Yvonne Dawson January 17th 2011

Ryanair’s decision to start charging for printing boarding passes at the airport has been ruled illegal by a Spanish court. Judge Barbara Maria Cordoba Ardao ruled that Ryanair were breaking international laws by charging the levy at a sitting at Commercial Court Number One in Barcelona, and

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Disgruntled Passengers Stage A Sit-In
Written by Lewis Lane November 18th 2010

Over 100 disgruntled passengers staged a sit-in aboard a Ryanair flight last night by refusing to disembark a plane that was re-routed to Belgium. The Ryanair flight carrying mainly French travellers from Fez in Morocco was expected to have landed at Beauvais Airport near Paris on Tuesday night but

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Travellers To Face Passenger Profiling
Written by Yvonne Dawson November 3rd 2010

Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that passenger profiling is to be introduced on all flights to and from Britain. Terrorist suspects will appear on a ‘no-fly’ list, and there will also be a secret watch list of people that will need extra vetting before being allowed to fly. Criteria

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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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Disgruntled Passenger Ordered To Take Down ‘I Hate Ryanair’ Website
Written by Lewis Lane October 14th 2010

An unhappy passenger who launched his own website ihateryanair.co.uk, dedicated to slamming Ryanair, has been ordered to hand over the domain name to the airline itself after the site proved so popular it started to make him money. Robert Tyler, of Walthamstow, north-east London, established the

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Russians Beat Ryanair To Standing Room Only On Tourist Flight
Written by Yvonne Dawson October 8th 2010

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary recently announced that he would like to offer standing room only on short haul flights; well it appears that the Russians might have beaten him to it. A Tatarstan Airlines flight taking tourists from Antalya Airport in Turkey to Yekaterinburg, Russia’s

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