Ryanair Holdings plc

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Spanish queen takes budget route to London

AFP Global Edition 18 days ago

<div><p>Spain's Queen Sofia gave a lesson in austerity amid the economic crisis when she flew on a budget airline for a reported 13 pounds (15 euros).</p><p>The Spanish monarch travelled by Ryanair but a royal palace spokesman would not confirm the cost reported ...

Spain's royal palace unhappy over Ryanair ad

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>Spain's royal palace Friday expressed its annoyance Friday at ads by Ryanair that used a photo of Queen Sofia, who recently flew on the Irish budget airline, without her permission.</p><p>The company, known for its controversial ad campaigns and for its use of ...

A DISCOUNTER STRUGGLES

BusinessWeek 19 days ago

<div><h1> A DISCOUNTER STRUGGLES </h1><p>Quick: What's the biggest airline in Europe by both market cap and number of passengers? If you're thinking one of the major national carriers, think again. It's onetime upstart Ryanair, which recently overtook Lufthansa in the passenger department, ...

Ryanair says to cut 650 more jobs in Ireland

AFP European Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>Irish low-cost airline Ryanair on Wednesday said it would cut 650 more jobs in Ireland, blaming the move on government hikes in taxes amid a deep recession in the eurozone member nation.</p><p>"Ryanair, Ireland's largest airline, today announced cuts in its winter based ...

Ryanair halts British projects in tax protest

AFP European Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>Europe's leading budget airline Ryanair said Tuesday it was freezing the expansion of bases in Britain in protest at government tax measures and high charges levied by airport operator BAA.</p><p>Ryanair "will freeze growth at its nine UK bases with immediate effect," it ...

Ryanair to order up to 300 new planes by year-end: O'Leary

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to order or take firm options on up to 300 new aircraft from Boeing or Airbus by the end of the year, its boss Michael O'Leary said in an interview to be published Monday.</p><p>He told German weekly ...

French paper goes global, risks ridicule with translation

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>A leading French business newspaper is launching a multi-lingual version of its website using automatic translation, dispensing with journalists but producing often comic results.</p><p>"Ryanair loan to make travel of the passengers upright," read a typically bizarre headline on La Tribune's site this ...

Ryanair cuts winter schedule

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>Irish budget carrier Ryanair said Tuesday that swine flu was not expected to affect passenger traffic but added it would cut 2009-2010 winter capacity at London Stansted Airport due to higher charges.</p><p>"We don't expect the flu to have any impact on our ...

Ryanair to trim aircraft by 40 pct at London hub

AP Features 19 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Ryanair to trim aircraft at main London hub by 40 percent over winter, cites high costs</div><div><p>Ryanair Holdings PLC said Tuesday it will heavily reduce flights from its main London hub for the second winter in a row, citing high costs and ...

Ryanair says passengers prefer to stand

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>Most passengers would be willing to stand during flights if the fare was free, according to a poll released Wednesday by Irish no-frills airline Ryanair.</p><p>More than 80,000 passengers, 66 percent of those polled by Ryanair, said they would be happy to stand ...

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