Euro 2016: Flights cancelled due to French strikes June 14, 2016 A series of strikes in France are disrupting the European Championship. A number of flights from the Republic of Ireland and the UK have been cancelled because of a French air traffic controllers strike. The strike is disrupting flights to and from France, as well as over French airspace. Aer Lingus and Ryanair have both had [...]
Ryanair makes its latest pitch to customers by launching Ryanair Rooms June 9, 2016 Budget airline Ryanair will launch an accommodation service, offering customers a choice of hotels, hostels and more at the lowest prices. The low price accommodation service, Ryanair Rooms, will launch from 1 October, in a bid to expand its offering to its 116m customers in a challenge to the likes of Airbnb. The service will [...]
Bilderberg meets today: Here’s the full guestlist June 9, 2016 It may not be quite the shady organisation of conspiracy theorists' fevered imaginations – but the traditionally secretive Bilderberg conference nevertheless courts a certain amount of intrigue. This year, presumably in an effort to increase transparency, the conference's organisers have published a list of everyone attending (lizard people notwithstanding). The list, according to Bilderberg, is about [...]
Ryanair will reportedly email more than 5m customers to encourage them to vote Remain June 2, 2016 Ryanair is to urge more than 5m customers to vote Remain in the EU referendum with an email barrage reportedly to be launched tomorrow. According to Sky News, the airline will tell customers that both the UK economy and its future prospects are stronger as part of the EU. The email, which also includes a broader [...]
Ryanair cuts its bag fee options from 108 to six June 2, 2016 Budget airline Ryanair is cutting the number of bag fee options it offers from a whopping 108 to just six. The Irish company said the move will reduce checked-in bag fees for 92 per cent of its customers. The changes, which come into effect today, mean customers on domestic flights under two hours will have [...]
Brexit threatens London’s world beating tourism industry: Don’t let the capital become a museum May 24, 2016 Tourism is one of our biggest exports – and London is the most-visited city on earth. But the industry is worried that this world-beating ranking could be at risk if Britain cuts itself off from Europe. In fact, Europe is our biggest tourist market, with more than 60 per cent of visitors to the UK [...]
David Cameron and EasyJet boss Carolyn McCall to warn of Brexit’s impact on UK travel costs May 23, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron will today highlight the potential increase in travel costs if Britain were to leave the European Union. The Prime Minister, who will be seen standing in front of a plane with EasyJet boss Carolyn McCall, is set to discuss the Treasury’s recent warning that leaving the EU would make Britain poorer [...]
Ryanair pledges to cut fares as it misses profit expectations following the affects of terrorist incidents and union strikes May 23, 2016 Budget airline Ryanair missed expectations in its full-year profits today as the impact of terrorist attacks on bookings and low oil prices began to take their toll. The figures Adjusted net profits came in at €1.24bn (£961m) for the 52 weeks to 31 March, a 43 per cent increase on the previous year, although this missed analysts' estimate of €1.3bn. [...]
Here’s what got us talking this week May 20, 2016 We had a glimpse of the future (at least as far as house prices are concerned) and found some of us would be in a fight to the end with robots. And we learned stress wasn't always a bad thing – which is just as well because it's not just prosecco that's getting more expensive just in [...]
EU referendum: Phone polls back Remain far more than online polls but contain too high a percentage of graduates, says YouGov May 20, 2016 The ability of phone polls to accurately predict the outcome of the EU referendum has been called into question by YouGov, which states they include too high a percentage of graduates. To give some context, there's been wide discrepancies between online and phone polling in the buildup to the vote, with phone polls putting Remain comprehensively ahead but online [...]