Easyjet traffic hit by air traffic controller strikes and terrorism April 6, 2016 Easyjet is expected to return to the red for the first half of the year after French air traffic controller strikes and the terrorist attacks in Belgium hurt traffic volumes in March. The Luton-based budget airline said 611 flights were cancelled last month, blaming the majority on strike action in France. Load factors (the proportion [...]
Brussels attacks: Ryanair, EasyJet, Thomas Cook, InterContinental Hotels’s and American Airlines share prices fall after explosions March 22, 2016 Shares in holiday firms sank today, in the wake of two explosions at Brussels' Zaventem Airport, and a third at the Maalbeek metro station, which are believed to have killed at least 34 people and wounded more than 130 between them. Airlines were particularly affected: Shares in American Airlines, which was said to be the target of this [...]
Ryanair slams French air traffic controller unions as “selfish” for striking and calls for ban on industrial action March 20, 2016 Budget airline Ryanair has hit out at French air traffic controller (ATC) unions over strikes that have seen hundreds of flights cancelled across Europe. The company released a statement this evening repeating its call on the French government and EU Commission to "take action to prevent European consumers regularly being held to ransom by tiny numbers of [...]
British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair forced to cancel flights due to French air traffic control strike March 20, 2016 British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair have cancelled several flights scheduled for today and tomorrow due to industrial action in France. Air traffic controllers are striking in protest against staff cuts, which industry union UNSA said are unrealistic due to the operational needs of control centres. UNSA also slammed the "considerable technological backwardness" of equipment used by air traffic [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Don Poli can land Gold Cup for Davy Russell March 17, 2016 There are likely to be only nine runners in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup (Friday 3.30pm), but what the field lacks in numbers it more than makes up for in quality. Don Cossack heads the majority of bookmakers’ lists and nobody would begrudge trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Bryan Cooper a win in the week’s [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Thistlecrack and Vautour prove their star quality March 17, 2016 Jockey Tom Scudamore hailed Thistlecrack as the best horse he has ridden after the Colin Tizzard-trained eight-year-old justified his favouritism with an emphatic World Hurdle victory at the Cheltenham Festival. The season’s dominant staying hurdler left all but one of his rivals trailing and surged clear of Alpha Des Obeaux just before the last jump [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Thistle can crack World Hurdle puzzle in Ryanair World Hurdle March 16, 2016 When the Colin Tizzard-trained THISTLECRACK finished fifth in last year’s Imperial Cup, even his connections would have thought you mad for suggesting he would be favourite 12 months on for tomorrow’s Ryanair World Hurdle (3.30pm). Grade One wins at Aintree last season and Ascot in December have followed and the eight-year-old has improved at an [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Village Vic and Gilgamboa are massive prices against Vautour in Ryanair Chase March 16, 2016 Last week owner Rich Ricci stipulated that if Vautour didn’t line up in Friday’s Gold Cup, he wouldn’t be travelling to Cheltenham at all. Tomorrow afternoon he takes his chance in the Ryanair Chase (2.50pm) in a u-turn that has caused mayhem amongst bookmakers and punters alike. Vautour has been installed as 8/11 favourite with Betway [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 Betting: Garde can land victory for Hobbs and Johnson in JLT Novices’ Chase March 16, 2016 DOUVAN proved on Tuesday that the trainers who were running scared of him in the Arkle were absolutely spot on. He put in a monstrous performance and is now 3/1 with the sponsors for next year’s Betway Champion Chase. Philip Hobbs made the wise decision to switch GARDE LA VICTOIRE to tomorrow’s JLT Novices’ Chase (1.30pm) and he [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Davy Russell gunning for more glory March 13, 2016 As tension builds on the eve of the Cheltenham Festival, one man who is remaining ice cool is former Irish champion jockey Davy Russell. “There’s no point going into the Festival with your hopes too high – if you do, you’re in for a rude awakening. “If you fancy one horse too much, you’ll end up [...]