Irish transport minister to speak with Ryanair following airfare criticism March 21, 2022 Ireland’s transport minister Eamon Ryan said today he would talk to Ryanair after the low-cost airline was accused of hiking prices of flights out of Poland. Larysa Gerasko, Ukraine’s ambassador to Ireland, told a Dublin EU committee last week that it was “unfortunate” behaviour on the airline’s side, especially as Polish airports such as Krakow [...]
Which? calls on CAA to investigate Ryanair’s refund policy March 18, 2022 UK consumer champion Which? has called on the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to investigate Ryanair’s refund policy after a customer threatened to sue the carrier. Ryanair announced last year the introduction of a new refund policy, which sees the airline pay customer refunds into a “wallet” attached to the customers’ account. If passengers want [...]
King can rely on his Queen for more Cheltenham glory March 16, 2022 IT HAD been a long time in between drinks for Alan King at the Cheltenham Festival before Edwardstone landed Tuesday’s Sporting Life Arkle. His last winner at this meeting was Uxizandre in the 2015 Ryanair, incidentally also AP McCoy’s final Festival winner, but he may not have to wait too long for the next one. [...]
Conflated can serve it up to monster Allaho in the Ryanair Chase March 16, 2022 THERE is a real sense of déjà vu about this year’s Ryanair Chase (2.50pm). Anyone remember a red-hot Willie Mullins-trained favourite returning to this race having blown his rivals away in the race 12 months earlier? That horse was Un De Sceaux who bolted up in this race back in 2017 but then had his [...]
Supreme Court ruling could lead to boom in flight refund solicitors, legal expert says March 16, 2022 The UK’s Supreme Court today said solicitors claiming refunds for delayed and cancelled flights have a right to claim any legal costs from clients. Legal experts speaking to City A.M. said the Supreme Court ruling, which allows law firms to cover their legal costs using refunded money, is likely to embolden solicitors and lead to [...]
Ryanair in hot water over cost of Ukraine repatriation flights March 16, 2022 Ryanair found itself in hot water today after Larysa Gerasko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland, lambasted the low-cost company for increasing flight prices out of Poland. A major refugee route, Poland in recent weeks has become a safe haven for Ukrainians fleeing the horrors of the war. “Ryanair raised the prices and it’s unfortunate, and [...]
EP: 118 Cheltenham Festival – Day 3, Thursday March 15, 2022 The Cheltenham Festival celebrates St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday with both the Ryanair and the Stayers’ Hurdle featuring on another top quality card We are joined on the podcast today by jockey Davy Russell & trainer David Pipe City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews all the action at Prestbury Park. Hosted by Chris Barnett The Punter [...]
Dominant Allaho looks most likely to win by daylight in Thursday’s Ryanair March 13, 2022 IF THERE was one performance at last year’s Cheltenham Festival that will live long in the memory, it was Allaho’s demolition job in the Ryanair Chase. Willie Mullins’ eight-year-old set a blistering pace from just after the third fence and slowly went clear of his field, running out an impressive 12 length winner. He’s looked [...]
Don’t be surprised if there is another big price shock winner at the Festival March 13, 2022 THERE is always plenty of talk about the ‘bankers’ at the meeting with Honeysuckle (Unibet Champion Hurdle), Sir Gerhard (Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle) and Allaho (Ryanair Chase) the three obvious ones set to carry that label this week. However, with 28 races over four days, the one certainty is that there will more than likely be [...]
Ryanair forced to slash 19 Lisbon routes as Portuguese carrier Tap holds on to airport slots March 9, 2022 Ryanair said today it was forced to slash 19 Lisbon routes after it gave up 3 aircraft due to insufficient landing slots. The move, which has led to the cancellation of 5,000 flights and 900,000 passengers, was caused by Portuguese flag carrier TAP’s decision to hold on to its unused slots. “We deeply regret all these [...]