Ryanair fails to block operation chief’s move to Easyjet December 23, 2019 Budget airline Ryanair has failed to delay its former operation chief’s move to rival company Easyjet after a court rejected its claim. The Irish High Court has rejected Ryanair’s attempt to stop Peter Bellow from joining Easyjet until 2021, saying a 12-month non-compete clause was not enforceable. Ryanair has instructed its lawyers to immediately appeal, [...]
Revealed: The best and worst airlines of 2019 December 19, 2019 British Airways will feel the pressure as it freefalls to a spot alongside the nation’s worst flyers, above only Ryanair and American Airlines, according to a survey by consumer magazine Which. It is a fast fall from grace for the company that topped the tables in 2015 as strikes, IT failures and mass cancellations have [...]
Horse racing betting tips: No Secret Nicholls loves Caspian Caviar Gold Cup December 12, 2019 PAUL Nicholls is out to continue his domination of tomorrow’s Caspian Caviar Gold Cup (1.55pm). The champion trainer has won tomorrow’s Cheltenham contest five times in the last 10 years and he has a couple of leading fancies lining up this time. SECRET INVESTOR is the shortest one of the pair in the betting. He’s [...]
Transport to Europe crippled as French national strikes take hold December 5, 2019 Travellers trying to get the Eurostar to the continent have been thwarted today, after 78 trains linking London to Paris, Belgium and the Netherlands were cancelled amid ongoing strikes in France. Most affected routes are for trains from St Pancras to Paris, with the cancellations taking place between 5-8 December. Read more: Eurostar warns customers [...]
The right way for your business to deliver bad news December 5, 2019 Every business has to deliver bad news from time to time — whether it is a delay, a data breach, or a price hike. Of course, these can be tricky situations to navigate. It’s easy to sound good when you’re telling people about the wonderful products and services that you offer. It’s much harder when [...]
Ryanair’s ‘abusive’ hand luggage fee banned by Spanish court November 20, 2019 Ryanair’s policy of charging customers for hand luggage has been ruled “abusive” by a Spanish court, and subsequently banned in the country. The charge, introduced last year, forces passengers to pay an extra fee if they want to bring anything more than one personal item into the cabin. Read more: Ryanair ‘saving millions’ in unclaimed [...]
Emirates orders $9bn worth of Boeing jets despite safety concerns November 20, 2019 Gulf airline Emirates has unveiled a $9bn order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, while reducing its deal for the delayed 777x plane from 150 to 126. The order was struck after 11th hour talks at the Dubai air show, which has been taking place this week. It follows comments from Emirates president Tim Clark that [...]
Easyjet boss bullish about package holiday move, despite tumbling profit and ‘difficult’ aviation market November 19, 2019 Easyjet has unveiled a new-look package holiday business just months after the collapse of Thomas Cook, despite profit plunging more than a quarter over the last year. The budget flyer said the new business, Easyjet Holidays, will launch in the UK just in time for customers to pencil in a Christmas getaway, with bookings open [...]
Stobart Group shares fall after dividend suspended November 14, 2019 Shares in Stobart Group fell as much as five per cent this morning after the company said it would suspend its dividend in order to invest in growing its aviation and biomass energy divisions. The Group reported strong revenue growth for the first half of the year, with an increase of over a third to [...]
Wizz Air is planning to expand in London ‘no matter what happens to Brexit’ November 13, 2019 Low cost flyer Wizz Air is planning to spread its wings in its key London market, “no matter what happens … to Brexit,” its chief executive said today. Jozsef Varadi, who co-founded the Hungarian carrier, said this morning he “absolutely” plans to expand in the capital, despite missing out on Thomas Cook’s take-off and landing [...]