15 September 2008

Ryanair offers 737 to aid XL passenger rescue

Ryanair is to provide a Boeing 737 for two weeks to help fly stranded XL Leisure Group passengers home after the collapse of the operator.

A spare 737-800 has been made available by the no-frills carrier to the Civil Aviation Authority which is co-ordinating repatriation of thousands of XL holidaymakers.

Ryanair deputy chief executive Michael Cawley said: Ã¢â¬ÅâœThis is proof positive that passengers should not book their holidays with flaky, financially stretched airlines such as XL.

Ã¢â¬ÅâœPassengers should only book reservations with financially strong airlines such as Ryanair whom they know will be here for the long term.

Ã¢â¬ÅâœWe are pleased to be able to rescue these passengers and facilitate the CAA in their efforts to repatriate them.

Ã¢â¬ÅâœWe strongly advise passengers to be more discerning when they book their holidays and look first at the financial position of the airline with which they book.Ã¢â¬~

by Phil Davies

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Ryanair Charges

The Catch: 15kg of Luggage Allowance (most People will be well over & will be charged &#pound;12 per kg) They can't check in online &#pound;4/5 euros per passeneger &#pound;2.50 for a coffee & &#pound;1.25 for a Twix/Mars bar. So O'leary once again profits, but then again they are only breaking even this year with possible losses. What happens when Ryanair goes BUST and all those passsengers booked direct have no protection are stuck because they were advised to book direct?? O'Leary, a comment would be appreciated and will you be offering free drinks or food as many people will have paid for meals onboard especially on longer flights??

By Martin Owens, Monday, September 15, 2008
Ryanair profiting from this

Of course the CAA (UK government) will be paying for the use of the plane,which would otherwise be idle, not making any money for Ryanair.

By Chris Weatherby, Monday, September 15, 2008
Never Misses a Promo Opportunity!

You've got to hand it to Ryanair, they never miss an opportunity to get their name in the media - regardless or whether it is positive or negative! The only question remaining is: 'What's the catch?'

By Jon Hewson, Friday, September 12, 2008