Flights with stringent hand luggage rules can be highly frustrating for holidaymakers – and Ryanair in particular has made its rules even more restrictive. Strict regulations mean careful planning is required when packing cabin bags. The key is to pack as lightly as possible and to take items that will prove highly versatile. Travel expert […]
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Ryanair’s CEO says we’ll see ‘pilot-less planes’ in the next 40 to 50 years
shutterstock/Evgheni Kim CEO of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, has predicted that we’ll see autonomous aircraft in the next 40 to 50 years. UBS research suggests only 17% of travellers would be willing to fly without a pilot, but O’Leary doesn’t think this is a dealbreaker. The Ryanair CEO said ticket prices will probably help dispel any […]
Italy and Spain are Investigating Ryanair’s ‘Illegal’ New Baggage Fees
Italy and Spain are Investigating Ryanair’s ‘Illegal’ New Baggage Fees Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]
Ryanair’s German Pilots Join Widespread European Strikes
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Ryanair’s CEO bought every passenger on a flight a drink after his horse won the Grand National
Ryanair Ryanair CEO bought every passenger on a flight from Liverpool to Dublin a drink. He did so after his race horse, Tiger Roll, won the Grand National. Ryanair is well known for its no frills approach to flying and punitive excess charges. Passengers on a Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Dublin on Saturday evening shared some […]
A mathematician has disproved Ryanair’s claim that its 2-for-1 scratch cards ‘double your chance of winning’
REUTERS/Yves Herman Ryanair cabin crew claimed that buying 2-for-1 scratch cards doubled chances of winning. Doctor of physics at Oxford University, David Robert Grimes, looked at the maths of the offer and found out this wasn’t quite true. Grimes posted his sums on Twitter, saying, “No, Dice O’Leary!” target at the airline’s CEO. Flying Ryanair […]
Ryanair’s incoming COO says the job is ‘national service’ to help ‘Ireland’s greatest company’
Thomson Reuters Peter Bellew leaving his job as CEO of Malaysia Airlines to rejoin Ryanair as COO. Ryanair reeling from booking cancellation crisis and dispute with pilots. “They need my help and there is a big challenge. It is a form of national service,” Bellew said. KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines’ outgoing chief executive […]