The European Commission is investigating Ryanair’s use
\nof an airport in Tampere, Finland. It is believed that the
\ninvestigation is under the rules covering aid to regional airports.
\nLast year, Ryanair was ordered to pay €4m back to the Walloon
\ngovernment in Belgium after a Commission ruling found Ryanair had
\nreceived illegal state aid at Charleroi airport. Ryanair has said that
\nits arrangements with Tampere are ‘legal, open and pro-competition’ and
\nwill result in 350,000 international passengers at Tampere in the
\ncoming year and will generate 350 jobs in the region. <\/p>\n
Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 low fares airline
\nwelcomed the recent Holiday Which article, The No- Frills revolution,
\nwhich highlights the growth of low fares in Europe pioneered by
\nRyanair. Peter Sherrard, Ryanair’s Head of Communications
\nsaid: “If ever evidence was needed of consumer support for
\nlow fares airlines it was provided in August when Ryanair carried more
\npassengers than British Airways’ worldwide traffic for the
\nfirst time. <\/p>\n
He said: passengers continue to desert high fare rip
\noff airlines like British Airways in favour of Ryanair because: <\/p>\n
1) They want to avoid British Airways’ rip
\noff fuel surcharges of up to £60 while Ryanair guarantees no
\nfuel surcharge ever. <\/p>\n
2) They prefer Ryanair’s average fare of
\n£27 compared to British Airways’ average fare of
\n£181 – over 6 times greater. <\/p>\n
3) At Ryanair their
\nflights are on time while British Airways are frequently delayed. <\/p>\n
4)
\nWith Ryanair they will not be stranded at Heathrow without
\naccommodation or compensation like 100,000 of British
\nAirways’ customers were in August. <\/p>\n
“Millions of passengers compare Ryanair and
\nBritish Airways on a daily basis and more passengers chose Ryanair
\nbecause of Ryanair’s lower prices, better punctuality, better
\npassenger service and guarantee of no fuel surcharge ever”. <\/p>\n
July last year, a tired Ryanair pilot nose-dived his
\nBoeing 737 at 6,000ft a minute – twice the recommended speed – after
\nforgetting to descend from 30,000ft at the right time. The 38-year-old
\nAustralian captain, who had flown from London’s Stansted Airport with
\n184 passengers aboard, continued to descend rapidly despite repeated
\nwarnings from the first officer. Although he managed to bring the plane
\nto a halt at Stockholm’s Skavsta Airport, the Swedish air traffic
\ncontrollers reported him. This happened on the captain’s last
\nday before leaving Ryanair. In a statement, he admitted stress and
\nfatigue had caused him to become “deficient in logical
\nthought”. Investigators, who described the incident as
\n“serious”, said: “It was fortuitous the
\nlanding was carried out safely.” <\/p>\n
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