It is expected that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will advise the Queen that Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary should receive a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List as a reward for his Companies outstanding customer service.
Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1842 times:
Quoting Ps76 (Reply 4): I flew with FR from GRO to diferent points in Europe and every time have been a good experience.
I get the impression... although I may be wrong... that when Ryanair can be perfectly fine time after time... but when one has a bad experience, it is VERY bad
LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12337 posts, RR: 12 Reply 6, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1799 times:
I saw an article on MSNBC that Ryanair was the worst of several LCC's in the EC as to proper disclosures as to fares and other issues on their websites, leaving out critical info like as to taxes and fees, availablity of cheapest seats and so on. It is possble per the article that they will have to do major changes to their websites as to those issues or have to shut them down for ticket sales.
Wolflair From Mexico, joined Sep 2007, 168 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1726 times:
Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 6): I saw an article on MSNBC that Ryanair was the worst of several LCC's in the EC as to proper disclosures as to fares and other issues on their websites, leaving out critical info like as to taxes and fees, availablity of cheapest seats and so on. It is possble per the article that they will have to do major changes to their websites as to those issues or have to shut them down for ticket sales.
The main issue here is what do regulators want. I agree that fares should be advertised including fees and taxes (i.e. the total amount to be paid by the customer). However, how could it be possible to make an ad display all caveats and lowest fares at certain dates? Should airlines change their ads once the sale tickets go on each individual flight/date?
Quoting RussianJet (Reply 3): What a shame they couldn't spell Stansted properly.
Probably they got lost trying to reach the airport and the only place they could find was Stanstead Abbots (not so far away from STN indeed).
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RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6296 posts, RR: 23 Reply 8, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1644 times:
Quoting Wolflair (Reply 7): Probably they got lost trying to reach the airport and the only place they could find was Stanstead Abbots (not so far away from STN indeed).
Doubt it - the airport is pretty well signposted. And, with one exception in the local area that I know of (though there could be more), it is written correctly on road signs and has a picture of a plane next to it.
Icarus75 From France, joined Oct 2003, 768 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1558 times:
Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 6): I saw an article on MSNBC that Ryanair was the worst of several LCC's in the EC as to proper disclosures as to fares and other issues on their websites, leaving out critical info like as to taxes and fees, availablity of cheapest seats and so on. It is possble per the article that they will have to do major changes to their websites as to those issues or have to shut them down for ticket sales.
I think you're right about that : Ryanair advertise wrong things on the website.
Checking today the english site, in the news section, they advise about a possible scrutiny of the EC on the airline fares.
As usual, Ryanair claims to be the cheapest airline, without fuel surcharge like BA, AF, LH, KL....
The informations given by FR are misleading : the given examples of fuel surcharge by the above airlines are for longhaul, not intra european flights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wolflair From Mexico, joined Sep 2007, 168 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1553 times:
Quoting RussianJet (Reply 8): Doubt it - the airport is pretty well signposted. And, with one exception in the local area that I know of (though there could be more), it is written correctly on road signs and has a picture of a plane next to it.
I agree completely with you. I live in the area (just below the flight path for RWY5) and it's clearly marked how to get to the airport, especially if coming from the M11.
The interesting part is that I read in a book in the library at Bishops Stortford (can't remember the book's name) about the area and they referred to Stansted Mountfitchet several times as "Stanstead Mountfitchet"... Maybe that is an older spelling...
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Ned Kelly From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 393 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1451 times:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Thread starter): It is expected that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will advise the Queen that Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary should receive a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List as a reward for his Companies outstanding customer service.
Highly unlikely, to receive a knighthood first he would need to be a British citizen or at least a permanent resident in the UK.
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 6191 posts, RR: 79 Reply 12, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1384 times:
Quoting Ned Kelly (Reply 11): Highly unlikely, to receive a knighthood first he would need to be a British citizen or at least a permanent resident in the UK.
Of course it's unlikely. The whole story is a parody.
RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6296 posts, RR: 23 Reply 13, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1298 times:
Quoting Wolflair (Reply 10): The interesting part is that I read in a book in the library at Bishops Stortford (can't remember the book's name) about the area and they referred to Stansted Mountfitchet several times as "Stanstead Mountfitchet"... Maybe that is an older spelling...
Well, that's the anolmaly - there are a lot of places locally which have 'Stanstead' incorporated into their name - but the airport is an exception in terms of its spelling.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 14, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1267 times:
FR is the "World's Favourite Airline"??? They have not even flown to any North American destination yet. How can they be the "World's Favourite Airline"?!
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PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 6191 posts, RR: 79 Reply 15, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1264 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 14): FR is the "World's Favourite Airline"??? They have not even flown to any North American destination yet. How can they be the "World's Favourite Airline"?!
Quoting Ned Kelly (Reply 11):
Highly unlikely, to receive a knighthood first he would need to be a British citizen or at least a permanent resident in the UK.
Of course it's unlikely. The whole story is a parody.
He could still be made a Honorary Knight, like Mandela, Greenspan and Bush, but could not use "Sir" unless he acquired British nationality.
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