???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Budget flight giant Ryanair has been ordered to tear down a wall of small-print and red-tape that creates misery and confusion for travellers. The airline has been taken to task by the Office of Fair Trading(OFT) over its attempt to avoid paying compensation for damaged and lost baggage. While it has also been told it…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?MICHAEL O’LEARY’s popular image is of a swashbuckling, foul-mouthed, penny-pinching corporate titan. But the hard-nosed chief executive of Ryanair has now become an unlikely poster boy for impoverished Latin American coffee growers.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Budget airline Ryanair has launched a 1.48bn euros (???€š?‚?£1bn; $1.9bn) bid to buy fellow Irish carrier Aer Lingus.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

“What does it take to make the budget airline listen to your complaint? One Guardian Money reader sent easyJet more than 1,000 faxes and letters in a truly determined effort to get a refund. So did it work?” Link: http://money.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1873178,00.html

“Airline passengers could soon be assailed by the noise of their fellow travellers shouting “hi, I’m on the plane” into their mobile phones. Though a potential moneyspinner for the company – which will get a cut of the roaming fee that mobile users are charged to make calls – it remains to be seen how…

“THE low-cost airline Easyjet is set to axe flights on three key routes where it competes head-to-head with Ryanair. Aviation industry sources say Easyjet is to drop its flights from Gatwick to Shannon, Knock and Cork in Ireland. “ Link: http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10295-2230537,00.html

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Budget airline Ryanair today claimed it is set to become the ‘world’s favourite airline’ when it overtakes Lufthansa later this year.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Outspoken Irish budget airline operator Michael O’Leary let fly today at two favourite targets as profits at his Ryanair climbed 12 per cent to ???¢?¢?‚¬Å??‚?¬302 million???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://business.timesonline.co.uk

“Ryanair and the Government of Morocco signs a five year agreement to develop low cost air access and tourism to the country from Ryanair’s bases throughout Europe. – We are delighted to make this joint announcement with the Government of Morocco. This represents a singularly important initiative in the development of tourism and business for…

Man carries ammunition onto easyJet flight “Budget airline easyJet has started an investigation after a man boarded a flight with ammunition in his hand luggage. Cabin crew were alerted by suspicious activity as the Stansted-bound plane prepared to leave Naples Airport.” Link: http://www.itn.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Polish national airline LOT said this month that managers at cut-price competitor Ryanair would ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?drop their trousers???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? for extra publicity. It turns out LOT spokesman Leszek Chorzewski was right.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://go.reuters.com

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair has been rapped by the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) over a ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?free tickets???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? offer. The airline advertised three million free tickets, as long as passengers paid taxes and other charges. The ASA said the advert misled, because the free ticket offer did not apply on Fridays and at some peak travel times.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Back in 1872, it was easy to go around the world. When Phileas Fogg, the hero of Jules Verne’s novel ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Around the World in 80 Days,???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? wanted to do it, he simply left his London club, went home to collect a few shirts and his servant, and caught the 8:45 p.m. express train to Dover.…