???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?THEY’LL be handing out ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Oscars???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? at Ryanair tomorrow night, but the staff won’t be rushing up to accept them. As Channel 4’s Dispatches broadcasts ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?a major undercover investigation???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? into operating practices at Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary will be responding the way he knows best — by ridiculing the airline’s critics. Ryanair…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Irish budget carrier Ryanair today pre-emptively defended itself ahead of an upcoming UK television documentary, in which allegations are made about about the airline’s safety, security and service standards.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.flightinternational..com

“Holidaymakers who use High Street travel agents to organise individual packages are facing a sharply increased risk of losing money when firms go bust after a change of rules by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).” Link: http://www.thisistravel.co.uk

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?You’re settled into seat 20D when you hear a sniffle, sniffle coming from seat 20B and a rumbling cough erupts from the occupant of 21A.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://edition.cnn.com

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“The government of the Malaysian state of Johor says it is to organise an attempt to track down a legendary ape man reputed to roam its jungles.” Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk

Weighty fees for Ryanair passengers – News and Comment – Times Online ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair will soon make passengers pay ???€š?‚?£5 per piece of checked luggage, or ???€š?‚?£2.50 per bag if it has been registered in advance on the airline’s website – an initiative the budget airline claims will mean only 25 per cent of its passengers…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Ryanair, Europe’s largest no-frills airline, is to allow passengers to by-pass airport check-in if they have previously checked in on the carrier’s website.” Of course it wouldn’t be Ryanair without a catch, ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?passengers checking in baggage on flights booked after March 16 will now pay a fee — ???€š?‚?£2.50 stg (???¢?¢?‚¬Å??‚?¬3.50 eur) per bag, per…

???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Running a country that has giant-winged bugs, toothy reptiles lurking in soupy water and enough humidity to frizz-out anyone’s hair? No problem. You might have a great money-maker on your hands.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: http://www.nytimes.com

“The popular Lonely Planet is taking some heat for their new Blue List book. The New York Post (Dec. 20, 2005) writes that the book contains “three pages of anti-American cliches, portraying us [citizens of the USA] all as obese, idiot war-mongers obsessed with dieting, nude vacations and raucous St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.” I suppose…

“Flags are 239 icons, in GIF and PNG formats, for pretty much every country in the world. Available for free use for any purpose.” Link: famfamfam.com

“FOR millions of travelers, credit card reward programs are the best way to score free airline tickets and hotel rooms. But with credit card issuers and travel companies ratcheting up the competition for customers in recent months – for instance, JetBlue recently rolled out a new card with American Express – how do you know…

“British low-cost airline easyJet’s passenger numbers in November rose 8.3 percent from a year ago to 2.3 million, the company said on Wednesday.” Link: airwise.com

“The Belgian judiciary has accused Irish budget airline Ryanair of forgery and fiscal fraud, it was revealed on Wednesday. Federal police in Charleroi have summoned two directors of the company, Michael Cawley and Bernard Berger, to answer questions about the allegations at the start of December.” Link: expatica.com