Friday 25 December 2009

Ryanair flight disruptions Christmas period 2009

Original message from the Ryanair website from December 24th, 2009:

Due to 4 hour Spanish Air Traffic Control (ATC) slot delays the flights from Lanzarote to Dublin and to Brussels Charleroi have now been cancelled. Due to the refusal of Oslo Torp Airport to remain open after 15:00hrs CET the Oslo (Torp) to Frankfurt Hahn flight is also cancelled. Ryanair sincerely apologise to passengers for these cancellations which are beyond our control.

Ryanair intends to operate the remaining flight schedule for today. Weather conditions are still causing some limited delays however passengers should present at the airport as normal. Please consult the Ryanair website to monitor live flight information.

Latest flight information is available here and will be continuously updated throughout the day.

Ryanair apologises sincerely for any disruption to passengers as a result of the adverse weather across Europe.

Passengers who were due to travel and were booked to travel on one of the below cancelled flights can move to the next available flight free of charge or apply for a refund on their unused flight(s) by clicking on one of the below links

TO REBOOK FREE ONLINE:

Customers who are booked to travel on one of the below cancelled flights can rebook to the same destination airport on an alternative flight free of charge, subject to availability, by clicking on the link below. Customers can access this link up to the 26/12/2009 for travel on flights up to the 27/12/2009.

Click here to rebook your flight

However, please note that if your booking has a return flight included and you have already checked in for this flight you will NOT be able to transfer your flight to a different departure airport online. If you wish to do this you will need to call our reservation centre on the following number. Alternatively, go to the airport ticket desk and they will transfer you onto an alternative flight. We have instructed airports that passengers affected by these flight cancellations may not be able to check-in online and therefore airport staff will reissue boarding passes at the airport free of charge.

Ryanair Reservations +44 871 246 0000 - Monday 21st - Wednesday 23rd - from 08:00 to 18:00 hours (GMT) and Thursday 24th from 09:00 to 16:00 hours (GMT)

TO APPLY FOR A REFUND ONLINE:

Customers who are booked on any of the below flights, who wish to cancel and claim a full refund on the unused flight(s) can do so directly by clicking on the link below and entering the required details. Refunds will be processed in 10 working days back to the form of payment used to pay for the booking.

Click here to apply for a refund of a cancelled flight

Click here for the written notice setting out the rules for compensation and assistance in line with the Regulation EU Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004.




24/12/2009





Flight No.Departure AirportArrival AirportDep.Arr.
FR8175LanzaroteBrussels Charleroi10:2015:35
FR7125LanazroteDublin 10:5015:15
FR9829Oslo (Torp)Frankfurt (Hahn) 13:4515:35
23/12/2009



















Flight No.Departure AirportArrival AirportDep.Arr.
FR7683City of DerryGlasgow Prestwick10:1010:55
FR1169City of DerryBirmingham13:4014:55
FR9885City of DerryLiverpool John Lennon14:1515:10
FR8086RigaCharleroi Brussels14:2516:00
FR5444MadridParis Beauvais16:3518:45
FR5445Paris BeauvaisMadrid19:1021:25
FR5303MadridValencia19:3020:25
FR2734RigaTampere19:4520:50
FR1424LiverpoolBelfast City20:1021:00
FR5304ValenciaMadrid21:0522:00
FR2735TampereRiga21:1522:20
FR2149KaunasLondon Stansted21:2021:50
FR7843MurciaPrestwick Glasgow21:2023:20
FR1425Belfast CityLiverpool21:2522:15
FR1215KaunusBirmingham21:5022:45
FR2972KaunasDublin22:2023:35
FR157Leeds-BradfordDublin22:3023:20
22/12/2009


















































































Flight No.Departure AirportArrival AirportDep.Arr.
FR1941Stockholm SkavstaMilan Bergamo06:5009:25
FR1942Milan BergamoStockholm Skavsta10:0012:30
FR1943Stockholm SkavstaMilan Bergamo20:5023:25
FR1944Milan BergamoStockholm Skavsta17:5520:25
FR2149KaunasLondon Stansted21:2021:50
FR29Paris BeauvaisDublin22:2022:45
FR305 SalzburgLondon Stansted10:0510:55
FR3254London StanstedDusseldorf Weeze13:2515:35
FR3255Dusseldorf WeezeLondon Stansted12:5013:00
FR3467KaunasLondon Luton21:5522:40
FR4015Milan BergamoPescara08:0509:15
FR4016PescaraMilan Bergamo06:3007:40
FR4184London StanstedMilan Bergamo06:3009:30
FR4185Milan BergamoLondon Stansted09:5511:00
FR4231Milan BergamoParis Beauvais06:3008:05
FR4232Paris BeauvaisMilan Bergamo08:3009:55
FR4273Milan BergamoBarcelona Girona08:4010:05
FR4274Barcelona GironaMilan Bergamo06:5008:15
FR4311BolognaKatowice14:5516:50
FR4312KatowiceBologna17:1519:10
FR4391Milan BergamoLubeck10:2512:05
FR4392LubeckMilan Bergamo12:3014:05
FR4522Brussels CharleroiMilan Bergamo06:2007:55
FR4523Milan BergamoBrussels Charleroi08:2009:55
FR4542Milan BergamoRygge13:0015:35
FR4543RyggeMilan Bergamo16:0018:25
FR4631Milan BergamoValencia07:4509:40
FR4632ValenciaMilan Bergamo10:0511:15
FR4634Zaragoza Milan Bergamo19:0020:50
FR4635Milan BergamoSeville06:2508:55
FR4636SevilleMilan Bergamo09:2511:25
FR4658Milan BergamoBari06:3008:00
FR4659BariMilan Bergamo08:2510:00
FR4702Milan BergamoPorto06:3508:15
FR4703PortoMilan Bergamo08:4012:15
FR4708Milan BergamoAlghero10:4012:00
FR4709AlgheroMilan Bergamo12:2513:45
FR4732Berlin SchonefeldMilan Bergamo11:4013:15
FR4733Milan BergamoBerlin Schonefeld09:4011:15
FR4734Milan BergamoRome Ciampino06:3007:40
FR4735Rome CiampinoMilan Bergamo08:0509:15
FR4862Brussels CharleroiBologna15:1516:55
FR4863BolognaBussels Charleroi17:2019:10
FR5192Milan BergamoLamezia07:1508:55
FR5193LameziaMilan Bergamo09:2011:00
FR5203Milan BergamoFrankfurt Hahn06:4008:00
FR5204Frankfurt HahnMilan Bergamo08:2509:40
FR5393LameziaMilan Bergamo13:3515:15
FR5932Milan BergamoLamezia11:3013:10
FR5991MadridMilan Bergamo06:0008:15
FR5992Milan BergamoMadrid08:4011:00
FR6226Dusseldorf WeezeVenice Treviso18:5520:30
FR6227Venice TrevisoDusseldorf Weeze20:5522:35
FR6876Milan BergamoKrakow07:0008:50
FR6877KrakowMilan Bergamo09:1511:05
FR7702Dusseldorf WeezeAgadir14:0516:55
FR7703AgadirDusseldorf Weeze17:2022:10
FR7748Milan BergamoCagliari08:2009:50
FR7749CagliariMilan Bergamo06:3007:55
FR799Venice TrevisoLondon Stansted22:2523:30
FR8142London LutonKnock09:4011:05
FR8143KnockLondon Luton11:3012:50
FR8262BristolMilan Bergamo06:3009:45
FR8263Milan BergamoBristol10:1011:10
FR8636Dusseldorf WeezeMarrakesh14:5017:45
FR8637MarrakeshDusseldorf Weeze18:1023:15
FR8892Milan BergamoPalermo06:3008:10
FR8893PalermoMilan Bergamo08:3510:15
FR9003BillundGirona Barcelona13:2015:55
FR9079Leeds BradfordAlicante19:5523:35
FR9091Milan BergamoTrapani08:3010:05
FR9092TrapaniMilan Bergamo06:3008:05
FR9426DublinMilan Bergamo06:2510:05
FR9427Milan BergamoDublin10:3512:15
FR9461Rome CiampinoMilan Bergamo06:3007:40
FR9462Milan BergamoRome Ciampino08:0509:15
FR9462Milan BergamoRome Ciampino08:0509:15
FR9634BillundRome Ciampino09:5012:35
FR9671Rome CiampinoDusseldorf Weeze19:4521:55
FR9672Dusseldorf WeezeRome Ciampino17:1019:20
21/12/2009



































































































































Flight No.Departure AirportArrival AirportDep.Arr.
FR757Frankfurt HahnLondon Stansted23:2023:40
FR65Paris BeauvaisGlasgow Prestwick22:3523:05
FR2317BratislavaLondon Stansted22:3023:45
FR4806GenoaCagliari22:2523:45
FR4806GenoaGagliari22:2523:45
FR8364SevilleLondon Stansted22:1523:55
FR9093Milan BergamoTrapani22:1523:50
FR426Glasgow PrestwickLondon Stansted22:1023:20
FR4197Milan BergamoLondon Stansted22:0523:05
FR9466Milan BergamoRome Ciampino22:0523:15
FR1395RyggeLondon Stansted22:0023:10
FR342 Dublin London Luton22:0023:05
FR8547Berlin SchonefeldLondon Stansted21:5522:40
FR4236Paris BeauvaisMilan Bergamo21:5023:10
FR298DublinLondon Stansted21:4522:55
FR108 ShannonLondon Stansted21:4523:05
FR4643BratislavaMilan Bergamo21:4523:05
FR2195TampereLondon Stansted21:4022:30
FR9775Karlsruhe BadenLondon Stansted21:3522:00
FR1627Berlin SchonefeldStockholm Skavsta21:3522:10
FR4446Dublin Kerry21:3022:20
FR4738Berlin SchonefeldMilan Bergamo21:3023:05
FR4277Milan BergamoBarcelona Girona21:2522:50
FR5207Milan BergamoFrankfurt Hahn21:2522:40
FR2149KaunasLondon Stansted21:2021:50
FR969Gothenburg CityLondon Stansted21:2022:10
FR843 KerryLondon Luton21:2022:45
FR9807Barcelona GironaLondon Stansted21:1522:25
FR8348PortoLondon Stansted21:1523:35
FR4525Milan BergamoBrussels Charleroi21:1022:40
FR2835Brussels CharleroiShannon21:0021:40
FR5372London GatwickMadrid21:0000:15
FR5996Milan BergamoMadrid21:0023:30
FR9429Milan BergamoDublin21:0022:45
FR5179BillundLondon Stansted20:5521:30
FR4887BariMilan Bergamo20:5522:25
FR1943Stockholm SkavstaMilan Bergamo20:5023:25
FR293London StanstedDublin20:4521:20
FR3883MaltaLondon Luton20:4523:05
FR2054Palma MallorcaMadrid20:4022:00
FR758London StanstedFrankfurt Hahn20:4022:55
FR8169KatowiceLondon Stansted20:3522:00
FR419London StanstedGlasgow Prestwick20:3021:40
FR9388East MidlandsGirona20:3023:35
FR9465Rome CiampinoMilan Bergamo20:3021:40
FR4805CagliariGenoa20:2522:00
FR341 london LutonDublin20:2521:35
FR8607Milan BergamoDusseldorf Weeze20:2022:00
FR9094TrapaniMilan Bergamo20:1521:50
FR4445KerryDublin20:1521:05
FR2613SantanderLondon Stansted20:1021:00
FR109 London StanstedShannon20:0021:20
FR4642Milan BergamoBratislava20:0021:20
FR4664ValenciaMilan Bergamo19:5521:45
FR4235Milan BergamoParis Beauvais19:5021:25
FR5208Frankfurt HahnMilan Bergamo19:5021:00
FR8993PalermoMilan Bergamo19:4521:25
FR8263Milan BergamoBristol19:4520:45
FR4793SantanderMilan Bergamo19:4022:00
FR4278Barcelona GironaMilan Bergamo19:3521:00
FR437Hamburg LubeckLondon Stansted19:3520:05
FR4737Milan BergamoBerlin Schonefeld19:3021:05
FR1383ZaragoszaBrussels Charleroi19:2521:30
FR842 London LutonKerry19:2520:55
FR4526Brussels CharleroiMilan Bergamo19:2020:45
FR5371MadridLondon Gatwick19:2020:35
FR1626Stockholm SkavstaBerlin Schonefeld19:2021:00
FR4195Milan BergamoLondon Stansted19:1520:15
FR9409Venice TrevisoRome Ciampino19:0520:05
FR4886Milan BergamoBari19:0020:30
FR2316London StanstedBratislava18:5522:05
FR5093LameziaMilan Bergamo18:5520:35
FR9387GironaEast Midlands18:5020:05
FR2053MadridPalma Mallorca18:4520:05
FR4198London StanstedMilan Bergamo18:4521:40
FR8546London StanstedBerlin Schonefeld18:4521:30
FR9774London StanstedKarlsruhe Baden18:4021:10
FR8347London StanstedPorto18:3020:50
FR1394London StanstedRygge18:2521:35
FR3453MurciaLondon Luton18:2520:00
FR8606Dusseldorf WeezeMilan Bergamo18:2519:55
FR5995MadridMilan Bergamo18:2020:35
FR9115Milan BergamoTrapani18:1519:50
FR8363London StanstedSeville18:0521:45
FR4707CagliariMilan Bergamo18:0019:25
FR5178London StanstedBillund18:0020:30
FR968London StanstedGothenburg City18:0020:55
FR1944Milan BergamoSkavsta17:5520:25
FR2836ShannonBrussels Charleroi17:5520:35
FR5547SantanderMadrid17:5519:05
FR4538LiverpoolMilan Bergamo17:5021:05
FR8992Milan BergamoPalermo17:4019:20
FR9806London StanstedBarcelona Girona17:4020:50
FR4536EindhovenMilan Bergamo17:3519:05
FR9408Rome CiampinoVenice Treviso17:3518:40
FR4663Milan BergamoValencia17:3019:25
FR9238ParmaAlghero17:2518:40
FR4532Oslo TorpMilan Bergamo17:1019:35
FR5092Milan BergamoLamezia16:5018:30
FR8168London StanstedKatowice16:5020:10
FR436London StanstedHamburg Lubeck16:4519:10
FR4634ZaragoszaMilan Bergamo16:4518:35
FR4792Milan BergamoSantander16:4519:05
FR702 KerryLondon Stansted16:3017:55
FR2148London StanstedKaunas16:2020:55
FR5546MadridSantander16:2017:30
FR4537Milan BergamoLiverpool16:1017:25
FR4706Milan BergamoCagliari16:0517:35
FR9464Milan BergamoRome Ciampino16:0517:10
FR5314ValenciaMadrid16:0016:55
FR3882london LutonMalta16:0020:20
FR5982Milan BergamoMadrid15:5018:15
FR4535Milan BergamoEindhoven15:3517:10
FR4028Santiago De CompostelaMadrid15:3016:35
FR5377GranadaMadrid14:4515:45
FR5473GironaMadrid14:4516:05
FR5313MadridValencia14:3515:30
FR3452London LutonMurcia14:2518:00
FR4027MadridSantiago De Compostela13:5015:00
FR5376MadridGranada13:1514:20
FR5472MadridGirona13:0514:20
FR2016LanzaroteMadrid12:0015:40
FR2052PalmaMadrid11:3512:55
FR5316Santiago De CompostelaMadrid11:0512:10
FR2051MadridPalma09:4011:00
FR5315MadridSantiago De Compostela09:3510:40
FR2015MadridLanzarote09:3011:15
FR4442Dublin Kerry07:4508:35
FR4441KerryDublin06:3007:20
20/12/2009

















































































Flight No.Departure AirportArrival AirportDep.Arr.
FR6416AlmeriaDusseldorf Weeze17:0520:05
FR4525Bergamo MilanCharleroi Brussels21102240
FR9466Bergamo MilanRome Ciampino22052310
FR2167Berlin SchonefeldDusseldorf Weeze21:4022:55
FR9704Berlin SchonefeldStockholm Skavsta08:3510:20
FR4305BolognaDusseldorf Weeze20:3022:20
FR4566Brussels CharleroiFigari11:1013:15
FR4524Brussels CharleroiMilan Bergamo11:1513:30
FR3745Brussels CharleroiPisa10:3012:10
FR8085Brussels CharleroiRiga10:5514:20
FR9565Brussels CharleroiStockholm Skavsta09:0510:55
FR1911Brussels CharleroiValladolid11:3013:30
FR1386Charleroi BrusselsPorto22002325
FR4526Charleroi BrusselsBergamo Milan 19202045
FR9567Charleroi Brussels Stockholm Skavsta21402330
FR9787ConstantaPisa10:0511:35
FR962DublinStockholm Skavsta09:2013:00
FR6415Dusseldorf WeezeAlmeria13:4016:40
FR2166Dusseldorf WeezeBerlin Schonefeld20:0021:15
FR4306Dusseldorf WeezeBologna18:1520:05
FR6241Dusseldorf WeezeEdinburgh14:3515:10
FR9294Dusseldorf WeezeGirona Barcelona 13:1515:25
FR6236Dusseldorf WeezeGothenbug City10:0011:35
FR6118Dusseldorf WeezeGran Canaria13:1016:50
FR3233Dusseldorf WeezeLondon Stansted18:2518:35
FR3259Dusseldorf WeezeLondon Stansted20:3020:40
FR8612Dusseldorf WeezeMalaga16:1519:05
FR8636Dusseldorf WeezeMarrakesh14:5017:45
FR8606Dusseldorf WeezeMilan Bergamo10:2011:50
FR6234Dusseldorf WeezeOslo Torp14:3516:30
FR6218Dusseldorf WeezePalma Mallorca14:2016:35
FR6232Dusseldorf WeezeRiga07:0010:10
FR9672Dusseldorf WeezeRome Ciampino09:5012:00
FR8622Dusseldorf WeezeSeville07:3010:15
FR1952Dusseldorf WeezeStockholm Skavsta19:1521:05
FR6228Dusseldorf WeezeTenerife South07:0010:55
FR7523EindhovenAlicante17:2520:10
FR5407EindhovenMadrid10:3513:15
FR4536EindhovenMilan Bergamo17:3519:05
FR7473EindhovenPorto10:4512:25
FR9616EindhovenRome Ciampino14:3016:30
FR9626EindhovenRome Ciampino19:5521:55
FR5703FezFrank Furt Hahn18252300
FR7757FezMadrid18102045
FR9293Girona BarcelonaDusseldorf Weeze15:5018:00
FR6119Gran CanariaDusseldorf Weeze17:1522:50
FR7767GranadaMadrid22452345
FR3232London StanstedDusseldorf Weeze19:0021:10
FR3258London StanstedDusseldorf Weeze21:0523:15
FR7766MadridGranada21202220
FR8613MalagaDusseldorf Weeze19:4022:50
FR555ManchesterDublin14:1015:05
FR559 ManchesterDublin21402230
FR8637MarrakeshDusseldorf Weeze18:1023:15
FR6235Oslo TorpDusseldorf Weeze16:5518:50
FR6219Palma MallorcaDusseldorf Weeze17:1019:35
FR9504Paris BeauvaisStockholm Skavsta12:3014:40
FR3746PisaBrussels Charleroi12:3514:25
FR8086RigaBrussels Charleroi14:4516:20
FR6233RigaDusseldorf Weeze10:3511:45
FR9465Rome CiampinoBergamo Milan20302140
FR9625Rome CiampinoEindhoven17:2019:30
FR1932Rome CiampinoStockholm Skavsta10:1013:10
FR1604RyggeStockholm Skavsta08:2509:25
FR8623SevilleDusseldorf Weeze10:4514:00
FR9703Stockholm SkavstaBerlin Schonefeld 06:3008:10
FR9564Stockholm SkavstaBrussels Charleroi06:3009:05
FR9566Stockholm SkavstaCharleroi Brussels19052115
FR963Stockholm SkavstaDublin07:1008:05
FR1951Stockholm SkavstaDusseldorf Weeze21:3023:25
FR1823Stockholm SkavstaEindhoven15:4017:30
FR53Stockholm SkavstaLondon Stansted09:4010:55
FR9503Stockholm SkavstaParis Beauvais09:5012:05
FR1931Stockholm SkavstaRome Ciampino06:5009:45
FR1601Stockholm SkavstaRygge07:0008:00
FR6229Tenerife SouthDusseldorf Weeze11:2017:00
FR1912ValladolidBrussels Charleroi13:5516:05
FR8093Venice TrevisoFrank Furt Hahn22302350
FR9409Venice TrevisoRome Ciampino19:0520:05
19/12/2009


























Flight No.Departure AirportArrival AirportDep.Arr.
FR4315BolognaBari630750
FR4316BariBologna815935
FR9994PisaPalermo11051255
FR9995PalermoPisa12551420
FR9986PisaTrapani9451110
FR9987TrapaniPisa11351300
FR9926PisaAlghero9501100
FR9927AlgheroPisa11251230
FR6054Treviso VeniceCharleroi Brussels8301005
FR5557HaugesundBremen12501415
FR9554Memmingen (Munich West)Girona Barcelona12401425
FR1235PisaFrankfurt Hahn13051435
FR3746PisaCharleroi Brussels12351425
FR9451Treviso VeniceDublin14151555
FR583PisaLondon Stansted 640800
FR5599HaugesundAlicante20002345
FR4338BolognaBrindisi19452115
FR4339BrindisiBologna21402310
FR6423BolognaValencia14551655
FR6422ValenciaBologna17301930
FR4301 BolognaTrapani630755
FR4302TrapaniBologna820945
FR8093Venice TrevisoFrank Furt Hahn21252245
FR6056Venice TrevisoCharleroi Brussels21252255
18/12/2009


























Flight No.Departure AirportArrival AirportDep.Arr.
FR8776London StanstedLimoges08:0010:30
FR8777LimogesLondon Stansted10:5511:35
FR3882LutonMalta16:0020:20
FR3883MaltaLuton20:4523:05
FR337LutonDublin09:2510:35
FR338DublinLuton11:0012:05
FR3515LutonLas Palmas12:5517:20
FR3616Las PalmasLuton17:4522:10
FR8142LutonKnock09:4011:05
FR8143KnockLuton11:3012:50
FR3768LutonGirona14:3017:30
FR3769GironaLuton17:5519:00
FR842LutonKerry19:2520:55
FR843KerryLuton21:2022:45
FR3461LutonDerry07:2508:50
FR3462DerryLuton09:1510:35
FR3452LutonMurcia14:2518:00
FR3453MurciaLuton18:2520:00
FR341LutonDublin20:2521:35
FR342DublinLuton22:0023:05
FR3506LutonMarrakesh06:0009:35
FR3507MarrakeshLuton10:0013:40
FR73CarcassonneStansted14:4015:35
FR3643BremenBergamo14:4516:50





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Sunday 6 December 2009

A small introduction and facts and figures about Alghero airport


For many tourists who come with low cost Irish airline Ryanair to the island, the Alghero airport is their gateway to Sardinia. The regional airport of Sassari and Alghero was, until several years ago, only a few timetables of Italian airlines like Alitalia flying in from Rome and Milan. Since 2000, Alghero is regularly used by Ryanair passengers from across Europe. Since 2009, Alghero-Fertilia is base of the Irish budget carrier. The small airport to the coastal town of Alghero allows a year-round international tourism. But although Alghero will handle first time in 2009 more than 1.5 million passengers and passenger numbers have tripled in the last ten years, it is the smallest commercial airport on the island.

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Saturday 31 October 2009

TUI Travel takes Air Berlin stake

TUI Travel takes Air Berlin stake, BBC reported on October 9th, 2009.
TUI Travel is to take a 9.9% stake in Air Berlin, in a deal that will give Germany's second-largest airline 33.5m euros ($49.4m; £30.8m) in new capital.
Hannover-based TUI says its Leibniz-Service company will complete the transaction later in October.
Air Berlin recently received approval to takeover several routes of TUI's own airline, TUIfly and thus flies to Sardinia (Olbia and Cagliari) from the German cities of Cologne, Stuttgart and Munich into Sardinia under an Airberlin flight number.
The proceeds from the deal will be used for general corporate purposes, Air Berlin says.
In September, Air Berlin and TUIfly scrapped plans for a cross-shareholding deal.

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Ryanair comes back to Alghero - More flights to Sardinia in 2010

Ryanair will not abandon Alghero (Italy). It will instead increase its presence on the "Riviera del Corallo" airport, as stated by the president of Sardinia's regional government Ugo Cappellacci after a meeting in Dublin with Alghero's major Marco Tedde and Ryanair's deputy CEO Michael Cawely in October. The aim of the low-cost is airline would be to reach 140-150 thousand passengers for its national and international links with Fertilia's airport. "We have verified and shared a path that will now be examined by the heads of the airline with SOGEAAL's managers, to pass the current impasse -Cappellacci stated- Ryanair will restore routes to Frankfurt and Madrid and is ready to study further development hypothesises for Alghero, besides the traditional route to Barcelona". The problem stood out in recent weeks when the Irish carrier announced its intention to leave Alghero in order to point on Cagliari, generating protests from local institutions (see AVIONEWS). "Obviously -the president of the Region said- these solutions are not in contrast or alternate to Ryanair's further development programmes at Cagliari-Elmas airport". (Avionews)

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Tuesday 27 October 2009

Longevity Examiner: More from the Sardinian Blue Zone for healthy longevity

Dan Buettner, author of “The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer from the People who’ve Lived the Longest”, wanted to interview someone younger than 100 in Sardinia, Italy to get a better feel for what exactly makes up the traditional values of the Sardinians that enables them to live long and vigorous lives.

Wednesday 9 September 2009

bmibaby announce massive expansion plan from East Midlands Airport

bmibaby has announced a massive expansion plan from East Midlands Airport (East Midlands Airport : Nottingham, Leicester & Derby). The plan breaks down into three key initiatives:
1. Three additional aircraft to be based at East Midland Airport
2. Eight new European routes from the airport to: Alghero (Sardinia), Barcelona, Bastia (Corsica), Cork, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Malta, Newquay and Venice
3. Increased frequencies on key winter and summer routes, with the addition of Palma to the winter flying programme, and a year round service to Geneva and Prague
As a result of the new routes and additional frequencies, the airlines’ capacity will increase by 40 per cent from East Midlands Airport. bmibaby’s expansion plan will mean that an additional 350,000 passengers will fly with the airline from East Midlands Airport in 2010, and an additional 2,872 flights will be operated by the airline next year from the airport. Flights will go on sale today (09 September, 2009) and are available to book at http://www.bmibaby.com/. The news comes just days after easyJet announced its departure from East Midlands Airport.

Flight Schedule for Alghero:

Alghero (Sardinia)
29 May 2010 to 25 September 2010
Saturday
£39.99


bmibaby now offer 24 European destinations from East Midlands Airport: Alghero (Sardinia), Alicante, Almeria, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bastia (Corsica), Belfast International, Cork, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow International, Grenoble, Jersey, Malaga, Malta, Menorca, Newquay, Nice, Palma, Paris (CDG), Prague and Venice.
Crawford Rix, managing director, bmibaby, said:
“Our rapid expansion programme at East Midlands Airport is fantastic news for the Midlands. It not only further demonstrates our commitment to the airport, but also to the people of the region, as we continue to offer low fares to a range of exciting new European destinations.
“As well as announcing eight new routes today to Sardinia, Barcelona, Corsica, Cork, Croatia, Malta, Newquay and Venice, we have also increased our capacity on key winter and summer routes to meet the extra consumer demand.
“We are confident that the services will prove extremely popular and we will make sure that everyone who wants to fly can, whether it’s for a sunshine holiday, a city break or for an important business trip.
“We continue to be a champion of the consumer market – currently we are offering no credit and debit card fees on all flights, and skis and snow boards fly free of charge on bookings to any of our ski destinations. Plus all passengers travelling with us are allocated a seat, so there is no need to dash for seat, and customers can enjoy the benefits of the UK’s most generous frequent flyer programme - bmi diamond club.
“bmibaby and bmi have operated from East Midlands since the airport opened in 1965 – and is an embedded part of the local community. We recognise the size of the East Midlands market and its future potential, and we will continue to offer the people of the East Midlands low cost flights with a high quality service. bmibaby is here to stay!”
Penny Coates, managing director, East Midlands Airport, said:
"This is fantastic news for our passengers because bmibaby are not only adding new routes but also extra destinations for summer 2010, a significant increase in the number of flights to popular winter and summer destinations, and the addition of three based aircraft, meaning an even greater choice.
"The bmi group have served the East Midlands region for 45 years; they are a local, long term operator that is committed to the growth of the East Midlands region. bmibaby has continued to go from strength to strength with their East Midlands Airport operation by providing a comprehensive range of business and leisure destinations combined with competitive low fares.
"Offering 24 European destinations shows that bmibaby is committed to the airport and the region and we are looking forward to working with them to make these new routes a great success."

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Sunday 6 September 2009

Ryanair to increase cost of checking in luggage

Ryanair is increasing its luggage check-in charges from next month, the Guardian reports. The cost of checking in a bag will rise from £20 to £30 for a return flight, while a second bag charge will increase from £40 to £70. Ryanair said the higher fees would reduce the amount of checked-in luggage and cut baggage-handling costs, allowing the airline to cut fares. Seven out of 10 Ryanair passengers now travel with one piece of hand luggage, the budget airline said. It added that a 20% reduction in fares would save passengers €500m (£435m) this year while the bag charges would add just €100m to travellers' costs. (Photo: Flickr)

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Italian airport traffic down less than 1% in July; Bologna and Bergamo up more than 10%

Latest traffic figures for Italian airports show that in July many airports were once again reporting growth. Overall total passenger numbers are down less than 1% in July, with domestic traffic up almost 1% and international traffic down just under 2%. Bologna and Milan Bergamo are the fastest growing of the major airports reporting 14.1% and 16.9% growth respectively. Palermo, Pisa and Rome Ciampino also reported growth in July, but Italy’s two biggest airports at Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa saw demand fall by 7.3% and 2.6% respectively.

Among smaller airports reporting significant growth in July were Trapani (+113.3%), Cuneo (+35.5%), Perugia (+25.0%), Bari (+21.2%), Cagliari (+21.2%) and Alghero (+19.1%).
Year to date traffic down 6.4%
For the period January to July total passenger traffic is down 6.4% compared with 2008, with domestic traffic down 6.5% and international traffic down 6.2%. However, some of the larger airports have reported modest growth such as Bergamo (6.8% growth driven by a 46% increase in domestic traffic as international traffic fell 1.2%), Bologna (+6.5%) and Pisa (+0.9%).

Wednesday 19 August 2009

Car hire shortages at all Sardinian airports

Holidaymakers across the UK and Europe are facing bigger bills for hire cars - or risk not getting one at all - due to a shortage of vehicles. All Sardinia airports including Alghero report shortages for August.
Hire firms have not replaced fleets because they expected fewer tourists. They have also had difficulty accessing finance, industry figures say.
One of the few hire brokers still having available cars and cabriolets is the America based car hire company Auto Europe:

Tuesday 18 August 2009

Ryanair Launches 1 Million €8 Seat Sale: Travel in late Sept, Oct & Nov

Ryanair, the World’s favourite airline, will at midnight tonight (24:00hrs 17th Aug) release 1million seats at an all inclusive price of €8 for travel in late Sept, Oct and Nov. These €8 fares will be available on over 500 of Ryanair’s European routes but must be booked on http://www.ryanair.com/ before midnight (24:00hrs) Thursday (20th Aug).

Ryanair’s €8 tickets include all taxes and charges so passengers who chose to avoid discretionary fees by paying with Visa Electron, travel with carry on luggage only and forego priority boarding can fly for this advertised €8 fare.

Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:

“Ryanair provides Europe’s lowest fares and a no fuel surcharge guarantee. We continue to grow traffic rapidly thanks to our low fares and our on-time performance across our 900 routes and we release 1million €8 seats for travel on over 500 European destinations in late September, October and November. These seats can be booked until 24:00hrs this Thursday (20th August) and are sure to be snapped up fast so we urge passengers to book them on http://www.ryanair.com/ today, before they sell out.”

Ryanair News

Ryanair cuts nine out of 10 routes from Manchester Airport. This means routes to and from Cagliari in Sardinia will cease from October.

Ryanair has announced it will cut nine out of 10 routes at Manchester Airport from October creating a loss of 60,000 passengers a year.
The low-cost carrier announced its decision yesterday blaming the airport's refusal to lower its charges for giving them no other option.
A total of 44 weekly Ryanair flights will be lost at Manchester from October 1as well as 600 local jobs.
The airline’s decision comes after cuts to its base at Stansted, as well as Dublin, in favour of cheaper airports elsewhere in the UK and on the Continent.
Ryanair said it had offered Manchester an additional 28 weekly flights and 400,000 new passengers which would have created 400 new jobs if the airport 'reduced its high charges' but airport bosses had rejected this offer.
This means routes to and from Barcelona (Girona), Bremen in Germany, Brussels (Charleroi), Cagliari in Sardinia, Dusseldorf (Weeze), Frankfurt (Hahn), Marseille, Milan (Bergamo) and Shannon will cease from October.
Passengers affected will be provided with a full refund from Ryanair or given the alternative of flying to some destinations from 'competing, lower-cost airports' such as East Midlands, Liverpool or the airline's new base at Leeds Bradford.

Sunday 2 August 2009

Traffic record at Alghero airport

Riviera del Corallo aiport has had record numbers of traffic at the first weekend of August. 300 aircraft movements have moved between 45 and 50.000 passengers this weekend, Unione Sarda reports.

Friday 24 July 2009

Ryanair cancels flights from Pisa to Alghero and Cagliari

Ryanair regrets that we have been forced to cancel the following flights (detailed below), due to the earlier runway closure at Pisa Airport. This situation is outside of our control and Ryanair sincerely regrets that as a consequence, we have been forced to cancel the following flights:
Customers who were booked to travel on the cancelled flights can rebook their ticket free of charge, subject to availability, by clicking on the web link below. Customers can access this link up to the 25/07/2009 for travel on flights up to the 30/07/2009. However, if you wish to travel to your booked destination by transiting through another Ryanair airport/hub please go to the airport ticket desk where they adding the additional flight sectors free of charge.
https://www.bookryanair.com/SkySales/FRManageBooking.aspx?culture=EN-GB&pos=MYFLIGHT
Alternatively, for customers who are booked on any of the below flights, who wish to cancel and claim a full refund on the unused flight(s) please click on the link below and enter the required details. Due to the holiday period, refunds will be processed in 7-14 working days back to the form of payment used to pay for the booking.
http://schchng.ryanair.com/refweb.asp
Ryanair sincerely apologise for any inconvenience that these cancellations may cause.
23/07/2009

FR9933
Pisa-Cagliari
20:00-21:25

FR9934
Cagliari-Pisa
21:50 - 23:10

FR9928
Pisa-Alghero
20:30-21:40

FR9929
Alghero-Pisa
22:05-23:10

FR9988
Pisa-Trapani
20:30-21:55

FR9989
Trapani-Pisa
22:20-23:35

Tuesday 23 June 2009

Ryanair.com 10 Hour Closure: 24/25 June (19:00hrs-05:00hrs GMT)

Due to an essential reservation system upgrade the below services on www.ryanair.com will be unavailable on the 24/25 June 2009 (19:00hrs - 05:00hrs GMT). Ryanair strongly recommends that passengers travelling on Thursday 25th June 2009 ensure that they have checked in online and printed their boarding passes by 18:00hrs on the 24th June 2009.
Customers who booked flights on or before the 21st May and selected to use airport check-in will be unaffected and can check in at the airport as normal, please note that check-in desks close 40 minutes before the scheduled departure of the flight.

Online Check-in - Not available from 19:00 hrs(GMT) on Wednesday 24th June 2009 until 05:00hrs (GMT) on Thursday 25th June 2009.
Passengers should check-in online before or after the above closure times. Online check-in is available from 15 days before up to 4 hours prior to the flight departure time (except during the closure period). Customers booked on flights departing on the 25th June 2009 who are unable to check-in online will be reissued a boarding pass free of charge at the airport (please allow sufficient time to check-in at the airport and to obtain your boarding card).

New Bookings cannot be made on Ryanair.com between 21:30hrs (GMT) on Wednesday 24th June 2009 until 05:00hrs (GMT) Thursday 25th June 2009

Flight Changes (date/time/route) cannot be made between 21:30hrs (GMT) on Wednesday 24th June 2009 until 05:00hrs(GMT) Thursday 25th June 2009.

Review Existing Booking - This service is unavailable between 21:30 hrs (GMT) on Wednesday 24th June 2009 until 05:00hrs(GMT) Thursday 25th June 2009.

Airport Check-in/Bag Drop - Customers who booked flights on or before the 21st May and selected to use airport check-in will be unaffected and can check in at the airport as normal, please note that check-in desks close 40 minutes before the scheduled departure of the flight.
All passengers travelling with checked baggage, are recommended to arrive at the airport 2 hours before their scheduled flight departure time.

Monday 8 June 2009

Carbon-Neutral Growth By 2020: Bold Industry Commitment on Environment

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the airline industry is committed to achieving carbon-neutral growth by 2020.
“Two years ago we set a vision to achieve carbon-neutral growth on the way to a carbon-free future. Today we have taken a major step forward by committing to a global cap on our emissions in 2020. After this date, aviation’s emissions will not grow even as demand increases. Airlines are the first global industry to make such a bold commitment,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO in his State of the Industry address to 500 of the industry’s top leaders gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the 65th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit.
The commitment to carbon-neutral growth completes a set of three sequential goals for air transport: (1) a 1.5% average annual improvement in fuel efficiency from 2009 to 2020; (2) carbon-neutral growth from 2020 and (3) a 50% absolute reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.
To achieve these goals, all players in the air transport industry are united in their proactive approach to environment. A cross industry four-pillar strategy on climate change that is focused on improved technology, effective operations, efficient infrastructure and positive economic measures is delivering results. In 2009 the carbon footprint of air transport is expected to shrink by 7%. Of this, 5% is due to the recession and 2% is directly related to efficiency gains from IATA’s four-pillar strategy. “No other industry is as united. And no other industry can point to such good results and progress,” said Bisignani.
Bisignani noted that the airlines’ commitment needed to be matched by governments. “We are ambitious, but our success will be contingent on governments acting effectively. ICAO must set binding carbon emissions standards on manufacturers for new aircraft. A legal and fiscal framework to support the availability of sustainable biofuels must be established. And governments must work with air navigation service providers to push forward major infrastructure projects such as a Single European Sky, NextGen in the US or fixing the Pearl River Delta in China,” said Bisignani.
The commitment to carbon-neutral growth by 2020 recognizes that technology, operations and infrastructure improvements alone will not be sufficient to stop growth in air transport’s carbon footprint. “Positive economic measures are needed to bridge the gap until the full benefits of future technologies—including sustainable biofuels—are realized,” said Bisignani.
The timing of the industry commitment to carbon-neutral growth is significant, as governments prepare for the UN climate change meeting in Copenhagen (December 2009) and the post-Kyoto discussions. IATA reiterated its call for a global sectoral approach for aviation in the successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Under such an approach, aviation’s emissions would be capped and accounted for globally, not by state. IATA would work with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to ensure compliance. “Airlines should get carbon credits for every cent we pay, whether in taxes, charges or ETS payments. And we should pay only once, not several times” said Bisignani.
“We can be proud of going farther and faster than any other industry. Air transport is a model for environment responsibility for other industries to follow. The challenge will be for governments to catch up,” said Bisignani.

Sunday 7 June 2009

Alghero airport bus connections to Alghero city

Nine-teen bus rides per day connect Alghero Fertilia airport with the city of Alghero. A one-way ride takes about 20 minutes and costs 70 euro cents, to be paid directly to the driver. Bus stops are to the right once you leave the main airport building and are signalled well. Intermeidate stops of the organge Ferrovie della Sardegna busses are Via Vitt. Emanuele,Piazza Porta Terra, Lungomare Barcellona, Stazione Ferroviaria (train station), Via Don Minzoni, Via Liguria, V.le 1° Maggio and Fertilia - Piazza V. Giulia.

Departure times from Alghero city Via Cagliari - Casa del Caffè
05.00 05.40 06.30 07.30 08.30 09.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 13.30 14.30 15.30 16.30 17.30 18.30 19.30 20.30 21.30 22.30

Departure times from Alghero airport (as of June 1st 2009)
05.20 06.00 07.00 08.00 09.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00


Check out the Alghero airport Official website for up-to date schedules of the Alghero- Alghero Fertilia airport shuttle service.

Sunday 3 May 2009

How to safe space in your hand luggage when travelling with Ryanair

Next time you travel Ryanair, use your beach towel as a super hero outfit and save space!



Ryanair's extra charge for checked luggage can double the price of your discount ticket to Alghero. To avoid this and waiting around in the airport, it’s much better to fly only with hand luggage when you can and use your own body as an extra storage. But watch out that Ryanair might intoduce an extra body weight tax soon!

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Thursday 30 April 2009

Eight thousand passengers on Alghero airport last weekend

Last weekend Alghero airport has handled over 8000 passengers, alguer.it reports. April 25th is an Italian bank holiday and thus an interesting city break destination for Italian holiday makers.

Mobile OnAir: Use of cell phones allowed on Rome-Alghero routes

Ryanair is now enabling in-flight cell phone calls on select aircraft. Other European airlines have tested wireless usage on a single aircraft, but Ryanair has already installed the service on 20 planes, with plans to expand to 50 within six months and eventually the entire fleet if it proves successful, the company said. The news service is called Mobile OnAir.
Ryanair confirmed the first flights to Alghero with inflight-telephone services are the national flights from Rome-Ciampino to North Western Sardinia, Alguer.it reports.

No Ryanair 'fat tax' if it delays flights

Ryanair will only impose a "fat tax" on overweight passengers if it does not lead to flight delays, the chief executive of the Irish budget airline said Thursday.
"We are not going to introduce a fat tax unless it is easy to administer. If it is going to slow down either our check-in or our turnaround time then we won't do it," Micheal O'Leary told a news conference.
Last week the airline announced it was considering a "fat tax" after 29 percent of the more than 100,000 people who responded to an online poll on cost-reduction measures voted in favour of the measure.
Twenty-five percent of respondents voted to charge travelers one euro to use toilet paper adorned with a picture of O?Leary?s face and 24 percent voted to charge passengers three euros to smoke in a converted toilet cubicle.
Ryanair, which already charges separately for services like food onboard, launched the online poll after O'Leary caused a storm earlier this year by suggesting passengers could be charged to use toilets on planes.
It is now asking travellers online how any "fax tax" could be levied. The four options include charging male passengers who weigh over 130 kilogrammes (287 pounds) or females over 100kg for every extra kilogramme they carry.
Another alternative is charging for a second seat if a passenger's waist touches both armrests simultaneously.
The proposed measure sparked a fresh controversy with some suggesting it would be discriminatory and illegal if it is adopted, a charge O'Leary rejected.
"It is not against the law, we can make it a safety issue," he said.

AFP

Tuesday 7 April 2009

Ryanair launches three new Italian bases: Alghero, Cagliari and Bologna

Ryanair has launched three new Italian bases (now totaling seven) at Alghero, Bologna and Cagliari Airports offering a total of sixty-seven domestic and international routes, generating over four million passengers per annum and supporting four thousand jobs in Italy.

Ryanair will base two aircraft at each of these three airports bringing Ryanair’s total investment in Italy to twenty-six aircraft worth almost two billion dollars.

Celebrating these Italian Base Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:

“Ryanair and Italy today join in the celebration of continued low fares growth across Italy. Our three new bases in Alghero, Bologna and Cagliari will see over four million new passengers pass through these three airports over the next year on sixty-seven low cost domestic and international routes.
Easier.com
“Ryanair’s continued expansion in Italy during a time of economic recession shows the benefit of competition and low fares in Italy. Ryanair will carry over seventeen million passengers to/from Italy this year and will sustain seventeen-thousand jobs throughout the regions. Passengers can continue to beat the recession by choosing Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges over Alitalia’s high fare, strike ridden services.

“Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares are available to book online at Ryanair.com”.

Monday 23 March 2009

New flights to Alghero: Cheap flights carrier Ryanair will launch seven new flights to Memmingen next month

Flights from the southern German town of Memmingen Allgäu, just off the fronierts of Austria and Switzerland, will travel to Alghero (Sardinia), Alicante, Barcelona (Girona), Barcelona (Reus), Dublin, Stansted and Pisa.

"Memmingen, which is approximately 100km west of Munich, provides Ryanair with a first and ideal gateway to southern Germany and the Bavarian region," Ryanair Officials said..

Just a few weeks ago Ryanair announced flights from Alghero to Graz (Austria), Billund (Denmark), Eindhoven (Netherlands) as well as national destinations Parma, Verona und Ancona.

Monday 16 March 2009

More Route and Flight Cuts at Dublin. No cuts for Dublin Alghero

Ryanair, Ireland’s largest airline, today (16th Mar) announced a further series of route, flight and frequency cuts at Dublin Airport from July, as the impact of the €10 tourist tax and other Government price hikes cause numbers at Dublin to decline – down 12% in February alone. Ryanair confirmed that these latest cuts were being implemented in response to the decision of the Government owned Irish Aviation Authority to increase ATC charges by 12% this summer, at more than 12 times the rate of inflation.

From July 2009 Ryanair will close four routes from Dublin to Basel, Doncaster, Oporto and Teesside, and reduce frequencies on eight more routes from Dublin to Aberdeen, Biarritz, Billund, Bournemouth, Carcassonne, East Midlands, Malaga and Rome (Ciampino). These cuts will result in one additional based aircraft (five in total) being switched from high cost Dublin Airport to a low cost Ryanair European base in July.

Ryanair flights from Dublin to Alghero are not concerned by cuts and reductions, so far.

Ryanair News

Wednesday 11 March 2009

New flights to Alghero from Billund, Eindhoven, Hamburg Lübeck, Graz, Parma, Verona and Ancona

Ryanair announced new flights to Alghero starting from June: Billund in Denmark and the Dutch airport of Eindhoven as well as the German airport of Hamburg Lübeck and Graz in Austria are on the 2009 summer schedule. New national destinations are Parma, Verona and Ancona.

Ryanair To Go 100% Web Check-In From October and closes all traditional airport check in desks

Ryanair, Europe’s announced it will move to 100% web check-in from 1st October 2009. This move will allow all passengers, including those travelling with checked baggage, to check-in online thereby avoiding time wasting queues and delays at airport check-in desks.

Ryanair’s web check-in service is open from 15 days to 4 hours before the scheduled departure time of each flight. Web check-in can be accessed via ryanair.com using booking confirmation numbers or flight details to retrieve each reservation.

Having printed their boarding cards at home passengers without check-in bags can continue to proceed directly through airport security while those with check-in bags can simply present at one of Ryanair’s “drop desks” before proceeding through airport security to the boarding gate. This will free passengers from wasting hours at airports prior to departure and will dramatically reduce travel times for all Ryanair passengers.

Ryanair will phase in the introduction of its 100% web check-in as follows:

· Phase 1: From 19th March 2009, Ryanair’s web check-in service will be extended to (a) non EU/EEA citizens, (b) passengers travelling with checked baggage and (c) reduced mobility customers.

Customers choosing web check-in and travelling with only carry-on bags will continue to enjoy this service free of charge. A web check-in fee of £5/€5 per person/per flight will apply to passengers travelling with checked baggage, while customers who wish to use airport check-in will be charged an airport check-in fee of £10/€10 per person/per flight at the time of booking.

· Phase 2: From 1st May 2009 all new bookings will be required to use web check-in, and the use of traditional airport check-in desks will be phased out over the summer months. The web check-in fee of £5/€5 per person, per flight will apply to all new bookings (except promotional fares) from 1st May 2009. In order to dissuade passengers from using airport check-in desks, the fee for airport check-in will double to £20/€20 per person/per flight at the time of booking.

· Phase 3: From 1st October 2009 airport check-in desks will no longer be available at any Ryanair airport. All passengers will be required to web check-in and those who have checked in bags will use the airport “bag drop” desks, if required. From this date, children under the age of 16 will no longer be able to travel unaccompanied and passports and national ID cards will be the only accepted forms of photo ID on Ryanair flights.

Sunday 1 March 2009

Ryanair insults bloggers about o Euro booking screenshots. Is it a Marketing strategy?


Jason Roe wrote in his blog about what he thinks is a bug in RyanAir’s website. Some RyanAir employees saw it and left some pretty rude comments.


Ryanair's (Social) Marketing Strategy is some sort of “Any publicity is good publicity” and Guerillia Marketing actions.

This Blog post fom Jason Roe caught attention in the UK, Germany, Italy and many other countries and guaranteed free coverage for Ryanair! However, there are not going to be any customers that ever booked a Ryanair flight because they offer customer-oriented and friendly service and user-friendly and well designed website. Then again - isn't strange that blog author Jason Roe announces his presence at the Irish Blog Awards? Did this news posting help the Blogger to gain attention as well?

Saturday 28 February 2009

Low price car rental with Auto Europe from Alghero airport


Auto Europe provides carhire in Sardinia and guarantees the best prices and the highest quality service to its clients.

Advantages when booking with Auto Europe

No cancellation or amendment fees when Auto Europe is advised 48 hours prior to the rental start date.
Excess Refund Cover from Auto Europe on most of our destinations.
Call Center support available 7 days a week, on: +49 89 244 473 702.
”All inclusive” prices on many destinations.
Simple to use online booking engine.

Please note the following before picking up your rental car:
You have to present your drivers license, personal ID card and Auto Europe printed voucher locally at pick up.
You should check the rental car regarding any damages (e.g. scratches) and inform the local rental company, before driving away.
You should not forget a city map or to request for a GPS in advance.
If you purchase a car hire upgrade locally, you will pay local car hire rates, which are usually higher than the great deal you have with Auto Europe.

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Thursday 26 February 2009

Ryanair to Eliminate Check-in Counters

Ryanair hopes to eliminate all check-in counters by the end of the year and replace them with a self-service bag drop. Customers would check-in on line and then bring their bags to a designated area of the airport. The move is part Ryanair's overall goal to cut services and thereby reduce costs. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary told the Telegraph of London, "Ultimately, we want just one in five people to check in luggage."
The European low-cost carrier also recently announced it will begin charging a £28.50 for duty-free shopping if those purchases cannot fit into a passenger's carry-on luggage.
Ryanair's business model is simple, and no secret: Passengers who need the bare minimum (basically a seat aboard the plane) can travel cheaply, but people who need anything beyond that minimum service will be hit with expensive fees left and right. In my mind, however, these moves push the carrier a bit beyond reasonable "no-frills" service and toward something more like cheap bus travel. I'm sure Ryanair has a plan for its "bag drops," but the idea seems fraught with potential issues. How easy would it be for a passenger to make a mistake somewhere along the check-in process? How secure is the bag drop? And charging passengers to bring duty-free purchases aboard seems downright cynical to me, though it will keep the overhead bins less crowded, which is largely Ryanair's goal.

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New York Post: Getting a Goat’s View of Sardinia’s East Coast

On the ruggedly gorgeous coast of the Orosei Gulf, in eastern Sardinia, purple limestone cliffs erupt from the Mediterranean like thousand-foot-high walls of some unconquerable redoubt. Ravines wild with goats tumble onto isolated beaches. On hot days when the sirocco wind blows, the land can smell of wild rosemary and thyme.


Orosel Gulf For all its physical flamboyance, the Orosei (pronounced oh-roh-ZEYE) offers a quieter holiday than the Costa Smeralda, its tony neighbor about two hours north. There, Italian playboys and Arab oligarchs moor their megayachts in twinkling harbors while the paparazzi have a field day.

“The Costa Smeralda is not for us,” said Cosci Vasco, a butcher from Val d’Aosta who was vacationing last summer on Sardinia’s eastern shore with his wife, Paola, a librarian. “The Orosei is very pretty.”

Breathtaking is more like it. About half a dozen remote beaches sit tucked into the limestone folds along the roughly 35 miles of gulf coast, and the customary way to reach many of them is by boat.

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Launch of Europe’s 1st Fleet Wide Inflight Mobile Phone Service

PASSENGERS CAN NOW CALL & TEXT ONBOARD 20 RYANAIR AIRCRAFT

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, today (19th Feb) launched its in-flight mobile phone service initially onboard 20 of its (mainly) Dublin based aircraft. This is the first step in fitting Ryanair’s entire fleet of over 170 aircraft to allow all passengers to make and receive mobile calls and texts on all Ryanair flights.

Passengers on Ryanair’s 20 OnAir enabled aircraft can now make and receive voice calls at (non- EU) international roaming rates (€2-€3 pm) text messages (50c+) and email (€1-€2) using their mobile phones, BlackBerrys and other smartphones. These price tariffs are set by each mobile service provider and are subject to each customer’s individual price plan.

The service will initially be available to “02” and “Vodafone” customers and to customers of over 50 other mobile phone operators across Europe. At the launch OnAir confirmed that it is working with other Irish mobile operators (“3” and “Meteor”) to ensure that their customers can also keep in touch with the office, family and friends when travelling.


Michael O’Leary said:

“Today’s launch by Ryanair and OnAir is the first step to offering in-flight mobile phone services onboard our entire fleet of over 170 aircraft over the next 18 months. This service will allow passengers to keep in touch with the office, family or friends. We expect customer demand for this service to grow rapidly and hope that customers of all Irish mobile operators will soon be able to call or text home from 30,000 feet to tell loved ones of yet another on time Ryanair flight.”

Benoit Debains, CEO of OnAir, said

“Mobile OnAir is the most advanced in-flight communications service in the world and this European fleet-wide rollout marks a real milestone in aviation. We are proud to work with Ryanair, the world’s largest international scheduled airline, and to provide their 67 million passengers with access to this new technology which will enable them to send and receive emails, text messages, download attachments and make and receive calls just as they would on the ground.’

Ryanair.com

Thursday 19 February 2009

IATA: More Accidents But Fewer Fatalities in 2008

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the
aviation safety performance for 2008. The total number of fatalities from aviation accidents
dropped from 692 in 2007 to 502 in 2008. This resulted in a 56% improvement in the fatality ratefrom 0.23 fatalities per million passengers to 0.13 per million passengers.
The global accident rate (measured in hull losses per million flights of Western-built jet aircraft)
stood at 0.81—or one accident for every 1.2 million flights. This is a slight deterioration on 2007
performance when the accident rate was 0.75—or one accident for every 1.3 million flights.
There were 109 accidents in 2008 compared to 100 in 2007. The number of fatal accidents
increased from 20 in 2007 to 23 in 2008.
IATA member airlines significantly outperformed the industry in safety. With 33 accidents, IATA members drove their accident rate downwards from 0.68 in 2007 to 0.52 in 2008. That is equal to one accident for every 1.9 million flights.
“Safety is the industry’s number one priority. Today’s statistics confirm that travelling by air is one the safest things that a person can do,” said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of
IATA.
The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) is the global industry standard for airline safety
management. As of 1 January 2009, IOSA is a condition of IATA membership. Currently, 204
member airlines are among the 282 carriers on the IOSA registry (www.iata.org/registry). A further21 IATA member airlines are undergoing quality control checks. Airlines that have not passed the quality control process by 31 March 2009 will have their memberships terminated.
“IATA is a quality association. And the mark of that quality is safety. While we will be strict in
upholding the IOSA standards, which are recognised by governments around the world, our goal is to raise the bar on safety with a transparent global standard and bring all of our members on
board,” said Bisignani.
There are significant regional differences in the accident rate.
North Asia had a perfect record of zero hull losses in 2008. North America (0.58), Europe (0.42)
and Asia / Pacific (0.58) all performed better than the global average.
Africa had an accident rate that was 2.6 times worse than the world average (2.12). However, this extends a year-on-year trend of significant improvements. In 2005, for example, the Africa rate was the worst in the world at 9.21. There was one Western-built jet hull loss with an African carrier in 2008.
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) had the worst accident rate in the world at
6.43 (7.9 times worse than the global average). The relatively small fleet of Western-built jet
aircraft operated in the region means that even a few accidents can skew the numbers
considerably. In 2005 and 2007 there were no accidents in the region. In 2006 two accidents drove the hull loss rate to 8.6. Last year there were three Western-built hull losses with CIS carriers.
Latin America and the Caribbean had a hull loss rate of 2.55 (3.1 times worse than the global
average). The region’s carriers had five hull losses during 2008. Addressing infrastructure issues
remains a top priority. Middle East and North Africa saw its accident rate worsen to 1.89 in 2008 with two accidents involving carriers from the region.


Three issues emerged in 2008:
· Runway excursions accounted for 25% of all accidents in 2008. IATA will launch a Runway Safety Toolkit in 2009, which it has developed with Flight Safety Foundation. The toolkit will also be incorporated with IATA’s broad ranging safety data tools in the IATA Global Safety Information Centre to be launched later this year.
· Ground damage accounted for 17% of all accidents in 2008. To improve safety and combat this US$4 billion annual industry cost, IATA has launched the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO). This is the first global safety standard for ground operations. A total of 80 audits are targeted for this year.
· A total of 30% of all accidents in 2008 noted deficient safety management at the airline level as a contributing factor. IATA has incorporated a requirement for Safety Management Systems (SMS) into the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and is working with carriers at an individual and regional level for effective implementation.
These initiatives are consistent with IATA’s comprehensive Six-point Safety Programme which focuses on (1) infrastructure safety, (2) safety data management and analysis, (3) operations, (4)
Safety Management Systems, (5) maintenance and (6) auditing.
“Our record on safety is impressive. But the accident in Buffalo last week and all the 502 fatalities in air accidents in 2008 are human tragedies reminding airlines, regulators and industry partners everywhere that safety is a constant challenge and we must always strive to do better. Our target is zero accidents, and zero fatalities. Nothing less is an acceptable result,” said Bisignani.