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Michael O’Leary, of Ryanair

Joe Brennan, in The Irish Times, reports:

Ryanair has lost as much as €2.1 billion of its market value since the middle of last week, as the carrier’s move to scrap thousands thousands of flights over the next six weeks added to the impact of news on Thursday of a potentially costly European court ruling.

Shares in the low-cost airline fell as much as 4.8 per cent on Monday to €16.25, their lowest level since May, bringing its losses since markets closed on Wednesday to 9.9 per cent.

Its market value has fallen from €21.4 billion to €19.3 billion.

Ryanair moved on Friday to say it will operate a programme of flight cancellations over the next six weeks because of pilot shortage difficulties.

…The Commission for Aviation Regulation is meeting Monday to discuss Ryanair’s decision.

Cancellation fiasco and EU court woes wipe €2bn off Ryanair value (Joe Brennan, The Irish Times)

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We want what he’s smoking.

Inside a Ryanair plane

Colin Gleeson, in The Irish Times, reports:

Ryanair has axed its second free bag policy and reduced checked bag fees in a move the airline says will cost it €50 million a year.

As part of its “always getting better” programme, Ryanair had allowed passengers to carry one normal cabin bag as well as one additional small bag such as a handbag, laptop case or shopping bag on board for free.

However, the airline has been threatening to axe the scheme after abuse by passengers led to delays.

In a statement on Wednesday, the airline said “too many” customers were availing of the scheme, and that there was not enough overhead cabin space for the volume of carry-on bags, which was in turn “causing boarding/flight delays”.

Only one small bag to be permitted on Ryanair flights (Colin Gleeson, The Irish Times)

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Another stealth Ryanair charge?

YOU decide.

Daniel writes:

Yesterday I checked my wife and I in for our flight from London Gatwick to Dublin. We didn’t pay for seats and chose random seats when free check-in opened.. Ryanair put my wife in a centre seat in row 12 and me in a centre seat in row 27.

After check-in there was an option to change our seats for a fee, £4 for my wife to sit down the back next to me or £7 for me to sit in row 12 with her.

The annoying thing is that looking at the seat map it seems the flight is only about 10% checked in.

I checked with Ryanair on Twitter and they said if you choose random seats your seats are assigned randomly but it looks like I’m not the only one who has had this happen to them lately: see here, here and here.

We travel at least twice a month between Ireland and the UK and Ryanair have always assigned us seats together, even on full flights.

Shouldn’t they be upfront about this charge when you are booking and acknowledge that this is a policy change?

Anyone?

 

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This morning.

Ryanair, Dublin Airport.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe (above centre) inspects the new ENORMO seating and the RADICAL uniforms introduced to celebrate the airline’s 30th birthday with (top pic from left) Sara Fernandes, Erin Backley, Fabio Tanzi and Jose Callao.

Thirty years of hurt.

*books cheap flight*

(Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews)