Racedo
Sir you do your self no credit for trying to defend the indefensible (Ryanair) i do not know the circumstances surrounding the Virgin event, suffice to say i suspect it is an event, rather than Ryanairs modus operandi. Ryanair are a very successful airline who have no need to behave in this manner and it sadly reflect on the Irish as a nation and the Low cost airlines in general.
You are jugging by your posts clearly a well informed intelligent individual, but you must realize that by continuing to treat passengers in this manner you (Ryanair,one and the same it seems) are inviting the authorities to legislate against Ryanair.
The Irish civil aviation authorities have proved many times that they are inept to deal with Ryanair which can and does out gun them at every turn.
Ryanair flout employment rules in nearly every country they have a base (not many French ones!!) they evade/avoid paying NI in the UK despite the fact that their contract pilots work for them alone, the tax people grind slowly but they do grind.
Re Virgin, they should be held to account over any short comings as should any airline, all customer, not just Ryanair's should complain to trading standards on each and every flight that does not do what it says on the ticket!!