caviat: I dont know the particulars...that being said...
I would hope, really hope, that this is more of a misguided protest of the fees that an airline is faced with...
again, i dont know the particulars, but perhaps the profit was the issue, while the airlines are struggling, is the point...
example: just flew from SEA-SFO-SYD-MEL, with a ticket price of $1825 of which $770 was airport fees/taxes. So about 43% of my ticket was for fees..the airline is left with 58%, or about $1060 to pay for the aircraft, fuel, crew, and liability...
there are very few items that I pay for that have a 43 percent tax included in the sale price...
I actually felt bad for the airline...
now, case in point. NATS gives exceptional service...that is not the issue...message delivery by ryanair is an issue, but
I can see the point from the fox as well as the hound....