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Old 21st May 2013, 16:33
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From The Times article:
Ryanair believes that it has spotted a business opportunity in flying Israeli children on educational visits to former Nazi concentration camps.
The Irish airline revealed yesterday that its seemingly unstoppable international expansion was likely to continue, with a launch of new routes in 2014 linking Central European cities to Israel.

Howard Millar, its deputy chief executive, suggested that flights between Poland and Tel Aviv could prove particularly profitable. “It seems that every Israeli child has to go to Poland to go and see Auschwitz. We can help them with that", he said.
Great idea! But wait a minute! There could be many school children in the UK, France and elsewhere who might wish to do the same. Did Ryanair ever try to facilitate the group travel of any kind? In my opinion there are many hurdles for any group travel organizer attempting to take advantage of Ryanair's low prices, too many, regardless of the destination. Considering some apparently missed opportunities, it's one of them. Better try to improve this issue here in Europe first, before making proposals to Israel.
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