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Nope thats Dec 6th ........St Nicholas day
As for FR it would have affected Eindhoven, but I'm not sure about Charleroi -the legend was in ancient Flanders, which did include Lille (Rijsel) so it's not just a linguistic thing.
No doubt our Low Country friends can enlighten us further.
Happy New Year
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Why doesn't Ryanair fly on Christmas day?
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I'd say at least part of it is the fact that all the airports in Ireland (and ATC!) shut down for the day. Does anywhere else in the world still do this?
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Probably some difficulties with de planning of the flights. I guess they are now adapting the schedules for a BGY-based airplane. They often take the route out of the system in order to make changes to the flight times. Booking will be back online soon. First flight will be at Tuesday (March 27). Flights at Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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According to a proverb: "Where two are fighting, a third one wins". Ryanair's version is sometimes even more sophisticated: "Where three [airports] are fighting, a fourth one wins [Ryanair]". The recent example: Girona, Reus, El Prat (winner: Ryanair).
The similar triangle-fight could take place in Southern Italy, where three airports are very close to each other: Bari, Brindisi and Taranto-Grottaglie. While the former two are already FR bases, Grottaglie wants its share of Ryanair flights too. However, a million euro assistance promised to them earlier may now be canceled, writes the Italian newspaper today. Well, politicians seem to be more and more aware of the fact that too much competition is not necessary good for the locals, as numerous previous cases have already shown.
PS. I tried today to check some flights on FR website. Gosh, is the Captcha popping out even more often now than a month ago? Or is it simply so irritating? I wonder how much will it influence the sales, I bet pretty much. This should have an impact on prices in the near future, or am I wrong?
The similar triangle-fight could take place in Southern Italy, where three airports are very close to each other: Bari, Brindisi and Taranto-Grottaglie. While the former two are already FR bases, Grottaglie wants its share of Ryanair flights too. However, a million euro assistance promised to them earlier may now be canceled, writes the Italian newspaper today. Well, politicians seem to be more and more aware of the fact that too much competition is not necessary good for the locals, as numerous previous cases have already shown.
PS. I tried today to check some flights on FR website. Gosh, is the Captcha popping out even more often now than a month ago? Or is it simply so irritating? I wonder how much will it influence the sales, I bet pretty much. This should have an impact on prices in the near future, or am I wrong?
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Ryanair issue appeal over passenger tax - RT News
For once I agree with Ryaniar. The UK tax is way to much.
For once I agree with Ryaniar. The UK tax is way to much.
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In Belgium (Flanders) and Netherlands a few preliminary (or indeed the main) presents are given out by Sinter Klaas and his assistants Zwarte Pieten (Black Petes) and it's a great excuse for a drink. It doesn't affect air travel these days. As far as I can read the legend, he used to ride a white horse in the sky, which might have led to some NOTAMs, but now he arrives by steamboat.
As for FR it would have affected Eindhoven, but I'm not sure about Charleroi -the legend was in ancient Flanders, which did include Lille (Rijsel) so it's not just a linguistic thing.
No doubt our Low Country friends can enlighten us further.
Saint Nicolas is on the 6th december and, in Belgium (both Wallonia and Flanders), the small children receive toys and candies that Saint Nicolas allegedly brings during the night, with his donkey, and deposits by the chimney. The "Père Fouettard" is just there to frighten the children that don't behave as they should.
This has no influence whatsoever on the ordinary life of adults, it's not a public holiday and everything works as usual, aviation included.
As for FR it would have affected Eindhoven, but I'm not sure about Charleroi -the legend was in ancient Flanders, which did include Lille (Rijsel) so it's not just a linguistic thing.
No doubt our Low Country friends can enlighten us further.
Saint Nicolas is on the 6th december and, in Belgium (both Wallonia and Flanders), the small children receive toys and candies that Saint Nicolas allegedly brings during the night, with his donkey, and deposits by the chimney. The "Père Fouettard" is just there to frighten the children that don't behave as they should.
This has no influence whatsoever on the ordinary life of adults, it's not a public holiday and everything works as usual, aviation included.
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Or is it simply so irritating? I wonder how much will it influence the sales, I bet pretty much.
Quite agree with you. Only traffic data we have since it was introduced is November and it shows a traffic decline of 8%. Of course it's mainly due to winter cancelations but given such capacities reductions, it's quite strange to see their LFs are actually flat... U2 at same time benefited a lot from FR reductions with a 2.6pp LF increase. I would be curious to see Ryanair forward LFs but given how ennoying it is, I wouldn't be surprise if it costs them around 2p of LF per month, we'll see it from Apr onwards probably when they have less aicraft sleeping at airports
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@Pee
Her face carries strong iraqi or pakistani features. She should have felt like a lottery winner, instead of complaining about the Captcha ;DD
P.S. Mean no insult. Look at the nose!
Her face carries strong iraqi or pakistani features. She should have felt like a lottery winner, instead of complaining about the Captcha ;DD
P.S. Mean no insult. Look at the nose!
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fr666 row 13
Not Ryanair's fault, maybe she would like to sit in row 13 
on a nice flight from DUB-BHX FR666.
(p.s. i dont want any comments back from know it alls about row 13)
on a nice flight from DUB-BHX FR666. (p.s. i dont want any comments back from know it alls about row 13)
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If people cannot understand why the reference to a terrorist organisation is offensive then fine for them, however in todays world it is quite easy to include something in the programme to ensure certain words cannot be used, would people be equally happy if a euphimism for the female genital area was used on capthca, I think not.
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PR stunt over the busy post christmas booking period? Plus I dont think anyone has been rascist, sorry if you feel that way, im sure the poster didnt mean it to come across that way.
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More people will go for a P*** within 5 minutes of the race finishing than will be part of this idiot protest.
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Well racedo, as ryanair dont have the guts to allow any trade unions into the business do you not think people have a right to campaign against unfair working practices in another way? What has ryanair got to loose from the truth coming out about their employment practices? Maybe you should read some cabin crew forums and indeed some pilot ones and read what people say about bullying and intimidation, it might explain the origin of so any of their employees being eastern europe.........the irish wont put up with working for free when aircraft are not airbourne,and paying for all their training and uniform costs, being driven to sell like mad to passengers, alienating disabled passengers, charging people for extra luggage when they've been to duty free, not being allowed proper rest periods or even to heat their own food up and when theres a delay not even water available for passengers....believe it or not that sort of practice doesnt even go on in the third world.