Ryanair and the Far Right
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Ryanair and the Far Right
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Anti-Nazi league to protest outside Ryanair office
16:39 Saturday June 22nd 2002
The anti-nazi league are planning to protest outside the Dublin offices of Ryanair over a plan by the airline to use a speech by a controversial Austrian politician to promote a new flight to the country. The company plan to use a speech by far right politician Jorg Haider to promote their new flight from London to Klagenfurt. He is due to speak at the launch of the route in London during this week. The anti-nazi league protests are due to take place at some stage this week.
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Anti-Nazi league to protest outside Ryanair office
16:39 Saturday June 22nd 2002
The anti-nazi league are planning to protest outside the Dublin offices of Ryanair over a plan by the airline to use a speech by a controversial Austrian politician to promote a new flight to the country. The company plan to use a speech by far right politician Jorg Haider to promote their new flight from London to Klagenfurt. He is due to speak at the launch of the route in London during this week. The anti-nazi league protests are due to take place at some stage this week.
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So? Lots of people here will remember the fuss created by Benetton's ads - pictures of genitalia, nuns kissing, the Queen turned black, AIDS patients etc. Why pay for advertising when you can get it for free?
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Mr O Leery has grasped the fact that there are many right wing voters in Austria. These far right citizens are probably anti-union and support the business model he is trying to promote in Austria. Aligning his marketing strategy towards a target segment that includes Holocaust deniers and neo-Nazis is a questionable decision. I hope it doesn't return to haunt him.
To all Ryanair pilots - I hope you enjoy the new uniform. Knee high boots are difficult to keep clean.
To all Ryanair pilots - I hope you enjoy the new uniform. Knee high boots are difficult to keep clean.
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By saying these sorts of things people couldn't be further from the truth.
When a new route is launched it is standard practice to have local politicians there for the launch to promote the route. Klagenfurt happens to be in the Carinthia region of Austria, of which Haider happens to be the local minister in charge, therefore he will be promoting the launch.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he is a Nazi leader, that Ryanair sympathises with his views or whatever, so this is just another far fetched excuse to slag off Ryanair and I'm sick of it!!
When a new route is launched it is standard practice to have local politicians there for the launch to promote the route. Klagenfurt happens to be in the Carinthia region of Austria, of which Haider happens to be the local minister in charge, therefore he will be promoting the launch.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he is a Nazi leader, that Ryanair sympathises with his views or whatever, so this is just another far fetched excuse to slag off Ryanair and I'm sick of it!!
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What's it got to do with you Lou, the RA guys seem happy enough and after all, you may not like their selection system but who is providing the jobs? If you don't like it go elsewere.
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hmmm... I'm not an FR basher and have flown them recently but...
not happy with MOL cosying up to Haider. That pr!ck is beyond the pale IMHO.
not happy with MOL cosying up to Haider. That pr!ck is beyond the pale IMHO.
