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Ryanair to cut flights and 200 jobs
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- 13 February 2009 09:48
Ryanair has announced that it is to cut its Dublin-based aircraft by 20% and make 200 people redundant including pilots, cabin crew and engineers. The airline blamed the Irish Government for its "crazy decision" to impose a €10 tourist tax from March 30th which it claimed would "decimate traffic and ...read more
Virgin Atlantic and Easyjet plan Gatwick bid
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- 17 November 2008 09:03
Virgin Atlantic and Easyjet are preparing a joint bid for Gatwick airport, according to The Times. The site is valued at up to £2.5 billion. A spokesman for Virgin Atlantic did not deny the report but added that no firm plans had been made. Speaking to The Independent he said: ...read more
Virgin media to cut 2,200 jobs
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- 12 November 2008 09:29
Virgin Media has announced that it plans to cut 2,200 jobs by 2012 as part of a major restructure. About 15% of the company's workforce is to go, according to the BBC, as part of a "group-wide overhaul". However, Virgin Media said that it would not start to cut the roles ...read more
Ryanair demands OFT fuel enquiry
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- 16 October 2008 09:29
Ryanair has announced that it is referring BP to the Office of Fair Trading over "unjustified attempts to impose monopoly increases of over 50% on the delivery cost of aviation fuel". The budget airline accused Air BP of profiteering through its monopoly on fuel at Belfast City and Glasgow Prestwick ...read more
BAA to sell Gatwick Airport
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- 17 September 2008 09:31
Airport operator BAA has today announced that it is to sell off Gatwick Airport immediately. Colin Matthews, BAA's chief executive, said: "Gatwick has long been an important and valuable part of BAA and the decision to sell was not taken lightly. We believe that the airport's customers, staff and business ...read more
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