Ryanair has announced to launch its first online community of loyal customers to step into the world of social world. As said by spokesman Stephen McNamara, the company has not gone into social media earlier because of the volume of customers it was dealing with which in turn would result into a fruitless social media experience.
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British Airways under heavy strike
British Airways started a 3 day strike to protest against the planned changes to pay and other conditionals that made thousands of passengers suffer. BA and the Unite Union had a fierce disagreement regarding this strike’s effect, but 12,000 cabin crew of the airlines finally staged the final day of industrial action. The BA staff has made it clear that unless a reasonable solution is found to justify the employees’ pay they will go for strike again on March 27.
American Airlines has joined the fight against Tarmac rule
New York- American Airlines have joined the group of carriers who are protesting government’s new strategy according to which passengers cannot be held on the tarmac for an unlimited time. It has also filed a complaint to the Department of Transportation which states that it will cost the company millions in fine due to the delays caused by the closure of JFK main runway. Along with American Airlines, JetBlue and Delta have also filed for exemptions.
Turkish Airlines to introduce Next-Generation Boeing Airplanes
Turkish Airlines have recently placed an order for 20 Next-Generation 737 airplanes with 10 737-800s and 10 737-900ER airplanes. The order placed at Boeing is evaluated as $1.6 billion. Currently Turkish Airlines have 66 Boeing airplanes which include 58 next-generation 737s.
Costa Verde offering a Boeing Home
Hotel Costa Verde has come out with its new lodging – 727 Fuselage Home. This suite is built on a refurbished 1965 Boeing 727 airframe. When on air, it used to fly on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines. It is considered as the most exclusive hotel in the whole region of Costa Rica.
Ryanair having a tough time
As reported by the Holiday watchdogs, Ryanair, the Stansted-based airline is charging its passengers with hidden fees. Ryanair is now officially declared to have the worst airline budget.
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Boeing’s 747-8 passed test flight, still problems ahead
Boeing ran the test flight for its largest new plane 747-8 on the last Monday. Due to some unfavorable weather condition the flight was delayed a little bit and but everything went well as reported.