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Air Slovakia’s bankruptcy

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Air Slovakia, the east European carrier stopped its flights yesterday. An investigation revealed its financial difficulties this week, and the Aviation Bureau has temporarily suspended Air Slovakia’s licence. Stanislav Jurkovic, a Transport Ministry spokesman announced it on Tuesday.

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Ryanair having a tough time

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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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Small European airports fed up with Ryanair?

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This week, Idedicated a post to the story of an airport willing to slam the door in Ryanair’s face: Angoulême Airport. The airport decided to reject Ryanair’s attempt to raise its fees.

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Ryanair announces new logo

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The guys over at IHateRyanair.co.uk have suggested a new logo for Ryanair, the low-cost airline, that will better reflect the way they do business. The airline paid a top Dublin based branding consultancy 5 pounds for this artwork.

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Low-cost longhaul plans for Ryanair delayed for years

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As reported by Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, the company has suffered a backlog in its orders for long-haul aircrafts and consequently the plan for a low-cost longhaul airline is delayed for the next few years. Mr O’Leary had announced this plan nearly 3 years ago and since then customers expectation has grown exponentially.

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British Airways reports profit in the third quarter

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British Airways reported a shocking third quarter operating profit of GBP£25 million pounds (USD$39 million) during the last three months of 2009.

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Ryanair receives low ethical rank

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Geneva-based Covalence has released a ranking of 581 companies based on ethical issues like corporate social responsibility, environmental performance and information provided to consumers and Ryanair is in the bottom 10 of this ranking.

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