Budget airline Ryanair today said it would ground up to 10 per cent of its fleet this winter to combat soaring airport charges. The carrier - which unveiled a 17 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to 528 million euro (£419m) in the year to March 31 - said it would be more profitable to keep 20 aircraft on the ground at Stansted and Dublin than put them in the air. Chief executive Michael O'Leary blamed the "unjustified" doubling in landing and handling charges levied by Stansted operator BAA and higher charges at Dublin Airport.
The carrier - which unveiled a 17 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to 528 million euro (£419m) in the year to March 31 - said it would be more profitable to keep 20 aircraft on the ground at Stansted and Dublin than put them in the air.
Chief executive Michael O'Leary blamed the "unjustified" doubling in landing and handling charges levied by Stansted operator BAA and higher charges at Dublin Airport.
also, they charge for a lot of things supplied for free by other companies. check-in, luggage, priority boarding. Noticeably high prices for food and drink keep to the Fen Causeway
But mostly by outsourcing of services to passengers - you carry your own bags or pay for them, you get your own food, you clean your own plane etc
You even have to look at Ryanair ads on the overhead lockers throughout the flight. You can't be me, I'm taken
