EasyJet passenger numbers climb January 7, 2011 EasyJet’a passenger traffic numbers rose 7.6 per cent from a year earlier in December, following a similar rise in numbers at rival budget airline Ryanair. EasyJet said it carried 3,657,186 last month, while its load factor – which measures the amount of seats filled on a plane – rose by 0.4 percentage points from last [...]
Italy’s green heart lures clever buyers April 7, 2011 LIKE Nice, Cannes or St Tropez, it’s hard to find a slice of Tuscany that’s escaped the money and appetites of the international set. So for those craving a home in a still-authentic slice of Italy, with budgets below those of the global elite, Umbria is the smart choice. Paul Belcher, director of Ultissimo, a [...]
Albertas Run can take another Melling Chase April 7, 2011 TONY McCoy warmed up for his Grand National success last year by taking Friday’s Grade 1 Melling Chase (3.05pm) aboard ALBERTAS RUN and I fully expect them to be in the winner’s enclosure again this afternoon. The key to Jonjo O’Neill’s high class 10-year-old is having genuine good ground and the sun on his back. [...]
Ryanair to stick with profit target July 20, 2010 Irish airline Ryanair kept its full-year profit forecast yesterday which analysts said it looked to outperform comfortably after first-quarter earnings beat expectations and fares rose. Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier said net profit for the three months to the end of June fell 24 per cent on disruption caused by a volcanic ash cloud. It maintained [...]
Ryanair boss O’Leary forced into apology July 15, 2010 EASYJET’S Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou yesterday achieved the nigh-on unthinkable as the High Court forced Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary into a grovelling apology over a mischievous advertising campaign. Stelios launched a suit against his arch-rival at the start of the year over the ads, which featured a caricature of the easyJet founder as Pinocchio and claimed [...]
Ryanair boss O’Leary forced into apology July 15, 2010 EASYJET’S Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou yesterday achieved the nigh-on unthinkable as the High Court forced Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary into a grovelling apology over a mischievous advertising campaign. Stelios launched a suit against his arch-rival at the start of the year over the ads, which featured a caricature of the easyJet founder as Pinocchio and claimed [...]
Ryanair profit plunges after ash cloud crisis July 20, 2010 RYANAIR’S first-quarter profit has plunged by 24 per cent because of the volcanic ash cloud which grounded planes across Europe earlier in the year. The airline said the Icelandic ash cloud had caused it to scrap almost 10,000 flights at a cost of €50m. As a result its pre-tax profit was €93.7m (£80m) for three [...]
Ryanair profit plunges after ash cloud crisis July 20, 2010 RYANAIR’S first-quarter profit has plunged by 24 per cent because of the volcanic ash cloud which grounded planes across Europe earlier in the year. The airline said the Icelandic ash cloud had caused it to scrap almost 10,000 flights at a cost of €50m. As a result its pre-tax profit was €93.7m (£80m) for three [...]
Captain Chris set to book his ticket to Cheltenham February 3, 2011 BINOCULAR looks impossible to oppose in the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown tomorrow as Peddlers Cross is set to miss his scheduled rematch with the reigning Champion Hurdler. However, he is certain to be sent off ridiculously short and CAPTAIN CHRIS is a far more attractive betting option half an hour later at 2.25pm. Philip Hobbs’ [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD January 30, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp will launch the first iPad only newspaper on Wednesday, The Daily. ● The oil giant Exxon Mobil reports earnings today. ● As does budget airline RyanAir, which releases its third quarter earnings results today. ● Tomorrow the iPhone chip manufacturer ARM Holdings releases its fourth quarter results, which [...]