stansted airport news
August 2008
06.08.08 Ryanair in talks to 'buy up to 400 aircraft'
06.08.08 Ryanair fixes website
05.08.08 Ryanair passengers up 19 percent
05.08.08 Ryanair, easyJet and BA ratings cut
05.08.08 Irish rival says O'Leary told him 'F*** **f'
04.08.08 BAA sue Ryanair over Stansted fees
04.08.08 Irish probe in to Ryanair vouchers
02.08.08 Ryanair say air traffic control staff shortages causing delays
02.08.08 O’Leary gets 23% pay rise as Ryanair profits drop 10%
01.08.08 Council rejects runway inquiry start date
01.08.08 Ryanair transfer Stansted flights from Forli to Bolonga
July 2008
31.07.08 O’Leary says Ryanair doesn’t need mergers
31.07.08 Ryanair fined over Italian ad
30.07.08 Air Asia X to launch Malaysia flights
30.07.08 Brokers slash Ryanair forecasts
29.07.08 Council backs anti-expansion campaign
29.07.08 Ryanair shuts UK marketing base
28.07.08 Ryanair profits down 85%; warns of full year loss
28.07.08 Ryanair to launch hand baggage only flights
27.07.08 Credit card fees make Ryanair up to 1900% profit
26.07.08 Row over Ryanair ad
25.07.08 Ryanair slam tenfold Polish flight cost increase
24.07.08 easyJet announce flight cuts; expect lower profits
24.07.08 Ryanair website ‘price error’ to be fixed
24.07.08 Broker slashes Ryanair earnings forecast
23.07.08 NATS to consider flight path changes after campaign
23.07.08 Ryanair to allow inflight mobile phone calls this month
23.07.08 Ryanair wins Rome flights injunction
22.07.08 900 jobs to go after Ryanair cuts flights
22.07.08 Crooked Stansted train ticket inspectors face jail
21.07.08 Government calls in second runway application
19.07.08 Stansted expansion decision delayed
18.07.08 Ryanair announce winter cuts from Stansted
17.07.08 Pegasus increase Istanbul flights
16.07.08 Ryanair announce winter flight cuts
11.07.08 Motorway roadworks overrun
10.07.08 EU bans misleading flight ads
09.07.08 Ryanair sues screen scraper
09.07.08 Ryanair considering new German bases
09.07.08 Ryanair exercise Boeing 737 options
08.07.08 Vueling and Clickair agree to merge
07.07.08 DfT denies Stansted planning decisions already made
07.07.08 Stansted communications manager joins Big Spark
06.07.08 Stansted to be ‘given permission to increase passengers numbers to 40m’
06.07.08 Huge increase in Ryanair card fee
04.07.08 Passengers up, load factor down at Ryanair
03.07.08 Ryanair increase Aer Lingus stake
02.07.08 Stansted accused of lack of rail funding to profit from car parking
02.07.08 Stansted £50m extension opens
June 2008
30.06.08 Ryanair launch charity search
29.06.08 Ryanair and Aer Lingus 'face €1.5bn losses'
28.06.08 BAA boss outlines Stansted plans
27.06.08 Ryanair director to become finance chief at Aer Lingus
27.06.08 Ryanair ‘using Euro exchange rate to charge you’
27.06.08 Ryanair tops complaints league
26.06.08 Stansted launch improved disabled facilities
25.06.08 Air Berlin launch fresh legal challenge to German airport’s Ryanair fees
25.06.08 Ryanair plan Portuguese repair unit
24.06.08 Stansted coach crash driver jailed
24.06.08 Stansted Airport ‘still vital for business despite US flights loss’
23.06.08 Secret Stansted runway data ‘must be made public’
23.06.08 Analysts predict ‘slow death’ for Air Berlin
21.06.08 Ryanair hit by website problem
21.06.08 South African airline plans Stansted – Cape Town flights
20.06.08 Engineering works to hit Stansted Express
20.06.08 Stansted worker cleared of thefts
19.06.08 Ryanair accused of holding Spanish airport to ransom
19.06.08 Ryanair tops Irish passenger complaints league
18.06.08 O’Leary predicts oil price spike / rivals going bust
18.06.08 EC probes Frankfurt Hahn aid / Ryanair
18.06.08 Ryanair launch (paid) flight tracking service
12.06.08 Irish stockbroker predicts difficult winter for airlines
12.06.08 Ryanair launch villa website
11.06.08 Passengers fall; SSE call for expansion plans to be scrapped
10.06.08 Man in court charged with 33 airport thefts
09.06.08 Ryanair is talking to Boeing / Airbus about new planes
09.06.08 Gladiators join fundraising event at Stansted Hilton hotel
08.06.08 Campaigers welcome loss of American flights
07.06.08 Rare bird spotted at airport
06.06.08 Kids travel free on the Stansted Express
06.06.08 Award for Stansted B&B
06.06.08 Ryanair announce 12 new UK routes
05.06.08 Stansted celebrates 25th anniversary of space shuttle visit
05.06.08 Ryanair and Britvic five-year drinks deal
04.06.08 Times and rivals criticise Ryanair for failing to hedge fuel
04.06.08 Ryanair in-flight mobile phones from July
04.06.08 O’Leary: Funeral flights most profitable
03.06.08 Ryanair profits up 20%; quarterly loss; to ground 20 planes and break even in 2009
03.06.08 Ryanair passengers up 22%; to sue French union
01.06.08 Ryanair to ground 10% of planes and slash profit forecast
01.06.08 Big Spark to publish more airport magazines
May 2008
31.05.08 Competition Commission pricing issues statement
31.05.08 Stansted runway consultation extended
31.05.08 Stansted wins award
30.05.08 Train fare increased by 43%
28.05.08 American scrap New York flights
28.05.08 Ryanair to launch Stansted - Zweibrucken flights
26.05.08 OAG figures suggest aviation slowdown
26.05.08 Ryanair defend decision not to sell via third parties
26.05.08 Reiss open Stansted store
25.05.08 Ryanair to ground 20 planes or more this winter
25.05.08 Stansted – Shetland flights launched
24.05.08 Ryanair unhappy with Russian airline’s codeshare claim
24.05.08 Extra police for Stansted Airport
22.05.08 Ryanair CEO says ‘oil really hurting’
22.05.08 easyJet 10 years at Stansted
21.05.08 Passengers walk from motorway to Stansted after crash
20.05.08 Ryanair axe free priority boarding for web check in passenger
19.05.08 Stansted trust invites grant applications
18.05.08 Suffolk County Council oppose flightpath changes
17.05.08 Campaigners to hold Stansted runway meeting
16.05.08 Stansted hijacker working for BA at Heathrow
16.05.08 Ryanair launch holiday home website
15.05.08 Funny lastminute.com viral ad filmed at Stansted
15.05.08 Terror alert hoaxer jailed
14.05.08 Campaigners want enquiry reopened
13.05.08 Ryanair calls for Italian air traffic control compensation
13.05.08 Two new capitals for Stansted
12.05.08 Ryanair to halve fares; expect more airline failures
10.05.08 AAIB report on cargo plane emergency
09.05.08 Fund manager buys Ryanair shares
08.05.08 EU says 1 in 3 flight websites mislead consumers
08.05.08 Legal threat to Stansted flightpath plan
07.05.08 Baggage ‘most profitable part of Ryanair business’
07.05.08 New Stansted recruits take Jet2 cabin crew past 500
07.05.08 Man fined for Stansted theft
06.05.08 Ryanair passengers up 15 percent; load factor down 4 percent
06.05.08 Broker downgrades easyJet and Ryanair
05.05.08 Emergency landing for Ryanair flight
05.05.08 Airline prepares for Stansted – Lithuania flights
04.05.08 Newmarket Council raise flightpath concerns
04.05.08 Work begins on Ryanair hangar at Stansted
03.05.08 Stansted drug smuggler jailed for 7 years
03.05.08 Ryanair seek to boost ancillary revenue with new appointment
02.05.08 Trains and coaches suffer as fewer fly from Stansted Airport
02.05.08 Stansted consultation group reject flight path changes
02.05.08 Ryanair calls for ‘inadequate’ CAA to be replaced
April 2008
29.04.08 CAA calls Stansted ‘inefficient’
29.04.08 Ryanair increase check in and baggage fees again
29.04.08 Virgin flight offer for Eos passengers
28.04.08 Eos leaves passengers stranded and out of pocket
28.04.08 Ryanair launch annoying theme tune
28.04.08 Silverjet launches seat offer to Eos passengers
27.04.08 Eos goes bust; stops flying
26.04.08 Stansted airlines welcome Competition Commission report
25.04.08 Newspaper says aircraft options and cash pile make Ryanair bid target
25.04.08 German minister wants charity donation for Ryanair ad
24.04.08 Major roadworks near Stansted from Monday
24.04.08 Ryanair add two summer routes
23.04.08 Ryanair buy back 5.35m shares
22.04.08 Passengers not impressed with in flight mobile phone calls
21.04.08 Ryanair appoint new UK sales and marketing manager
21.04.08 Buyers circle Gatwick and Stansted
20.04.08 Ryanair adds airport transfers to website offering
19.04.08 Eos agrees terms to raise $50m
19.04.08 Major disruption for Stansted Express rail link tomorrow
18.04.08 Ryanair / Aer Lingus spat over €5 US flights
18.04.08 Horse fears over new Stansted flight stacks
17.04.08 Ryanair boss ‘inspirational’
17.04.08 Maxjet bought by sports flight company
16.04.08 Ryanair join BAA fees spat
16.04.08 Council leader wants Nats meeting Nats over flightpath plans
15.04.08 Stansted coach crash driver admits drink driving; facing jail
15.04.08 Heathrow profits up 10%; Stansted up 68%
14.04.08 Stansted Europe's biggest budget airport
13.04.08 NCE announce airport conference speakers
12.04.08 Ryanair to ground 20 aircraft this winter
12.04.08 Stansted police to receive £1m boost
11.04.08 300 attend flightpath protrst meeting
10.04.08 New Ipswich coach link ready to launch
09.04.08 SSE target local councils in runway campaign
08.04.08 Ryanair save €50 airport costs; extend pay freeze to ‘more than half’ staff
08.04.08 Ryanair CEO says departure date ‘a moveable feast’
05.04.08 Anti-expansion rally held
04.04.08 Trading Standards report budget airlines to OFT over ‘optional’ charges
04.04.08 Ryanair and ASA report each other to OFT
03.04.08 Ryanair passengers up 19 percent; load factor up 1 percent
02.04.08 MP warns of noise from Stansted expansion
02.04.08 Ryanair announce Barcelona expansion
01.04.08 Ryanair extends lowest fare guarantee
01.04.08 Pegasus celebrates Stansted flights anniversary
March 2008
31.03.08 Aegeran announce Athens route
31.03.08 Air Asia X delay UK - Malaysia flights launch
30.03.08 Ryanair could face action after another misleading ad
28.03.08 Ryanair: airports 'expected to share pain' of cost cutting programme
28.03.08 Stansted Airport seeks rail upgrade
28.03.08 Ryanair cut 40 telephone jobs
27.03.08 AirAsia X plans Malaysia / Australia flights
26.03.08 Big cost cuts planned as Ryanar sees profits halving
25.03.08 Runway application ‘ignores environment’
25.03.08 Eos announce start date; discount on new Stansted – Newark flights
23.03.08 Campaigners to hold major rally on April 2
22.03.08 Analyst cuts Ryanair profit forecast - again
21.03.08 Ryanair jet skids off French runway
20.03.08 Neighbourhood police office opened
19.03.08 Ryanair to launch domestic flights in France and Germany
19.03.08 Former Savoy head chef sets up near Stansted
18.03.08 Millions of cigarettes seized
18.03.08 New ‘Eos Class’ magazine and website
17.03.08 Stranded Ryanair passengers forced to sleep on school gym floor
16.03.08 Councils form CO2 campaign group to fight Stansted expansion
15.03.08 1m free seats from Ryanair even though horse lost
14.03.08 Topping Out for £40m terminal extension
13.03.08 Another EU investigation for Ryanair
13.03.08 Ryanair predicts fuel surcharge increases at rivals
13.03.08 Ryanair 1m free seats if house wins
12.03.08 Mixed reaction to Stansted runway plans
12.03.08 Government denies collusion over Stansted runway
12.03.08 Ryanair in EU court today over Charleroi
11.03.08 Runway application unveiled
08.03.08 Eos upgrade loyalty program
07.03.08 Former minister backs Stansted expansion
07.03.08 Ryanair shares in ‘fab 15’ list
06.03.08 Runway planning application this week
06.03.08 New Stansted road layout
06.03.08 ‘Near miss’ for Ryanair Stansted flight
05.03.08 Ryanair passengers up 20% but load factor down 2%
05.03.08 Six years for Stansted drug smuggler
04.03.08 Road and rail upgrades to be fast tracked
03.03.08 Awards for Stansted hotel chefs
02.03.08 Row over air quality figures
01.03.08 American delay second daily JFK flight
February 2008
28.02.08 Passenger thrown off Ryanair flight 'for talking'
28.02.08 easyJet complain to OFT about Ryanair website
27.02.08 Row as ABTA says Ryanair still breaching OFT rules
27.02.08 Analyst says Ryanair fares will increase if hold baggage falls
27.02.08 Iceland Express celebrates 5 years at Stansted
26.02.08 New Ryanair booking system ‘struggling to cope’
26.02.08 Conmen target airport currency bureau
25.02.08 Ryanair website re-opens a day early
24.02.08 Roadworks on M11 near Stansted
24.02.08 ABTA to meet OFT on airlines inclusive pricing
23.02.08 Massive seat sale for Ryanair - once booking system reopens
22.02.08 Ryanair booking system will be closed this weekend
22.02.08 Engineering work to hit Stansted trains on Sunday
21.02.08 Ryanair says AUC stands for 'Aimless, Useless, Clueless’
21.02.08 New airport flight paths proposed
20.02.08 Ryanair wins Norwegian refund admin fee challenge
19.02.08 Airport amends air quality figures
18.02.08 Report after plane part from Stansted flight hits home
17.02.08 Ryanair looking for UK financial products partners
16.02.08 Terry Waite to speak at anti-airport expansion concert
16.02.08 Ryanair to promote Energy supplier
15.02.08 Passengers down 9.3 percent in January
15.02.08 Ryanair launches online car insurance
15.02.08 Avis extends child seat fitting service to Gatwick and Stansted
14.02.08 Coach crash driver in court
13.02.08 Ryanair and airport take Dutch Government to court over ecotax
13.02.08 Woman jailed over Stansted cocaine find
13.02.08 Budget airlines ‘least child friendly’
12.02.08 Ryanair has planned for European recession
12.02.08 Eos to launch Stansted – Dubai and Newark flights
11.02.08 Ads cutback after Ryanair profits fall
11.02.08 Stansted launch information pack for homebuyers
10.02.08 Airport visitor centre plans approved
10.02.08 Judge clears Maxjet auction
09.02.08 O'Leary recession 'pub talk' criticised
09.02.08 Ryanair's rivals plan to cash in on website blackout
08.02.08 Campaigners say BAA ‘wavering’ on second runway plans
08.02.08 Aegean to launch Stansted – Athens flights
08.02.08 Ryanair to test mobile phones from April
07.02.08 Ryanair website to shut for 3 days
07.02.08 Italians unhappy after Ryanair uses Italy's rubbish for advert
06.02.08 French President and new wife win Ryanair ad damages
06.02.08 Steel band win £4000 damages from Ryanair
05.02.08 Ryanair's O’Leary wants a recession
05.02.08 Ryanair January passengers up 17%; load factor down 2%
05.02.08 Ryanair will hedge fuel if it falls below $80 a barrel
05.02.08 Jail for illegal immigrant who worked air-side at Stansted
04.02.08 Ryanair profits down 27%; could fall by 50% next year
04.02.08 French airlines group accuse Ryanair of unfair competition
04.02.08 Powercell provide stand-by power at Stansted
03.02.08 Kaiser Chiefs back anti-expansion campaigners
02.02.08 BA's business only flights to hit Eos harder than Silverjet
01.02.08 Eos claims to be most punctual on London - New York route
January 2008
31.01.08 Ryanair says approval of easyJet – GB Airways takeover shows bias
31.01.08 French President sues Ryanair over ad
30.01.08 Ryanair refuses to scrap banned ad; slams 'dimwit' watchdog
30.01.08 Hotel company attacks budget airlines
29.01.08 Spanish budget airlines Vueling and Clickair in merger talks
29.01.08 French government may sue over Ryanair ad featuring Sarkozy and Bruni
29.01.08 Drink driving charge over Stansted bound coach crash
28.01.08 Eos plans 'lifestyle branding' initiative
27.01.08 Ruinair – book reveals a traveller's experiences on Europe’s biggest budget airline
27.01.08 Maxjet plans online assets auction
26.01.08 Ryanair shares drop on profit warning and load factor speculation
26.01.08 Stansted charges could double
25.01.08 CAA release fees and price cap consultation
24.01.08 Ryanair increase baggage charges and check-in fees
22.01.08 New Ipswich bus service announced
20.01.08 Ryanair charity calendar raises €70,000
18.01.08 Airline plans low cost Cape Town flights
18.01.08 Stansted hosts 'tiredness kills' push
17.01.08 EU launches investigation into potential state aid at Aarhus airport
17.01.08 Ryanair announce deal to continue Stansted - Turin route
17.01.08 Eos sees strong sales in January
16.01.08 Budget airlines welcome decision to retain price cap
16.01.08 New rules for EU airport charges
15.01.08 DfT says Manchester Airport can set own fees but Stansted will remain regulated
15.01.08 Ryanair says unions cost pilots €80,000
14.01.08 Teenager pilots flights from Stansted
13.01.08 Belgian regional government wants to sell off part of Ryanair hub
12.01.08 Another analyst cuts Ryanair profit forecast
11.01.08 Eos offers helicopter transfers on New York flights
10.01.08 Planning inquiry report to go to Ministers
10.01.08 Citigroup cuts Ryanair profit forecast
09.01.08 BAA 'absolutely committed' to second runway
09.01.08 Ryanair still interested in Milan Malpensa
08.01.08 Ryanair calls for break-up of 'the BAA monopoly'
08.01.08 Ryanair launches 'buy one get one free' seat sale
07.01.08 Ryanair to use technology to boost onboard sales
06.01.08 Analyst says Ryanair can double profits by 2012
05.01.08 Airlines group criticises CAA
04.01.08 Ryanair passengers up 18%; load factor down 2%
04.01.08 Which? criticise Ryanair check-in charge
03.01.08 Does Maxjet's failure signal the start of an aviation downturn?
01.01.08 Ryanair boss reveals advertising strategy and tactics
01.01.08 New number plate recognition system for Stansted Airport car parks
December 2007
31.12.07 Ryanair staff and passengers raise €65,000 for ORBIS
30.12.07 Speculation and criticism on the collapse of Maxjet
30.12.07 Isango to run Ryanair trips and tours web pages
29.12.07 Ryanair in talks on Israel flights
27.12.07 Maxjet announce measures for pre-booked passengers as rivals chip in
26.12.07 Eos reports record passenger figures
25.12.07 Maxjet stops flying, files for bankruptcy
24.12.07 Maxjet in rescue talks
24.12.07 Milan Airport rejects Ryanair
23.12.07 Ryanair to wait for EC ruling before making a new Aer Lingus bid
22.12.07 Ryanair complaint stops Turkish Airline 'fastest growing airline' ad
22.12.07 Ryanair to carry two million Christmas passengers
22.12.07 Severe fog causes flights chaos
21.12.07 Suspended jail sentence for airport peeping tom policeman
16.12.07 New 24-hour bus link announced
14.12.07 Ryanair plans to raise baggage charge
14.12.07 Stansted Airport rejects campaigners slowdown claims
14.12.07 Silverjet benefiting from MAXjet difficulties
13.12.07 Passengers down 6.3% in November
13.12.07 Spanish consumers group unhappy at Ryanair charity pin-up calendar
12.12.07 O'Leary says Ryanair will buy more planes should air travel slump
12.12.07 Stansted - Brussels route axed by Ryanair
12.12.07 Ryanair say EC quick to act against it, slow on other airlines
10.12.07 Stansted Express to be hit by festive closure at Liverpool Street
09.12.07 Two UK air taxi firms raise £30m funding
09.12.07 Eos offer extra reward points for flights booked in December
08.12.07 New Norwegian flights bring Northern Lights closer to Stansted
08.12.07 Ryanair says complaints less than 8 per million passengers
08.12.07 TAP increase Stansted cargo flights on record demand
07.12.07 MAXjet shares suspended pending 'financial clarification'
07.12.07 O'Leary says Ryanair will make €30m write down on Aer Lingus investment, not €90m
07.12.07 Ryanair asks EU to block Air France-KLM - Alitalia bid
07.12.07 Two day seat sale for Ryanair
06.12.07 Irish Airlines receive the most complaints in EU
06.12.07 Ryanair website most popular travel site in October
06.12.07 Ryanair calendar 'outstrips the competition'
05.12.07 Ryanair passengers up 23%; load factor down 1%
05.12.07 Ryanair scraps plans to use Eindhoven as hub over environmental tax
04.12.07 Olympic 'facing difficult future' after Ryanair legal challenge
04.12.07 Ryanair to take €90 million writedown on Aer Lingus stake
03.12.07 Innovation forum held
02.12.07 Stansted offers festive luggage advice
02.12.07 Ryanair delivers record passengers to Ireland
01.12.07 Ryanair bottom in online shopping survey
01.12.07 Ryanair claims it is 'top for service and punctuality'
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