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Subject: Re: OFT to deal with Ryanair Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:23:33 +0200

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:10:15 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Martin wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:57:06 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Mike..... wrote:
>> >
>> >> The advertising Standards people (ASA) have given up on voluntary
>> >> regulation and handed matters to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for
>> >> enforcement. I understand the OFT forced Ryanairs website to be pulled over
>> >> breaches re taxes not being shown with prices. Was this the "new" website
>> >> mentioned here a few weeks ago? I assume they have gone back to their old
>> >> one? It seems the ASA gave up on Ryan when they refused to say how many £10
>> >> weekend flights actually existed, we assume none?
>> >
>> >It's easy to find out. Go to skyscanner. I can find Ryanair (and other)
>> >£10 single flights (were they claiming return?)- not many, but they're
>> >there...
>>
>> I think Ryanair claimed millions.

Interesting that the BBC website version is different to what was on Radio 4 at
08:00 BST.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7337165.stm
>
>Oh, well they may have been lying then.

I always assume they are lying.

> Has the EU 'compensation' system
>had any effect on Ryanair?

I hope the enormous fine that they will eventually get will have an effect on
them.
--

Martin