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RYANAIR TO CHARGE FOR ONLINE CHECK-IN

Dave Bull / 2009-05-15 11:10:29

Ryanair is to remove all its check-in desks and charge you, the customer, £5 for printing off your own ticket.  The move will mean stripping out check-in desks at 146 airports across the Eu...

• WHAT'S THE TRUE COST OF FLYING?
• FIGHT OVER FLIGHTS
• GLOBESPAN GO BUST
• EDITOR'S COMMENT - 18/05/2009
• RYANAIR NOW CARRIES 20% OF EL ALTET TRAFFIC

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BA MERGER IN DOUBT AS IBERIA PLUNGES TO €147M LOSS

Dave Bull / 2009-05-15 11:09:14

Iberia's negotiating hand in its all share-merger talks with British Airways has been weakened by worse-than-expected first-quarter results and the admission that the priority is its own turnaround. ...

• IBERIA TO START CHARGING FOR LUGGAGE
• AIR TRAFFIC DOWN AT EL ALTET
• JET2 IN MURCIA FOR LONG HAUL
• EDITOR'S COMMENT - 18/05/2009
• RYANAIR TO CHARGE FOR ONLINE CHECK-IN

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AIRLINES GET SUPPORT FROM ZAPATERO

Contributor / 2009-05-15 11:07:22

Spain's prime minister on Wednesday proposed 240 million euros ($327.6 million) a year in support to airlines, the latest in a flood of initiatives to combat the country's worst recession in 60 years....

• TAX BREAKS TO REACTIVATE ECONOMY
• PRICE WAR
• RYANAIR WITHDRAW AS MURCIAN GOVERNMENT FAIL TO PROMOTE TOURISM
• JET2 IN MURCIA FOR LONG HAUL
• IBERIA TO START CHARGING FOR LUGGAGE

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BIGGEST FINE ON RECORD GOES TO ENDESA AND IBERDROLA

Contributor / 2009-05-15 11:03:18

The Ministry for Industry has imposed the largest fine ever seen in Spain on a nuclear plant for the escape of radioactive particles which were detected from the Ascó plant near Tarragona betwe...

• IBERDROLA ISSUE 129,000€ BILL 'BY MISTAKE'
• CONFUSION OVER CHANGING YOUR ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER
• ADIOS IBERDROLA
• FINED 1,125 EUROS FOR WALKING DOG ON BEACH
• ZAPATERO ATTENDS WASHINGTON NUCLEAR SUMMIT

Sport » General

ORIHUELA FUN RUN ATTRACTS 500 ATHLETES

Kevin Reardon / 2009-05-17 18:27:29

With both the male and female winners coming from the same club it was a good day for the Edeco Running Club from Fortuna which picked up the two top prizes amounting to 300 euros. Hafid Mhamidi picke...

• STEFAN POKROPPA
• COUNCIL CIRCUS AMID ENVIRONMENTAL PROTESTS
• RAJOY HEADS EUROPEAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ALICANTE
• ORIHUELA COSTA TOWN HALL CRITICISED OVER EASTER FESTIVITIES
• NO CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION

Sport » Golf

MURCIAN MATCHPLAY GOLF LEAGUE AT HACIENDA DEL ALAMO

Contributor / 2009-05-17 17:52:40

The latest round of matches was played at Hacienda del Alamo which despite recovering from recent and necessary scheduled course maintenance was still generally in a good condition. Any areas of the ...

Sport » Bowls

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SURPASS EXPECTATIONS

Kevin Reardon / 2009-05-17 17:01:20

 “It has been absolutely first class, just one or two minor hitches but the competition committee have done a magnificent job”, the words of a group of bowlers I spoke to at the end o...

Sport » Soccer » General

DELI’S DOUBLE DELIGHT

Staff Reporter / 2009-05-17 16:55:02

During the week leading up up to the match, Hercules manager Juan Carlos Mandía went on record, saying that this game is the crux of the season. A glance at the table confirmed his view, with T...