Low Cost Airlines Ordered To Remove Misleading Adverts

Low cost airlines and fierce competitors Ryanair and EasyJet have both had adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Agency, for being misleading. Ryanair was criticised for advertising ‘cheap flights to the sun’ that ended up being to rather cold destinations for the time of year. The advert

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Jedward Advert Causes Double Trouble

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has partially upheld two complaints from travel agents over a television advert featuring X-Factor rejects Jedward and comedian Omid Djalili. Twins John and Edward appeared on the talent show in 2009 and despite not winning it have remained in the public eye, r

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Three Lucky Ryanair Passengers Win Top Scratchcard Prize On Same Flight

Ryanair has launched an enquiry after three separate passengers on the same flight all won the top scratchcard prize. The low cost airline blamed a printing error after each of the three passengers won a car worth £11,500 on the in-flight scratchcard game. The passengers bought the £2 cards on the

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Disneyland Paris Closes Ride Following Serous Injury

Disneyland Paris has had to close one of its main attractions following an accident which injured five people. A train on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad carrying 25 people hit a piece of the ride’s ‘scenery’ that had fallen onto the track. The debris was made of fibreglass and wood and seri

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British Beaches Are A Load Of Rubbish

The amount of litter found on British beaches last year has soared with a huge increase in the amount of toilet waste turning up. Rubbish levels on our golden sands were at a record high in 2008, but fell in 2009 before rocketing again last year by 6%. The weekend survey took place on September [&he

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Royal Wedding Street Party At 35,000 Feet

To celebrate the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, Virgin Atlantic have organised street parties for passengers and crew onboard flights to the US and Caribbean on the same day. Flights departing for the sunshine state on the 29th will have their economy and premium economy de

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Madrid Residents Get Their Very Own Beach

Residents of a sizzling Spanish city, who have to suffer searing summer heat and are located miles from the nearest coastline, are being treated to a brand new beach of their own. The beach will be part of the Madrid Rio project; a green belt that covers 300 acres and runs for 5 miles along [&hellip

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Cabin Crew Takes Martial Arts To New Heights

An airline in Hong Kong is making its cabin crew take lessons in Kung Fu so they can deal with drunk and unruly passengers. Hong Kong Airlines have opened up the lessons to all staff, however for cabin crew it is compulsory that they train in Wing Chun, a form of Kung Fu used in […]

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Branson Losing Wager Is A Drag

After losing a bet with a rival airline boss, Sir Richard Branson will find himself working as an air stewardess on an AirAsia flight. The wager was made prior to the start of the 2010 Formula One season, with both Branson and AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes owning teams. Fernandes owns the Lotus team a

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Las Vegas Stamps On New Yorks Liberty

The US Postal service recently issued a stamp which they believe depicted the iconic Statue of Liberty on New York’s Ellis Island. Three billion of the first class stamps were printed and sent into circulation at the end of 2010. However eagle eyed workers at philatelist magazine Linn’s Stamp Ne

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