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Don’t knock Ryanair – it’s created a revolution in air travel that we should all be celebrating

It’s the airline that everyone loves to complain about, but here’s why it’s my favourite

easyJet cancelled a late-night flight – then told passengers to wait 86 years and one day for a replacement

Passengers on delayed easyJet flight are given 86 years to browse duty-free shops

Britain’s biggest budget airline cancelled a late-night flight – then told passengers to wait 86 years and one day for a replacement.

Stelios fumes after shareholders back easyJet plane deal

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has threatened easyJet's directors with legal action after losing a shareholder vote on the budget carrier's $13bn (£8.6bn) plane order.

Budget airline easyJet axes allocated seating – then reinstates it after passenger fury

Thousands of holidaymakers who had paid for allocated seats on easyJet flights were told they would instead have to join a free-for all.

Wizz Air revs its engines for a London float

Wizz Air, eastern Europe's biggest budget airline, has appointed a trio of big City names to manage a flotation which could value the carrier at around £800m.

Flybe hires ex-easyJet man Saad Hammad for turnaround

Flybe today put a new pilot in its corporate cockpit, hiring a former easyJet boss to attempt to steer the struggling airline to calmer skies.

Stelios tries to shoot down £8bn easyJet deal with Airbus for dozens of new planes

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, is hoping to use his 37 per cent stake in the group to vote down its plan to buy 135 new planes.

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A week in Puglia

Flybe’s losses soar to £40.7m

The regional airline Flybe has flown further into the red, blaming lower demand for domestic flights, high fuel bills and airport charges.

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Flybe flounders as losses soar

Struggling regional airline Flybe flew further into the red today, blaming lower demand for domestic flights, high fuel bills and airport charges. Annual pre-tax loss slumped  to £40.7 million from a £6.2 million loss a  year earlier.

Budget airline easyJet plans Airbus fleet upgrade

New 180-seater A320 planes will allow no-frills carrier to boost the number of passengers it can carry from 60 million a year to around 90 million

At the controls: Men still far outnumber women pilots

Backstage Travel: No. 4 - The pilot

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Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

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What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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