Move over,Ryanair – another airline is coming up with some wild ideas
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Move over,Ryanair – another airline is coming up with some wild ideas

It’s not easy for airlines to top the headline-grabbing antics of Ryanair,but one carrier managed to do it recently.

  • byBen Groundwater

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