Image by Malz77 via Flickr Dortmund is a large, robust city in Germany’s Ruhrgebiet built on the solid foundations of coal, steel and er, beer. Ok, so the coal mines and steel mills are increasingly winding down or grinding to a halt, but the local breweries are still merrily churning out the local tipple – mostly
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Drinking in the Delights of Dortmund
Image via Wikipedia Job cuts, closures, doom and gloom: bring it on – Michael O’Leary loves it. Recently in Brussels, he was asked by the Wall Street Journal how the recession was affecting Ryanair and the no frills boss had this to say: “We love recessions. We’ve lowered fares, lowered costs and grown the business by another 15% and pushed
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I Heart the Recession: Michael O’ Leary
Image via Wikipedia Don’t know if you’ve heard but London’s Gatwick Airport has a big FOR SALE sign on it. BAA originally announced that it would sell Gatwick in September 2008, just before the end of the Competition Commission’s market investigation ended, but today it’s all official. Airport authorities say that it will lead to increased competition between
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Mixed Day for London Airports