Heads-up: anti-BBC Ryanair sale starts midnight tonight (Monday)

mystic_trev

bagand96 wrote: »

Not really sure what Ryanair are making such a fuss about. It wasn't particularly bias, didn't really bend the truth, and was essentially just a half hour analysis of the Ryanair business model!

Yes - agreed, I was wrong!

jack1981_2

any body know where to find out what routes/dates the free seats will be on?

hollydays

I watched it,it was potentially very confusing due to being unfairly weighted ie
a) Ryanair charge you loads of extra and rip you off.(99% of the programme)
b) Someone tells that they only pay 1p for their flights!!(1% off the programme)

Those two facts are totally contradictory,with not enough emphasis on b),I found the programme unfair to Ryanair,but o'leary was very good.
As O'leary said after ,"infamy,Infamy..the BBC have got it infamy"

hollydays

jack1981 wrote: »

any body know where to find out what routes/dates the free seats will be on?

Look at the flashing banner top left of site-click on more routes for full list.Only select the 1p ones,no others.

Pollycat

I actually thought the whole program was a bit of a damp squib.

Investigative journalism? Hardly.

Michael O'Leary made the reporter (Vivian somebody??) look pretty silly (IMHO).

I do think that if the BBC had agreed to an unedited interview, nobody other than Mr O'Leary would have got a word in.

inflationbusting

Bit of a non-starter, really. If the BBC had questions to make O'Leary squirm they would have done the live interview.

I think judging by the correspondence the BBC had the ideas but much of it was explained away. The programme must have been commissioned months ago, but some of the questions asked on the 5th October are just bizarre; anyone doing a bit of research could have found this out. The next couple of emails are just desperation, considering that the program was due out in the next few days.

The Vivian guy missed a huge chance when questioned on why he flew BMI; he should have said he needed to take a bag in the hold for essential recording equipment, and that he commuted to the airport from the BBC HQ. Then they could have done real cost comparison, it probably would have been close.

old_motters

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

O'Leary makes it pretty clear that they didn't want editoral control - in fact, from the sounds of things, O'Leary wanted no editoral whatsoever and instead wanted a man to man discussion, similar to what Hardtalk does.

For that matter, why hasn't the BBC offered to engage O'Leary in such a format? Is it because they realise that he's incredibly shrewd and would easily come out smelling of roses?

I have a question, if I opened your wallet would I find a photo of MOL or your girlfriend/spouse?:rotfl:

apt

The Panorama programme was a damp squib. Ryanair and Michael O'Leary can manage far worse publicity by themselves. Re Ryanair's 'free flight' offer it's typical that many of the routes they claim you can fly free - Edinburgh-Palma, Birmingham-Trapani, Newcastle/Durham-Girona etc. etc. aren't even operating in November and December when the free flights are supposedly available. It's dishonest, but you don't expect anything better from Ryanair.

deegee999

dmg24 wrote: »

Some of us do not need to be spoonfed, and would rather get the best price possible.

Unfortuanately in browns britain & the BBC a lot of people think we do.

Lugh_Chronain

Just spotted this:

To celebrate the 11 false claims made by BBC Panorama Ryanair is releasing 1.1million FREE seats at midnight (12th Oct) on www.ryanair.com - where people can also see Michael O'Leary's full unedited Panorama interview outside Ryanair's AGM.