The Ryanair vs OFT dummy spitting contest
0 Comment by Captain Consumer / January 4, 2010 / Posted in TravelIn what may prove to be a warning shot across Ryanair’s bows, the chief executive of the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has likened the airline’s practice of levying charges for all but an obscure card-based payment method as ‘quite puerile’ and ‘almost childish’. Mr Fingleton’s comments, reported in an interview with The Independent [...]
Vodafone abolishes roaming charges – temporarily
0 Comment by Captain Consumer / May 15, 2009 / Posted in Mobile phones, TravelGood news: Vodafone has announced a Summer Roaming promotion that offers greatly improved value for money. Disappointing news: it was launched under a misleading title: Vodafone “abolishes” roaming charges in Europe. From 1 June – 31 August 2009, Vodafone customers who are opted in to the Vodafone Passport programme can pay UK prices for calls, [...]
