Fantasy Air Fare Folly

The 'American Apparel' of low-cost airlines, Ryanair has been told to withdraw an advert showing a young woman in school uniform-style clothes. The "irresponsible" image appeared to link teenage girls with sexually provocative behavior, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled.

The airline has refused to comply with the ASA's ruling, calling it "censorship".
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French President Sues Irish Airline

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend Carla Bruni are suing low-cost airline Ryanair after it used a photo of the couple in an ad without their permission, their lawyer said Wednesday.
The advert, which ran in Le Parisien newspaper on Monday, features a photo of the smiling pair in an advertisement for cut-price tickets for "all occasions".
"With Ryanair, all my family can come to my wedding," says a thought bubble coming from Bruni's head.
Beneath the photo, the airline offers 100,000 tickets for February and March for which it says customers only pay taxes and charges.
Sarkozy, 53, has hinted that a wedding with Bruni, 40, is in the future, though the couple has not announced a date. They reportedly began dating in November, about a month after Sarkozy's divorce.
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Salacious Stewardesses

Ryanair is facing complaints of sexism over a charity calendar that shows 12 of its female flight attendants wearing nothing but bikinis. The Irish discount carrier's calendar -– dubbed "The Girls of Ryanair" -– shows the female attendants posing in bikinis in and around Ryanair aircraft. The airline is selling the calendars on its flights and through its website at a cost of about $10.25...