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Company vows to defend a 'girl's' right to take off her clothes

Der Spiegel Der Spiegel Nov 14, 08 4:15 CST
(Newser) - Feminist groups have slammed as sexist a pin-up calendar of stripped-down Ryanair flight attendants the budget airline has published to raise money for charity, reports Der Speigel . The calendar features employees in barely-there bikinis getting up close and personal with airplane parts. The Institute for Women in Spain, where the calendar was shot, is considering legal action. "It's significant only women are used in a sector in which there is a considerable percentage of men," said a spokeswoman. More »

More about:  charity • feminism • calendars • Ryanair

Sarkozy Denies Desperate Text to Ex-Wife

Prez debunks report that he offered to dump Bruni for Cecilia

BBC BBC Feb 11, 08 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - "If you come back, I'll call it all off," Nicolas Sarkozy said in a desperate text message to ex-wife Cecilia just 8 days before he married Carla Bruni—or so says a magazine website now being sued by the French president. But the magazine's editor has said he stands by the story, reports the BBC. More »

More about:  lawsuit • Nicolas Sarkozy • Carla Bruni • Cecilia Sarkozy • Ryanair • Le Nouvel Observateur

New Airlines Fly on a Wing and $10

Bargain-basement US carriers
prepare to rock the industry

BusinessWeek BusinessWeek May 21, 07 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frequent fliers will soon be reminiscing about the small luxuries a $200 airline ticket bought: like free Diet Coke. A new wave of start-up airlines is selling ultra-affordable flights as low as $10. But prepare to plunk down for seat assignments, checked baggage—and even peanuts. More »

More about:  travel • airline industry • air travel • airplane • American Airlines • flight • budget • Ryanair • Skybus • cheap

Budget Carrier Vows
New York-London for $13

Times (UK) Times (UK) Apr 13, 07 9:45 CDT
(Newser) - Air fares as low as $13 across the Atlantic are being promised as Ryanair, Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier, challenges the major players—British Airways and Virgin Atlantic—to a price war. Other budget airlines, like Southwest and JetBlue, are expected to jump into the fray, the London Times reports. More »

More about:  travel • airline • air travel • Southwest Airlines • British Airways • JetBlue • Virgin Atlantic • Southwest • Ryanair

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