BAA is suing Ryanair over unpaid landing fees.  Ryanair have failed to pay fees owed for landing at Stansted airport.    The argument first started in April when BAA raised its fees and Ryanair said that it would not pay the excessive fees.

There are two sides to this argument – yes BAA raised fees, but it was within the allowed band by industry watchdogs, as well as this, Ryanair received discounts in the past for using Stansted, but they do not receive the discounts anymore.  However, Ryanair are currently struggling, and these increased fess could push them over the edge, as they are already looking at making a loss for the year due to the high cost of oil.

There is a lot of interesting business travel news involving budget airlines at the moment – high oil prices are causing all sorts of issues!

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