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New Ryanair allocated seating for everyone... at a cost

Ryanair Moves To Fully Allocated Seating

Ryanair has announced it will begin to allocate seats from next year - but it will still cost you.

Ryanair has announced a plan to move to fully allocated seating on all of its flights.

The budget carrier said the new system will be in force from February 1. The move comes after numerous customer complaints about the frenzied rush by passengers to secure the best seats.

The company said in a statement: "This return to allocated seating is Ryanair’s response to the enormous demand from our customers in recent weeks via Ryanair’s 'Tell MOL' customer feedback initiative.
"Ryanair’s decision to launch fully allocated seating is also part of the airline’s commitment to listen to its customers."

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The announcement comes as the company revealed a profit rise of just 1% to £510m, in the six months to September 30.

Two months after Ryanair issued its first profit warning in a decade, the Ireland (Other OTC: IRLD - news) -based firm has now cut its profit forecast further for the financial year ending in March, to £423m and £440m.

 It had previously estimated the full-year profit at £487m.

Ryanair, Europe's largest carrier by seats sold, said traffic rose 2% to 49 million passengers in the period, but said intense competition was pushing down winter fares by around 10%.

Shares in Ryanair were down more than 12% in trading on Monday afternoon, as investors fled from airline stocks.

Easyjet (Other OTC: EJTTF - news) shares lost 4.55% as the negative sentiment spread.

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Dreamliner Boeing 787 has been forced to return to an airport in America

Dreamliner Turns Back After Fuel Pump Warning

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been forced to return to an airport in America because of a possible fuel pump issue.

The Japan Airlines flight from Boston to Tokyo turned back as a "standard precautionary measure" around five hours after taking off, according to a company spokeswoman.

Pilots landed the plane safely after a maintenance warning indicated a possible fault.

Japan Airlines only resumed its 787 operations in June, five months after a battery fire on board one of the planes in its fleet.

At the time, Yoshiharu Ueki, the company's president, said it would "ensure safety, security and reliability in operations of every aircraft in the group's fleet".

The Dreamliner has been beset by glitches since its first commercial flight in October 2011.

The aircraft was grounded worldwide in January after batteries overheated on two Japanese jets.

It resumed commercial service in May after Boeing installed a redesigned battery system.

However in June, a 787 operated by United Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing because of an issue with its brake system.

Days later, another of the company's fleet landed safely when pilots became aware of a potential oil filter problem .

Meanwhile, a fire on an Ethiopian Airlines 787 that caused major disruption at Heathrow Airport earlier this month is believed to have started in the battery of an emergency locator transmitter.

A report from the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch said that if a similar fault occurred mid-flight, "it could pose a significant safety concern and raise challenges for the cabin crew in tackling the resulting fire".

British Airways and TUI Travel have both taken delivery of Dreamliners this year, while Virgin Atlantic is awaiting the arrival of 16 of the planes.

More than 900 787s have been ordered worldwide since 2004.

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Fancy Dropping In On Downton Abbey?

Get off that sofa and visit some of the iconic locations from Britain’s favorite television dramas.

Famous TV drama locations to visit

There’s a special thrill to be gained from visiting a location where your favorite TV show was filmed, and we've put together a guide to help you get in on the action at the scenes of some of the most-popular dramas of recent years...  

Downton Abbey (2011 onwards)

Highclere Castle (Copyright: REX)

Location: Highclere Castle

The fictional estate of ‘Downton Abbey’ might be located in Yorkshire, but its real-life counterpart Highclere Castle sits within 1,000 acres of beautiful Hampshire countryside.

The handsome stately home – the country seat of the Earl of Carnarvon - is used for all the exterior shots and most of the interior filming in the hugely popular ITV drama.

Visitors can enjoy the Capability Brown-designed gardens, be guided around the Jacobethan-style mansion and take in an exhibition of Egyptian relics dedicated to the 5th Earl of Carnarvon – who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.

Visiting details: Tickets must be booked in advance (often months ahead!) and admission to the castle and gardens is £11 for adults, with concessions available.

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Heartbeat (1992 to 2010)

Goathland (Copyright: REX)

Location: Goathland

Nick Berry’s name might have been the highest credit, but the biggest star of long-running drama ‘Heartbeat’ was the village of Goathland in the North York Moors – which played the fictional Aidensfield.

Visitors (and there are plenty of them) can enjoy a stroll around the remarkably well-preserved village, pop for a pint in the Goathland Hotel (aka the Aidensfield Arms), and buy stamps from the Goathland/Aidensfield Post Office – which featured in nearly every episode of the show.
Harry Potter fans may also wish to check out the railway station, which doubled as the stop for the Hogwarts Express in the movie series.

Visiting details: Goathland is situated between Whitby and Pickering and can be visited via steam train from either on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. There are also a variety of coach tours on offer, plus car parking in the village.

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Sherlock (2010 onwards)

Euston (Copyright: REX)

Location: Euston, London

The decision to set the BBC’s current hit drama ‘Sherlock’ in present-day London must have saved the production crew a lot of headaches – and it also makes it easier for fans to spot some of the locations used.

While Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes still lives at 221b Baker Street, it was an address in nearby North Gower Street – close to Euston Station – which was used for exterior shots.

And if you’re in need of refreshment after your journey, you can pop into Speedy’s Sandwich Bar underneath the flat – which is renamed Mrs Hudson’s Snax in the show.

Take a quick journey south east and you can see the “Smithfield Infirmary” – which is in fact St Barthlomew’s Hospital and which features in the show’s update of the famous Reichenback Falls story.

Visiting details: The area is best-reached via train or tube to Euston or Warren Street stations.

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Doc Martin (2004 onwards)

Port Isaac (Copyright: REX)

Location: Port Isaac

Nestled in an attractive cove on the north coast of Cornwall, the Port Isaac is a picture-postcard perfect example of a Cornish fishing village – and it’s no wonder that the producers of ITV’s ‘Doc Martin’ opted to film the drama there.

Called Portwenn in the show – which stars Martin Clunes - the village is just along the coast from Padstow. If you go soon you might even see the sixth series being filmed, because production is due to take place between March 25 and July 26.

And if you can’t make it until afterwards, you could always console yourself by staying in self-catering two-bedroom Fern Cottage, which is used as the doctor’s surgery in the show.

Visiting details: There is a large car park on the outskirts of the village.

Life On Mars (2006 to 2007)

Manchester Metropolitan University’s famous “toast rack” building (Copyright: REX)Location: Ancoats, Manchester

Just as ‘The Sweeney’ utilised the disappearing industrial wastelands of London for many of its most-memorable scenes, postmodern noughties cop drama ‘Life On Mars’ made good use of some of Manchester’s less-glamorous locations.

Although Bolton, Stockport, Bury, Oldham and Salford were all used as locations in the show, it was the area around the Rochdale Canal at Ancoats – just to the east of Manchester city centre – which was most-favoured by producers.

The opening scene, where Sam Tyler (John Simm) comes round to find himself wearing a huge-collared shirt in 1973 was shot on a piece of waste ground in the vicinity.
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Take a short journey south to Fallowfield and you can see Manchester Metropolitan University’s famous “toast rack” building – which doubled as the offices of a fictional beauty company in the show.

Visiting details: Ancoats is within easy walking distance of Manchester Piccadilly station. Fallowfield is a short train or bus ride from the city centre.

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Stricken Cruise Ship Finally Docks

 

Relieved passengers stranded on the crippled Carnival Triumph for nearly a week are on dry land.

Thousands of passengers stranded on a crippled cruise ship for nearly a week have finally docked in Alabama.

There were cheers as the Carnival Triumph arrived in the Alabama port, after its first attempt failed when the towline being used to manoeuvre it into position snapped.

Passengers slowly disembarked from the ship in a process that took just under four hours.
Many then faced long journeys home aboard a fleet of around 100 coaches, after days enduring what the company's Chief Executive admitted were "poor conditions".

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What began as a four-day voyage in the Gulf of Mexico last Thursday turned into a holiday nightmare.
Passengers have described overflowing toilets and say food has been scarce.
Some of those on board have become unwell.

Speaking as the 14-storey ship docked, Carnival Chief Executive, Gerry Cahill, said that his priority was to go on board to apologise and to help passengers disembark as quickly as possible.

He said: "I know that the conditions on board were very poor. I know it was very difficult and I want to apologise again for subjecting our passengers to that.

"We pride ourselves on providing our guests with a great vacation experience but clearly we failed in this particular case."

The ship left Galveston, Texas, for a four-day cruise a week ago.
It was about 150 miles (240 km) off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula when an engine room fire knocked out its primary power source, crippling its water and plumbing systems and leaving it adrift on only backup power.
Frustrations with the cruise line were simmering on and off the ship, as passengers and their relatives questioned why it took so long to get back to dry land.

Renee Shanar, of Houston, said: "There's poop and urine all along the floor. The floor is flooded with sewer water ... and we had to poop in bags."

Ms Shanar, who was on the ship with her husband, said the couple had a cabin with no windows, so they slept outside for days.

She said food has been distributed on the ninth floor, and some of the elderly passengers needed younger people to bring it to them.

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They were initially only given cold food, like turkey and vegetable sandwiches.
Then another cruise line dropped off hamburgers and chicken sandwiches, but the line for hot food was nearly four hours long.

"And then people started getting sick from the food," she said.
The company has disputed the accounts of passengers who describe the ship as filthy, saying employees did everything to ensure people were comfortable.

Carnival said that passengers would receive a full refund, discounts on future cruises and a compensation sum of \$500 (£322).

The problems are the latest in a string of failures for the massive cruise company.
Most notable was in January last year when the Costa Concordia, operated by Carnival's Costa Cruises, grounded on rocks off the Italian island of Giglio. 

A total of 32 people died in the tragedy, which also unleashed numerous lawsuits against the company.

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