IT pays to be nice. That maxim is partly responsible for Ryanair’s whopping profit of €245 million in the first quarter of the airline’s financial year. Having undergone a road to Damascus conversion to Mr Nice Guy from being a confrontational figure, the low fares airline boss Michael O’Leary cites “enhanced customer experience” as one of the key ingredients of the 25% profit leap.

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THE Green Army are bound to be watching the Red Army’s Euro finals manoeuvres with interest in light of the remarkable news two of Russia’s biggest airlines have indicated they will answer a call by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to transport the national team’s fans to Euro 2012 for free.

Ryanair and the airport authority, Aer Rianta could be heading for the courts after a full-page advertisement placed in a national newspaper last week by Ryanair.