Several firms reprimanded by watchdog over misleading ads

SEVERAL leading companies including Ryanair, Brittany Ferries, UPC and the VHI have been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland over misleading advertising.

Ryanair was criticised for an advertising poster in the departures area at Shannon Airport promoting a number of the airline’s routes from Shannon to Berlin, Turin, Milan, Venice and Katowice. However, a customer complained that the airline had discontinued serving those routes at the time.

Ryanair, in common with past complaints made against it, failed to respond to requests by the ASAI for comment.