Aer Lingus staff run Ryanair into the ground

Aer Lingus proved at the weekend that it is as "fleet" of foot as it is in the air by taking the title of "fastest airline in the world", even showing a clean pair of heels to arch-rival Ryanair.

The carrier was one of a number of airlines, airports and aviation companies which took part in the “bud:runway run” with more than 600 competitors racing along the runway at Budapest Airport in aid of a pool of child cancer charities and other good causes.

Not only did Aer Lingus take the title of fastest airline, but its fleet-cost manager Robert Murphy, showed he is as efficient at covering kilometres as he is at cutting costs. He ran the 12km course — four lengths of the Budapest runway — in a time of 41:26.