Ryanair flies on auto-pilot

And finally.... An imaginary , if improbable, development in the contentious Ryanair baggagehandlers dispute. Ryanair pilots desert the cockpit in solidarity with the struggle for recognition of their suitcase-throwing colleagues. An imaginary response from Ryanair management. "The widening of industrial action will have no material affect on the operations of Ryanair. Management is confident that the airline will continue to operate as normal with no delays or disruption anticipated to its extensive flight schedule." Now that's style, be it flying by the seat of your pants or in an open-necked check shirt. In the real world Ryanair's ability to irritate is matched only by a capacity to pile profits ever higher, pre-tax profits adding £3 million to £6.8 million in the three months to end December last.