Frankly I expected nothing else from an airline where the only idea of business is a relentless drive trying to bring the cost down. People are always a very large (the largest) element of the cost, so it is no wonder that they are treated like sweatshop labour.

It all started with "no frills", but now Ryanair is to an airline what a park bench is to a hotel.

Call me pompous or whatever, but I do not want the airline with the cheapest prices because I do not want to fly with the lowest bidder.

In the same way, I do not want the cheapest dentist in town, the lowest-paid teacher for my children or a restaurant for a dinner with my wife where you have to redeem a coupon.

When I fly, I fly properly; when I cannot afford to fly properly, I do not fly at all. Above all, I do not want to fly with an airline whose boss' only idea of promotion is cheap abuse and repetition of the word "cheap".

Other people may have a different opinion.