Here's a classic example of how different the two airlines are.

Following the collapse of XL airlines:

Easyjet:
http://www.easyjet.com/EN/News/rescu...assengers.html

easyJet rescue package for XL passengers
Following the announcement that XL Group has suspended all of its operations, easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, will offer those passengers stranded at their destinations, a special rescue fee of £75* to return home to the UK.

easyJet has made this offer available to any XL passenger due to travel inbound to the UK during the next seven days (offer available until 23:59 Friday 19 September).

To claim the exclusive £75 rescue package, passengers should call easyJet customer services on one of the numbers listed below. Passengers must provide the agent with their XL booking reference number and present their XL booking confirmation at check as further proof of booking.

*Includes all taxes and charges and one checked in bag up to a maximum of 20kgs. Excludes ATOL protected customers.

Classy!^

Ryanair:
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news....=gen-en-120908
Ryanair Brings Stranded XL Passengers Home

Ryanair, Europe’s leading low fares airline, today (12th September 2008), in response to their request, offered the CAA the use of one of its aircraft for the next two weeks in order to secure the return of stranded holidaymakers abandoned by the closure of bankrupt airline XL Airways. Ryanair is using one of its spare 737-800 aircraft to help the authorities in the UK and Ireland provide services for outgoing and returning passengers who have booked with the now defunct airline.

Commenting on the collapse of yet another bankrupt airline, Michael Cawley, Ryanair’s Deputy Chief Executive, said:

“This is proof positive that passengers should not book their holidays with flaky, financially stretched airlines such as XL. Passengers should only book reservations with financially strong airlines such as Ryanair whom they know will be here for the long term. We are pleased to be able to rescue these passengers and facilitate the CAA in their efforts to repatriate them. We strongly advise passengers to be more discerning when they book their holidays and look first at the financial position of the airline with which they book”.

Unclassy!:td:

Says it all though! Also, Ryanair's press release about high fares following the demise of Futura...

NO ‘FUTURA’ IN HIGH FARES

Sheesh...