Ryanair has recently been putting pressure on publications, including TravelMole and the Telegraph, to stop referring to it as a "no-frills" airline.
The airline’s head of communications Robin Kiely has been writing to various editors insisting that Ryanair is no longer a "no-frills" airline because it now offers services like reserved seating, priority boarding, and on-board catering. It also claimed its leather seating and punctuality distinguished it from no-frills airlines.
The editorial team at TravelMole argued that because you have to pay for most ‘frills’ on Ryanair, the term still stands.
But before we made a final editorial decision, we wanted to see what our readers thought.
So, in our latest Mole Poll we asked the question:
Ryanair believes it no longer falls under the category of a "no-frills" airline. Do you agree?
And the result was:
25% said "yes"
75% said "no".
Thanks for your feedback.
