Ryanair Boeing 737-200 in flight. The aircraft was captured just before take-off at Manchester Airport, cut out of its background and placed against a sky photographed in South East Asia.

Ryanair have an extensive network radiating from London Stansted covering much of Europe, but from Manchester Aiport they only have one flight - to Dublin.

Ryanair's low fares policy has encountered resistance from government bodies. Read about Chief Executive Michael O'Leary's opinion on the European Commission ruling of Feb 2004 on www.rte.ie

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