15 July 2010 Last updated at 10:07
Ryanair says sorry to Sir Stelios for 'Pinocchio' ads
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary has apologised to Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of Easyjet, for including his photograph in four adverts.
The adverts depicted Sir Stelios as a Pinocchio figure and suggested he was lying about Easyjet's punctuality.
"We are happy to apologise to Stelios," Mr O'Leary said.
He said Sir Stelios was not personally responsible for Easyjet not publishing weekly details of their on-time performance.
Advertising spat
The rivalry between the two low-cost carriers has often centred on advertising.
Each airline has referred the other to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over various campaigns.
On Wednesday, Ryanair was reprimanded by the ASA for misleading customers with low fare offers, after a complaint from Easyjet.
The "Pinocchio" adverts over which Sir Stelios was taking legal action were published in the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian in January and February.
"We are happy to apologise to Stelios for including his photograph and referring to him personally in the advert about Easyjet's missing weekly punctuality stats," Mr O'Leary said in a statement.
"Since he was not responsible for Easyjet's decision to stop publishing these on-time statistics, I think it is only fair and reasonable that we say sorry and pay him damages and his legal costs, rather than waste court time on this issue."
The libel suit was settled out of court.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10645543
Qui il link con la pagina che O'Leary ha utilizzato per 'scusarsi' su The Guardian e sul Daily Telegraph:
http://www.brandrepublic.com/go/new...nair-makes-apology-stelios-easyjet-print-ads/
Ryanair says sorry to Sir Stelios for 'Pinocchio' ads
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary has apologised to Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of Easyjet, for including his photograph in four adverts.
The adverts depicted Sir Stelios as a Pinocchio figure and suggested he was lying about Easyjet's punctuality.
"We are happy to apologise to Stelios," Mr O'Leary said.
He said Sir Stelios was not personally responsible for Easyjet not publishing weekly details of their on-time performance.
Advertising spat
The rivalry between the two low-cost carriers has often centred on advertising.
Each airline has referred the other to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over various campaigns.
On Wednesday, Ryanair was reprimanded by the ASA for misleading customers with low fare offers, after a complaint from Easyjet.
The "Pinocchio" adverts over which Sir Stelios was taking legal action were published in the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian in January and February.
"We are happy to apologise to Stelios for including his photograph and referring to him personally in the advert about Easyjet's missing weekly punctuality stats," Mr O'Leary said in a statement.
"Since he was not responsible for Easyjet's decision to stop publishing these on-time statistics, I think it is only fair and reasonable that we say sorry and pay him damages and his legal costs, rather than waste court time on this issue."
The libel suit was settled out of court.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10645543
Qui il link con la pagina che O'Leary ha utilizzato per 'scusarsi' su The Guardian e sul Daily Telegraph:
http://www.brandrepublic.com/go/new...nair-makes-apology-stelios-easyjet-print-ads/