Ryanair is ‘courting disaster’ by flying planes with near-empty fuel tanks to cut costs (Daily Mail/UK)

September 21, 2012

• Pilot union accuses it of ‘operating on limits of legality’
• But Ryanair insists planes have sufficient fuel reserves
• Probe after diversion of Paris-Tenerife flight on Sunday

Ryanair is to be investigated by Irish and Spanish aviation authorities following accusations from pilots’ leaders that the budget airline is ‘courting disaster’ by flying planes with near-empty fuel tanks to cut costs.

Spanish pilot union leaders accused Ryanair of ‘operating on the very limits of legality’ in the way it fuels its planes.

Ryanair denies any wrong-doing and insists its planes are safe with sufficient fuel reserves.

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