Home
Ryanair admonished by advertising standards group
Calcutta News.Net
Wednesday 18th July, 2007 (BigNewsNetwork.com)
U.K airline, Ryanair has been ordered not to repeat an advertisement that played down the impact of aviation on the environment.
In its advertising, Ryanair claimed the airline industry accounted for just 2% of CO2 emissions.
The Advertising Standards Agency ruled it breached rules on truthfulness by not explaining the figure was based on global rather than U.K emissions.
The U.K government figures for domestic and international flights leaving the U.K, put the figure at 5.5%.
But Ryanair argued its 2% figure came from a UN report on climate change, and that it used a global figure because the issue was a global one.
 Email this story to a friend
Have your say on this story
|
 |
 |
- Vaiko protests attacks on Tamils in Sri Lanka, courts arrest
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) MDMK leader Vaiko Friday courted arrest here Friday, protesting against the central and state governments not doing enough to stop attacks against Tamils in Sri Lanka. [read story]
- India, China complete FTA feasibility study: Minister
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India and China have completed a feasibility study on their proposed Free Trade Agreement, a pact that will not only benefit them but also a number of other countries in the region, visiting Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng said here Friday. [read story]
- EU finally agrees on new rules for gas, energy markets
Luxembourg, Oct 10 (DPA) European Union (EU) energy ministers Friday agreed to new rules for its gas and electricity markets after a long and heated debate, diplomats said. [read story]
- Communal clashes claim three lives in Madhya Pradesh town
Bhopal, Oct 10 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 21 injured in communal clashes that broke out in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur town Friday, that also saw shops and houses being torched despite curfew being imposed, officials said. [read story]
- Chinese, Indian firms to sign contracts worth millions: Minister
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Chinese companies will sign trade contracts worth 'millions of dollars' with their Indian counterparts here Saturday, a Chinese minister said Friday in what appears to be the first major step by the leadership in Beijing to close the yawning trade gap between the two countries. [read story]
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
