'Spanking' plan for airline's rival

A BUDGET airline chief who described the French as “lazy frogs” after disruption to one of his flights earlier this year came up with another “spanking” slogan today. On his airline’s website, Jet2.com boss Philip Meeson has posted a picture of himself spanking a naked bottom that has been superimposed on to the body of British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh. The picture publicises what Jet2 describe as “six spanking” new routes it is starting at Manchester airport, where BA is one of its competitors. A Jet2 spokesman said today: “The picture of Willie Walsh is just a bit of fun but the serious message is that we are challenging BA at Manchester.” The new routes, which will commence in spring 2007, are to Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, Toulouse, Venice and Warsaw. Tickets for the new routes are on sale from tomorrow. At Easter, Mr Meeson labelled French authorities “lazy frogs” on his airline’s website after a French air traffic control strike hit Jet2 services.

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