{"id":769,"date":"2017-02-04T20:16:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T20:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.apeconsulting.co.uk\/wordpress\/adrian\/?p=769"},"modified":"2017-02-04T20:16:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T20:16:40","slug":"when-did-ba-become-ryanair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.apeconsulting.co.uk\/adrian\/when-did-ba-become-ryanair\/","title":{"rendered":"When did BA become RyanAir?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-772 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.apeconsulting.co.uk\/wordpress\/adrian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/ba-ryan-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\"><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t flown with British Airways (BA) for a couple of years, but the last time I did they still allowed you to pick a seat when checking in and provided a complimentary drink and snack en route.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just back from a short trip to Oxford (via London Heathrow) and was seriously disappointed that BA wanted \u00a37-15 each way to change the preallocated seat and now charge for their Marks and Spencer branded in-flight service. 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