Surely this is a good thing especially for the people around Stansted who do not want the extra runway. Skifole should become the hub of europe with larger more efficent but fewer jets leaving the uk. There you are problem solved, more enviro-friendly

Dave Farmer, Broxbourne, England

"Why is it that no one can resist a dig at O'Leary?".

Because the man is a greedy capitalist whose only aim is to make as much money as he can using government subsidised fuel.

He has no regards for his passengers, nor his staff (that he hires and fires at a whim) nor for the environment.

Peter GODDARD, Le Rouret, France, EU

This is excellent news both for the environment and my weekly passage through immigration at Stansted on return from Amsterdam, so often hampered these days by plagues chavs with first degree sunburn and the great un-washed of Eastern Europe, all piling into the hall from paddy air flights.

steve, Reading,

O'Leary and the guys at Ryanair never believed oil would stay in the $130+ region. I think a couple of months from now we'll see large pull back in the price of Oil. O'Leary and Co could be vindicated before year end.

Dermot, Dublin, Ireland

Hard cheese Stansted. Perhaps more airlines should vote with their feet and make all regional airports in Europe bend over backwards to provide a competitive environment to attract airline business and passenger traffic with all the benefits to local economies and operators.

Will, Lincoln, UK

You have to take the rough with the smooth. Just remember what it was like before O'Leary and Stelios came along: £200+ on a state-owned airline for a flight to run-of-the-mill destinations in Europe such as Rome, Madrid or Vienna, and very few regional departures or destinations

Richard, Bexhill, UK

Why is it that no one can resist a dig at O'Leary while giving him muted credit. If his action sustains the Ryanair operation then the millions will still benefit while a few have to readjust. Flights are still available at one "cut "airport, but reduced ensuring full capacity. Good luck O'Leary

Jimd, Norwich, UK

How could any serious person hedge against an oil price driven up by the huge weight of money from speculators ? There is plenty of oil, just like (unfortunately) there is plenty of hot and borrowed money buying it. This financial engineering may well end up with another catastrophic bubble burst.

David Nammory, Liverpool,