Ryanair scandal over sexy ad.
Posted on January 31, 2008 
Ryanair’s ad using a young woman in school girl clothing has drawn huge criticism. UK’s ASA, (Advertising Standards Authority) said that the image was irresponsible and portrayed female teens with sexy behaviors. Ryanair has refused to budge on the removal of the ad.
Ryanair’s spokesman said that the fully clothed model was a mild image as compared to the topless or scantily clad females in the newspapers. He pointed out the bias against the airline when the newspapers were allowed to get away with their irresponsible and offensive material.
Ryanair has been generating controversy in another case. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his fiancée Carla Bruni were engaged in a law case to use Ryanair for using their photo in their advertizing campaign. Sarkozy demanded a symbolic 1 euro in damages while Carla demanded 500,000 euros.
Source: DM
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