Aer Lingus warned by police

Aer Lingus' battle with easyJet for Gatwick passengers took to the streets of London over the weekend. Aer Lingus had organised the "999 nudes" parade on it's Facebook and Twitter web sites to highlight the £9.99 fares from it's new base which is to open shortly at Gatwick.

Aer Lingus claim that 2,000 people applied for the 999 (semi nude) places which promised a pair of free tickets from Gatwick in exchange for participation in the parade. easyJet for it's part claimed that 300 people including 50 cabin crew turned out for what it describes as a "new low in publicity stunts". 

The police had warned Aer Lingus that participants must not appear completely nude at the event.

Meanwhile, around the corner and making sure that they didn't miss out, Ryanair promised to unveil a "lovely leggy leprechaun"  outside Covent Garden tube station to hand out free tickets.