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[Rangie]

Saw the owner of Ryanair Michael whatever his name is being interviewed by Piers Morgan this morning , then man must be completely insane & think the people who use his airline must be completely & utterly stupid.

[Andy H]

Saw the owner of Ryanair Michael whatever his name is being interviewed by Piers Morgan this morning , then man must be completely insane & think the people who use his airline must be completely & utterly stupid.

His business model has worked so far - maybe he is correct 

[Doctor Gollum]

I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

But, he knows how to run a business, even if it is at the expense of staff and passengers.

It costs $4,900 dollars an hour to run a 737-800/Max.

Every aircraft he flies makes 5 times that as a minimum.

He could sell tickets at a flat rate of $25 an hour per person and still make a tidy profit.

[Varche]

I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

But, he knows how to run a business, even if it is at the expense of staff and passengers.

It costs $4,900 dollars an hour to run a 737-800/Max.

Every aircraft he flies makes 5 times that as a minimum.

He could sell tickets at a flat rate of $25 an hour per person and still make a tidy profit.

You would of course have to ask permission to do this to avoid queues.

He is hoping to introduce 40% of flights from July.  How is that going to work? Putting aside the airport to airport issues, there is then the small consideration of self isolation for a fortnight at each end. Might not be policed in the Uk but it will be in many other countries. (Motor bike racing - it has been suggested that the competitors and teams arrive a fortnight early so each event world wide would take a month! You would be lucky to get in 12 events unless they doubled or tripled up having got there).

Having to ask for permission to use loos? Self installed catheter and travel bag
How long before someone is selling biohazard suits and they become the norm.
Buy a motorhome or tin tent before joe public realise they are the future. 

[Viral_Jim]

I'd never work for him, and there is nowhere I want to go badly enough that I would ever use the services he offers. I'd rather drive, take a ferry, or at a push take a unicycle.

But, he has proved time and again that a big enough slice of (British) people only care about price when it comes to certain services. As long as he puts what is seems to be the lowest sticker price on a seat, people will literally scramble over one another to fill his planes.

It won't matter what stunts he pulls, or how badly he treats his customers, because his seats are cheap (or it looks like they are), his business will thrive.

I didn't watch the interview but whatever he said, it won't matter

[Sir Tigger KC]

I'd never work for him, and there is nowhere I want to go badly enough that I would ever use the services he offers. I'd rather drive, take a ferry, or at a push take a unicycle.

But, he has proved time and again that a big enough slice of (British) people only care about price when it comes to certain services. As long as he puts what is seems to be the lowest sticker price on a seat, people will literally scramble over one another to fill his planes.

It won't matter what stunts he pulls, or how badly he treats his customers, because his seats are cheap (or it looks like they are), his business will thrive.

I didn't watch the interview but whatever he said, it won't matter

What's wrong with that? 

I've never seen why people have an issue with Ryan Air.  They will get you cheaply from our cold wet miserable island to somewhere warm and sunny in the winter. Their flights are short so you don't need much in the way of in flight service like meals or blow jobs from the trolley dollies. It's no different to a bus journey really. 

The problem is people seem to think that because they are getting on an aeroplane they should be treated like VIP's even if they only paid twenty quid for their seat! 

I've used them and thought it was great for what I paid and I'll use them again if we ever get the chance to travel and they are cheap enough. 

No-one is forced to work for or travel with Ryan Air. 

[Doctor Gollum]

We almost had words when he started pressuring a pilot to push back whilst we were trying to board aa handful of assistance passengers.

Eventually word got back to us, via a sweet Latvian stewardess that Mr Oreally was getting irritable and impatient.
We politely suggested that she tell him that if he had a problem, we would gladly discuss it on the Ambilift with the passenger.

Apparently he declined

Flight would have gone on time, but I think we managed to eek out a 25 minute delay on it

Also, he would rather have an aircraft impounded than pay for basic services, which is at odds with how EasyJet operates, although there are similarities within their respective models.

[Rangie]

Unfortunately we used them once I hasten to add that we did not book the flights friends of ours did who have property in Spain the whole experience was awful from start to finish , in my book you get what you pay for & personally I would sooner have paid extra for a better service , when Ryanair goes tits up I will raise a glass in celebration.😃

[biggriffin]

I'd never work for him, and there is nowhere I want to go badly enough that I would ever use the services he offers. I'd rather drive, take a ferry, or at a push take a unicycle.

But, he has proved time and again that a big enough slice of (British) people only care about price when it comes to certain services. As long as he puts what is seems to be the lowest sticker price on a seat, people will literally scramble over one another to fill his planes.

It won't matter what stunts he pulls, or how badly he treats his customers, because his seats are cheap (or it looks like they are), his business will thrive.

I didn't watch the interview but whatever he said, it won't matter

What's wrong with that? 

I've never seen why people have an issue with Ryan Air.  They will get you cheaply from our cold wet miserable island to somewhere warm and sunny in the winter. Their flights are short so you don't need much in the way of in flight service like meals or blow jobs from the trolley dollies. It's no different to a bus journey really. 

The problem is people seem to think that because they are getting on an aeroplane they should be treated like VIP's even if they only paid twenty quid for their seat! 

I've used them and thought it was great for what I paid and I'll use them again if we ever get the chance to travel and they are cheap enough. 

No-one is forced to work for or travel with Ryan Air. 

 
 Yup, spot on Mr tig',,   
 It's cheap and cheerful, you pay for a seat everything else is extra, why people moan when they get charged for bags, and other crap I don't know,,  If people haven't realised yet,that his how leprechaun airways operates, were have they been living.

[Viral_Jim]

What's wrong with that? 

I've never seen why people have an issue with Ryan Air.  They will get you cheaply from our cold wet miserable island to somewhere warm and sunny in the winter. Their flights are short so you don't need much in the way of in flight service like meals or blow jobs from the trolley dollies. It's no different to a bus journey really. 

The problem is people seem to think that because they are getting on an aeroplane they should be treated like VIP's even if they only paid twenty quid for their seat! 

I've used them and thought it was great for what I paid and I'll use them again if we ever get the chance to travel and they are cheap enough. 

No-one is forced to work for or travel with Ryan Air. 

I didn't say anywhere that I thought there was anything wrong with it, just stating a fact.  I view their flights exactly like going to a football match, listening to dance music or any one of a hundred other things, there's nothing wrong with it, but I'd rather do just about anything else other than participate. 

I only have a problem with charging for extras when the other more 'premium' (read: expensive) airlines adopt similar practices e.g. BA wanting an arm and a leg for a seat, then £4 for a sh!tty cup of coffee on a 7am flight and another £25 odd to pick your seat. So I don't fly with them either, as you say no one is forcing me to (any more).

Why people expect a £400 flight and a £60 flight to offer the same level of service is a mystery. I also find it equally mysterious why companies feel its acceptable.

[Rangie]

I should explain for anyone who didn't see him , he intends to run fully occupied planes with people just wearing masks  this is his interpretation of the message from yesterday's announcement, the toilet situation he trusts people to wash their hands thoroughly if they use them, he said that there is no need to leave spaces between passengers masks are enough , even if the seats were free or they paid passengers to get on I personally wouldn't go near it  .

[Viral_Jim]

Hmm, it's personal choice but I'd have to agree with you, seems reckless and I wouldn't do it, regardless of who's name is on the side of the plane. But, there could be method in the madness...

The audit firms are pushing all their clients very hard at the moment to justify how they are a going concern under the current conditions. Considering they have no passengers, and not much in the way of 'fat' to cut from their operations, I imagine Ryanair are in a pretty tight spot.

It's possible/likely that in order to demonstrate itself to be a going concern, Ryanair is having to make some 'optimistic' projections about passenger numbers for the second half of the year. Today's announcement may well be part of selling a bigger story. 

[Varche]

Hmm, it's personal choice but I'd have to agree with you, seems reckless and I wouldn't do it, regardless of who's name is on the side of the plane. But, there could be method in the madness...

The audit firms are pushing all their clients very hard at the moment to justify how they are a going concern under the current conditions. Considering they have no passengers, and not much in the way of 'fat' to cut from their operations, I imagine Ryanair are in a pretty tight spot.

It's possible/likely that in order to demonstrate itself to be a going concern, Ryanair is having to make some 'optimistic' projections about passenger numbers for the second half of the year. Today's announcement may well be part of selling a bigger story. 

Unlike some competitors, Ryanair have a 4 billion cash cushion. Quite rightly O'leary could say he has been prudent and not splashed the cash.

Some interesting stuff going on with Easyjet and Jet2 over slush money for new Airbus planes. Easyjet boss is offering up to 5 million for a whistleblower.  Can you believe anyone is buying new planes.

[Doctor Gollum]

Three things to know about Mr Oreally...

1. He doesn't care about anything as long as his profit margin isn't affected negatively.

2. He believes that any press, regardless of positive or negative is good pr. In fact, the more inflammatory, the better as it will reach a broader market.

3. He is a complete and utter arsehole who would sell his Nan to make a profit.

[Varche]

4. He runs a profitable business.