According to Stelios Haji-Ioannou, establisher of EasyJet, the plan of its competitor Ryanair concerning the company’s growth can lead to a sticky end. It is very important for Ryanair in Dublin to augment numbers of passengers by 50pc over next two-and-a-half years. Such plan will help to fill its 200 aircraft and also other 100 on order.
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Ryanair’s business model challenge
Last week, easyJet’s founder Sir Stelios, took yet another stab at Ryanair’s strategy. He said that Ryanair “needs to increase passenger numbers by 50 percent over the next 2 1/2 years to fill its 200 aircrafts and another 100 on order”, then added, “I believe that he will have a lot of grounded aircrafts in the next few years.”
Ryanair Sets Forth Conditions to Shannon and Bratislava Airports
Ryanair is looking for an approximately free deal with Shannon Airport, similar to the one it has with in the Canary Islands. If Ryanair goes ahead and reduces the number of flights going in and out of Shannon, passenger numbers could be reduced from 2.7 million this year to 2 million in 2010.
Ryanair Delivers Ultimatum to Boeing
Michael O’Leary, Ryanair CEO, decided to deliver an ultimatum to Boeing by showing his readiness to finish its long term partnership and initiate talks with Airbus which is considered to be the European rival. Such management negatively influenced on executives.
Germanwings says Ryanair won’t last
Thomas Winkelmann, CEO of the German low-cost company GermanWings, said Ryanair is not likely to last because it does not attract the corporate market. Winkelmann spoke for Travelmole saying the more Ryanair flies to an airport, the higher losses it has to sustain. This is not the first time Ryanair’s business model is questioned and won’t certainly be the last.
Aer Lingus and Ryanair accused of ripoff
If you’re a World Cup fan, you might know that France is playing against Ireland for the World Cup playoff set to be played on November 18th. Budget airlines Aer Lingus and Ryanair took advantage of the event and skyrocketed their ticket prices. The cost for a seat on November 17th or 18th increased by 500% 20 minutes after the Irish team’s fate was confirmed.
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Rivalry between Boeing and Airbus due to aircraft orders
At the beginning of this month Ryanair announced that by the end of the year it could submit the order for 200 aircrafts to Boeing or Airbus with the delivery date after 2012. According to Michael O’Leary, Ryanair CEO, the bargain will be closed before the end of the year or if not, then never.
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