Articles tagged “aer lingus”

Airlines

The 5 Airline Websites Best Designed for Up Selling Flyers

Ideaworks believes that web design which makes it easier for consumers to know about and purchase a la carte ancillary products is essential to encouraging these sales. Call it hate-selling with a human face.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 8 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair to Sell Aer Lingus Stake, Focus on Own ‘Successful’ Strategy

With these direct jibes at Aer Lingus, it's clear there the feisty O'Leary we thought we'd lost to 'nice' is still alive and kicking.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair’s O’Leary Calls UK Regulator Demands ‘Bogus’ and ‘Ridiculous’

O'Leary has worked hard to polish a gentler image, but he'll fight this decision with all his former fervor.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

Etihad Adds Residence Suite to New York Route in Open Skies Amenities Escalation

We’re not in the 1980s anymore. After a great push to initiate it and many trials to stabilize it, globalization has finally taken hold of the aviation industry. Turning back the calendar benefits very few and passengers will ultimately vote on Open Skies with their dollars, or euros, or dinars.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

Why Aer Lingus Acquisition Is the Best Thing That Never Happened to Ryanair

Ryanair is a bit on the ropes because of threats from Norwegian Air and easyJet alike. It needs as few distractions as possible.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Aer Lingus says U.S.-bound passengers are using Dublin airport to avoid Heathrow

Aer Lingus' leaders hope that if they speak loudly about Dublin's success it will distract from the woes that make the carrier a perennial takeover target.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Airlines

UK regulator likely to push Ryanair to sell portion of its Aer Lingus stake

Ryanair may be the poster child for poor customer service, but UK flyers have made it one of Europe's most successful carriers. While competition concerns may be an issue where carriers like BA are concerned, it's not realistic to think Ryanair will increase anything but baggage fees on its routes.

Anthony Aarons, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Aer Lingus wants to be the short-haul solution for major European airlines

Hammered on the high-end by Gulf carriers and out-foxed on the short-haul side by low-cost operators, Europe's legacy carriers are finding themselves in a postion where their routes to continued success are limited.

Kari Lundgren, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair’s third bid for fellow Irish Aer Lingus fails after regulators block it

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

Why Ryanair thinks it finally has Aer Lingus in its grasp

Considering all the other mergers the EU has allowed, fairness would dictate that Ryanair get its way in this matter. But O'Leary's ambitions have to reckon with his reputation, and the latter means that fairness isn't necessarily a factor.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago