Articles tagged “ryanair”

It's hard to beat Ryanair's adaptability--getting lots of press without saying anything outrageous--now that they're being all nice.

O’Leary is too focused on controlling costs while improving Ryanair to worry about whether all this work is making him a very wealthy man. And he’d rather have planes than champagne.

We believe that a partnership between Norwegian and Ryanair makes sense and could take off with few complications. But we don't believe converting long-term rivals to new friends is done easily in aviation. Still, if anyone could argue until this gets done, it would be O'Leary--with credit going to Willie Walsh. That alone is a remarkable thing.

As Europe awaits a decision from U.K. voters on the Brexit Referendum, O'Leary balances an honest, even cutting, evaluation of Europe's flaws with a vision of a better Europe. It's that same dogged determination against opposition which has helped make Ryanair the world's largest airline in passenger traffic.

The Spirit CEO's vision is for low fares on cramped planes that are clean and run on time. These sort of changes are heavy-lifting for a growing airline and would muffle some complaints but might not be enough to really change the airline's reputation.

Ryanair feels that eDreams is intentionally misdirecting the public and that Google, by allowing this advertising, is complicit. The airline has put a lot of effort into its Always Getting Better program, including a new website, and having a look-alike out there is no doubt irritating.

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Vararadi seems to follow Baldanza’s example for Ultra-Low Cost Carrier success with Spirit to the letter, creating new flyers with little more than low fares and a smile.

Jacobs' enthusiasm for digital is that of the recently converted. Considering the very basic functionality of Ryanair's website and apps in the past, and hearing hints of what is in store for the upcoming launch, it will be a significant leap forward for the airline.

Since the creation of American Airlines’ frequent flyer program, what was meant to be a simple scheme to encourage repeat business has evolved into a shadow currency funding a large business sector that reaches across to all travel products and to banking institutions. It’s difficult to imagine all of that crashing overnight, or that it would be allowed to crash at all. If Jacobs happens to be right, then it’s bound to crash eventually, but there should be time to see the bright lights coming from the opposite direction.