The Hidden Side of Low-Cost Airlines: Investigating Ryanair’s “System”
I don’t always link to or embed videos on this blog but when I do it’s because they’re good. This one is no exception. Franco-Italian journalist Enrico Porsia led an in-depth inquiry into the different mechanisms at work in Ryanair’s success. The result is very instructive.
Screen-scrapers scrambling to regain access to Ryanair’s website
So apparently I overestimated Ryanair’s wisdom a little recently. Yes, I know, I should have never forgotten the company’s obsessiveness. Anyway, it appears that, after coming up with a new security system, immediately losing a sizable part of its internet traffic and quickly turning the system down again, Ryanair has eventually decided to keep the … Read more
Why, oh why is Sir Stelios still angry with easyJet?
EasyJet has been performing quite smoothly this last semester: No volanic ashes, little in the way of massive strikes, decent passengers volume in spite of a looming economic crisis. Yet, one person was determined to not let anyone in the airline’s management enjoy a bit of fun. That person, you might have guessed, is Sir … Read more
Lesson Learnt: How the Old War Between Low-Costs and Travel Agents is Coming to an End
The low-cost industry industry has reinvented a lot of the traditional ways in which carriers led their business. Among the low-cost carriers which developped in the 90′s (and are still around today) many have been the first to heavily emphasize only sales. The development of the internet allowed for much cheaper sales and reservation system … Read more
Ryanair Returns to Girona and Reus, Spanish Taxpayers to Thank
Ryanair lovers and Spanish aficionados, rejoice, the airline recently announced that it was to restart service to and from Girona and Reus. After months of bitter fighting, the leading low-cost airline in Spain finally found common grounds with Spanish authorities. Or did it?
French Justice dismisses Ryanair’s Application Against Accusations of Illicit Employment
A French appeal court in Aix-en-Provence officially rejected Ryanair’s request to stop the inquiry around the company’s employment practices. The airline is being investigated under pretense of “concealed” or “illicit” employment, in France. The inquiry may now continue until a definitive ruling condemns the company or it is cleared of charges.
Tidbits: On the rage that is the Spanish market
Taken from an article in the Spanish Press barely a month ago : Ryanair brought to Spain 22.6 million passengers between January and September, 14.1% of the country’s 160 million passengers of the same period, according to the AENA. Iberia-British (IAG) represents 9.25% of Spanish travellers. EasyJet, Spain’s third airline per passengers transported, has a hold … Read more
Ryanair Outperforms Itself, Results May Not Be So Miraculous
So Ryanair is upping the ante once again. As the european economic crises unravels, Michael O’Leary’s company, true to its words, seems to make a point of showing how it thrives on difficult economic situations. There have been many comments on the news, but Aeromorning.com‘s very own aero-specialist Pierre Sparaco signed what has to be the … Read more
Ryanair Wants More Aircraft, Definitely Needs New Ones
With Ryanair, it seems that summer is all business and the rest of the year is all talk. After recently annoucning for the empteenth time that it was considering plans ot scrap two toilets from its planes, Ryanair is talking about planes again this week. Except this time, the project seems a little more sensible, … Read more
The tantalizing manna of business travelers
It’s almost amusing how most low-cost airlines seem to be stuck between Ryanair and traditional carriers when it comes to prospective customers. While these two extremes completely ignore their problems. Traditional carriers because they have hyper regular schedules, multiple-class seatings and elaborate reward programs and partnerships that allows them to keep a relatively solid fanbase … Read more
Talking about Spain: It’s easyJet’s turn to be in trouble
I keep saying that Spain is the place to be for low-cost carriers this year. It also seems like carriers keep on having difficulties over there. This past semester, it’s been mainly trouble for Ryanair. Even though the company’s had some impressive results passenger-wise. But it seems that Spanish airports just can’t keep quiet. This … Read more
Spanish airports account for subsidies: The picture’s not pretty
It’s too bad that the Spanish low-cost market is lightly covered by the english press, as it is probably one of the most active. Booming, would actually be the word, with low-cost airlines fighting nasty for every possible market shares and even airports and ATC sporadically joining in the fun. Actually, Spanish airports have a … Read more
IAG to create new low-cost carrier, compete with the ones it already owns
After much rumouring, IAG, British Airways and Iberia’s parent company, announced yesterday it will launch a new airline. The subsidiary will be called Iberia Express, and start operating sometimes next year. According to the international group, the goal is to create a low-cost airline competitive with major players Ryanair and easyJet on short and medium-haul … Read more
EasyJet to leap past Air France with two new bases in France
Earlier this week, Air France officially launched its new formula at Marseille airport. In a move clearly designed to compete with low-cost offers, the French legacy carrier is opening an entirely new base in France’s second largest city and offering low-priced flights to major cities as far as Moscow and Beirut. The company’s target baseline … Read more
Ryanair running into trouble at Marseille airport, again
You’d think that after it’s not-so-discrete closure of its Marseille base at the beginning of the year, Ryanair would be pretty much over Ryanair. Well, whether the airline likes it or not, a new controversy is slowly erupting around the low-cost’s presence at the airport.
