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Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary promises flights to New York for under £10
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Man is a commie...needs watching. Threat to the free world.
why not teach monkeys to fly these planes ,then you just have to feed them bananas , and no pay , oh ya , fly the planes on bacon fat , we got plenty of that here ! hey mabe I can start my own discount airline .
Everytime this "businessman" needs an advertising boost (free), he uses the media to spread his rediculous "breaking news". Smart but, not credible.
DOOMED!
Laker tried it and failed. Give the chap credit but he has got it the wrong way round. Invite customers to pay the charges and taxes and let the airline pay the actual fare and then the gullible shall flock to the airline and the website shall crash under the strain!
Beware, Ryanair may use the long range B737 thus limiting seats and thus raising the maximum revenue for after all, transatlantic could mean Luton to Iceland and then Goose Bay and finally Newark! The article did not mention a nonstop direct service did it? If he did not already know, there is now a retired passenger DC-10 available from Biman should he get in quick before the scrap merchants get hold of it!
Laker tried it and failed. Give the chap credit but he has got it the wrong way round. Invite customers to pay the charges and taxes and let the airline pay the actual fare and then the gullible shall flock to the airline and the website shall crash under the strain!
Beware, Ryanair may use the long range B737 thus limiting seats and thus raising the maximum revenue for after all, transatlantic could mean Luton to Iceland and then Goose Bay and finally Newark! The article did not mention a nonstop direct service did it? If he did not already know, there is now a retired passenger DC-10 available from Biman should he get in quick before the scrap merchants get hold of it!
$10 my backside. This guy is notorious for bait and switch. If trying to fly with him in the UK is anything to go by then it's just another scam. The fare may well be $10 however, he charges extra for everything and that includes booking the flight, food, baggage, talking to anyone at the airline, telephone, confirmation etc., even using the toilet,the list is endless. By the time you have paid for the extras it is no cheaper than any budget airline.
Surely it may be cheaper to book a seat on a 'private' jet on an empty return sector as this service is a growing market! I forgot to mention if Ryanair had a 'third or fourth' New York City airport in mind since they use many minor provincial airfields that are only designated 'airport' for customs reasons within Europe given they choose them for cost gain/benefit reasons and screw the airfield for the lowest possible landing fees
We also forget that the low cost business model does not fit for long haul otherwise it would have been a success for Laker. Higher fuel volumes, longer flights requiring more competent and willing cabin crew and a cabin experience that prevents passenger revolt in-flight......to be asked to pay for up to three meals when others take on home made sandwiches is a recipe for in flight conflict.
I would invite those better informed to tell me if the likes of British Airways/Lufthansa/Emirates/Turkish/United would be a match for Ryanair in the low cost market on a transatlantic product. They key question for me is if Ryanair would have a back-up aircraft ready to aid passengers if their flight was forced to divert due to engineering issues in flight or if the flight could not depart for similar reasons. Would they willingly and with a genuine smile place delayed passengers into a quality hotel with expenses until rescheduled departure?
We also forget that the low cost business model does not fit for long haul otherwise it would have been a success for Laker. Higher fuel volumes, longer flights requiring more competent and willing cabin crew and a cabin experience that prevents passenger revolt in-flight......to be asked to pay for up to three meals when others take on home made sandwiches is a recipe for in flight conflict.
I would invite those better informed to tell me if the likes of British Airways/Lufthansa/Emirates/Turkish/United would be a match for Ryanair in the low cost market on a transatlantic product. They key question for me is if Ryanair would have a back-up aircraft ready to aid passengers if their flight was forced to divert due to engineering issues in flight or if the flight could not depart for similar reasons. Would they willingly and with a genuine smile place delayed passengers into a quality hotel with expenses until rescheduled departure?
Yes, the international airline community would indeed be a match for Ryanair. Laker tried and succeeded in the late seventies. However, it just couldn't survive the recession of 1982. Ryanair would be forced to stop at an airport with US Customs facilities(or Canadian). As far as I know, there is no reciprocal agreements for pre clearance for Ryanair or any offline carrier.
There are a number of the larger airlines running low cost services to and from Europe. It is done to capture the tourist market. Again these carriers face the same customs and immigration hurdles.
Ryanair travels to odd airports within the EU because there are no restrictions on citizens travelling between EU countries.
Coming to the States, or Canada for that matter, would present a challenge to a carrier that doesn't have a long range fleet.
Can't say I would relish flying on a 737 to and from Europe.
As for Ryanair actually smiling at passengers that would be a long shot.
There are a number of the larger airlines running low cost services to and from Europe. It is done to capture the tourist market. Again these carriers face the same customs and immigration hurdles.
Ryanair travels to odd airports within the EU because there are no restrictions on citizens travelling between EU countries.
Coming to the States, or Canada for that matter, would present a challenge to a carrier that doesn't have a long range fleet.
Can't say I would relish flying on a 737 to and from Europe.
As for Ryanair actually smiling at passengers that would be a long shot.
Yes Brian, Air Canada have a 'low cost' product that nearly replicates Air Transat upon similar routes and Singapore Airline I believe have Air Scoot or is it another Southeast Asian country? And Qantas have Jetstar....but they have use of mainline fleet equipment for the job such as B777's for long haul and A320 family types for medium/short trips.
I understand that KLM operate a B737-900 on a AMS JFK service or was it EWR? I also understand that some people believe that the -900 is a direct replacement for the B757 and it is that prospect that would worry me if Ryanair convert some of their orderbook to -900 from -800 machines. The point is exactly as you mentioned as to flying transatlantic on a narrow body such as the B737 however capable but the Ryanair model would make the 7+ hour flight equal to torture with consent!
More worrying would be if the low-cost outfits chose to aquire the cast offs of BA/Lufthansa/American etc. from their widebody fleets during their fleet renewals...imagine..Ryanair get hold of say 5 B777-200's with say 10 000 cycles remaining from BA as they replace with 777-300's or B787's or if they manage to get hold of discarded A340's from Cathay or Philipines or even Virgin? Imagine the total chaos of first come first served geting the seats upon boarding......300+ passengers with $20 tickets going to a minor airstrip with a runway long enough to do the job with a bus trip longer than the flight to the headline city !
I understand that KLM operate a B737-900 on a AMS JFK service or was it EWR? I also understand that some people believe that the -900 is a direct replacement for the B757 and it is that prospect that would worry me if Ryanair convert some of their orderbook to -900 from -800 machines. The point is exactly as you mentioned as to flying transatlantic on a narrow body such as the B737 however capable but the Ryanair model would make the 7+ hour flight equal to torture with consent!
More worrying would be if the low-cost outfits chose to aquire the cast offs of BA/Lufthansa/American etc. from their widebody fleets during their fleet renewals...imagine..Ryanair get hold of say 5 B777-200's with say 10 000 cycles remaining from BA as they replace with 777-300's or B787's or if they manage to get hold of discarded A340's from Cathay or Philipines or even Virgin? Imagine the total chaos of first come first served geting the seats upon boarding......300+ passengers with $20 tickets going to a minor airstrip with a runway long enough to do the job with a bus trip longer than the flight to the headline city !
