However i don’t like Ryanair as a company nor employer, i do think it is a strong brand which is financially very solid. The biggest hurdle they have to overcome is the protectionism raising over the European continent. Eg: when LH is now negotiating with the German State i can perfectly imagine that during these the negotiations, names like Ryanair, easyjet and wizz are spoken out and the fear of their competition and market share, leading to the possible result that LH would be unable to pay the credits back and cutting even more jobs.
And of course, ms Merkel wants to see “her” tax money back so why not protecting the german market??
I foresee much harder rules to enter markets for foreign companies to protect legacy companies.