Originally Posted by
inOban
I agree with that. From EDI FR moved onto the STN route, with no effect on EZY, and FR gave up. They've also started to Berlin and Lisbon with no effect on EZY, and I wonder whether they will return. It seems that the EZY and FR markets are quite separate.
yes InOban,
And the competitors have realised that Ryanair invest heavily in discounting until the incumbent leaves. When Ryanair sees that the incumbent is holding firm they often stop wasting money. Ryanair are a commercial outfit, there is little or no point losing money on a route when the other airlines are not moving. Example Lufthansa at Frankfurt and Munich v Ryanair. That story has not concluded yet but FR axed double daily DUB MUC so this goes some way to show that FR have costs too and price is not the only ingredient in success.