Well said flint, regardless of all its warts Ryanair offers a cheap and not so cheerful low low cost air service to those who want to use it.
It is low cost and it does have a "certain" value, how they treat their staff and how they manage their business amounts to the same end, they are in Business to make money and we forget that at our peril.
They're certainly not my cup-o-tea, but they are certainly amusing and sometimes hillarious and occasionally terrifying to fly with , I used to enjoy their negative G pushovers at the TOC, but as age creeps up on me I prefer to fly aeros me-self <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
They have shaken up the myth of airline "class" through out the industry - that is a good thing.
They have clearly demonstrated that the Big Boys had too much fat - a very good thing if you look at aer lingus.
. .They have clearly been successful at following SWA's low cost model - that is a relatively good thing.
They are certainly providing jobs, or mac-jobs depending on your position - sometimes not always a good thing. economics - not very honourable economics, but they are in business to make money.
They have consistantly managed to set low standards in terms of time, baggage, discomfort, delays, and service - once again proving you get what you pay for. Some of their cabin crew are absolutely appaling
Their "low fare" advertising is no more misleading than what most insurance companies offer, so who are the fools for entering into deal -I think we are ?
I personally have never managed to get a happy balance between their fares and their service, I think they should charge less or get nicer hosties <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
. .besides I usually try and get plastered before flying on them as a passenger - makes me less scared <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
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