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Old 14th December 2001 | 14:05
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Zulu
 
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Talking

Well I for one will miss flying into DUB, some of the most relaxed ATC in Europe!
"Any speed?"
"No, just stop by the end of the runway..."
But as been pointed out, neither Go nor Ryanair are charities. Whether you want to call it a Ryanair "victory" or "sharp practice" or whatever, the important thing is:
1) Go realising they couldn't continue to compete head to head with FR
2) DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT! And quickly!
3) Moving into EMA - a new huge and relatively untapped market with great potential (see (Go announces East Midlands as next base)
To my mind this is one of the great strengths of the low-cost environment - the ability to move, and move QUICKLY to rapidly changing market conditions.
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