FlyingIrishMan
There is a remote chance that a few Germans might be tempted by FR's pricing. However, many Germans (except Ossies - East Germans) have grown up in a society that firmly believes in producing top quality producs to be sold at premium prices, which is why everyone there earns better money than their Irish counterparts (shop floor & cockpit). <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Ryanair's advertisements will alienate the German public. As a German you would never live it down if your friends, work colleagues or neighbours found out that you travelled on a budget airline. You have to keep us with the Schidts (no Jones'), and the Schmidts can afford to travel on Lufthansa.
But MOL needn't worry. There are 4 million guest workers in Germany looking for cheap tickets. Shame they all want to go to IST, ADB and AYT.
Perhaps we will soon see an FR hub in Istanbul.
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