Originally Posted by ICING AOA
Are you sure Ryanair is going to open a base at MAD as well ?? This is a very big and expensive airport, and it is not in FR's philosophy
Even if they negotiate a great deal with AENA, operationally the airport would be a big change for FR. You can often wait 15 minutes in a queue to take off, and the taxi distances are huge - doesn't fit with FR's 20 minute turnarounds.
Also, given how much supressed demand for slots there has been at MAD, the terminals won't be empty for long - so AENA would be nuts to offer MOL much of a discount.