Quote ''The contrast in opinions between this, and other Ryanair threads, and the Silverjet threads running at the moment is quite astonishing.
On the one hand there exists a low cost carrier which provides nothing more than a point to point safe air service and makes no bones about the minimalist service. Ryanair flies new aircraft, the oldest being around 5 years old before it is replaced. The company makes millions, is expanding and provides well paid employment for around 1200 pilots.
On the other hand Silverjet was(my emphasis) an unadulterated luxury carrier, promising exceptional standards of customer service on point to point routes. They flew old aircraft, lost millions and put hundreds out of work.
Yet the vitriol hurled at Ryanair suggests that they are doing something wrong: whereas, Silverjet appear to be regarded as positvely saintly !!
Frankly it comes down to snobbery: you think air travel should be the preserve of the rich and that it should be shrouded in some glamourous fog. As the pilot, you should be idolised for doing such a skilled yet dangerous job and paid millions; women should throw themselves at your shiny black Oxfords as you parade through the terminal in your immaculate gold ringed uniform, scrambled egg adorning the peak of your company hat, on the way to your 5 star hotel, accompanied by a a swathe of stunning cabin crew.
Taking your own coffee and sandwiches really is a come down for you!
Snobbery: nothing more, nothing less.''
Absolutely brilliant Justin
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of absolute junk spoken on here about Ryanair. Most of this crowd would love to see us go out of business. Yes, I too have heard we are about to post a loss, the first one ever under the current management. Well whoopy-do. No **** Sherlock. Come on guys, there will hardly be a single airline, let alone LCC that will not be doing similar in the current climate of unsustainable fuel costs. If an airline such as Ryanair, that cuts costs to the bone are hurting, imagine what the inefficient national airlines of the rest of Europe are doing, not mentioning the smaller so-called low cost carriers in the UK such as Jet 2 etc. Whilst not wishing anything bad to happen to them, I am sorry to say that I am sure they will soon go the way of Silverjet if the oil price stays at this level.
600 redundancies?? Complete bull. As has been said, new aircraft are arriving all the time. I looked at the delivery schedule the other day and it surely must be the busiest yet. Come September, new aircraft are arriving at the rate of several a week. These are not going to be left sitting idle. They will be flown, hopefully not at a loss but I am sure they will be flown all the same.
Where has this cr@p about 20 aircraft currently being stored come from? We rarely have a single aircraft spare, let alone 20!!
Sure, the older airframes are being disposed of but this is bringing millions into the company. Rumour has it that the second hand value of these aircraft virtually matches the cost that was paid to Boeing in the first place.
So, in summary, sorry to disappoint the majority of PPRuNe'rs that seem to want Ryanair to fail....it won't be pleasing them any time soon!