It's a pity however, that O'Leary seems unable to recognise the difference between cheap and inexpensive. It seems unlikely that that this kind of cheap publicity will win favour with passengers.
What a joke the airline has become!
What a pity indeed! A very efficient airline, prompt and pretty reliable (yes!), whose impressive pace of development has been widely recognized. Yet it is LOSING CUSTOMERS AND YIELDS due to a complete lack of fineness and
PR-related poor quality of service. The undervaluation of every other marketing tool than cheap prices and cheap publicity will take its toll. I sincerely regret.
Moreover, the carrier is still unable to win customers by means of better route planning. Deal-driven flying impairs the optimal network development and leaves many opportunities unused. A vaste potential hidden in the officially or even self-made connecting flights is also completely unharnessed. An example: while so many expatriate Finns live in Spain, FR do not offer even a simple direct flight between the two countries. No deal or something, never mind. Many would fly on its own, e.g. via Bremen. But how can you do it while nobody bothers to make some planning for such passengers? Some thorough planning could facilitate it. By offering, say, three weekly flights TMP-BRE in the morning, three in the evening and daily early PM flights BRE-GRO many self-made connections could be easily created. Would be good for pax, good for the airline (better fleet usage). But, as I said, nobody sees, nobody cares. A pity again.