My two-pence worth
This is one of the best threads on pprune right now. So many opposing views yet very few really understand the world we live in. By the way, I am not connected to FR in anyway shape or form.
1. Flying aircraft is a job. Pilots are a cost to be factored into the P&L. If you can buy oil at $66 why pay $100? If Ryanair can source pilots cheaper they are doing exactly what they should as managers. If people do it for free that is not the fault of FR.
2. Many seem to think BALPA will fix everything. MOL will be worried either way?
3. Ryanair will get their hands on Air Lingus in the end. Slots at LHR/DUB
and then you can fly long-haul instead of just messing around in Europe.
4. The Ryanair cabin in purple and yellow actually gives me a headache. Am I the only one to suffer this? I don't fly Ryanair now because of this.
5. The pricing is all over the shop. It is often cheaper to fly BA, Swiss, LH etc. and the ordeal is nicer.
In short, there is a lot I don't like about Ryanair (more than written here) but they are successful in todays world. If you don't like them don't fly / work with them but please stop all the moaning. Use the time you waste to write a nice CV and escape the doom you choose to live in.