Infailability? No way. Let's just mention the failed acquisition of Air Lingus and the economical cost of this attempt...
A FACT is that Ryanair carried 60m passengers last year. A FACT is that they still made a profit of 118m in a downturn.
Right. But A FACT is also that the carrier has to carry many more passengers in the years to come and in the same time to improve the yields. Without some significant changes in its marketing approch that can prove difficult.
Meanwhile, here in Finland there are some hints about the progress in Lappeenranta (remember this Saimaa/ "St. Petersburg West" airport?)
According to
Finnish press, there are good chances to finalize the negotiations and to start three new routes to/from LPP. The possible destinations are NRN Weeze, Paris (BVA?) and Milan BGY.
Btw. - a hint towards a new base in BVA?