OK. So now something more "serious", from Scandinavia. Ryanair news release in Norwegian (you can read it having changed the language version of FR site). I do not actually speak Norwegian, but it's pretty similar to Swedish, so here we go:
Ryanair, the world's favorite airline, has congratulated today SAS to be Norway's biggest loser. Over the past year SAS has lost 5 billion NOK, messed up 263,000 pieces of their passengers' baggage, lost 3 million travelers since January, and now they have lost 4 of their top leaders in SAS Norway.
In the same period, Ryanair has established itself on a new airport in Norway, offering Norwegians 13 new routes in Europe and will double the traffic from Norway during the next 12 months.
To celebrate (the cheap ticket offer follows)...
In a comment Ryanair's Stephen McNamara says:
- The message from the Norwegian people, they are tired of SAS's high prices, lost baggage and countless strikes. As a result, 3 million passengers switched to low cost Ryanair wings and is taking advantage of lower fares and fantastic destinations.
- The top executives' escape from SAS Norway means that the company is having big problems. But never mind, when SAS continue to lose ground, Ryanair will continue to grow.
I do not wish to hear the same about Finnair, but the announcement of a few new FR routes from Finland would not be a bad idea either.
