Here is my view on Ryanair over the next couple of years....
With the recession ending those who had shifted from legacy carriers to LCC are going to start moving back.
Obviously Ryanair would not want that, so they are going to move into "larger" airports, such as the recent move to Barcelona El Prat.
This will allow them to more directly compete with the legacy carriers on the same routes. This will mean those comparing Ryanair with BA or even easyJet are going to consider sticking with Ryanair based on cost whereas before the additional cost of getting to a more remote airport would have been a large negative factor for Ryanair.
I can also see discussions about Aer Lingus in press conferences today after their decision to stop their LCC services and focus on full service again. Surely the decision to move back to full service is showing weakness within the airline, and may allow Ryanair to prove to the EU that buying them out would benefit the Irish and European population