What ever way you look at it racedo, if Ryanairs subsidies come under attack the game is up. You can wave your Ryanair loving flag and believe the propaganda is you wish, most others don't, and the airlines with-in Europe that have political might will try everything they can to regain market share lost to the low fare carriers. Ryanair are the masters of spin but there tricks are now well known, more and more pressure will come on them, they will have there wins no doubt, but they will have there losses as well, and that as a Ryanair employee is where my concern lies.
Europes so called national airlines lost because they refused to open up new routes, charged massive fares and protected the vested interests of their employee and union rights while forgetting the passengers.
State subsidies are illegal unless its to Air France etc but if people wish a level playing field then lets have it including everything including slot controls.
Start telling voters that well we protected you, so now you pay €300 per person for your flight instead of €60. We protecting a national airline that they never flew with is one way to ensure voters take their revenge at the ballot box.
Or telling it to employees of an airport that National Carriers refuse to serve, that we have shut your airport to protect the national airline's position in the capital 300 km away really gets people interested.