I fly Ryanair because they fly from my local airport, EMA, to plenty of destinations.
I can see, however, a significant asymmetry there. From EMA one can fly to, say, Limoges, France. And indeed, to dozens of other destinations as well. But in addition to EMA the locals from Limoges can fly just to few other places, all in the UK. Bad for them, bad for Ryanair, as it cuts some potential sources of income. People from Limoges would love to have better choice of destinations. But - pertaining to the issue of connecting flights - FR do not provide such opportunities.