I mentioned as example another low cost airline that is an example of safe and reliable operation like Air Berlin that besides being safe they treat customers like customers, not like cattle. They get not public money help, they are efficient, safe and respectful.
They are not Spanish but surely welcomed here.
Can you see the difference?
The difference that stands out for me, as a run of the mill passenger attempting to fly out of Spain, is the whack in the wallet! Any time I've attempted booking with Air Berlin the costs involved triple that of Ryanair. The Germans version of a Low-Cost carrier seems different to everyone elses
Living in Spain, I bear witness to the daily barrage on one particular airline. And it
is daily & appears to have consumed the media in a way I never thought possible. From national airwaves & print media, through to newspapers & television for the autonomous regions, even a blind man could see that there is orchestration going on here with the message being hammered home again and again. Initially I thought the media were latching on as it was August & the political sphere was on vacaciones. Alas, it would seem not to be the case. Am I cynical to think it's all an effort to drive passengers into the arms of the fledgling Iberia Express?
For example, there has not been one mention, that I have seen/heard, of the KLM flight that diverted to Valencia along with the two FR aircraft on the night this whole episode began in July.
For the record, I've no afiliation to Ryanair. I fly with them as I feel secure on board & they get me to where I want to go, more often than not on time, at a good price. My tuppence worth.
Carry on, as you were
