Ryanair talking to foreign carriers about competing with them on routes that Aerlingus are now on reminds me of the saying "Come into my parlour said the spider to the fly". These carriers have far less brand recognition in Ireland than Aerlingus and are simply not equipped to compete with Ryanair on a sustainable basis. If Ryanair lower fares and/or increase frequencies which they are perfectly entitled to do these carriers will quickly withdraw from the Irish market and we'll be back to the defacto monopoly which existed at Irish airports up to the mid 1980's.
The only serious competition to Ryanair will be the Cross Channel Ferries!
Last edited by ryan2000; 10th Oct 2012 at 21:03.