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Ryanair seemingly presses ahead with attack on Wizz
From the new article published by recently cited portfolio.hu.
It would suggest that the last investor ties between Wizz and Ryan were broken and the playoff is real.
Ryanair will lodge a complaint at the European Commission against rival carrier Wizz Air, claiming that it violates European ownership rules, said Michael Cawley on Tuesday.
Wizz Air is in breach of the European airline ownership rules [he said].
EU regulation stipulate that the majority owner of carriers operating within the bloc must be European, and Ryanair claims Wizz Air has no such owner.
Aviation is not liberalised worldwide. It is regulated by bilateral intergovernmental agreements where flights may be launched from which cities. In the European Union, though there is the 'open skies’ accord, that allows carriers to have flights anywhere from any city provided they are majority-owned by Europeans.
Ryanair has obtained new information about the ownership structure of Wizz Air, Cawley said.
Wizz Air Holdings is registered in Jersey on the Channel Islands, the two subsidiaries of which are the Hungarian and Ukrainian carriers, Cawley said. The company is owned by a company registered in Malta, which is also owned by a Maltese company that is also owned by a Maltese firm, he added. Overall, you can get to Wizz Air Holdings via four layers of owners, on top of which there is a person called Stuart Blackburn. Ryanair claims he does not represent European owners.
Although the Ryanair chief was asked what they base this claim on, he declined to answer.
Cawley said "Wizz Air is not an airline Hungary needs, on which the Hungarian (presumably Budapest) airport can lean on. It lacks loyalty and sustainability."
He noted that they will lodge a complaint against Wizz Air to the aviation body of the European Commission today.
Wizz Air is in breach of the European airline ownership rules [he said].
EU regulation stipulate that the majority owner of carriers operating within the bloc must be European, and Ryanair claims Wizz Air has no such owner.
Aviation is not liberalised worldwide. It is regulated by bilateral intergovernmental agreements where flights may be launched from which cities. In the European Union, though there is the 'open skies’ accord, that allows carriers to have flights anywhere from any city provided they are majority-owned by Europeans.
Ryanair has obtained new information about the ownership structure of Wizz Air, Cawley said.
Wizz Air Holdings is registered in Jersey on the Channel Islands, the two subsidiaries of which are the Hungarian and Ukrainian carriers, Cawley said. The company is owned by a company registered in Malta, which is also owned by a Maltese company that is also owned by a Maltese firm, he added. Overall, you can get to Wizz Air Holdings via four layers of owners, on top of which there is a person called Stuart Blackburn. Ryanair claims he does not represent European owners.
Although the Ryanair chief was asked what they base this claim on, he declined to answer.
Cawley said "Wizz Air is not an airline Hungary needs, on which the Hungarian (presumably Budapest) airport can lean on. It lacks loyalty and sustainability."
He noted that they will lodge a complaint against Wizz Air to the aviation body of the European Commission today.
It would suggest that the last investor ties between Wizz and Ryan were broken and the playoff is real.
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on which the Hungarian (presumably Budapest) airport can lean on
It lacks loyalty
At the very least FR see Wizz as an annoyance, at most a threat to their expansion plans
It would suggest that the last investor ties between Wizz and Ryan were broken and the playoff is real.
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Maybe EC should consider issuing a ban for Ryanair not to expand anymore. So many companies went bust because of them, so many people lost their jobs. These guys becoming monopolists. Enough is enough.
Maybe EC should consider issuing a ban for Ryanair not to expand anymore. So many companies went bust because of them, so many people lost their jobs. These guys becoming monopolists. Enough is enough.
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Of course it's airport business, but look around how many bases they have, name me please any other LCC that has such network as RYR does. Ryanair is always doing business unfair. Always trying to weaken other companies by some stupid allegations. I hate them for that. I hope that some day people will open their eyes and other companies will sue O'Leary ( Ryanair) for that.
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Much of the increase has already been announced. The 75% uplift is summer 2012 over summer 2011, and various new services have been announced since then...
Budapest from 2nd March 2012, 3 pw
Palma from 23rd June 2012, 2 pw
Verona from 23rd June 2012, 2 pw
Increased frequencies already announced:
Bergamo from June +5 pw
Treviso from June +4 pw
Madrid from June +2 pw
Dortmund from June +2 pw
Bari from June 2012 +2 pw
Cuneo from June +1 pw
Catania from June +1 pw
Forli from June +1 pw
Pisa from June +1 pw
Budapest from 2nd March 2012, 3 pw
Palma from 23rd June 2012, 2 pw
Verona from 23rd June 2012, 2 pw
Increased frequencies already announced:
Bergamo from June +5 pw
Treviso from June +4 pw
Madrid from June +2 pw
Dortmund from June +2 pw
Bari from June 2012 +2 pw
Cuneo from June +1 pw
Catania from June +1 pw
Forli from June +1 pw
Pisa from June +1 pw
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Wizz to start flights from Milan MXP
Budapest from 18 June at 10 weekly. Milan BGY will be dropped.
Bucharest from 1 July at 4 weekly. Milan BGY will remain at 10 weekly.
Budapest to Vana also restarted from 27 June at 2 weekly.
Budapest from 18 June at 10 weekly. Milan BGY will be dropped.
Bucharest from 1 July at 4 weekly. Milan BGY will remain at 10 weekly.
Budapest to Vana also restarted from 27 June at 2 weekly.
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Today's so called sale by Wizzair is nothing short of disgraceful and something which should be investigated because it's highly misleading at the most mild term.
According to their site all of their "Exclusive Club" members can get 20% off all fares on all routes on all dates for today only. A great offer you may think if you paid the 40 euro for such club.
However from looking at flights yesterday and today, it seems that the Exclusive Club prices are exactly the same as yesterday on every single flight. They have not been reduced. Instead what has happened is they have increased the non club prices by 20% overnight.
And they're STILL charging 10 euro government tax from Irish airports despite the fact it was reduced to 3 euro over a year ago. If this was Ryanair there would be an outcry.
According to their site all of their "Exclusive Club" members can get 20% off all fares on all routes on all dates for today only. A great offer you may think if you paid the 40 euro for such club.
However from looking at flights yesterday and today, it seems that the Exclusive Club prices are exactly the same as yesterday on every single flight. They have not been reduced. Instead what has happened is they have increased the non club prices by 20% overnight.
And they're STILL charging 10 euro government tax from Irish airports despite the fact it was reduced to 3 euro over a year ago. If this was Ryanair there would be an outcry.
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Debrecen
New routes to Debrecen (Hungary):
Eindhoven EIN - Debrecen DEB (starting December 15, 2012)
Milan Malpensa MXP - Debrecen DEB (starting December 16, 2012)
Eindhoven EIN - Debrecen DEB (starting December 15, 2012)
Milan Malpensa MXP - Debrecen DEB (starting December 16, 2012)
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Eindhoven
Don't forget RIX (Riga), also served by a W turn with a Katowice-based plane. So EIN has Brno, Riga and from december Debrecen with W turns. I know the Eindhoven-Riga route is doing very well
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Wizz Air filling the void?
Would'nt suprise me if Wizz Air launched a new Prague service to the Midlands soon, both Birmingham/East Midlands without a service to the Czech Republic from September.
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Btw.
Did you notice that Potuguese Daniel de Carvalho has switched from Ryanair to Wizzair recently? Formerly working as Ryanair's European Communications Manager, a couple of months ago he was appointed as the Corporate Communications Manager in the Hungarian low cost carrier.
Although competing, both carriers have much in common, it seems.
Although competing, both carriers have much in common, it seems.
Did you notice that Potuguese Daniel de Carvalho has switched from Ryanair to Wizzair recently? Formerly working as Ryanair's European Communications Manager, a couple of months ago he was appointed as the Corporate Communications Manager in the Hungarian low cost carrier.
Not like people to move from one airline to another like
Willie Walsh, hundreds of pilots etc etc
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Wizz Air returns to Slovenia
Wizz Air will soon fly to Slovenian main airport, Ljubljana Brnik. The official announcement is scheduled for Monday, two or three new routes expected.
