Ryanair - 6

[en2r]

10Eu for long trips..
2Eu for short trips..ie under 300km...so you can get to most of the UK from Dublin for a 2Eu charge but from any other airport in the country you can get to Dublin or else pay 10Eu. There's competition for you..

Yet again the DAA comes out smelling of roses while the regions get the raw end of the deal. This couldn't have come at a worse time for Cork, Shannon or any of the Irish airports outside Dublin. From Cork, the only route I know that falls within the 300 km limit is Cork-Dublin. Possibly Cork-Belfast could fall within the limit, and perhaps even Cork-Cardiff and Cork-Newquay but these three routes are all approximately 300 km from Cork so I'm not sure if they're below or above the limit!

If FR becomes too UK-centric, the CAA has a case to move regulation from Ireland to the UK.

I really don't see how the UK CAA would have the right to tell Ryanair they couldn't be regulated by the Irish Regulator. The EU has an open Skies policy allowing any EU airline to operate any route from any airports within the EU (subject to obtaining airport landing slots of course). Surely it would be against EU law for the CAA to insist they regulate Ryanair. Ryanair are registered in Ireland, they have their headquarters in Ireland, all bar one of the senior management of the company are Irish and they pay Corporation Tax in Ireland. The CAA wouldn't have a legal leg to stand on in trying to force Ryanair to be regulated by them!

[davidjohnson6]

Cork + Dublin distances

From Cork, as the crow flies:
Belfast = 350 km
Cardiff = 360 km
Bristol = 400 km
Liverpool = 410 km
Manchester = 450 km
Birmingham = 460 km
East Midlands = 500 km

The only airport in the UK that's less than 300 km from Cork is Newquay
From Waterford, Plymouth, Cardiff and Belfast come into range.
Alternatively, Sligo-Prestwick, Sligo-Belfast or Galway-Belfast are in range.

From Dublin however, Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Prestwick all fall into the sub-300 km range

[Charlie Roy]

Air tax

10Eu for long trips..

The Belgian government also announced today that it'll be imposing an extra aviation tax. We should know exactly how much tomorrow.

Looks like flying between Ireland and Belgium is gonna get a whole lot more expensive

[eu01]

I would rather impose taxes (if any) on shorter distances, where the train travel could be a viable alternative. Certainly not the way it looks now.

[Based]

Fuerteventura has far too much potential to make money in winter for MOL to even think about cutting routes.

Davidjohnson6, he already has thought about it and done it. Fuerteventura flights from DUB have been removed from the booking system from January 10th. May well be reinstated if something gets agreed but not normally Ryanair's style.

[idlejack]

Timetables April to June 2009

April to June timetables are now starting to be loaded if anyone is looking for flights.

[heli_port]

Ryanair seeks probe on fuel cost

Ryanair is calling on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to investigate price rises in aviation fuel at Belfast City and Glasgow Prestwick airports.

BBC NEWS | Business | Ryanair seeks probe on fuel cost

[Parapunter]

Not price rises in aviation fuel, but price rises in the delivery costs of fuel at those airports.

[curser]

If he doesn't like it , why then he can F@%$ off. What part of no refund does he not understand? Ryan Oil the low cost oil company, its an idea.

[WHBM]

Would this be the same Ryanair who have a similar monopoly on the route from Bristol to Dublin, and who charged me £170 one way for a purchase at the airport ticket counter for their next flight, while advertising "£10 fares" on the large billboard outside the terminal ?

I would have thought it was the commercial world for all, Mikey.

[ExpatChris]

Ryanair Eastern Europe

Hi All

Does anybody have info on Ryanair opening routes in Esatern europe especially Bulgaria .

Thanks

[rothin]

Book Early

Maybe Mikey can get a better deal by booking his Air BP deliveries weeks in advance, otherwise it does sound like an abuse of monopoly and he is entitled to complain.

[Bristol based Taffy]

Mikey's oil supply

Sure Mikey, there you go it's only ONE p per gallon.

Ah but naturally to get that deal you have to pre order the correct amount required at least six weeks in advance.

Oh and that doesn't include the cost of getting to the aircraft.

Oh you want it delivered quickly by use of a powered vehicle, sorry normally deliveries via horse and cart, that'll be EXTRA

Ah now you want it PUT INTO the aircraft ASWELL!!!!..That'll be extra please.

Damm where did we put those steps.....Sheesh sorry Mikey that'll be extra too!!!!!



Whilst I don't condone rip off pricing, you reap what you sow

[davidjohnson6]

Press speculation has suggested Easyjet might open a base in Sofia if that's any help.

[ExpatChris]

Thanks 4 info if Easyjet go others will follow . why no coverage of Black Sea coast

[MarkD]

Funny how MOL likes getting other folk investigated but woe betide those that dare have his firm investigated...

LONDON - BP issued a statement today condemning the Ryanair request for an investigation into their pricing. "Load of b0llocks" said BP CEO Tony Hayward from his Sussex sheep farm. "This so-called 'fair trading office' never investigates Shell or Esso and is clearly against those who provide best value for customers - it's jammed full of bureaucrats leeching off the flow of taxes firms like us provide."

[FR-]

I think you will find Ryanair will add more routes to eastern europe from italy before a base.

[ROSCO328]

There will be no base in Sofia for EJ.

[F14]

What's the latest from VLC base. I thought last Friday 17th was crunch day???

[toledoashley]

Having a look at May next year - LTN remains a 4 aircraft base.

Monday

BZR/DUB/DUB/*
DUB/NOC/REU/GRO
RAK/MJV/DUB
*/FNI/MLA

Tuesday
LD/KIR/MJV/DUB
DUB/NOC/REU/GRO
SZZ/FNI/MLA
KUN/BES/DUB/*

Wednesday
RZE/DUB/MLA
RAK/MJV/DUB
DUB/NOC/REU/GRO
*/FNI/DUB/*

Thursday
DUB/NOC/REU/GRO
KUN/BES/DUB*
LDY/KIR/MJV/DUB
SZZ/FNI/MLA

Friday
BZR/DUB/DUB/*
DUB/NOC/REU/GRO
RAK/MJV/DUB
*/FNI/MLA

Saturday
DUB/NOC/LDY/MJV
FNI/KIR/REU
SZZ/GRO/KUN

BES? / MLA?

Sunday
RZE/DUB/DUB/*
NOC/REU/GRO
RAK/MJV/DUB
*/FNI/MLA

No Trapani or Milan Bergamo on sale yet - I assume due to the Alitalia situation - wait and see on that. Saturday would also imply that they could expand to 5 based aircraft.