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Summer schedule cuts at Dublin
20% Cut at Dublin due to DAA Costs and Tourist Tax - London Stock Exchange
Looks like fairly substantial cuts to the Dublin summer schedule ... except there's a twist: They are also announcing capacity increases from Dublin on key holiday routes for the peak summer period (AGP, FAO, PMI, ALC etc). Couple this with the expansion at Cork (if it happens) and you could be forgiven for thinking that they were trying to destroy an airline in which they hold a 30% stake...
Looks like fairly substantial cuts to the Dublin summer schedule ... except there's a twist: They are also announcing capacity increases from Dublin on key holiday routes for the peak summer period (AGP, FAO, PMI, ALC etc). Couple this with the expansion at Cork (if it happens) and you could be forgiven for thinking that they were trying to destroy an airline in which they hold a 30% stake...
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Take 2 million capacity from DUB and fill same seats elsewhere for greater profit. Fanfare elsewhere, 2,000 new jobs etc etc then do the same again and so on and so on. More Apple crumble anyone?
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Ryanair cutting Dublin Boeing 787-400 flights by 19%
Ryanair to slash Dublin flights, blasts high costs
DUBLIN (AP) — Ryanair, Ireland's major airline, announced Thursday it will slash its Dublin flights by 19 percent this summer and cut 150 jobs in protest at airport fees and an Irish government passenger tax.
Chief Executive Michael O'Leary blamed government-regulated charges, rather than Ireland's recession, for a rapid fall over the past year in Irish traffic. The Dublin Airport Authority, however, dismissed Ryanair's figures as inaccurate and its rhetoric as bogus.
Ryanair said its Dublin flights would fall 19 percent to below 500 per week starting in April, resulting in 2 million fewer passengers this year compared with 2009. The carrier, headquartered in Dublin, estimated this cutback would mean 2,000 lost jobs in airline support services but declined to provide details.
Analysts said Ryanair appeared to be applying a crude multiplier that presumes every 1,000 Ryanair passengers underpins one job.
Europe's most profitable airline has railed for years against the Dublin Airport Authority and its slow development of a second terminal at the capital's overcrowded airport. Ryanair, the airport's major tenant, has insisted it needs only Spartan facilities and blames the project — due to open in November — for a government-approved 40 percent rise in charges.
O'Leary also blamed the government's euro10 ($14) tax charged per passenger for frightening tourists away from Ireland.
But the airport's managers accused Ryanair of grossly distorting figures and misleading the public about its true economic reason — the recession — for pruning Dublin flights to business destinations.
The Dublin Airport Authority said it would increase charges 23 percent this year to euro9.32 ($13.11) per passenger, not 40 percent, after years of no increases. It said the new fee levels would remain 25 percent below European norms.
The authority contrasted this with Ryanair's own rapidly escalating regime of fees for checking bags, using credit and debit cards, and changing bookings.
"It seems odd that an airline that regularly charges passengers euro10 ($14) each for the privilege of paying for a return flight by credit card should argue that this change will cause a seismic shift in travel patterns," the authority said in reference to its own imminent fee hike.
The authority said Ryanair was being "hugely short-sighted" for criticizing the airport's expansion as excessive. It said the second terminal would make Dublin Airport comfortable for travelers "for many decades to come" and would "help position Ireland to take full advantage of the upturn when it comes."
Ryanair is increasingly redeploying its fleet of Boeing 787-400s away from the highly competitive British-Irish arena to lower-charge regional airports in continental Europe. New Ryanair bases opening this year include Faro in Portugal, Malaga in Spain, and Bari and Brindisi in Italy.
But analysts agree that these shifts represent aggressive moves to build new markets, with lower fees a bonus.
Reflecting that opportunism, Ryanair announced Thursday that — despite its claim of high fees driving airline business out of Dublin — it would introduce 37 new flights per week this summer linking Dublin to Mediterranean and Atlantic sun spots.
This move follows the collapse two months ago of Budget Travel, Ireland's largest package-holiday operator, which specialized in charter flights out of Ireland. Ryanair said it would more than double its Dublin flights to Barcelona, Spain, and open two new routes to the Canary Islands.
The Dublin Airport Authority said this move shows that Ryanair is lying about its reasons for cutting routes overall.
"A passenger pays the same charge at Dublin Airport whether they are flying to Malaga or to Manchester," it said. "Ryanair is making these changes to suit Ryanair's own financial position, as is always the case."
Ryanair shares rose 1.5 percent to euro3.45 ($4.85) amid a flat market on the Irish Stock Exchange.
DUBLIN (AP) — Ryanair, Ireland's major airline, announced Thursday it will slash its Dublin flights by 19 percent this summer and cut 150 jobs in protest at airport fees and an Irish government passenger tax.
Chief Executive Michael O'Leary blamed government-regulated charges, rather than Ireland's recession, for a rapid fall over the past year in Irish traffic. The Dublin Airport Authority, however, dismissed Ryanair's figures as inaccurate and its rhetoric as bogus.
Ryanair said its Dublin flights would fall 19 percent to below 500 per week starting in April, resulting in 2 million fewer passengers this year compared with 2009. The carrier, headquartered in Dublin, estimated this cutback would mean 2,000 lost jobs in airline support services but declined to provide details.
Analysts said Ryanair appeared to be applying a crude multiplier that presumes every 1,000 Ryanair passengers underpins one job.
Europe's most profitable airline has railed for years against the Dublin Airport Authority and its slow development of a second terminal at the capital's overcrowded airport. Ryanair, the airport's major tenant, has insisted it needs only Spartan facilities and blames the project — due to open in November — for a government-approved 40 percent rise in charges.
O'Leary also blamed the government's euro10 ($14) tax charged per passenger for frightening tourists away from Ireland.
But the airport's managers accused Ryanair of grossly distorting figures and misleading the public about its true economic reason — the recession — for pruning Dublin flights to business destinations.
The Dublin Airport Authority said it would increase charges 23 percent this year to euro9.32 ($13.11) per passenger, not 40 percent, after years of no increases. It said the new fee levels would remain 25 percent below European norms.
The authority contrasted this with Ryanair's own rapidly escalating regime of fees for checking bags, using credit and debit cards, and changing bookings.
"It seems odd that an airline that regularly charges passengers euro10 ($14) each for the privilege of paying for a return flight by credit card should argue that this change will cause a seismic shift in travel patterns," the authority said in reference to its own imminent fee hike.
The authority said Ryanair was being "hugely short-sighted" for criticizing the airport's expansion as excessive. It said the second terminal would make Dublin Airport comfortable for travelers "for many decades to come" and would "help position Ireland to take full advantage of the upturn when it comes."
Ryanair is increasingly redeploying its fleet of Boeing 787-400s away from the highly competitive British-Irish arena to lower-charge regional airports in continental Europe. New Ryanair bases opening this year include Faro in Portugal, Malaga in Spain, and Bari and Brindisi in Italy.
But analysts agree that these shifts represent aggressive moves to build new markets, with lower fees a bonus.
Reflecting that opportunism, Ryanair announced Thursday that — despite its claim of high fees driving airline business out of Dublin — it would introduce 37 new flights per week this summer linking Dublin to Mediterranean and Atlantic sun spots.
This move follows the collapse two months ago of Budget Travel, Ireland's largest package-holiday operator, which specialized in charter flights out of Ireland. Ryanair said it would more than double its Dublin flights to Barcelona, Spain, and open two new routes to the Canary Islands.
The Dublin Airport Authority said this move shows that Ryanair is lying about its reasons for cutting routes overall.
"A passenger pays the same charge at Dublin Airport whether they are flying to Malaga or to Manchester," it said. "Ryanair is making these changes to suit Ryanair's own financial position, as is always the case."
Ryanair shares rose 1.5 percent to euro3.45 ($4.85) amid a flat market on the Irish Stock Exchange.
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BOH-CCF
Posted this on the Bournemouth thread but wondered if anyone knows what is going on with above route. Has been showing as a destination all winter but unable to book. Then Tuesday this week flights were loaded for 2 x weekly on a saturday and tuesday. I have booked and paid for return flights for 4 people in the summer. Suddenly yesterday they were removed and not available again.
Anyone got a clue what FR are playing at!!???
Thanks in advance
Anyone got a clue what FR are playing at!!???
Thanks in advance
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Ryanair cutting Dublin Boeing 787-400 flights by 19%
Now thet the Boeing deal has broken down whats the chances of them buy the Airbus A230 or A139?
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everyone knows they only fly one type (the B787-400),
What???? Ryanair fly 737-800's guys come on!
Anyways a real shame to see Ryanair cutting back in Dublin and best of luck to the 150 who will loose there jobs. But everytime an airport increases its charges Ryanair either cut routes or stop expanding take Kerry, Valencia, Manchester etc etc.
Why the government put a 10euro travel tax on is beyond me. Every dog in the street knew what Ryanair were going to do next. This government really do walk around with there heads in the sand.
Why not lower charges and stabilise or even increase growth?? Oh no lets increase prices instead and drive out the only airline that is actually making money in this recession!
What???? Ryanair fly 737-800's guys come on!
Anyways a real shame to see Ryanair cutting back in Dublin and best of luck to the 150 who will loose there jobs. But everytime an airport increases its charges Ryanair either cut routes or stop expanding take Kerry, Valencia, Manchester etc etc.
Why the government put a 10euro travel tax on is beyond me. Every dog in the street knew what Ryanair were going to do next. This government really do walk around with there heads in the sand.
Why not lower charges and stabilise or even increase growth?? Oh no lets increase prices instead and drive out the only airline that is actually making money in this recession!
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It's not a newest photo, but havn't seen it before:
The red carpet rolled out for Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary coming to announce new Ryanair base in Rygge.
They say MOL will announce the first base in Central-Eastern Europe next week. One can find however at least three different versions where it would be located. Any hints?
The red carpet rolled out for Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary coming to announce new Ryanair base in Rygge.
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They say MOL will announce the first base in Central-Eastern Europe next week.
Jak skorzysta? na ekspansji Ryanaira
Nieoficjalne doniesienia mówią, że w grze o pierwszą bazę w tzw. nowych krajach UE liczą się już tylko dwa miasta: Bratysława i Kraków
Ryanair uruchamia nowe po??czenia z Krakowa - Rzeczpospolita
BBC News - Ryanair charges fail to put off travellers
Some good stuff but some very very sloppy journalism
examples include
FR to introduce MAD-Washington service with UAL
On course to sell more tickets than BA
etc
Some good stuff but some very very sloppy journalism
examples include
FR to introduce MAD-Washington service with UAL
On course to sell more tickets than BA
etc