Ryanair - 8

[sky9]

If you go on here and do a search you will find that they are operating after the 1st Feb.
Bournemouth Airport : Timetables

[pee]

Ryanair will start its second route between Spain and Finland, from 27.3.2011.
The schedule (Wed, Sun):

Alicante - Tampere
8.15 - 14.00

Tampere - Alicante
14.25 - 17.55

A long route, admittedly, but it's potentially a very profitable one and a very good choice in my opinion.

[robertkajzer]

the harp and ema

has anyone heard if the harp will pull out of east midlands

I have heard this from 2 sources but cant find if its true or is it just negotiating possitions?

[Noxegon]

Ryanair will start its second route between Spain and Finland, from
Alicante - Tampere

A bit hard on the crew though... two four hour flights with a twenty-five minute turnaround between them? Ouch.

[RYR738_driver]

A bit hard on the crew though... two four hour flights with a twenty-five minute turnaround between them? Ouch

Why is it hard???

Its not the longest flight in the network by far!

After a 20 minute flight, or a 4 hour flight, the turnaround for us is exactly the same.

[Noxegon]

Dunno about you, but after a flight of that length I'd like a bit of time to stretch my legs!

[apaul]

I see Ryanair has increased the least optional of its additional charges - the online check-in charge - by 20%. Now the OFT has got round to investigating the anticompetitive gas and electricity suppliers, the way 'lo-cost' and charter airlines have pushed up additional charges should be next in line for an inquiry.

[davidjohnson6]

apaul - an online check-in fee may be seen by some as sharp practice, but on what grounds could the OFT actually do anything about it in a way that would stand up to an inevitable court challenge from Ryanair ?

[F14]

Anybody heard anymore about new bases?

[Telstar]

Pure speculation on my part F14 but I've been wondering about Palermo as a base. There is a W originating in Bergamo routing Palermo to Verona.

Apart from that nothing more to add from what has been said earlier: One possibly two bases in the Canary islands and Palma.

[F14]

Thanks Telstar. I'm hearing those bases too. ACE,TFS and PMI but no company info yet. Maybe next few weeks

[Mexotag]

I doubt the OFT can do anything as the charge is clearly shown, however these charges are really ruining the cheapo flights!

[sky9]

I thought that if a charge wasn't optional it had to be included in the fare. As far as I am aware you can either check-in on-line or at the airport.

I suppose the 3rd option could be to phone MOL and ask him to do it for you.

[egnxema]

"the harp and ema

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has anyone heard if the harp will pull out of east midlands

I have heard this from 2 sources but cant find if its true or is it just negotiating possitions?"


I also heard from 2 sources that FR are to pull out of STN!

[ltnmad]

Ryanair withdrawal from Stansted

I also heard from 2 sources that FR are to pull out of STN!

I SERIOUSLY doubt Ryanair will be pulling out of Stansted, they have in excess of 100 routes from this, their largest base and the good Lord knows how many annual movements at the airport. I can think of very few airports in Europe, let alone the UK which could offer them anywhere near the capacity required, which they have at STN! And let's not forget, how many airports could offer the prices which Ryanair pay at Stansted? You can bet your teeth that they're not the published prices....

[Stevek]

Possible expansion at DUB on the cards with old routes re-opening. Travel tax will be gone in Jan.

[bia botal]

Possible expansion at DUB on the cards with old routes re-opening. Travel tax will be gone in Jan.

I suspect you are right, all the evidence point toward it, LTC upgrades that are not needed going ahead, pressure on the government to scrape TT, uncertainty about the aer arann operation and the possibility that aer lingus may find that the government have to sell there stake in them would all suggest that ryanair may increase operation just to hurry things along a bit. however some of the announcements may just be the normal expansion for the summer schedule.

[Jamie2k9]

Ryanair announce 4 new routes from Ibiza to Cagliari, Dublin, Malaga and Reus

News : Ryanair Launches Ibiza Summer 2011 Schedule
Also two new routes from Salzburg to Glasgow and Liverpool from Feb 13 & 19.

[jdcg]

Surely now is a good time to stick with STN now that BAA are obliged to sell and with a new buyer likely to try and compete more aggressively..?

[Stevek]

Bear in mind they still haven't published their winter schedule for Dublin.