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3 new routes from KNOCK WEST IRELAND / All Starts April 2014
Eindhoven
Glasgow-Prestwick
Kaunas
Ryanair Announces 3 New Knock Routes From April 2014
Eindhoven
Glasgow-Prestwick
Kaunas
Ryanair Announces 3 New Knock Routes From April 2014
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but IMO he fell into the trap of believing his own propaganda,
I can't help but notice that the last few press conferences have not featured MOL.
Course benefit at Knock is that he would get home early for wife and kids, bathtime, bedtime stories etc etc................hmm maybe he not daft after all.
Given route lauches at Airports are a frequent occurence then having him at every airport kind of defeats his job when he can send others.
He's actually quoted saying this day would come in Siobhan Creaton's book on Ryanair. he never claimed to believe this was a long term strategy but it would get them so far on the onus that "all publicity is good publicity". That day may well have come, though in fairness it HAS taken them a long way without adding in too many costs like, er basic marketing and something called "customer service".
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Get real..................couple of routes from Knock doesn't really warrant MOL does it.
Or perhaps in 2009, when only one route was announced?
Liam Scollan And Michael O'Leary Announce Ryanair's New Knock - Luton Route | Keith Heneghan / Phocus
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He's actually quoted saying this day would come in Siobhan Creaton's book on Ryanair. he never claimed to believe this was a long term strategy but it would get them so far on the onus that "all publicity is good publicity". That day may well have come, though in fairness it HAS taken them a long way without adding in too many costs like, er basic marketing and something called "customer service".
When Airline started the folks at easyjet had the same nervous thoughts. TV wanted controversy, ez wanted publicity. In the end both seemed happy with what they got. They also believed that the easyjet name was in front of 8m people every program, and not all was negative.
RYR has not had TV, but it has had publicity by the truck loads. They believed it would be profitable, overall. I wonder if their publicised reaction to RPG will turn out to be other than negative. The more noise they make against it the more ammunition is given to RPG. It will depend on how RPG handle the PR of their campaign; but this might become a case where 'all publicity is good publicity' might not hold true anymore for RYR.
When Airline started the folks at easyjet had the same nervous thoughts. TV wanted controversy, ez wanted publicity. In the end both seemed happy with what they got. They also believed that the easyjet name was in front of 8m people every program, and not all was negative.
RYR has not had TV, but it has had publicity by the truck loads. They believed it would be profitable, overall. I wonder if their publicised reaction to RPG will turn out to be other than negative. The more noise they make against it the more ammunition is given to RPG. It will depend on how RPG handle the PR of their campaign; but this might become a case where 'all publicity is good publicity' might not hold true anymore for RYR.
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From the FR results
http://www.ryanair.com/doc/investor/...result_doc.pdf
A very positive improvement. I hope this leads to a redesign of the boarding process as well, with the middle of the aircraft boarding first, otherwise boarding is going to be a nightmare. Other than the yellow seats FR will now be pretty pleasant.
3. Allocated Seating
Ryanair is pleased to announce in today’s results that it will from 1 Feb 2014 move to fully allocated seating on all Ryanair flights, making the boarding process smoother, and enabling families or other groups to ensure that they sit together. Passengers will still be able to choose our popular reserved seating service (select front row or over-wing seats), or alternatively select seats elsewhere on the aircraft, as long as they check-in more than 24 hours prior to the date of departure. All passengers who don’t wish to pay a small fee (€5) to select their preferred seats will be allocated seats during the 24 hours prior to the date of scheduled departure. This return to allocated seating is Ryanair’s response to the enormous demand from our customers in recent weeks via Ryanair’s “Tell MOL” customer feedback initiative. Ryanair’s decision to launch fully allocated seating is also part of the airline’s commitment to listen to its customers, and improve its industry leading customer service which comprises Europe’s lowest air fares, most on-time flights, fewest lost bags, and fewest customer complaints.
Ryanair is pleased to announce in today’s results that it will from 1 Feb 2014 move to fully allocated seating on all Ryanair flights, making the boarding process smoother, and enabling families or other groups to ensure that they sit together. Passengers will still be able to choose our popular reserved seating service (select front row or over-wing seats), or alternatively select seats elsewhere on the aircraft, as long as they check-in more than 24 hours prior to the date of departure. All passengers who don’t wish to pay a small fee (€5) to select their preferred seats will be allocated seats during the 24 hours prior to the date of scheduled departure. This return to allocated seating is Ryanair’s response to the enormous demand from our customers in recent weeks via Ryanair’s “Tell MOL” customer feedback initiative. Ryanair’s decision to launch fully allocated seating is also part of the airline’s commitment to listen to its customers, and improve its industry leading customer service which comprises Europe’s lowest air fares, most on-time flights, fewest lost bags, and fewest customer complaints.
A very positive improvement. I hope this leads to a redesign of the boarding process as well, with the middle of the aircraft boarding first, otherwise boarding is going to be a nightmare. Other than the yellow seats FR will now be pretty pleasant.
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All passengers who don’t wish to pay a small fee (€5) to select their preferred seats will be allocated seats during the 24 hours prior to the date of scheduled departure.
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allocated seats
A convergence case, not the first one (as in biology, psychology, technology, economy or politics).
Waiting for connecting flights now...
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Waiting for connecting flights now...
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Good question, I've been asking the same thing myself! I have to assume that at the gate they will write the seat number on your boarding pass, or else give you another one. But I can't see how they can do this without considerable extra complexity at boarding. (The promised smartphone boarding passes will already require barcode scanners to be installed at the gates.)