Ryanair to "triple fleet" in 5-10 years

[Localiser Green]

Accoring to this report (http://host.wallstreetcity.com/wsc2/Comtex_Business_Stories.html?Button=Get+Story&headline=126395407&nocache=100895) Ryanair plans to triple it's fleet of 737-800s in the next 5-10 years.

According to MOL:

"Over the next 5-10 years we will double and treble the size of our fleet of 737-800s. We will only compete in those markets where we can fill 737-800s and the smaller markets we will leave to somebody else, and the bigger markets we will leave to somebody else"

[irishmafia]

marseille would be nice!:O

[clohessy the claw]

who is going to fly them?maybe they will be uav's.

see y\'all in luton tommorrow!

[A and C]

I think that the low cost market has just about reached it's peak and that the pax are getting wise to the low cost low service picture.

Things will never go back to the high cost that was once common for european air transport but I can see a market for fairs perhaps 10% above the Ryanair norm in exchange for better located airports and a bit more customer service.

[MarkD]

I feel MOL (though it's completely in character) is a bit off nailing his colours to the mast like this. A couple of 73-700s or 73-600s even (and Mr. Boeing would like to sell some of those god knows) would be good for new route proving as the 732s have done. By restricting to 738s he is going to have to take some pain for each new route until it reaches capacity, and again once frequency increases.

[A4]

A+C

Things will never go back to the high cost that was once common for european air transport but I can see a market for fairs perhaps 10% above the Ryanair norm in exchange for better located airports and a bit more customer service.

Isn't that called Easyjet? :confused:

[Thunderball 2]

MarkD

Differences in seating capacity are no guide to differences in total fully-allocated aircraft rotational cost when you play the Ryanair game. Given the prices that MOL can buy B737-800s for, what's the difference in aircraft cost per rotation between a -600 and a -800? Not a lot. Those empty seats (or rediculously cheap seats) are costing MOL zippo. Don't buy the capacity illusion - it's total costs that count.