Ryanair is Knock;s salvation !

anymore

Say what you like about Michael O Leary and the cruel face of unrepentant capitalism, but it is Ryanair which is comoing to the rescue of beleagured Knock Airpot by open 4 new European routes :
"
Passengers will now be able to connect directly from Ireland West airport to Milan, Frankfort, Paris and Barcelona.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today joined Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary to make the announcement of the new flights.

From next March more than 20 flights a week will operate to the new destinations and it means that Ryanair will fly to 14 destinations in [COLOR=#009900 !important]Europe[/COLOR] and the UK from Knock."
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/new-ryanair-routes-link-knock-to-milan-frankfort-paris-and-barcelona-2940774.html

This is how ireland will extract itself from recesssion, by reyling on private enterprise and dynamism.
Will Board.ie posters join me in calling a round of applausue for Ryanair ?
Ni bheidh a leithid ann aris !
( Pardon any grammar/spelling msitakes in irish phrase !)

Lapin

anymore wrote: »

Will Board.ie posters join me in calling a round of applausue for Ryanair ?

I will.

Its Good news.

Fratton Fred

I wonder if this is being advertised in those countries as Dublin West?

anymore

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I wonder if this is being advertised in those countries as Dublin West?

No, at least not in the same way as Ireland is now apparently being represented as ' John Bulls Other Island'

murphaph

anymore wrote: »

( Pardon any grammar/spelling msitakes in irish phrase !)

I'll go one better and pardon your mistakes in English

On a more serious note, of course only private enterprise and dynamism will drag Ireland up but only if govt leaves it alone and lets it get on with it.

As for Enda Kenny wasting his time with this sort of minor (but obviously Mayo related!!) business, well, doesn't our Taoiseach have more important things to be working on?!

bijapos

murphaph wrote: »

As for Enda Kenny wasting his time with this sort of minor (but obviously Mayo related!!) business, well, doesn't our Taoiseach have more important things to be working on?!

He is doing important business in his opinion, trying to get the other 3 FG candidates in Mayo re elected next time out. Its more important than running the country for them.

Passengers will now be able to connect directly from Ireland West airport to Milan, Frankfort, Paris and Barcelona.

I wonder if Mario Monti, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy and Zapatero/Rajoy are also holding simultaneous press conferences proclaiming this great news. :rolleyes:

thebman

I wonder is there any government dodgy agreements involved like tax breaks or whatever so Enda can bring this to the people of the West! That isn't a knock at Ryanair but I struggle to see how these routes will be profitable other than so Enda can use Ryanair to get to Germany or France and sneak in under the radar to have a quiet meeting about our budgets :P

Fair

gandalf

anymore wrote: »

No, at least not in the same way as Ireland is now apparently being represented as ' John Bulls Other Island'

No we are not!! We are now Bavaria West now !!!!

Ryanair obviously feel there is a market for Knock both from people here and tourists to visit. Its a good sign and a cause to feel optimistic about our future which is a welcome change from the doom and gloom that occupies nearly every media form in this country at the moment.

Bottle_of_Smoke

murphaph wrote: »

I'll go one better and pardon your mistakes in English

On a more serious note, of course only private enterprise and dynamism will drag Ireland up but only if govt leaves it alone and lets it get on with it.

As for Enda Kenny wasting his time with this sort of minor (but obviously Mayo related!!) business, well, doesn't our Taoiseach have more important things to be working on?!

I dunno. These are risky routes dependent somewhat on a niche religious market. Might mean those routes will be more advertised in those countries with the leader of the country present for the photoshoot. Tourists important business for a country like us

oppenheimer1

anymore wrote: »

Say what you like about Michael O Leary and the cruel face of unrepentant capitalism, but it is Ryanair which is comoing to the rescue of beleagured Knock Airpot by open 4 new European routes :
"
Passengers will now be able to connect directly from Ireland West airport to Milan, Frankfort, Paris and Barcelona.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today joined Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary to make the announcement of the new flights.

From next March more than 20 flights a week will operate to the new destinations and it means that Ryanair will fly to 14 destinations in [COLOR=#009900 !important]Europe[/COLOR] and the UK from Knock."
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/new-ryanair-routes-link-knock-to-milan-frankfort-paris-and-barcelona-2940774.html

This is how ireland will extract itself from recesssion, by reyling on private enterprise and dynamism.
Will Board.ie posters join me in calling a round of applausue for Ryanair ?
Ni bheidh a leithid ann aris !
( Pardon any grammar/spelling msitakes in irish phrase !)

Why should we applaud Ryanair? They're doing this to make money (as is their right), not for the well being of the West. The destinations they name, the passengers will be mostly going in one direction... and not the way that benefits the north West.

I'll keep the champagne on ice, if you don't mind.

Boulevardier

This thread shows how right-wing the agenda of Ryanair and its supporters is.

The fact is that Ryanair is anti-union. Trade union members should boycott Ryanair until it is prepared to recognise collective bargaining rights.

Sponge Bob

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I wonder if this is being advertised in those countries as Dublin West?

Galway International...... actually :cool:

Fr Tod Umptious

Boulevardier wrote: »

This thread shows how right-wing the agenda of Ryanair and its supporters is.

The fact is that Ryanair is anti-union. Trade union members should boycott Ryanair until it is prepared to recognise collective bargaining rights.

Oh give me a break.

Ryanair is a huge success, over the past decade or more it has changed the air travel landscape throughout Europe.

It is an Irish company and pays it's taxes to the Irish exchequer.

I seriously doubt that a union burdened airline would be able to be a flexible as Ryanair and thus would not have the level of success Ryanair has had.

hardCopy

Boulevardier wrote: »

This thread shows how right-wing the agenda of Ryanair and its supporters is.

The fact is that Ryanair is anti-union. Trade union members should boycott Ryanair until it is prepared to recognise collective bargaining rights.

Yeah, I'm sure that's top of the agenda for the staff of Knock Airport.

Ald

Should it not be a round of applause for Knock Airport? They are the ones attracting not just Ryanair but also Lufthansa, BMI, Aer Lingus and others... In the past they had the transatlantic route too.

It's a pity the DAA haven't got their act together and done deals for Shannon. It's got the motorway between it and Galway and could serve Limerick/Kerry/Tipp too.

anymore

Ald wrote: »

Should it not be a round of applause for Knock Airport? They are the ones attracting not just Ryanair but also Lufthansa, BMI, Aer Lingus and others... In the past they had the transatlantic route too.

It's a pity the DAA haven't got their act together and done deals for Shannon. It's got the motorway between it and Galway and could serve Limerick/Kerry/Tipp too.

Fuar enough, we will include Knock airport as well !

swordofislam

Boulevardier wrote: »

The fact is that Ryanair is anti-union. Trade union members should boycott Ryanair until it is prepared to recognise collective bargaining rights.

They don't because it is so cheap. I know union activists who fly Ryanair when they are paying for their own flights.

murphaph wrote: »

On a more serious note, of course only private enterprise and dynamism will drag Ireland up but only if govt leaves it alone and lets it get on with it.

Yeah those smart ballsy guys like Mick Wallace and Sean Quinn will save the country.

Knock airport is subsidised by the state and should be closed.
Shannon airport is subsidised by the state and should be closed.

If Knock can make it on its own fine. But I do not want to pay one penny towards it.


The destinations list is interesting.
No recession in Mayo.

zero_hope

I wonder how much subsidies Ryan Air will receive. :cool: