Are Ryanair Backing down

Traffic

Ryanair today have announced 6 new routes from Dublin
Looks like theyre not prepared to sit back much longer and let EI continue theyre expansion into Europe.

penexpers

I think they're also using it to push to Government further towards the second terminal. Eindhoven for 50 euro.

Traffic

That was the idea behind cancelling all future route expansion out of Dublin until the second terminal was built
They even said that no new 800s would be based in Dublin

murphaph

You should check out the language Ryanair uses on it's website. It claims 6 new routes from Europe to Dublin. They're gas. Good to see Hahn is finally reachable from Dublin though. Love them or loathe them, they brought a healthy dose of competition to European skies.

Sarsfield

murphaph wrote:

6 new routes from Europe to Dublin. They're gas.

What they mean is that the aircraft will be European based ones. The flights will originate on the continent and return there. So presumably no early am departures ex Dublin. AFAIK Dublin as a Ryanair base is not being expanded. There will be no new aircraft based in DUB as a result of this (welcome) development.

Widget

I think this may be a pre emptive strike against the Bold Willie Walsh as it seems to go against previous Ryanair gospel - no further routes fro Dublin until new terminal agreed. I don't think it is coincidence that the announcement was made just as he was leaving Aer Lingus and may be thinking of another low fares airline. Shot across the bow from O'Leary!!!

Slice

Although Ryanair are apparently abandoning the Irish market it's still their home market and their crude newspaper ads/assaults clearly show it's a market that they're still obsessed with

Metrobest

Ryanair aren't ''obsessed'' with the Irish market at all. Most of their passengers originate outside of Ireland, and you'll notice their website comes in a multitude of languages.. except Irish. I think Micheal O'Leary is a genuine believer in bringing low fares to the maximum numbers of consumers, and he is right to be angry that Bertie's ''socialist'' regime is denying consumers low fares routes out of Dublin, by sheer procrastination and ineptitude in getting built the second terminal. Sorry, but I hate it when people criticise Ryanair. We shouldn't underestimate what Ryanair has done for Ireland.. and what it could do for the tourism industry if Bertie got his finger out.

jlang

Fine points and clarifications aside, they are still extending their sevice at Dublin airport. Reminds me of the way the flights to Spain weren't covered by O'Leary's ban on new flights from Dublin as they weren't daily flights.