Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, why prices won't be as high as hoped during the summer season, and much more.
No matter how you feel about Ryan Air/O’Leary, he has changed the game throughout Europe, elsewhere. The Ryan Air experience must not be too bad, everyone seems to fly with the airline and they serve more cities than I could ever have imagined. Wow!
Honestly this doesn't explain why 1 you have to pay for a carry on and why uts only 1 carry on per person and why its so small its like they are expected a plane full of toddler sized adults to be getting on or something
One of the world’s best CEOs. Knows his business economics to the nth degree. Has established a clear identity and value prop for an airline in a very crowded market. Holds no punches, and delivers.
@@SuperSpindoctor HAAHAAHAA 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's why your moniker is @SuperSpinDoctor, then? All the clues are there, mate, in that name - you're just a lackey for the Old Goatface O'Leary .... trot on yourself, you insignificant little minion.
@@ericdunn555 Imagine complaining about a low-cost airline who is allowing 200 million people per year to fly all across Europe for the price of a domestic bus fare because you don't like their flying experience.
WIthout question. Sharp and lucid and an excellent businessman. Can explain a fairly complex industry with minimal fluff and get everyone to understand. O’Leary is an asset.
I’ve never had a problem with the passengers. Always thought they were ok. Then I had an issue with booking one time and it was impossible to resolve. Got bounced from robot to call centre and so on with no one being able to resolve the issue. Took me 9 hours (over a few phone calls) to book the flight in the end. No one cared. Disgusting company.
It’s a myth that Ryanair provides cheaper prices. I fly frequently with Ryanair when there are no other alternatives to particular destinations, and trust me, Ryanair are by no means cheap compared to other airlines when you bring more than a small handbag. They benefit from having little to no competition on a large number of destinations.
You can complain about the delayed times but ryanair literally do make it affordable for so many people to travel around Europe. It’s amazing. You can get into an airplane and to another country some days for under €100 if you pick the right dates. It’s crazy how we’ve gotten to this point.
@@stuartkelly3106 Probably robbed it out of the short-stay car park by T1; old Land Rover Defenders are easy to steal due to their lack of anti-theft kit - just like modern Range Rovers.
Interesting that O’Leary suggests Boeing should be making planes in 10 weeks not the 12-14 weeks quoted by the manufacturer. Considering the recent claims of short cuts and lack of attention to detail this doesn’t sound like a safe plan
He’s pinning them to the wall in terms of pricing negotiations. He won’t pass up an opportunity like an appearance on US tv to continue to press the messaging he is pushing in private.
@@virtualvid4662 O'Leary is only seriously interested in making money - safety is only of passing interest to the process of banking the flight revenues.
I would touch Ryan air with a barge poll. It took us weeks and weeks to get our refund from them after our holiday was messed up due to changing of flight days. They hung on to our money until the end. Deal with them at your risk.
Yeah I have had no problem with them dince nothing out of ordinary had happened, I do jot think even one flight I gave had with the was seriously delayed… but I do wonder what would happen, as you said, if they cancel some flight abd ruin my vacation…
Well you're flying from a London airport and you've probably chosen the plus fare. And prices are sometimes hit and miss, some days it can be £40 and others £230.
Roughly €150 a person per flight. Assuming you also have check in bags and a pram, that’s pretty good. I agree, €1300 is nothing to be sneezed at but imagine what a trip of that distance would have cost 20 years ago.
“MAX” is the market name for them, the actual names of the aircraft are 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10, Ryanair have an extended version of the 737-8 which is called the 737-8200
Incorrect, of course us on here know that ryanair use 737 max8s but inside their aircraft on the safety cards etc they call them 737 8-200s, i use ryanair out of leeds regularly always makes me laugh!
Lufty are my go-to carrier for trans-Atlantic sectors (and short-haul ops out of DUB - often cheaper to Germany & Austria than FR; FR don't operate to ZRH & BSL, so have to use LH for that part of CH anyway).
It’s just the popular thing to do. People complain they have been charged €55 for something they messed up in the booking, while paying for a €20 flight
O' lEary is an animal in terms of how he does business. He has verbally shredded more people and competitors than I care to remember. He's like Marmite, you either love him or hate him.
Anybody who says Ryanair is cheaper isn’t tuned in….. They’re not. They’re a low quality bus service that costs as much as any of the other higher quality airlines. They get you to places that you don’t need to get to, only for you to spend much more on transport to your final destination. However millions of people use them every year only because they’ve been conned.
He's loyal to Boeing for real cost savings and fungible staffing across his pilots; stick a couple of Airbuses in the mix and it breaks their "one plane for all" model. Whereas if they'd gone Airbus, their cockpit designs are pretty much the same across the entire fleet so maybe they wouldn't have ran into these issues? Who knows. I'd rather fly an Airbus than a Boeing.
What issues? The fact that the deliveries are getting delivered fast enough? Exact same issues at Airbus. The 320 Neo has over 4000 backlogged orders, extended into the late 2030s. The MAX is safe, especially Ryanair’s with their amazing safety standards and records. Also Ryanair does have A320s and whistles to keep them and get the NEO aim future. They are a parent of its Lauda fleet.
How long , and by what routes, does it take a molecule of CO2 released at 12km and 500 degrees Celsius to reach the earth's surface where it can be processed? Concentrated CO2 does not belong up there. I think you should know this before dumping large quantities of it at that altitude.
I'll never forget the time O'Leary was on Sky News, and the host asked him about the German Govt bailing out Lufthansa and O'Leary described them as a Crack addict looking for a fix, the host couldn't catch his breath he was laughing so much. Always good value in an interview 🤣🤣🤣
A sincere, caring, honest man, with customer care always in the forefront of his business planning. UNFORTUNATELY - none of the above apply to the poison dwarf, that is O'Leary.,
Ryanair is not cheap anymore unless you’re booking a flight to London Stanstead 12 months in advance. No extra bags or priority either..I fly Aer Lingus more instead these days and I have been loyal to Ryanair for a long time but price hikes have been insane in the past couple of years.
@@Yourballix Ehm that depends on lots of factors.. where you are flying to, where you’re flying from, what time of year, how far in advance you booked it, did you add bags/priority etc so no it’s not nonsense. Not low cost anymore and that’s the reality especially if you have a family with children. I find the delay of Boeing deliveries and Germany not allowing for competition in the market very amusing excuses though.
How long , and by what routes, does it take a molecule of CO2 released at 12km and 500 degrees Celsius to reach the earth's surface where it can be processed? Concentrated CO2 does not belong up there. I think you should know this before dumping large quantities of it at that altitude. And no one seems to care.
Did Michael o'leary steel your phone? If you battery died, is that his fault. The one thing you make sure of on a ryanair flight is you have everything in order and a backup. Oh I forgot my bordering pass. That's alright sir we will hold up the line to deal with your incompetence
@7jonny77 really? When any other airline just clicks a button and gives it to you, and no ...drama queen, it doesn't hold up lines . I hope that if your ever half way across the world, possibly in the middle of nowhere, if you lose your phone or otherwise, that you'll realise what I mean
Ryan air is undoubtedly a successful business . However , they have a great problem with the “ Franken -max “ . Even Mr O Leary has complained about the poor quality of the Max . I personally refuse to fly Max , nothing against Ryan Air .
I am ex Ryanair and it was a fantastic experience. The small minority always make the largest noise. You should stop spreading fake news and get a life.
to be fair .... most planes pretty much fly themselves these days... it's actually a pretty decent idea.... most pilots just spend their time supervising a computer. Sure the pilot usually takes control during take-off and landing (and especially when weather /technical issue require). But cruise flying is easily done by 1 person. Put it another way. No reason why one of the pilots couldn't help out with in flight service and then return to the cockpit for landing. Really. No reason. I suspect the in-flght service is the way harder job. Dealing with people is just a thankless task.
He absolutely does. We were flying out of Dublin to Portugal a number of years ago. I had to go to ryanair counter for something probably to do with a baby's pushchair. Mick was behind the counter shooting the breeze with some of the staff. He joined the queue to board the plane with the rest of us. He had 2 concessions I could see. His family had the front row seats on the plane and shockingly their bags were first onto the carousel on arrival. A man I have huge respect for. They do exactly what is says on the tin. If you want to deviate from their base offer prepare to get hosed. They're up front about it though.
Not better than Southwest. Ryan Air flights don’t let you nap. They try to sell you bingo cards and lottery tickets the entire flight. Also, you always need to take a bus to the plane. Southwest always uses a jet bridge
@@nl5703 that’s a US v’s EU thing. Jet bridges are less common on short haul in Europe. Ryanair don’t use jet bridges so they can use both doors and turn planes around faster.
@@nl5703 I agree they are more expensive. Bussing people out does not slow the turnaround times of the planes. Bussing is not that common either. The last two times I was busse to a plane was on LH and EI flights. Also they don’t try to sell lotto tickets the entire flight. They do it once after the buy on board service is finished. People love to crap on Ryanair, but they are my airline of choice. They are way more punctual than the legacies. Plus they are cheaper. I was on a 2hr return flight with Ryanair two weeks ago for €35 return. Americans would be lucky to get a 2hr return flight for 5-10X that price.
@@nl5703 Fake news. You need to travel more. Both last trips with Ryanair we used jetbridge. Personally I prefer walking to aircraft and boarding thru both doors becasue it's quicker. If Ryanair do have an issue, their boarding plan doesn't lend itself well to using a jetbridge - i.e. not boarding via seat numbers hence it takes longer than it should when they do use a jetbridge. What happens if most of the 'speedy boarding' passengers are seated at the front of the aircraft and everyone boards thru the front door? Everytime I've used a jetbridge with Ryanair, the aircraft has departed late.
