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		<title>Ryanair Sees Profits Grow Thanks to Higher Revenues</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, the airline industry has been littered with bad news. However, it apparently is not bad news for all airlines. In fact, a number of budget carriers are doing pretty well for themselves. This mostly has to do with the fact that these airlines are enjoying an increase in passenger numbers as people switch from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately, the airline industry has been littered with bad news. However, it apparently is not bad news for all airlines. In fact, a number of budget carriers are doing pretty well for themselves. This mostly has to do with the fact that these airlines are enjoying an increase in passenger numbers as people switch from full service airlines to budget carriers.</p>
<p>Ryanair just so happens to be one such budget carrier who is doing well. In fact, the airline just recently reported a 23 percent rise in second-quarter profits. The carrier said its full-year results will be better than previously expected. The airline made a pre-tax profit of close to 463 million euros in the three months to September 30. This is up from the 378 million euros a year earlier.</p>
<p>The airline said that its annual profits would be 10 percent more than its previous target, and that it will continue to see higher revenues as passengers avoid flying with full service airlines. With fuel prices on the rise, ticket prices will continue to jump as well. This will cause more and more people to avoid flying with full service airlines altogether.</p>
<p>Michael O”Leary, who is the chief executive of Ryanair, said that the airline would be sticking to its growth plans. He said that the airline has been expanding rapidly over the last 20 years. There is more and more of a demand for budget carriers all across <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/14387565.html' >Europe</a>. Ryanair looks to fit the bill.</p>
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		<title>Ryanair Wants to be the World&#8217;s Biggest Airline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, no one can ever say that Ryanair did not have big dreams. In fact, Ryanair just recently admitted that they wanted to become the biggest airline in the world. This was the plan that Michael O&#8217;Leary, who is the boss of the carrier, revealed when he announced a few new flights. These routes include [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, no one can ever say that Ryanair did not have big dreams. In fact, Ryanair just recently admitted that they wanted to become the biggest airline in the world. This was the plan that Michael O&#8217;Leary, who is the boss of the carrier, revealed when he announced a few new flights. These routes include flights to Scandanvia, <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/10687565.html' >Poland</a>, <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/19087565.html' >Hungary</a>, and the Czech Republic.</p>
<p>Michael, who is well-known for being outspoken, has outlined these very ambitious plans. To start with, the company is going to start by expanding and doubling the number of passengers whom it takes care of. The company&#8217;s main goal right now is to spread its stretch across <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/14387565.html' >Europe</a>.</p>
<p>According to some reports, Mr. O&#8217;Leary said that he would like to increase passenger numbers to between 120 million and 130 million. This is the group&#8217;s goal over the next decade or so. This should really help out the airline &#8216;on its way&#8217;.</p>
<p>He also said that he is in talks right now with United States, Chinese, and Russian plane manufactures. His airline is looking forward to buying between 200 and 300 new planes, and Ryanair would like to see where they are going to get the best deal.</p>
<p>Ryanair, as a whole, is looking forward to taking a very large delivery of planes between 2015 and 2021. However, Ryanair is not willing to pay a lot of money for these planes. Mr. O&#8217;Leary, who is sometimes known as &#8216;Mr. O&#8217;Really&#8217;, insists that he will get all of these planes at a &#8216;cheap price&#8217;.</p>
<p>Between 2010 and 2011, the airline has managed to carry about 72.1 million passengers. In order to double its passenger numbers, most experts believe that the company would have to increase its fleet from the current 270 planes.</p>
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		<title>Ryanair Boss Tells the World What He Thinks of Heathwick</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fiona Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those that do not know, there has recently been a new proposed rail link. Apparently, this rail would follow under the M25 and pretty much connect Heathrow and Gatwick airports. This new route would be called Heathwick. The whole point of this project is to make traveling between the two airports quicker. However, it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those that do not know, there has recently been a new proposed rail link. Apparently, this rail would follow under the M25 and pretty much connect <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/5587565.html' >Heathrow</a> and Gatwick airports. This new route would be called Heathwick. The whole point of this project is to make traveling between the two airports quicker. However, it does not appear that everyone is happy with the plans.</p>
<p>According to the Department of Transport, this new plan is going to cost about £5 billion. They also want everyone to note that the plan has not been officially decided on. In fact, it is just under consideration at this point.</p>
<p>Recently, a number of airlines in the <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/150287565.html' >UK</a> have announced their disappointment with this proposed link. However, very few airlines have been as vocal about it as Ryanair. This is because the boss of Ryanair, Michael O&#8217;Leary, has come out and told the world just what he thinks about this new link.</p>
<p>Mr. O&#8217;Leary, who is the chief executive of Ryanair, said that the government has no policy on aviation whatsoever. They do not have a particular expertise in tunneling either. In fact, the last tunnel that they did, the Eurotunnel, went bankrupt before it was even open.</p>
<p>Of course, O&#8217;Leary did not stop there. He went on to tell the government what it really needs to do. He said this money should really go to building three additional runways. The three should be split up between Gatwick, Stansted, and Heathrow. This could be done for as little as £150 million to £200 million in each of the three airports. In the end, it would cost less than making this tunnel.</p>
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		<title>Talks Between Ryanair and Aberdeen Airport Break Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It now appears that Ryanair is no longer going to be flying out of Aberdeen Airport. This news surfaced just after talks broke down between the two. Despite this, Aberdeen Airport did say that it would &#8216;keep its doors open&#8217; for Ryanair in the future. After talks broke down, Ryanair said that it will be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It now appears that Ryanair is no longer going to be flying out of <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/487565.html' >Aberdeen Airport</a>. This news surfaced just after talks broke down between the two. Despite this, <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/487565.html' >Aberdeen</a> Airport did say that it would &#8216;keep its doors open&#8217; for Ryanair in the future.</p>
<p>After talks broke down, Ryanair said that it will be ending its Aberdeen to <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/2787565.html' >Dublin</a> route next month. Apparently, Ryanair did not like the way that talks ended with the airport over extending its low-cost deal. Thus, the final flight for Ryanair out of Aberdeen will be on October 28.</p>
<p>Aberdeen Airport was incredibly disappointed with this move, but it was not the end of the world for them. In fact, the airport said that this route is actually covered by a number of other carriers at this airport as well.</p>
<p>Stephen McNamara, who is the head of communications for Ryanair, said that the carrier regrets the forced closure of its one remaining Aberdeen route. However, the airline was left with no choice after the airport refused to extend its low-cost deal. They also failed to match the competitive cost deals that are currently available to Ryanair from other <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/150287565.html' >UK</a> and European airports. Thus, Ryanair will take its business elsewhere.</p>
<p>The managing director for Aberdeen Airport, Derek Provan, said that it is very disappointing to hear that Ryanair is going to remove its services from Aberdeen Airport. Over the past few years, the frequency of flights from Ryanair has been reduced dramatically. It is still sad to see the airline pulling out altogether.</p>
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		<title>First Quarter Profits at Ryanair Fail to Impress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many airlines around the world have been reporting pretty heavy loses recently. Although some airlines have been reporting an increase in profits, their numbers still fail to impress. Ryanair is the most recent. The airline announced a 1 percent rise in its net profits to €139 million to the three months to June 29. Although [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many airlines around the world have been reporting pretty heavy loses recently. Although some airlines have been reporting an increase in profits, their numbers still fail to impress. Ryanair is the most recent. The airline announced a 1 percent rise in its net profits to €139 million to the three months to June 29. Although one would think that any kind of increase would be good, this increase is well below the foretasted €151 million. Due to this, shares for this Irish carrier have already fallen by 2 percent.</p>
<p>Experts are saying that there are a number of reasons why shares for the airline are falling. One reason could be the fact that the airline is expecting its costs per passenger for the year to rise by 13 percent. This is most likely due to higher oil prices.</p>
<p>The chief executive of Ryanair, Michael O&#8217;Leary, said that fuel prices remain stubbornly high and show no signs of falling. He went on to say that the airline was about 90 percent hedged for this year at $860 per tonne. This is the same as about $86 a barrel. Although this price is about 18 percent higher than last year, it does remain significantly lower than current prices. Overall, these high oil prices are going to force competitors to increase their fuel surcharges and fares. This should help make Ryanair&#8217;s very low fares seem all the more attractive.</p>
<p>Despite O&#8217;Leary&#8217;s outlook on things, shares of Ryanair still fell by two percent. This means that it does not seem like all investors are buying into his idea that Ryanair will be looking “more” attractive to passengers.</p>
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		<title>Ryanair Announces Climbing Profits and Plans of Consolidation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 10:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally when an airline announces good profits, it does not follow-up that statement with an announcement of consolidation. Well Ryanair is not a normal airline and likes to stick out from the rest of the crowd. Just recently this low-cost carrier said that it flew some 72 million people in the year to March 31. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Normally when an airline announces good profits, it does not follow-up that statement with an announcement of consolidation. Well Ryanair is not a normal airline and likes to stick out from the rest of the crowd.</p>
<p>Just recently this low-cost carrier said that it flew some 72 million people in the year to March 31. This was great news for the airline. as it represented a 8 percent increase over the year before that. Not only that, but air fares also jumped up in price 12 percent, meaning that the airline was still able to fly more people despite air prices being higher. The airline also noted that its inflight sales jumped an amazing 21 percent to €802 million. Pretty much, that means that inflight sales made up about 22 percent of the airline&#8217;s total revenue.</p>
<p>Despite all of this good news, Michael O&#8217;Leary who is the chief executive of Ryanair, said that passenger numbers have started to fall at <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/2787565.html' >Dublin airport</a>. Thus, he expects that profits for 2012 are going to be flat (meaning no big loss or gain). The price of tickets is likely to increase 12 percent again, but this is only likely to cover the higher cost of fuel for the planes. Thus, overall, Ryanair remains pretty concerned at the impact of the recession and falling consumer confidence in the airline industry as a whole.</p>
<p>Finishing up, the company said that rising fuel costs are going to mean that further consolidations are going to have to be made. However, just what kind of consolidations have to be made are yet to be known at this point.</p>
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		<title>Ryanair Will Cut Jobs in Spain if Authorities Do Not Drop Fines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 10:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well it seems that Ryanair is trying to play hardball with Spain. In fact, the well-known Irish budget airline has said that it will, not only reduce its operations, but cut jobs in Spain if authorities do not do away with fines that total up to 1.23 million euros. Spanish authorities have already confirmed this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well it seems that Ryanair is trying to play hardball with <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/11687565.html' >Spain</a>. In fact, the well-known Irish budget airline has said that it will, not only reduce its operations, but cut jobs in Spain if authorities do not do away with fines that total up to 1.23 million euros.</p>
<p>Spanish authorities have already confirmed this to be true. They said that they have actually received a letter from the chief executive of Ryanair, Michale O&#8217;Leary, on this matter. It was reported that Ryanair has been hit with some 65 fines in 2009 and 2010.</p>
<p>So this brings up the question: What are these fines related too? Apparently the Spanish government says that the fines are related to problems such as the airline refusing to accept identity cards. They have also fined Ryanair for not granting promised discounts to passengers traveling to their homes in the Canary or Balearic Islands. However, the fines do not stop there. They have even fined Ryanair over disagreements over luggage problems.</p>
<p>However, Ryanair does not think these fines are fair. In fact, O&#8217; Leary went on and described the fines as being “unfair and unjust” in his letter to the Spanish Industry Minister. O&#8217;Leary went on to say that no effort has been made by relevant agencies to verify the facts. On top of this, the fines are discriminatory, because other airlines in Spain are not subject to such high fines.</p>
<p>If Ryanair cuts jobs in Spain it will be bad news. This is because Ryanair was supposed to transport more than 30 million passengers to and from Spain this year. The carrier is responsible for about 33,000 jobs at Spanish airports.</p>
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		<title>Advertising Standards Authority Bans Ryanair Bikini Ad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, Ryanair ran an ad that featured a pretty model in her bikini. Judging by the picture, the girl appeared to be sunbathing in warm weather in one of the destinations that Ryanair was advertising to. Despite what the image showed, a number of the areas that were being promoted at the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few months ago, Ryanair ran an ad that featured a pretty model in her bikini. Judging by the picture, the girl appeared to be sunbathing in warm weather in one of the destinations that Ryanair was advertising to. Despite what the image showed, a number of the areas that were being promoted at the time had temperatures of only around 10ºC. For most people, that is not really bikini weather.</p>
<p>Ryanair, which is a budget airline, is not a stranger to upsetting the Advertising Standards Authority. In fact, over the past few years, the airline has actually ran a few questionable ads that had to be pulled for different reasons. However, apparently this does not keep the airline from trying to run other ads that some may find “questionable at best.”</p>
<p>This time the Advertising Standards Authority said that they have received a lot of compliants about this ad. Consumers are apparently saying that the ad is very misleading, because most of the destinations that were advertised were not warm enough to wear a bikini.</p>
<p>Of course, Ryanair had a completely different take on the ad. In fact, the budget airline said that the ad was trying to prove that there is a significant amount of “daytime sunshine” in the locations during these months. It was not trying to advertise warm weather.</p>
<p>In the end, the Advertising Standards Authority said that they considered that the average person would have misjudged the intentions of the ad. They would have assumed that the destination was warm, because the girl was wearing a bikini. Thus, Ryanair will be unable to use this ad in the future.</p>
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		<title>Ryanair says Seat Reservation Will Soon be Available on Select Flights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like almost everyday low-budget airlines are coming up with new ways to try and shake more money out of people. Well just recently, Ryanair announced its new idea to do just that. Apparently the airline has announced that people will soon have the option to reserve certain seats on select Ryanair flights. If [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems like almost everyday low-budget airlines are coming up with new ways to try and shake more money out of people. Well just recently, Ryanair announced its new idea to do just that. Apparently the airline has announced that people will soon have the option to reserve certain seats on select Ryanair flights. If the plan works then the option will be rolled out to other flights as well.</p>
<p>However, this kind of luxury comes at a price, just like anything on a low-budget airline. People are going to have to pay around £10 each way to use this service. Of course, this news does not shock most people who fly with Ryanair. In fact, Ryanair is well-known for grabbing headlines for announcing new charges or fees. One of the most well-known and most controversial was when they threatened to start charging people to use the on board toilets.</p>
<p>Of course, other low-cost operators do not understand why Ryanair is doing this. Up until this announcement, it has always been understood that seat reservations on low-budget planes may hamper their turnaround time. Having a quick turnaround time is one of the key goals of making a budget airline work.  Hurting turnaround time would only increase costs for the airline. However, this low-budget airline thinks that it has it all worked out. In fact, Ryanair said that passengers will be able to reserve seats in the front rows or in the wing rows only.</p>
<p>A spokesman for the airline said that this new scheme is going to allow passengers to book their favorite seats for just £10. People can book seats by the wing for extra legroom, or they can book seats in the front of the plane for a quicker departure once the plane lands.</p>
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		<title>Military Action in Libya Causes Ryanair to Divert Trapani Flights to Palermo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports are coming in that show that the well-known budget airline Ryanair has been forced to divert all of its flights from the airport in Trapani. This announcement comes as a direct result of the military action that is currently talking place in Libya. Apparently this move comes after the Italian military chose to move [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reports are coming in that show that the well-known budget airline Ryanair has been forced to divert all of its flights from the airport in Trapani. This announcement comes as a direct result of the military action that is currently talking place in Libya.</p>
<p>Apparently this move comes after the Italian military chose to move their F-16 jets and Eurofighters from their mainland base to this airport. According to the government, they did this because it is a lot closer to Libya.</p>
<p>Ryanair is now diverting the flights to <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/7787565.html' >Palermo</a>, which is an area that is about 70 miles away from Trapani. A spokesman for Ryanair, Stephen McNamara, said that the airline apologizes to all of its passengers for this inconvenience caused by the Italian Air Force. He went on to say that passengers who booked to travel to and from Trapani should report to <a href='http://www.comparecarrentals.co.uk/info/7787565.html' >Palermo Airport</a> for their flights. Ryanair has already contacted all of the affected passengers by way of SMS or email to give them their new flight information.</p>
<p>Of course, the fact of the matter is that this is one of those problems that is simply outside of Ryanair&#8217;s control. It should also be noted that this is the first time that aviation operations outside of Libya have actually been impacted by this conflict.</p>
<p>So the question that remains is pretty simple: How long will these flights have to be diverted? Ryanair says that this will be happening until at least March 28, but it really depends on how long the Italian Air Force chooses to take over the airport. Passengers who have had their flights affected by this change are hoping that this situation is fixed quickly.</p>
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