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11/06/2002
Budget airlines reveal increasing passenger numbers
Budget airline easyJet and potential merger partner Go have unveiled increased passenger numbers for May.
On Tuesday easyJet said they carried 898,080 passengers in May, 43% more than in the same period last year, while Go said they carried just over 500,000 passengers in May, 89% more than it did the year before.
Currently mid-way through a planned £374 million takeover of Go, easyJet expect shareholders to approve the move at their annual meeting next week.
The easyJet-Go combination will create Europe's biggest no-frills airline, while providing stiff competition for Ryanair.
However, Ryanair's chief executive, Michael O'Leary dismissed the suggestion that the tie-up between rivals easyJet and Go would make the market tougher for Ryanair. Mr O'Leary said all three carriers were competing with the high fare carriers, such as BA and Lufthansa, but at the lower end of the market, easyJet and Go didn't really compete with Ryanair because they were trying to be a slightly lower fare carrier at the main airports.
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On Tuesday easyJet said they carried 898,080 passengers in May, 43% more than in the same period last year, while Go said they carried just over 500,000 passengers in May, 89% more than it did the year before.
Currently mid-way through a planned £374 million takeover of Go, easyJet expect shareholders to approve the move at their annual meeting next week.
The easyJet-Go combination will create Europe's biggest no-frills airline, while providing stiff competition for Ryanair.
However, Ryanair's chief executive, Michael O'Leary dismissed the suggestion that the tie-up between rivals easyJet and Go would make the market tougher for Ryanair. Mr O'Leary said all three carriers were competing with the high fare carriers, such as BA and Lufthansa, but at the lower end of the market, easyJet and Go didn't really compete with Ryanair because they were trying to be a slightly lower fare carrier at the main airports.
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Low cost airline numbers continue to grow
Low-cost airline partners Easyjet and Go have announced increases in passenger numbers for the month of June. Easyjet said it carried 958,857 passengers, an increase of 51.5% compared with last year, and 6% higher than in May, while Go reported a 71.8% increase in passenger number to 550,749.
07 January 2002
Easyjet enter talks with aircraft makers for new planes
Easyjet is believed to have entered talks with aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus asking for quotes for 75 aircraft to be delivered within five years.
Easyjet enter talks with aircraft makers for new planes
Easyjet is believed to have entered talks with aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus asking for quotes for 75 aircraft to be delivered within five years.
25 September 2001
Ryanair calls for common sense not state aid
Ryanair, one of Europe’s leading budget airlines, has spoken out about the need for smart economic strategies rather than state aid as the solution to the current crisis facing the airline industry.
Ryanair calls for common sense not state aid
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O'Leary Accuses Government Of Incompetence
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O'Leary Accuses Government Of Incompetence
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary has accused the Government of incompetence in dealing with the 'Hangar 6' jobs furore. Yesterday evening Mr O'Leary and the heads of Aer Lingus and of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) were before the Oireachtas Transport Committee to discuss a fallout over jobs at the Hangar.
12 October 2009
Ryanair Slams BBC 'Hatchet Job'
Michael O'Leary has branded a BBC documentary featuring practices at Ryanair a "hatchet job". The BBC Panorama show, which is due to be aired tonight on BBC One, is believed to have investigated why Ryanair is surviving the recession, the company's business model, along with owner Michael O'Leary's unconventional PR tactics.
Ryanair Slams BBC 'Hatchet Job'
Michael O'Leary has branded a BBC documentary featuring practices at Ryanair a "hatchet job". The BBC Panorama show, which is due to be aired tonight on BBC One, is believed to have investigated why Ryanair is surviving the recession, the company's business model, along with owner Michael O'Leary's unconventional PR tactics.
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