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[cpap man] 24/9/2017 14:05

Spare a thought for poor ole Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair.
After arriving in a hotel in Manchester, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness.
The barman nodded and said, "That will be £1 please, Mr. O’Leary."
Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.
"Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England".
"That is remarkable value", Michael comments.
"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £3 please."
O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £2. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £1."
"I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please".
Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir".
O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £3."
O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".
"I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please."
O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary."
"I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
"Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof".
"I will never use this bar again".
"OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £1."

[cool hand kev] 22/9/2017 12:42

I think that the customers may vote with their feet and choice alternative airlines
But they do have short memories.

[wolfhound1] 21/9/2017 23:43

This could be a watershed moment - if this escalates ( and given egos involved that has to be a strong possibility) then it could spill out well beyond October especially now IRL and UK based pilots have confirmed solidarity with other EU pilots

Oleary may need to not be Oleary for a change....be nice Michael, play nice

[kemorkid] 21/9/2017 13:48

They are still a very profitable co.
Would love to drop to 15 and I will buy some for pension

[rackers1] 21/9/2017 09:26

theyve operated a screw you policy to their employees AND the customer.

awful company.

[frazboy] 21/9/2017 09:26

I can see the share price giving up most of this years gains but not more than that, struggling to hold onto £16 as i write.

It'll be interesting to compare their September load factors but the real point of interest will be their October numbers but we'll have to wait a few weeks for those - they quoted that October was 70% a couple of days ago. This may shed some light on potential reputational damage - this will be the real issue. Some will argue they didn't have that much in the first place.

[trytotakeiteasy] 21/9/2017 09:14

shows how being nice to staff can help. At certain times companies have the upper hand... but currently pilots have the upper hand. Ryanair has operated a screw you policy. So it is no surprise that their staff turn the favour around when they have the upper hand.

[kemorkid] 21/9/2017 09:06

Wonder how low will share price go??

[qantas] 21/9/2017 08:04

More trouble at the top pilots reject offer as per BBC News please do your own research....

[limajane] 20/9/2017 20:34

I thinks it is payback time for O'Leary. Captains, then First Officers will cause big problems, once they are fixed the others will then want their cut.

[spob] 20/9/2017 14:25

Remember the recent disaster when the British Airways IT system crashed.

When you read all the comments on the internet about Ryanair at the moment, you wonder if any of these people have memories.

How quickly they forget.


Suddenly BA is perfect and Ryanair is a cheap nasty airline that you would never ever fly on again.

LOL

[qantas] 20/9/2017 14:23

Shorters going to make a lot of money out of this one.

Please do your own research...

[spob] 20/9/2017 14:03

If Trump comes up trumps, could get a chance to buy much lower than 14 and lots of other juicy bargains too.

[qantas] 20/9/2017 13:28

Bottom may be 14 however as always.

Please do your own research...

[cool hand kev] 20/9/2017 12:50

Where's the bottom?
Does the chart suggest support at about 16.3?

[qantas] 20/9/2017 07:27

Watch this one today pilots now threatening to go on strike and the big man offering 14,000 usd bonus to forgo Holidays what will the big man do bbc world business report please do your own research....

[spob] 20/9/2017 05:24

O’Leary said on Monday that Ryanair would not “pay for flights on our competitors”, despite EU regulations that it must offer the option if a rival’s flight leaves “significantly sooner” than its own.

A spokesperson for the CAA said: ““Ryanair is well aware of these passenger rights and we have sought assurances from the airline on how and when they will provide alternative flights with other airlines.”

The spokesperson added that Ryanair would face “enforcement action” if it does not comply.