Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair

1. List Pro's and Con's of Ryanair's decision to enter a new market and compete with larger airlines? 

Pros:
-    The low cost of air travel would be very appealing to customers.
-    Ryanair offers first-rate customer service.
-    Ryanair could capture the 30-40% of travelers not traveling on Aer Lingus.
-    With the cheaper fares Ryanair could  convince ferry travelers to fly.
-    With the larger planes they could transport more people.

Cons:
-    Ryanair would be competing against larger, more establish companies.
-    Not being able to offer cheaper flights.
-    With the larger planes their costs would be higher and they would have to raise their prices.
-    Being the underdog.
-    Lack of brand recognition.

1 comment:

April said...

I have totally flown on Ryanair!! Ummm....it sucked but the tickets were super cheap....you just have to decide for yourself whether it is worth it or not.