Opportunities Europe ’s bloodbath (again) 1. Recessionary conditions suit true Low Cost Carriers best. The global economic recession has handed Ryanair and similar carriers near-perfect operating conditions. As Ryanair explains‚ "this recession has encouraged passengers to become much more price sensitive which is why they are switching to Ryanair ’s low fares and unbeatable customer service over all other competitors". Ryanair expects a 15-20% reduction in average fares this year to around
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players (Huffington post‚ 2010). Further promoting a fare increase is SWA’s refusal to charge for baggage. Although‚ this is a great sales tactic‚ it provides no source of revenue‚ resulting in a fare increase that would compensate for the increased costs of operating internationally. Even though‚ SWA will gain the Atlanta hub with its business travelers who are willing to pay more‚ it may lose some of its other customers who are more price-sensitive. The company may also face prolonged turnaround
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MMN220511 Shaishav Kharwar (Mat No: 200813679) Course work 1 Resit Report on RYANAIR Module Leader Dr.Colin Combe Introduction The company chosen in this report is Ryanair in the airline industry. Ryanair is a low cost budget airline travelling across 1600 routes from 57 bases connecting 180 destinations in 29 different countries (Ryanair.com). Ryanair first started its operations in 1985 between Ireland and London. The first year it commuted around 5000 customers
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meets with the competitiveness in the economy. The strategies for Ryanair Airline include; Low fare‚ Best Customer service‚ Short-haul route and destination‚ Reduction of operating costs‚ Internet services in its reservation system and Quality management. In the case of Air Berlin airline its strategies comprises of high service standards‚ blanket coverage‚ market positioning and segmentation‚ ticket booking‚ low price considerations‚ flight connections and safety of the passengers and staff and the
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established in USA as a low-cost domestic airline carrier. The company started operating as a point-to-point carrier‚ providing quality customer service at competitive prices. Basically‚ the main strategy of JetBlue is to offer its clients a combination of low fares and product differentiation. In terms of strengthening its market positions‚ the following key strategic issues are faced by the company: How to achieve “cost leadership” and “product differentiation”? JetBlue achieves “Cost leadership” through
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AIR ASIA Company profile: Air Asia needs no introduction in ASEAN‚ where it is the leading low-cost carrier‚ connecting people and places across 132 routes‚ 40 of which are offered by no other airline. In 2010‚ the Group‚ which includes affiliates Air Asia Thailand and Air Asia Indonesia‚ reinforced its leadership position with two remarkable milestones: flying its 100 millionth guest and breaking the RM1 billion(ringgit) profit barrier. From an airline with two aircraft plying six routes in Malaysia
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30 6.4.3 Place 31 6.4.4 Promotion 31 6.4.5 People 31 7 Monitoring and control 32 8 Budgets .....................................................................................................................32 8.1 Costs 33 8.2 Break Even 34 8.3 ROI…………………………………………………………………………….33 9 Conclusion 35 Bibliography 36 Appendix...............................................................................................................…...36 Date: 01/07/2008
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right time‚ it must employ the right type of marketing mix: Product‚ Price‚ Place and Promotion. In a dysfunctional time for the airline industry‚ most airlines‚ especially major carriers‚ are adapting the concept of “doing less with more.” One low-cost carrier‚ JetBlue‚ is changing the domestic aviation landscape in this regard and is defying the odds. Here is a company that has examined each marketing mix elements carefully‚ has adapted them to its customer’s needs‚ and is succeeding because
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Introduction AirAsia Berhad is the leading airline in Asia which offers the largest low fare for domestic and international flights. It was established as a low cost airline as a dream by making flying is possible for everyone. It is just like their company slogan ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’. It scheduled to travel up to 78 destinations across to 25 countries domestically and internationally. AirAsia was a company originally owned by Malaysian government which was later bought by Anthony Francis
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that Southwest Airlines is generally using two competitive strategies. They apply not only the strategy of low costs‚ low fares and frequent flights to form their cost structure‚ but also the “People” strategy‚ Southwest Airlines differentiate themselves by offering affordable journey with the valuable customer services. Southwest services involves frequent on time departures as well as low cost fares. SWA execute this strategy by flying the fuel efficient 737s. They also emphasize point-to-point routes
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