Case study on low cost airlines (RYANAIR) Preliminary questions: 1. What are your first impressions regarding Ryanair? 2. How would you characterize its marketing strategy? Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA‚ LSE: RYA‚ NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish low cost airline‚ with headquarters at Dublin Airport and its largest operational bases at Dublin Airport and London Stansted Airport. Ryanair operates 182 aircraft on 729 routes across Europe and North Africa from its 31 bases.[1] The airline has been characterised
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Examining Ryanair’s Launch Strategy Ryanair was set up in 1985 by Cathal and Declan Ryan‚ as one of the first independent airline servicing the Dublin-London (Luton) route. Ryanair launched its service focusing on delivering first-rate customer service and lowest – simple‚ single – fare @ I£ 98‚ compared to I£ 208 full fare and I£ 99 discounted fare offered by competition‚ Aer Lingus and British Airways. Ryanair Executives believe that Aer Lingus and British Airways’ flights are typically 60-70%
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Assessment of Ryanair’s launch strategy One possible reason why Ryanair chose to enter the Dublin-London route is because the route was reputed to be quite lucrative for both Aer Lingus and BA. It is easy to see why this route is lucrative because the least expensive fare for both carriers were priced at I£208 but operating expenses per passenger was only I£155.1. Ryanair’s publicized fare of only I£98 will help it to attract more passengers than both carriers given that it cost only half the
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What do your overall assessment of Ryanair’s strategy? Although the strategy of Ryanair seems sound‚ I don’t expect it to succeed on the Dublin-London route. By matching service and amenities but pricing well below Air Lingus and BA‚ Ryanair stands to steal customers up to capacity of it’s 44-seat turboprop 4 times a day. This loss of customers‚ though small at this point‚ could likely elicit a strong response from both AL and BA. The Dublin-London route represents one of the few lucrative routes
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Ryanair Internal analysis Resources and capabilities In 2006 Ryanair was in ownership of a total of 103 Boeing 737 aircraft‚ and also a set order to increase this number by 138 in the next six years. Currently its fleet flies out from 127 destinations. Ryanair replaced its old fleet with new more efficient and environmentally friendly aircraft and has the youngest fleet of any major airline with an age of just 2.4 years. The new aircraft were effective in increasing efficiency as there was no
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Task A- Introduction Ryanair Europe ’s Leading Low Fares Airline is an Irish airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europe ’s largest low-cost carrier. As of 31 July 2007‚ Ryanair operates 516 routes across 26 countries from 26 bases. Ryanair has been characterised by rapid expansion‚ a result of the deregulation of the air industry in Europe in 1997. Ryanair is the third largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers
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Ryanair – the low-fares airlines Case Study By Sid Hegde Ryanair – the low-fares airline Table of Contents Q1. Why has Ryanair been successful thus far?..................................................................3 Q2. Is Ryanair ’s strategy sustainable?..................................................................................4 Q3. Would you recommend any changes to Ryanair ’s approach?.......................................5 Q4. Should Ryanair continue to pursue the Aer
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Opportunities and Threats. A SWOT analysis focuses on the micro environment of one of the above entities‚ i.e. “factors which the organisation has some control over”. – Business Management Course Text‚ AIT Ireland (2013-20134). SWOT ANALYSIS OF RYANAIR Strengths Weaknesses Lowest Cost Base of any European Airline Strong financial performance despite current economic climate Innovation Negative Public Perception Over-reliance on Seasonal trends to increase profit margins Poor customer service
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Words count : 3244 Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review on CSR 2.1 CSR Theories and Strategies 2.2 CSR Challenges and Issues 2.3 Summary of Key CSR Elements 3. Ryanair CSR Audit 3.1 Company Background 3.2 CSR Audit of the company 4. Analysis and discussion of the company CSR performance 5. Strategies CSR recommendations for the company 6. Conclusion 7. References Executive Summary Aim
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- Dec 2011 Z0928183 INTRODUCTION Ryanair was founded in 1985 with only two aircrafts and a single Dublin-London route . By 2010 Ryanair had transformed itself into Europe ’s leading low cost airlines with 232 aircrafts flying to 153 destination. Ryan Air ’s strategic objective has been to offer the lowest possible air fare to its passengers and strive towards becoming europe No.1 Low Cost airlines. In this paper we will explore and analyze Ryanair ’s competitive position‚ strategic capabilities
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