Ryanair offers to buy Aer Lingus (1 Viewer)

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http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1005/aerlingus.html

Is this a P.R. thing or is it serious?

 

[Goff]

Oh, I reckon it's a PR thing.

 

[Goff]

Actually, what I should have said was, I HOPE it's a PR thing.

It doesn't bear thinking about.

 

[broken arm]

are these any use?

http://www.tca.ie/home/index.aspx

 

[Corey]

He's serious apparantly. Already owns 16% of aer lingus, while the Govt has 25%. Looking to buy shares for cash at 2.60 odd euro per share.

O'Rielly. He so ca-rayyzy.

 

[broken arm]

makes sense. i would do it if i was ryanair

 

[Goff]

are these any use?

http://www.tca.ie/home/index.aspx

I can't imagine there's anything illegal in it. Just worrying for customer service and price sake. However, this was always going to be a possibility when it was touted to go public.

Or was it the plan all along?

O'Rielly. He so ca-rayyzy.

Please tell me you mean O'Leary and not the Devil himself.

 

[Corey]

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

fair play to him i say.the unions want the competition/monopoly aspect of it to be looked into so we shall have to wait and see if it transpires.

 

[Corey]

Aer Lingus said no. Minister for transport says no. The man in the white suit from Del Monte, he say yes.

Me too. Wish he'd button that shirt though. So uncouth.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Aer Lingus said no. Minister for transport says no. The man in the white suit from Del Monte, he say yes.

Me too. Wish he'd button that shirt though. So uncouth.

bit of a sleaze alright...surely though if its not against any e.u. monopoly rules they cant not sell them to o`leary.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

It will never be allowed but he is serious.
It will really rattle Berties cage as well.
Ryanair are in the process of slowly moving into the internal market in the us. if he gets Aer Lingus I guess he can mop up significant business in connecting flights on his low fare model in the US to service these transatlantic flights.

There are also the Heathrow slots to consider.

Fair play to the guy

 

[flashback]

Its wierd, Ryanair's does tons of short haul work, low cost, cheap airports, (relatively) low reward per flight. With really fast turn around, you get enough volume and make money.

AerLingus is much more into the long haul stuff, flying into major hubs... way slower everything.

Although, AerLingus have been degrading the living shit out of the quality of service recently, you probably wouldnt even notice the changeover if it happened at this point.

TBH though, I think O'Leary is talking shite. As usual.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

TBH though, I think O'Leary is talking shite. As usual.

I dont think it will be allowed but brash as he is he is not a spoofer. If he is offering the offer is real.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

i can see him doing it i have to say,im sure he`s deadly serious about it and i cant see him letting anything get in his way.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

i can see him doing it i have to say,im sure he`s deadly serious about it and i cant see him letting anything get in his way.

I think the competition authority would try to stop it. But he gets to throw the cat among the pigeons either way. So win win for Michael.

 

[Janer]

It is bad news if Ryanair get to own Aer Lingus.......

O'Leary rides slipshod over unions as it is....remember his handling of his pilots?

He over works his workers too, donno how there hasn't being an accident yet.

Also fucker buys a taxi plate for his Merc so his chauffer can use it in bus lanes.
He also wears dodgy pin stripe shirts and cords/

 

[ernesto]

It is bad news if Ryanair get to own Aer Lingus.......

O'Leary rides slipshod over unions as it is....remember his handling of his pilots?

He over works his workers too, donno how there hasn't being an accident yet.

Also fucker buys a taxi plate for his Merc so his chauffer can use it in bus lanes.
He also wears dodgy pin stripe shirts and cords/

actually, ive talked to a girl that works for ryanair and she said that they are better paid stewards than aerlingus and other budget airlines. pilots too id say at this stage. sure arent aer lingus staff always on strike?

 

[RSJ]

On one hand, i hate to fly for more than, ooh, 30 seconds on a ryanair plane. But imagine how cheap it would be to fly over to the states. Just load up on booze and sleeping tablets before you go on board and yer sorted.

 

[ernesto]

On one hand, i hate to fly for more than, ooh, 30 seconds on a ryanair plane. But imagine how cheap it would be to fly over to the states. Just load up on booze and sleeping tablets before you go on board and yer sorted.

imagine. 0.01c flights to the u.s . i might actually leave the continent!