Ryanair to make ANOTHER take-over bid for Aer Lingus

Eurovisionmad

Only broke around 6 http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0619/ryanair-makes-all-cash-offer-for-aer-lingus.html

I hope it doesn't go through, if it does I'd miss those mother-like Air hostesses who'd be replaced by old retired SS officer if Ryanair had their way!

SugarCoat

how much do ye want for that boss!

Eurovisionmad

SugarCoat wrote: »

how much do ye want for that!

Packet of Taytos?

hondasam

Eurovisionmad wrote: »

I hope it doesn't go through, if it does I'd miss those mother-like Air hostesses who'd be replaced by old retired SS officer if Ryanair had their way!

what?

Archeron

An aer lingus hostess once accidentally hit me in the face with a muffin.

Gummy Panda

hondasam wrote: »

what?

I know!

Sure doesn't Ryanair hire Czech pornstars.... Mmmm czech porn

BRB

Run_to_da_hills

Ryanair = a McDonalds with wings.

We need some dignity with what's left of out National Airline.

RachaelVO

Good ol Michael O'Leary he's been told before he's not allowed to have the controlling stake in Aer Lingus, he's just shit stirring it again

donvito99

Yawn, this is Ryanair's last opportunity for free air-time as regards Aer Lingus.

Bajingo

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I know!

Sure doesn't Ryanair hire Czech pornstars.... Mmmm czech porn

BRB

I've only ever been served by battleaxe air hostesses with Ryanair, to be fair to Aer Lingus they've got some stunners and they're generally more friendly too.

Got a rap on the head and told to lift up my tray when flying with Ryanair...lovely.

Cookie_Monster

Hopefully all the trouble we're in with Europe will mean the politicos can't ask for it to be blocked again for no good reason. We might finally get rid of them.

squod

Hope they take that fuhken stoopid looking building down too. I'm not taking a car to get a bus to an airport that looks like an arse.

UglyBolloxFace

Archeron wrote: »

An aer lingus hostess once accidentally hit me in the face with a muffin.

With her lady muffin or an actual muffin?

bee_keeper

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Hopefully all the trouble we're in with Europe will mean the politicos can't ask for it to be blocked again for no good reason. We might finally get rid of them.

where do you see share prices going tomorrow in aer lingus ? , is it a runner or is mick o leary simply dipping his toe

Pedant

Archeron wrote: »

An aer lingus hostess once accidentally hit me in the face with a muffin.

I know, they've gotten a lot more plumper these days those air hostesses.

bc dub

If this goes thru, does it mean we can emigrate our young, further, cheaper?

Run_to_da_hills

squod wrote: »

Hope they take that fuhken stoopid looking building down too. I'm not taking a car to get a bus to an airport that looks like an arse.

If you are talking about the new terminal 2, that building has absolutely nothing got to do with Aer Lingus, worse still it cost more to build than Aer lingus is currently worth so i don't think it will be a part of the deal.

yosser hughes

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Ryanair = a McDonalds with wings.

We need some dignity with what's left of out National Airline.

You're national airline was happy to rip people off for years to the extent that people who emigrated had to get the boat and coudn't get home as often as they might have.Flying with them was the preserve of the well heeled and government class.Or family of "workers" Meanwhile the national airline was being subsidised by the taxpayer to overpay its staff. It was a bastion of nepotism and entitlement.Like every other semi-state it existed for the benefit of its employees, no matter the cost.A parasite on the nation.
They never gave a bollix about the ordinary punter before Ryanair came along.

maddragon

I don't think the bid was serious because Ryanair valued Aer Lingus at bout tree fiddy per share.

Jester252

Would hate to see it go through but I know it wont.
I love not having to fight with someone for a seat

Cookie_Monster

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Ryanair = a McDonalds with wings.

you're right, both are massively successful companies who provide low cost, hassle free products to millions of people annually and do a very good job of it too.

bee_keeper

maddragon wrote: »

I don't think the bid was serious because Ryanair valued Aer Lingus at bout tree fiddy per share.

how could aer lignus be worth three fifty when ryanair shares are themselves below four euro

the price offered is more than generous

usernamegoes

RachaelVO wrote: »

Good ol Michael O'Leary he's been told before he's not allowed to have the controlling stake in Aer Lingus, he's just shit stirring it again

Their statement to the ISE states that they are willing to put in place measures to avoid breaching competition rules (Article 102 TFEU for those interested) These things have been done before.

ejmaztec

Aer Lingus will sell out to Etihad out of spite.

Run_to_da_hills

yosser hughes wrote: »

You're national airline was happy to rip people off for years to the extent that people who emigrated had to get the boat and coudn't get home as often as they might have.Flying with them was the preserve of the well heeled and government class.Or family of "workers" Meanwhile the national airline was being subsidised by the taxpayer to overpay its staff. It was a bastion of nepotism and entitlement.Like every other semi-state it existed for the benefit of its employees, no matter the cost.A parasite on the nation.
They never gave a bollix about the ordinary punter before Ryanair came along.

It has been back to the Boat for me on cross channel hops. Flying has shot itself in the foot with all carriers at this stage with all the messing, expensive parking, baggage restrictions and security paranoia.

mcmoustache

yosser hughes wrote: »

You're national airline was happy to rip people off for years to the extent that people who emigrated had to get the boat and coudn't get home as often as they might have.Flying with them was the preserve of the well heeled and government class.Or family of "workers" Meanwhile the national airline was being subsidised by the taxpayer to overpay its staff. It was a bastion of nepotism and entitlement.Like every other semi-state it existed for the benefit of its employees, no matter the cost.A parasite on the nation.
They never gave a bollix about the ordinary punter before Ryanair came along.

I worked for Aer Lingus back in 2003/2004 cleaning airplanes. We were paid for 8-hour shifts that were usually over after 6.5 hours. We typically cleaned about 8 planes during that shift. Each plane took around 10 minutes to clean (but the transatlantic planes could take an hour but there were less of those). If you include the time waiting on the apron for the plane to land in our "work-time", we probably worked around 4 hours a day. We spent a huge amount of our time playing pool, darts and watching sky-sports back at base.

Basically, we did feck-all work for around €500 nett a week. The worst part of it all when I look back was the outrage that greeted the suggestion that we spend more of our time working. The older staff members had been SIPTU-ised to the point of insanity. There was a genuine belief among them that they were "entitled" to a good wage for 4 hours of unskilled labour.

I have since heard from people who still work there that they do more work now but I don't imagine that they work as hard as Ryanair staff. I fly quite a lot and I've found Ryanair staff to be very good. That said, I travel with one bag and I'm not retarded so I haven't had to have any confrontations.

starbelgrade

You can fly Aer Lingus these days for usually pretty much the same price as Ryanair - sometimes cheaper.

If Ryanair take over Aer Lingus, you can guarantee that the prices will rise across the board.

Ryanair are a brilliant airline for making international flights affordable, and by doing so, bringing down the prices of their competitors, but I'd be very worried if they started to get rid of their competition altogether. Monopolies are never a good thing.

DB21

Jesus, I hope Aer Lingus aren't taken over by that shower of clowns. I'd rather be able to fly to my destination for a little more than some shed with a coat hanger on the roof in the arse end of nowhere at 6am.

big_heart_on

I'd always choose Aer Lingus over Ryanair, partly because O'Leary behaves like such a huge tool, a hugely successful tool and his competition is welcome but I still hate the "Bus to Butlins" feel of Ryanair flights, complete with attendants making jokes about women drivers and all that nonsense over the intercom. All thats missing is lads rolling joints down the back and the empty snack boxes on the floor. Its the 70's sitcom of air travel, "Carry on Luggage" if you will.

I'll happily pay more to land at my destination too rather than coach/train the rest of the way.

RobbingBandit

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Ryanair = a McDonalds with wings.

We need some dignity with what's left of out National Airline.

Ryanair=Supermacs you surely mean.

A crappy overpriced Irish company trying and failing to compete with their better multinational competition while bitching about it.

Seaneh

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Ryanair=Supermacs you surely mean.

A crappy overpriced Irish company trying and failing to compete with their better multinational competition while bitching about it.

Ryan are are one of the most profitable airlines in the world.

Are you mental?

Their business model is exemplary, they have thrived while other airlines are arses to the wall trying to survive.

Aphex

DB21 wrote: »

Jesus, I hope Aer Lingus aren't taken over by that shower of clowns. I'd rather be able to fly to my destination for a little more than some shed with a coat hanger on the roof in the arse end of nowhere at 6am.

A shed? I think you need to take that up with Boeing, not Ryanair!

massdebater

bee_keeper wrote: »

how could aer lignus be worth three fifty when ryanair shares are themselves below four euro

the price offered is more than generous

LOL

Chorcai

It's got nothing at all to do with competition or the DAA or Aer Lingus or low air fares, rather its all about slots, the Heathrow airport slots, worth more than Aer Lingus IMHO.

Run_to_da_hills

yosser hughes wrote: »

You're national airline was happy to rip people off for years to the extent that people who emigrated had to get the boat and coudn't get home as often as they might have.Flying with them was the preserve of the well heeled and government class.Or family of "workers" Meanwhile the national airline was being subsidised by the taxpayer to overpay its staff. It was a bastion of nepotism and entitlement.Like every other semi-state it existed for the benefit of its employees, no matter the cost.A parasite on the nation.
They never gave a bollix about the ordinary punter before Ryanair came along.

Michael O'Leary once said that a time would come when there would be just four major carriers left operating on the planet him being one. (the rest being swallowed up by the bigger ones). Do you honestly think O'Leary is going to still charge €20 to fly across the channel when he has kicked out competition. He can charge what he wants to when he wants to as many have experienced.

You also never had Aer Lingus or any airline for that matter in the past charging you €40 to print out a sheet of A4 paper at a check in desk.

suicide_circus

yosser hughes wrote: »

You're national airline was happy to rip people off for years to the extent that people who emigrated had to get the boat and coudn't get home as often as they might have.Flying with them was the preserve of the well heeled and government class.Or family of "workers" Meanwhile the national airline was being subsidised by the taxpayer to overpay its staff. It was a bastion of nepotism and entitlement.Like every other semi-state it existed for the benefit of its employees, no matter the cost.A parasite on the nation.
They never gave a bollix about the ordinary punter before Ryanair came along.

Work for a semi state myself. Those who have never worked in one cannot comprehend the levels of entitlement culture, resistance to change, big wages for very little work, promotion based on service not ability. People who's gross incompetency, inefficiency and general retardation would have them sacked instantly from a private company are protected and promoted within semi states. Those who stepped above their station or thought outside the box or were innovative were blacklisted. It is changing slowly but the stuff going on in semi states over the last few decades is shocking.

Benny_Cake

I can't see how anyone could see this as a good thing - not that it's likely to go ahead. On routes where both carriers operate the prices tend to be lower.

dodzy

ejmaztec wrote: »

Aer Lingus will sell out to Etihad out of spite.

Well that'd sort out the ugly air hostess debate immediately.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

You also never had Aer Lingus or any airline for that matter in the past charging you €40 to print out a sheet of A4 paper at a check in desk.

Not the same ole "boarding pass whinge" again. Jesus, at this stage, we are all aware of the requirement to print the thing in advance, surely?

hardCopy

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

yosser hughes wrote: »

You're national airline was happy to rip people off for years to the extent that people who emigrated had to get the boat and coudn't get home as often as they might have.Flying with them was the preserve of the well heeled and government class.Or family of "workers" Meanwhile the national airline was being subsidised by the taxpayer to overpay its staff. It was a bastion of nepotism and entitlement.Like every other semi-state it existed for the benefit of its employees, no matter the cost.A parasite on the nation.
They never gave a bollix about the ordinary punter before Ryanair came along.

Michael O'Leary once said that a time would come when there would be just four major carriers left operating on the planet him being one. (the rest being swallowed up by the bigger ones). Do you honestly think O'Leary is going to still charge €20 to fly across the channel when he has kicked out competition. He can charge what he wants to when he wants to as many have experienced.

You also never had Aer Lingus or any airline for that matter in the past charging you €40 to print out a sheet of A4 paper at a check in desk.

If O'Leary takes over they might start to land some flights on schedule, would make a nice change

The Orb

This should not be allowed to happen. A monopoly in the hands of bully would be bad news for customers, very bad news.

2 stroke

My rubbish collector was taken over, I moved my business. My insurance broker was taken over, I moved my business. I've already made my mind up about mol, I do not want to deal with him. I'll take the ferry to England and fly BA if I have to.

pickarooney

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Flying has shot itself in the foot with all carriers at this stage with all the messing, expensive parking, baggage restrictions and security paranoia.

It's not that I don't agree 87% with you but these words coming from you... :pac:

Archeron

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

With her lady muffin or an actual muffin?

An actual muffin, And when it plopped onto the tray in front of me, she snorted at me and walked off.

Funny the things that stick in your mind.

Rowley Birkin QC

2 stroke wrote: »

My rubbish collector was taken over, I moved my business. My insurance broker was taken over, I moved my business. I've already made my mind up about mol, I do not want to deal with him. I'll take the ferry to England and fly BA if I have to.

I have to ask, have you ever actually flown Ryanair or are you just buying into all the BS that's spoken about them?

If you do decide to fly with them it's quite simple:

• Check in online
• Print your boarding pass
• Make sure your baggage is the correct size and weight
• Enjoy spending your extra cash in the destination you are flying to.

Phill Ewinn

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Enjoy spending your extra cash in the destination near where you are flying to.

FYP

dodzy

2 stroke wrote: »

I'll take the ferry to England and fly BA if I have to.

Fly BA ? More money than sense.

Gone Drinking

I don't get the problem with Ryanair either..

If you have a head on you at all, you can get cheap flights. The only people who complain are the ones who book cheap flights, then have to change their name or dates, or arrive with the wrong size luggage, or complain because the sandwiches on board are so expensive. You can easily avoid all that stuff.

Me and my bird got 20 euro return flights (all in), to Prague one year. We were delighted! Couldn't get the train to Galway for that.

hooradiation

Gone Drinking wrote: »

I don't get the problem with Ryanair either..

They're cunts.

Rowley Birkin QC

Gone Drinking wrote:

I don't get the problem with Ryanair either..

hooradiation wrote: »

They're cunts.

I'm beginning to believe this should be a question on the Census. People who think that Ryanair are c***ts obviously can't follow simple instructions and should be segregated from the rest of us. :pac:

Boombastic

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

I'm beginning to believe this should be a question on the Census. People who think that Ryanair are c***ts obviously can't follow simple instructions and should be segregated from the rest of us. :pac:

They are segregated - they fly other airlines


At the airport the other day, a women in front of me ripped the whole side of her massive LV suitcase trying to get it in to the thing they have for measuring bags - funniest thing I've seen in a while and I doubt she'll be flying with them again:pac:

hardCopy

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

FYP

Not everyone wants to fly to the nearest major city. If you're flying to Milton Keynes for example Luton is the closest airport, for Leicester the closest is East Mids both are served by Ryanair.