Ryanair CEO: More and more people are traveling with lower fares

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, why prices won't be as high as hoped during the summer season, and much more.

[@dazza4345]

Amazing how a small Irish airline became the World's biggest shorthall airline .

[@ciarancre4511]

Because he sold his sold to the Globalists

[@KINGKING10109]

Never taken one in my life, not necessarily cause it’s budget. But mainly because they attract some of the worst Passengers.

[@JimLadBossMan]

I’ve never had a problem with the passengers. Always thought they were ok. Then I had an issue with booking one time and it was impossible to resolve. Got bounced from robot to call centre and so on with no one being able to resolve the issue. Took me 9 hours (over a few phone calls) to book the flight in the end. No one cared. Disgusting company.

[@MichaelHulk-ps8tj]

Thanks to him, I can afford to fly to my grandma and take care of her at east 5 times a year.

[@codyslade5558]

No matter how you feel about Ryan Air/O’Leary, he has changed the game throughout Europe, elsewhere. The Ryan Air experience must not be too bad, everyone seems to fly with the airline and they serve more cities than I could ever have imagined. Wow!

[@Rabbitzz]

I had no issues

[@jayjoi-xw9eb]

Honestly this doesn't explain why 1 you have to pay for a carry on and why uts only 1 carry on per person and why its so small its like they are expected a plane full of toddler sized adults to be getting on or something

[@barrylenihan8032]

​@@jayjoi-xw9ebHonestly, your comment requires explaining. I've read it a few times and still have no idea what you are trying to say.

[@cdchantler]

I flew them for the first time last year uk to Finland. Was absolutely fine

[@codyslade5558]

@@cdchantler That is what I thought. The hype is misleading.

[@AsmarterWorld]

I fly Ryanair about 30 times per year. Always on time, never had a problem, far better than air france or klm

[@annov7500]

And your CO2 footprint is?

[@bobdobalina838]

What world are you living in? Ryanair is the absolute worst

[@fonamindustries3493]

You might want to consider not flying drunk ;)

[@flameguy3416]

​@@annov7500about 0.003% of Taylor Swift's CO2 footprint.

[@flameguy3416]

What are you doing flying so much

[@borschbandit]

Ryanair has enabled me to travel frequently and live my life to the fullest. One of my favourite companies.

[@SuperSpindoctor]

One of the world’s best CEOs. Knows his business economics to the nth degree. Has established a clear identity and value prop for an airline in a very crowded market. Holds no punches, and delivers.

[@ericdunn555]

Thank you yet again for your comment and insight, Mr. O'Leary. Or is this comment from one of your bootlickers @ DUB HQ?

[@SuperSpindoctor]

@@ericdunn555 independent comment from a free thinker. If you can’t form an opinion of your own, trot on!

[@ericdunn555]

@@SuperSpindoctor HAAHAAHAA 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's why your moniker is @SuperSpinDoctor, then? All the clues are there, mate, in that name - you're just a lackey for the Old Goatface O'Leary .... trot on yourself, you insignificant little minion.

[@patienceisalpha]

Watching this video cost me 7.99 extra

[@AVGX90]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CountryandIrishFan]

Added volume €12.99

[@ericdunn555]

In colour? That'll be another €2.99, please.

[@johnc3403]

:) funny

[@PaddyIrishman]

[@Yourballix]

I travel all over Europe all year long for 20 euros a flight. Can’t beat Ryanair

[@biggiesmalls3096]

Exactly. I don’t know how people find things to complain about when we can fly so cheap. Ungrateful

[@craigd2352]

You can complain about the delayed times but ryanair literally do make it affordable for so many people to travel around Europe. It’s amazing. You can get into an airplane and to another country some days for under €100 if you pick the right dates. It’s crazy how we’ve gotten to this point.

[@stuartkelly3106]

I saw this fella come out of Dublin Airport driving a 15 year old Land Rover

[@GemmaMiss]

Sometimes it’s not about new things.

[@RazorMouth]

Majority of Irish people aren't overly materialistic.

[@kennycelt]

One of Ireland's greatest sons! 🇮🇪

[@ainekearney9041]

I wouldnt go that far.

[@ciarancre4511]

absolutely Incorrect

[@scottyk200]

Some day in the not too distant future people will look back at these times and wish they’d taken more flights.

[@ivermektin6874]

People complain about Ryanair then complain about high fares when they don't offer that route.

[@johncreedon7847]

He got the " airbus grounding engine issue " in there nicely...more fare sales for Ryanair. Some man for marketing

[@work89]

People like to criticise Ryan air. The company is brilliant very cheap to travel. Nothing is ever good enough for people.

[@biggiesmalls3096]

It’s just the popular thing to do. People complain they have been charged €55 for something they messed up in the booking, while paying for a €20 flight

[@IOSARBX]

CNBC Television, Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!

[@FirestarterAJ12]

It's a very positive spin to say they are lucky to be flying Boeing 😂

[@DG-hw8it]

👍 Thanks for uploading ❤️

[@childofthe60s100]

A sincere, caring, honest man, with customer care always in the forefront of his business planning. UNFORTUNATELY - none of the above apply to the poison dwarf, that is O'Leary.,

[@maximusdecimus4017]

It’s a myth that Ryanair provides cheaper prices. I fly frequently with Ryanair when there are no other alternatives to particular destinations, and trust me, Ryanair are by no means cheap compared to other airlines when you bring more than a small handbag. They benefit from having little to no competition on a large number of destinations.

[@michaelcostigane552]

3 cheers for Michael also sir Freddie laker.

[@virtualvid4662]

Interesting that O’Leary suggests Boeing should be making planes in 10 weeks not the 12-14 weeks quoted by the manufacturer. Considering the recent claims of short cuts and lack of attention to detail this doesn’t sound like a safe plan

[@brianboyle2681]

He’s pinning them to the wall in terms of pricing negotiations. He won’t pass up an opportunity like an appearance on US tv to continue to press the messaging he is pushing in private.

[@RazorMouth]

​@@brianboyle2681exactly, OLeary never lets his foot off the throat. He probably even dreams about squeezing Boeing CEO in his sleep.

[@irishboy39]

He's a genius

[@Ichioku]

....and sociopath.

[@DNModels]

The more people get to fly, the worse is going to get. It is inevitable.

[@Krasimir_Mitev8686]

How mach they spend for airplane?

[@Krasimir_Mitev8686]

What about rental policy for airplanes?

[@BillyWatersIE]

Has Mick only one shirt?

[@joebaillar]

It’s be really funny if he flew Lufthansa to NYC 😂

[@ericdunn555]

Lufty are my go-to carrier for trans-Atlantic sectors (and short-haul ops out of DUB - often cheaper to Germany & Austria than FR; FR don't operate to ZRH & BSL, so have to use LH for that part of CH anyway).

[@bridge_studio]

It’s 45€ more if you want to watch the whole video and 12.99€ if you want to comment.

[@captain007x]

Or twice that if you don't fly Ryanair and have it your way.

[@easydrive3662]

In europe ryanair do not call their aircraft 737 maxs, they call them 737 8-200 to hide the fact their actually maxs haha

[@cathycupcake6849]

No they're called max they're max on flyghtradar anyway easy to know a max from a 737 800 anyway

[@James-re3lz]

“MAX” is the market name for them, the actual names of the aircraft are 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10, Ryanair have an extended version of the 737-8 which is called the 737-8200

[@HereIam-rg3vy]

The 737 family should be called flying bricks!

[@easydrive3662]

Incorrect, of course us on here know that ryanair use 737 max8s but inside their aircraft on the safety cards etc they call them 737 8-200s, i use ryanair out of leeds regularly always makes me laugh!

[@cathycupcake6849]

@@easydrive3662 you know when your on max they have a different wingtip

[@one_eyed_odin]

Prices increase however when special events happen in Europe, such as finals for sporting events or next year the Catholic jubilee in Rome.

[@formulaic78]

We need them to produce planes more quickly doesn't quite gel with Boeing currently producing planes that are potentially unsafe!

[@yahahaa112]

He's loyal to Boeing for real cost savings and fungible staffing across his pilots; stick a couple of Airbuses in the mix and it breaks their "one plane for all" model. Whereas if they'd gone Airbus, their cockpit designs are pretty much the same across the entire fleet so maybe they wouldn't have ran into these issues? Who knows. I'd rather fly an Airbus than a Boeing.

[@James-re3lz]

What issues? The fact that the deliveries are getting delivered fast enough? Exact same issues at Airbus. The 320 Neo has over 4000 backlogged orders, extended into the late 2030s. The MAX is safe, especially Ryanair’s with their amazing safety standards and records. Also Ryanair does have A320s and whistles to keep them and get the NEO aim future. They are a parent of its Lauda fleet.

[@AnarchyEnsues]

At a point in the future, they will be forced to change to a better aircraft.

[@wordfromabove7176]

I would touch Ryan air with a barge poll. It took us weeks and weeks to get our refund from them after our holiday was messed up due to changing of flight days. They hung on to our money until the end. Deal with them at your risk.

[@lkrnpk]

Yeah I have had no problem with them dince nothing out of ordinary had happened, I do jot think even one flight I gave had with the was seriously delayed… but I do wonder what would happen, as you said, if they cancel some flight abd ruin my vacation…

[@PaddyIrishman]

O' lEary is an animal in terms of how he does business. He has verbally shredded more people and competitors than I care to remember. He's like Marmite, you either love him or hate him.

[@OliverMoore1973]

His shirt looks like it's made out of an old Pizza Hut table cloth. 🍕

[@troublebrewing99]

He drove around in a battered old VW golf for year's , he reminds of most farmers, they live poor and die rich.

[@DRCHRISTIANMD]

That's the way we roll in Ireland.. nothing wasted. 😉

[@quattordicimontenapoleone3113]

Hedged the contract for 100 shirts, so he's good there. Quality is another thing, but the price was good.

[@ericdunn555]

​@@troublebrewing99 He has a personally-owned Dublin taxi now as his local runabout so he can use the bus lanes in heavy traffic.

[@geraldinecannon2097]

You have little to worry you.I am very happy to get to travel destinations cheaply and on time....couldn't care less about his shirt!

[@fivemilesup]

1:29 what the hell is that background sound...

[@Sam_Stanton]

I thought the same lol

[@ivanrlynn]

A queef?

[@brianm102]

I paid £1300 Luton to Vilnius return for 2 adults 1 infant and 1 child. Just saying. Definitely not cheap but was punctual.

[@flameguy3416]

Well you're flying from a London airport and you've probably chosen the plus fare. And prices are sometimes hit and miss, some days it can be £40 and others £230.

[@BMC2]

​@@flameguy34161 simple rule, the earlier you book the cheaper the fare.

[@stevecostello4278]

Roughly €150 a person per flight. Assuming you also have check in bags and a pram, that’s pretty good. I agree, €1300 is nothing to be sneezed at but imagine what a trip of that distance would have cost 20 years ago.

[@MarkLukeFarrell]

Ryanair is not cheap anymore unless you’re booking a flight to London Stanstead 12 months in advance. No extra bags or priority either..I fly Aer Lingus more instead these days and I have been loyal to Ryanair for a long time but price hikes have been insane in the past couple of years.

[@Yourballix]

Absolute nonsense I’ve flown all over Europe for 20/30 euros

[@MarkLukeFarrell]

@@Yourballix Ehm that depends on lots of factors.. where you are flying to, where you’re flying from, what time of year, how far in advance you booked it, did you add bags/priority etc so no it’s not nonsense. Not low cost anymore and that’s the reality especially if you have a family with children. I find the delay of Boeing deliveries and Germany not allowing for competition in the market very amusing excuses though.

[@screwstatists7324]

Very impressive

[@buzzukfiftythree]

At some point in the future the world is going to have to call time on more and more flights.

[@mingosutu]

I am sooooooo happy they got fined millions of Euros by the Spanish government. Gracias, Espana!! Sigan la lucha contra los ladrones.

[@michaelobrien7278]

Flying Ryanair since the start no more with a Boeing jet that keeps following out of the sky I’ll wait and see good luck with that Michael

[@ZZZ333]

What are you talking about? The issue has been fixed for ages

[@declancronin437]

And Farming is his first love.. ! Some man to talk himself and his Company up but he knows his subject..

[@opiotain]

No word on the substandard build quality discussed and verified in Congress? I'll pay that bit more and fly Airbus.. I value my life.

[@odhranfahy5729]

Goated ceo

[@thomassharp2719]

Oh Leary stop your whining and just go over to Airbus. Your the one who keeps buying those Boeing 737 Death Max Jets.

[@rorymurray78]

But they charge you for everything at the airport...

[@noelio67]

Just got nailed for 65 euro to reprint my tkt after losing my phone

[@7jonny77]

Did Michael o'leary steel your phone? If you battery died, is that his fault. The one thing you make sure of on a ryanair flight is you have everything in order and a backup. Oh I forgot my bordering pass. That's alright sir we will hold up the line to deal with your incompetence

[@noelio67]

@7jonny77 really? When any other airline just clicks a button and gives it to you, and no ...drama queen, it doesn't hold up lines . I hope that if your ever half way across the world, possibly in the middle of nowhere, if you lose your phone or otherwise, that you'll realise what I mean

[@davidg61]

Weird to see him with the glass on his head. 😁

[@eddunne4190]

Legend

[@ericdunn555]

Nah, he's a Leg end.

[@davidrussell8689]

Ryan air is undoubtedly a successful business . However , they have a great problem with the “ Franken -max “ . Even Mr O Leary has complained about the poor quality of the Max . I personally refuse to fly Max , nothing against Ryan Air .

[@stevefarrimond]

But does he know where Rhod Gilbert’s luggage is???

[@tonymccann1978]

His airline is a consumer cancer. I despise Ryanair.

[@2HellWUtube]

Universally hated, especially by employees.

[@James-re3lz]

I know a lot of people who’ve worked for Ryanair and love it.

[@microfarming8583]

I am ex Ryanair and it was a fantastic experience. The small minority always make the largest noise. You should stop spreading fake news and get a life.

[@Yourballix]

Nonsense. People love him

[@joysboy6588]

Flown once with them, personally will never do it again. Easy Jet all the way🇬🇧👍

[@ainekearney9041]

😂

[@user-zk6li6fn4f]

It's the worst place I've ever seen in my life. It looks cheap but it's expensive and its CEO and staff are a DISGRACE.

[@captain007x]

Don't fly with then but you do . Stop your crap and hate.

[@Sharky2901]

Good luck but i will never fly Ryanair and certainly not with their B737 MAX !! Anyway there are enough people who want to risk their lives 😮!

[@screwstatists7324]

Literally safer than car travel before the software update

[@farmerjimmy7453]

Great planes to travel in 😅

[@majorminor3367]

You risk your life in any aircraft, in fact you risk your life evertime you leave your home.

[@xcel5203]

A hustler in the aviation sector .

[@Sev826]

is he slurring his words?

[@HereIam-rg3vy]

They have a Boing fleet…no thanks!

[@majorminor3367]

No boing is China's cheap copy of Boeing

[@HereIam-rg3vy]

@@majorminor3367 finally someone got it! 🤣

[@ryebread921]

This is the dude that wants to get rid of the co-pilot and have flight attendants trained to land planes...

[@paulneville7154]

😂bs

[@kwikbit]

to be fair .... most planes pretty much fly themselves these days... it's actually a pretty decent idea.... most pilots just spend their time supervising a computer. Sure the pilot usually takes control during take-off and landing (and especially when weather /technical issue require). But cruise flying is easily done by 1 person. Put it another way. No reason why one of the pilots couldn't help out with in flight service and then return to the cockpit for landing. Really. No reason. I suspect the in-flght service is the way harder job. Dealing with people is just a thankless task.

[@flameguy3416]

That's called sensationalism mate, and you've fallen for it hook line and sinker.

[@frankathl1]

@@kwikbitAmusing. I laughed a bit.

[@kermitTheFrog466]

i cant stand them

[@frankathl1]

Yeah, but you’re a frog.

[@edc1569]

Never fly Ryanair

[@TddyC75]

Scam artists.

[@MySkyranger]

Should have bought AIRBUS aircraft instead of 1950s junk from Boeing.

[@codyslade5558]

The only thing 1950’s about the plane is its basic shape.

[@screwstatists7324]

But they hit their DEI targets

[@SchindleList]

They wanted to but me o Leary tried to push down the price airbus advised to sling your hook

[@James-re3lz]

Airbus aircraft deliveries are worse. And the a320 came out in the 1980s so

[@SchindleList]

@@James-re3lz N E O

[@MaggsKirky]

O’Leary blames Brexit for lack of sales not the fact they fly the danger Max , EASYJET cheaper better service and Safer Aircraft NOT BOEING CRAP

[@James-re3lz]

EasyJet is not cheaper LMAO and Ryanair flies over double the amount of passengers EasyJet does each year 😂😂😂

[@farmerjimmy7453]

Record numbers on seats and record profits 🤡 😅😅

[@MaggsKirky]

Have a safe flight 🙈

[@RobertBurke-tq9zu]

Maggs, you are not very bright, evidently.

[@arminwien]

i dont buy Ryanair tickets any more because they fly Boeing! as simple as that. i wont fly boeing

[@Lord-Charlie]

2 out of 2 fails with these muppets, Twice booked on flights and twice plane never left the ground. As a frequent flyer i have NEVER experienced such abysmal service elsewhere.

[@James-re3lz]

Ryanair has the least number of cancellations of any airline in europe

[@barrylenihan8032]

Looks like you were unfortunate. Thankfully I have never had a bad experience with Ryanair, and I have been flying with them on a regular basis for 25 years.

[@Yourballix]

Absolute nonsense. Flew with them a hundred times and never an issue. You’re just struggling for a few likes

[@ericdunn555]

​@@Yourballix Used them a few times several years ago; sitting at SZG on Saturday morning, inbound aircraft went technical at DUB; no prob, said Ryanair, we'll put you on the next available flight - which was the following Saturday. Gave up on them after that (got trains to MUC and flew back to DUB on Lufthansa the following day)

[@SuperEdge67]

I bet he doesn’t fly Ryan Air.

[@noahmurphy5366]

He absolutely does. We were flying out of Dublin to Portugal a number of years ago. I had to go to ryanair counter for something probably to do with a baby's pushchair. Mick was behind the counter shooting the breeze with some of the staff. He joined the queue to board the plane with the rest of us. He had 2 concessions I could see. His family had the front row seats on the plane and shockingly their bags were first onto the carousel on arrival. A man I have huge respect for. They do exactly what is says on the tin. If you want to deviate from their base offer prepare to get hosed. They're up front about it though.

[@John-cd9xc]

0:50 What did she say?? She obviously hasn't a clue about the ryanair business model

[@ljacobs357]

Not a good airline, but better than Southwest.

[@nl5703]

Not better than Southwest. Ryan Air flights don’t let you nap. They try to sell you bingo cards and lottery tickets the entire flight. Also, you always need to take a bus to the plane. Southwest always uses a jet bridge

[@kevinm5895]

@@nl5703 that’s a US v’s EU thing. Jet bridges are less common on short haul in Europe. Ryanair don’t use jet bridges so they can use both doors and turn planes around faster.

[@nl5703]

@@kevinm5895 no, they dont use jet bridges because it costs more money. And how is it faster when you have to take a 5 min bus ride to the plane?

[@kevinm5895]

@@nl5703 I agree they are more expensive. Bussing people out does not slow the turnaround times of the planes. Bussing is not that common either. The last two times I was busse to a plane was on LH and EI flights. Also they don’t try to sell lotto tickets the entire flight. They do it once after the buy on board service is finished. People love to crap on Ryanair, but they are my airline of choice. They are way more punctual than the legacies. Plus they are cheaper. I was on a 2hr return flight with Ryanair two weeks ago for €35 return. Americans would be lucky to get a 2hr return flight for 5-10X that price.

[@runawayronnie]

@@nl5703 Fake news. You need to travel more. Both last trips with Ryanair we used jetbridge. Personally I prefer walking to aircraft and boarding thru both doors becasue it's quicker. If Ryanair do have an issue, their boarding plan doesn't lend itself well to using a jetbridge - i.e. not boarding via seat numbers hence it takes longer than it should when they do use a jetbridge. What happens if most of the 'speedy boarding' passengers are seated at the front of the aircraft and everyone boards thru the front door? Everytime I've used a jetbridge with Ryanair, the aircraft has departed late.

[@donalkinsella4380]

Ryanair supports Israel. Find another carrier folks.

[@michaeltravers6109]

I enjoy flying, but because of the critical state of our planet, I have decided to stop flying. ✈️ 🌳