Ryanair CEO O'Leary on Raising Ticket Prices, Boeing Jet Delays

[@brentmellinger1798]

Boeing employee here, union employee as well. Mr O’Leary calls it good or bad from the hip, can’t deny the guy that. He runs a very successful airline and we appreciate the support for the max. I just hope when we get back to work we can build quality airplanes for them and everyone else, please know it’s not always the people building the planes that introduce the quality issues. The environment has a huge factor, I hope the environment will be better when we get back vs the last 10 years. If it is not at least the pay and incentives are better. Will do my best as I always have to make the best choices and to build you quality airplanes.

[@AnetaMihaylova-d6f]

Too late now I think Boeing is in very big trouble

[@brentmellinger1798]

Honestly Boeing has BEEN in very big trouble, the strike and even the door plug blowout isn’t even close to the beginning, this all was well over a decade in the making. But being in a duopoly Boeing is too big to fail honestly, both to their detriment and advantage.

[@janfatas1703]

Russia Has New aircrafts civilians I mean. Michal good choise AS rotten Bidon Boeing

[@pzee9732]

Good job. Boeing will bounce back

[@WhaleEye-r4e]

always a great guest. love his candor

[@richardcoward7234]

Candour, you mean overt dishonesty?

[@jamieoshea1681]

@@richardcoward7234 what was dishonest?

[@ChrisCoombes]

Equating Airbus with Boeing is a stretch.

[@alannewman85]

@@ChrisCoombes Agreed. They haven’t designed systems the pilots weren’t able, in the heat of it, to override in time and kill 400 people, lie about it, blame the pilots…

[@calumscott8737]

Agreed - I'll fly with the manufacturer with the fewest passenger fatalities.

[@hrviumhrvarium74]

guy's giving away business gems for free

[@WhaleEye-r4e]

I know! He is always very candid. The world needs more straight-talkers like O'Leary.

[@bobbrown8661]

The jabs at Gretta 😄😄

[@todortodorov6056]

I have big respect for O'Leary, but if he didn't piss off Airbus some years ago, he may have been able to have A320 NEOs today, flying more passengers, burning less fuel instead of waiting to get his Boeings.

[@bp900]

Now he has to go all in on Boeing.

[@Whirlwinder00]

Womp womp

[@alannewman85]

Thanks that’s interesting indeed. Question: How come the Wizz Air planes are considered Ryanair’s?

[@GOMAROMA]

Rip off Britain! or is that R.I.P. Britain!

[@jamesward6175]

Just in-case some people don't realise - the ENTIRE Ryanair fleet is Boeing , so he can't possibly say anything bad about them!...but to say Airbus is just as bad is disingenuous.

[@TooreenMedia7692]

Ryanair's fleet of over 1,000 aircraft is made up almost exclusively of Boeing airplanes, apart from 27 Airbus A320s.

[@celticlofts]

O'Leary said, and i quote "If we could buy Airbus aircraft for 5% cheaper than what they charge then we'd all be speaking French." He made an interesting point in saying that most of the European airlines fly Airbus aircraft so it's easier for him to hold on to pilots who only trained on Boeing aircraft.

[@Rasscasse]

You mean RyanAir Holdings Group, which includes quite a few different companies . 8 actually. It’s not 1000 planes, no where near! That would make them the biggest airline in the world! Total across the group is 608. They own Lauda, who run the Airbus 320 - 25 of them. Buzz (74 aircraft) Lauda Europe (25 aircraft) LaudaMotion Malta Air (174 aircraft) Ryanair (320 aircraft) Ryanair Sun Ryanair UK (15 aircraft)

[@TooreenMedia7692]

It’s still Ryanair and yes they do have Airbuses the 1000 probably comes from planes on order and current fleet they rank about 8 in the world by number of aircraft owned way ahead of any other European airlines and no 3 in the world by number of passengers carried

[@Rasscasse]

@@TooreenMedia7692 You can quote the 1000 figure again, but it doesn’t make it true, there is no airline in the world that owns 1000 planes. Two of the big three Americans are close to it tho. I gave you the fleet figure, it’s 608 aircraft for Ryanair.

[@AnetaMihaylova-d6f]

Saying Boeing aicraft is better than Airbus after killing 350 people and all the problems they have with quality, delays ,strikes and so on is an absolute lie and hypocrisy 😅. And that is coming from RYANAIR CEO 😅

[@briangasser973]

Yet you give Airbus a pass for the June 2009 Air France A330 that went down in the Atlantic and killed 228 people.

[@AnetaMihaylova-d6f]

That was pilot mistake you schmuck ​ it had nothing with Airbus @briangasser973

[@kevinmic6740]

@briangasser973 that incident was found to be pilot error, procedure was not followed

[@AnetaMihaylova-d6f]

@@kevinmic6740 yes exactly

[@bobbrown8661]

He's Boeing biased due to all the existing fleet and respective tooling being Boeing. The cutover from 737NG to Max8 is minimal while benefiting from fuel savings. Had he originated as Airbus, he'd be shouting their praise instead.

[@horsemanoftheapocalapse5837]

Passenger caps at airports are to protect people from dangerous overcrowding. Stanstead airport is a good example of a airport that cant take any more passengers.

[@theniallofella]

Just for the record - O'Leary regularly flies to New York for these interviews, on Aer Lingus (an airline he has torpedoed many times), in Business Class (which he often claims is overpriced nonsense that nobody wants), aboard an Airbus A330-300 (an aircraft manufacturer which he shits all over in this very video). As an Irishman I respect him as one of our most succesful business leaders, but the hypocrisy he flagrantly shows is frustrating. It doesn't help that the hosts on these U.S. financial channels like Bloomberg often pander to him, rather than challenge him on some of the falsehoods he brashly trumpets.

[@Gws525]

He doesn't torpedo for them not being able to fly a trans atlantic flight from Dublin to New York though so nothing hypocritical about then utilizing this basic service. Business class IS overpriced and something that most people don't want (he's not most people, he's a billionaire).

[@papi8659]

Don't be daft - he has to get to NYC and EI has low trashy yields in business - hes not a hypcrite, youre naive

[@jamieoshea1681]

Except it’s not hypocrisy.

[@paulabevan]

Love this guy say how it is

[@christopherh5672]

The Irish don’t do waffle!! Straight to the point 208 million passengers next year fantastic achievement and growing

[@AcmePotatoPackingPocatello]

Airbus did not buy back $ 45 billion in stock since 2012.

[@stevewilson6390]

Ha! This man has surely backed himself in to a corner hasn't he? He once said he would have airbus in his fleet if airbus reduced the prices of aircraft, airbus has given him the two fingers and said up yours. So he is stuck with Boeing!!!! So if i was the new Boeing Chief, i would automatically say no discounts for Ryanair lets make another $10 million per aircraft this chump isn't going anywhere else.

[@robcousins231]

Chump! 🤣🤣Steve, you sound like you've been a great success in Aviation, ca you tell us your story and how you managed massive discounts on new aircraft orders?

[@WestermanT.]

@@robcousins231 comments like this are why no one likes you, please don’t have kids, we don’t need more mentally challenged people in this world and you know they will inherit if from you.

[@philippesails4973]

You clearly don’t want to have a client like this guy!

[@mrwangkai]

That's why you aren't the Boeing Chief or on Bloomberg.

[@stevewilson6390]

OK guys👍 i wrongly used the word chump! But how can Ryanair demand and get discounts from Boeing when quite clearly in todays market Boeing need every penny it can earn in sales. Boeing do not need to or should sell cheap to Ryanair.

[@mark-shane]

Never Ryanair. Cost more to take a bag than the price of the ticket

[@lornemalvo3298]

If you understand the t&c's, you'll get a bargain.

[@bdeithrick]

@@mark-shane 😝

[@bdeithrick]

@@lornemalvo3298don’t mind the stupid

[@Whirlwinder00]

Call me a snob, but I’ll never fly Ryanair. The whole experience was dehumanising not to mention the delays.

[@paldavi2876]

Michael brilliant Imagine politicians like him The country be as wealthy as Dubai

[@Rasscasse]

Remember this is the guy who went to order the 737 Max 8 from Boeing a few short months after the second fatal crash. He said he was doing it because he trusted Boeing to fix the issues. But actually it was because Boeing were on their backside crying and he knew that that was the right time to swoop on them and order 100 aircraft at an absolute bargain price. Because other people were not ordering and even cancelling. He knows most people don’t know what type of aircraft they fly on, so he didn’t give a toss. Those who do show an interest, they try to disguise the Max as something else on the safety card.

[@gintautasnik5214]

Proper view on UK 😂👍

[@josephkaz9093]

He seems to be hiding the clear fact that just because you can move flights from London to Sweden, it doesn't mean that the demand is there. People want to travel to London in huge numbers, not so much Sweden.

[@franksilva2600]

European here. I have no desire to go to London nor know anyone else that wants to go there. We prefer our days being sunny. Sweden is more interesting for the snow. I won’t fly with Ryanair just because they use the 737 Max

[@legionnairegonk4425]

​​@@franksilva2600 Strange. Heathrow is busier than almost all EU airports by a significant margin. And that's just one of many large UK airports around London. Clearly many Europeans are coming over, regardless of your pathetic denial of the truth right? 😉

[@sdbhjbi743]

Lowering fares creates demand

[@ajc5479]

Ryanair (and you would think every other carrier) move flights only when it more profitable. It's as simple as that.

[@Flying_Shamrock]

​@@legionnairegonk4425completely irrelevant as ryan air dosent fly to Heathrow also alot of flights to heathrow are conecting to other destinations

[@paulspickernell6875]

He speaks a lot of sense, governments tax, business and individuals adapt

[@bp900]

@@paulspickernell6875 minus the part about saying that Airbus is equal to Boeing

[@celticlofts]

If you do a price comparison between Ryanair and Aer Lingus you'll be surprised to learn that Aer Lingus, in lots of cases, are actually cheaper to fly with. Ryanair are cheaper if you're not taking any luggage with you, so if you're not planning to take a carry on bag then yes Ryanair can be cheaper. Aer Lingus on the other hand include a 10kg carry on bag in their pricing so oft times they end up being cheaper than Ryanair if you intend to take a carry on bag with you. My suggestion is to check both the Aer Lingus and Ryanair websites, pick your dates and then see who's cheaper. Oh another thing with Aer Lingus, they usually use a skybridge to board and deplane their passengers which Ryanair doesn't use, they park away from the stand so you're at the mercy of the weather and climbing stairs. Oh and one more thing, Aer Lingus allows you to pick selected seats without incurring any extra charge but Ryanair charges for that.

[@somartdept-lf4mn]

Super Businessman,Well Done,Keep Going....Wayne Karney

[@tomcarr1358]

Anyone would think that most European countries are more or less equally attractive according to Michael's simplistic comparisons. Meanwhile Stansted becomes less and less convenient land-side and the time spent hanging around begins to make the smaller airports viable alternatives. Not necessarily in the case of Norwich UK where departure times make for a poor night's sleep and the airport owners impose a development levy -- or did when I last looked.

[@WallaseyanTube]

Excellent!

[@philippesails4973]

He must be lucky! Not many people say “good to see you” when they see the ceo or anything else coming out of ryanair All the downside is realized, All the upside is speculation on his end The guy has made is time, is worn out, is burnt, off to a new ceo. What an embarrassment for his company

[@AGTC009]

His economic brain is more powerful than the whole of the labour government ! He knows his stuff.

[@AG-so4gl]

I saw Ryan Air just the other day in Amman of all places

[@UAL320]

As he states, at least Boeing has avoided the P&W engine debacle. There are lots of NEO “gliders” currently parked.

[@markillingworth5588]

He’s taking drugs saying Boeing are a better aircraft than Airbus

[@dama054]

Not only has she stopped growth she is freezing small and medium company's out

[@delatroy]

“Inflation no longer a worry”

[@gregcrotty2472]

Ryanair are encountering a lot of technical problems with brand new aircraft. Aer lingus encounter technical problems with their aircraft fleet also but the reason for this is that most of their fleet is quite old and encoutering technical problems because of age is to be expected and nothing to do with the quality of the product.

[@manvsmachine1]

Boeing is a better aircraft if you don't care about safety, or quality and want to sit in a tin can built by accountants.

[@AnetaMihaylova-d6f]

Nicely said 😅. Basically I won't fly Boeing plane especially the MAX series

[@isabeaoctel]

At least the bloke is clear. It's ALL about him, how much more money can he make, or how much more can he pollute. Never flown Ryanair and never will.

[@1981zayn]

I hear the increase in passengers will sacrifice toilets 🤔🤣

[@anzakaleem7932]

I stop listening when he said Boeing aircraft is a better aircraft than Airbus. Oh please! Never sitting in RyanAir again anyway so it can keep the “better” aircraft for itself 🤪

[@JonathanGray_UK]

@@anzakaleem7932 he literally said why, the Boeing carries 20% more passengers and burns 20% less fuel compared to the Airbus

[@PatrickJWenzel]

@@JonathanGray_UK As someone who’s flown both types, where on earth did he pluck that fact from?

[@erikbuiten14]

@@JonathanGray_UK no he did not say that, that number is compared to 737-800 (NG)

[@JonathanGray_UK]

@@erikbuiten14 according to a quick Google, an A320 has a maximum of 180 seats and a B737 max 10 will be up to 230 seats. So he's not far wrong, if anything he's understated it, but maybe ryanair won't go with the 230 total?

[@JonathanGray_UK]

@@PatrickJWenzel not sure on fuel consumption, but quick Google seems to support the passenger count. Apparently an A320 can do 180 passengers maximum, whereas the b737 max10 will be able to do up to 230

[@bonaku20]

If he says Boeing better than Airbus, he should also say how many times their aircrafts crashed due to poor design and who has certification problems and how many. This guy is full of gas. For some reason, they banned the tour operators, and now he say that he is bringing them back.

[@xcel5203]

Airbus has 8500 aircrafts on order - that's a testament to their quality and dedication .

[@xcel5203]

He's got his head stuck in a dark place ; he's stuck with a deadly aircraft and has to praise the company to retain his business . Pity the passengers.

[@davidkavanagh189]

I think that is where your head is at not his. The 737 is NOT 'deadly'! Learn a bit of perspective.

[@xcel5203]

@davidkavanagh189 Read the news and history of the 737 in the past few years only .

[@davidkavanagh189]

@@xcel5203 Ya mean two crashes caused by the same thing that has now been solved?

[@xcel5203]

@@davidkavanagh189 You've sadly forgotten the cabin blowout case , defective rudders , counterfeit spares ,tools being left inside the aircraft etc ...

[@richardcoward7234]

Mr O’Leary is very wrong on his comments about Airbus aircraft and if he only did a bit more reading he will see that EVERY Boeing aircraft is bettered by an Airbus now. But he’s not ignorant, just a pathetic salesman. The engine problem he mentions is not an Airbus problem, and he knows that but says something that is fundamentally flawed and stupid. It’s a shame he was talking to journalists who don’t know the facts.

[@papi8659]

Man's a genius. Most impressive business man anywhere

[@janfatas1703]

Why people must pay delayed Boeings. Boeing is simply poor jet by US bussinesmens

[@paulgilliland2992]

The most important person in Europes travel industry and the most outspoken. Always great to hear from him.

[@garethhunt2655]

just another greedy money grab

[@marky4x429]

Michael O‘Greedy

[@mark-shane]

Total BS and rubbishes airbus. Why? Because he has contract with Boeing

[@andrewmellon5072]

Climate warming?

[@davidowen7793]

O'leary only interested in himself

[@lawrencewang9048]

Donald Trump of Europe

[@ajc5479]

LOL No O'Leary is a successful businessman, to name one huge difference

[@matteofalduto766]

What a clown. Makes me really hate myself for flying Ryanair.

[@heron9524]

@@matteofalduto766 call him what you like. Can't take away the fact that he is one of irelands most sucessfull business man.

[@Gws525]

A clown? He's the exact opposite and you definitely fly Ryan Air all the time.

[@101HFC]

Should have gone to Airbus

[@rjmcfly202]

Lol, "...Greta🎗️🧕⛑️🌍🎗️ was wrong". Greats guy. Worthy banter(& facts). Bravo, keep up the good work 🏁🎖️👏

[@marcom2248]

I don't like him. He is talking bs.

[@Gws525]

The exact opposite.

[@soloraza1]

Now the cockroaches come out to prey on the consumers/ public. Airlines, tourist companies, hotels, cruise lines etc. but the public / consumers continue to feed these predators. I am sure this c e o sits on Boeing boards like others.

[@SteveButcher-s6b]

Complete ejut

[@marky4x429]

Give this major contributor to unnecessary CO2 emission a platform. Great. We are all trying to make ends meet with high costs for heating and our daily commute to our jobs, while this guy pumps out millions of tons of CO2 for mostly fun travels.

[@ciaranlynam2456]

Ryanair stick with the inferior Boeing aircraft because all their European rivals operate Airbus. None of the pilots can easily defect to a rival as they have to do expensive retraining on a new aircraft type . Airbus order books are full for years anyway so Ryanair have to stick with Boeing if they want to expand their fleet anytime soon

[@MG2.5.4.]

🤮

[@rjmcfly202]

Greatstuff, nice episode. Informatively on point. Gooo Mr Mike O'Leary🍀🛫, Ryan Reynolds🍀 would be proud. Also, Jonno & co, Bravo, keep up the good work 🏁🏅👏

[@Andrew.-.-]

Do people fly Ryanair must be desperate

[@Flying_Shamrock]

Sentence doesn't make sense but anyway people flying Ryanair pay less for the same service as big airlines so I don't see your point

[@markdc1145]

Due to the global warming crisis he should be discussing how to fly fewer passengers rather than more! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@fireflyrobert]

@@markdc1145 what crisis?