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Title: Ryanair/ Will he or won't he pull out
Post by: annalivia on June 08, 2012, 22:32:51 PM
And so it begins again. The topic of conversation in Caleta this week is guess what? Any insight Fifi or Dave?
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Post by: fifi on June 08, 2012, 22:39:29 PM
Not a word Anne. My guess is that the Dublin route will be kept. They have managed to sell Dublin flights at a much higher price than they have been selling the English ones for and yet still manage to be less expensive than Aerlingus.
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Post by: mit1964 on June 08, 2012, 22:39:31 PM
Rumours Rumours Rumours... Ryanair have flights available from East midlands up until next March It does take a lot of time for flights to be loaded on to the internet.... as the song goes have a little patience!!! [8D][8D][8D][8D][8D]
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Post by: fifi on June 08, 2012, 22:41:45 PM
The 3 year contract for the first routes was signed in October 2009 so is due for renewal again.
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Post by: annalivia on June 08, 2012, 22:53:15 PM
He flies in from over 20 destinations to Fuerte now, what a loss that would be.
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Post by: fifi on June 08, 2012, 22:55:42 PM
It sure would. I had a look in the Archives and the contract was signed on 14th October but I cant remember when the flights started....was it the following April Anne? They were told to start after Aerlingus so as to not show any favouritism. If so we should be ok until then.http://www.fuerteventura-forum.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22572
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Post by: sangria on June 09, 2012, 00:29:38 AM
Well Michael O leary has said on radio that they will be grounding a number of aircrafts for the winter due to high fuel costs.Dublin is safe now as flights are up, but not for Cork,I still feel Cork will come up soon unless he starts flying from Kerry!!!Cork flights were nearly always full.
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Post by: Fuerte1976 on June 09, 2012, 01:10:48 AM
Bring on the Kerry - Fue route !!
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Post by: SurfJames on June 09, 2012, 09:56:33 AM
Flying out from Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago - the plane was half full. I thought this route's gonna get chopped, if this is the norm. Coming back the plane was full!

I guess the only solution is more holidays.
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Post by: ashworth on June 09, 2012, 10:32:48 AM
I Flew Ryanair to Madrid from fuerte last week 3 hours later  Madrid to Manchester. Nice way to get back. Both flights did not have a spare seat on them. With the growing potential visitor numbers and all the Chinese coming over to use the new Casino opening next month, Ryanair would be mad not to increase flights to Fuerteventura.
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Post by: annalivia on June 10, 2012, 16:05:30 PM
I don't think it's anything to do with whether the flights are full or not. It's more to do with the subsidies that Ryanair receive from the Spanish Government. If they pull them they will pull the flights. Spain is in no position now to lose any form of tourism. They need tourists.
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Post by: djk99 on June 11, 2012, 02:57:49 AM
Spot on Annalivia.........topic could be............. Spanish Airports / Will they or won't they pay Ryanair ?
With the possible demise this year of another major carrier to FUE... (TCX), I think it's probably time to slip Michael the brown envelope before the stakes get higher.
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Post by: fifi on June 11, 2012, 03:01:02 AM
Not just Michael....all the airlines got the same incentives. Better look after them all.[:)]
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Post by: ZappaRocks on June 11, 2012, 20:26:45 PM
Last summer when all the hotels were full of AI because of the arab crisis yet it was no better in the pubs/restaurants than before does it not mean if the likes of Thomas Crook disappear it will have no effect also? Or maybe they might even push cheaper flights only, duuno just chewing the cud here, whadda ya think?
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Post by: ashworth on June 11, 2012, 21:24:00 PM
I think that over the last 2 years the Resturants have been almost full and have had a good time. All inclusive is there as it was 10 years ago but people still go out to have the odd meal and use the bars. I have seen a big improvement in Calata since I came over 3 years ago. There is now a much more European client base lots of French and Italian and North Europeans. Caleta has a much better feel to it these days...