Ryanair: The Full Story of the Controversial Low-cost Airline

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Ryanair: The Full Story of the Controversial Low-cost Airline
by Siobhan Creaton
from Aurum Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Ryanair - Do not fly this airline
  There is a real problem with Ryanair charging for the extra weight for baggage on their flights. Do not fly Ryanair, these are bad people. If your luggage weighs more than 6.9lbs you are in for a rude awakening. (Think about when you buy groceries equaling 6.9lbs or 15kgs. I have bought a roast weighing this much.) My flight with paying for extra baggage plus priority seating and other fees originally came to $462. The additional charge for my baggage came to $624. My round trip in total was $1082. I... more info

• Exciting and Inspirational
  Siobhan Creaton, the former Finance Correspondent of the Irish Times newspaper, did a stellar job in writing this book. Very well researched, detailed and fast paced, this story is about the bumpy but enormously successful journey of an Irish low-budget, cut-throat airline who beat the odds to become one of the most profitable airlines in Europe.
  Tony Ryan, a wealthy Irish businessman who originally worked for Ireland's national carrier Aer Lingus, founded Ryanair in 1986. He had a vision of a... more info

• Unbiased history of the airline and man you love to hate!
  This is an excellent, well written, well edited brief history of Ryanair, and by default, Michael O'Leary. Creaton does not pull any punches when describing O'Leary's methods for dealing with conflict, but she does not take sides. Love him or hate him, O'Leary took a near-bankrupt airline and turned it into a legimate world-class carrier.
  Creaton also spends a great deal of time explaining the role of Tony Ryan, and how O'Leary intially advised the Ryan's to close the airline, and only at Tony's... more info

• The southwest of Europe!
  Ryan Air is the southwest airlines of Europe and has done very well against the inefficient Flag Carriers over there. This book is the story of how that came about and is done very well. My biggest complaint of the book is that the print is way to small. The information is great and the stories told about O'Leahry are very entertaining. If you are looking for a sense of how no frills airlines will succeed this is a great book to read. It really explains the airline business in Europe and is a great... more info

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