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2022-07-04 Economy

Air fares are ‘too cheap’ and will need to rise for the next five years for airlines to remain competitive: Ryanair Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary

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Posted by Fred 2022-07-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Their appeal became more selective. Or in more common terms - neener neener.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-07-04 07:04|| 2022-07-04 07:04|| Front Page Top

#2

While Airlines have "used" staffing & aircraft maintenance issues as the cause of canceled flights. This may raise the idea it could be more ROI/P&L/Fuel issues related for flight cancelations.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-07-04 08:59|| 2022-07-04 08:59|| Front Page Top

#3 compared to the cost of getting to and from the airport, air fares are cheap indeed

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-07-04 09:51|| 2022-07-04 09:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, it's not like airline workers ever took pay cuts while company executives got nice bonuses after government bailouts.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-07-04 09:56|| 2022-07-04 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Biden's solution,farm out airlines to China. Manage airports and so on. I'd bet fuels will be available.

Posted by Dale 2022-07-04 13:09|| 2022-07-04 13:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Transportation Secretary Mayor Pete says, "We'll make the airlines hire more pilots".

How many pilots retired so they wouldn't be fired for refusing the vax?

Posted by Bobby 2022-07-04 15:08|| 2022-07-04 15:08|| Front Page Top

Maybe some of these replacement people know how to fly airplanes.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-07-04 15:14|| 2022-07-04 15:14|| Front Page Top

#8 for airlines to remain competitive

Eastern Airlines
Pan American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
etc

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-07-04 16:23|| 2022-07-04 16:23|| Front Page Top

#9 With Frank Borman's Eastern the only one of the three cited not taken down by a bomb/missile.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-07-04 17:02|| 2022-07-04 17:02|| Front Page Top

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