Why Ryanair Makes So Much Money

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[bryantsteury]

Ryanair, of course, cuts costs by having passengers pedal the whole flight to power the plane

[kio]

As a Bosnian, I can say that most people here fly very rarely, many never have, exactly because of how expensive flying usually is. Now with Ryanair and Wizzair it's possible to visit some beautiful European cities with a direct flight for a very small price. Many young people will buy a return ticket and do a low cost trip to places they couldn't afford to fly to without these low cost flights.

[jeeeyjey]

What you also forgot to mention is that there are some cities/countries which actually pay Airlines to fly there in order to stimulate tourism - that’s how you get flights for 9€ from central Europe to Eilat

[neilfoster]

Fun fact. Ryanair chose the Boeing 737 mainly due to them having built in boarding stairs at the front, so they don't need air stairs for that door, cutting that cost at each airport by 50%.
From a frequent Ryanair passenger. 😉👍

[chrisjoondeph]

I don’t know why this flopped, but Dan, this is probably one of your best videos. I work in revenue management at a major US carrier, and you explained it better than I could. Well done.

[robinmorgenstern]

False self-employment is mostly a thing of the past as Ryanair was forced in many countries to directly emply their pilots and allow unionization. Thats why all french, italian and german bases are now operated by malta air. This way Ryanair keeps its irish carrier union free

[JuanWayTrips]

Nonstop Dan: Why lost-cost airlines make the most money
Wendover Productions: Stay out of my territory!

[freddytang]

I’m a pro business conservative and even I think making pilots “independent contractors” is going too far and downright unethical business practice

[hoof]

You forgot 50 Euros for the use of steps 🤣

[Ozymandias]

Ryanair has a high turnaround too. Last time I travelled with them I was waiting to be boarded while the arriving passengers were being offloaded.

[iain]

Not sure if you mentioned it, but their 737 has built in stairs, an option on all 737 but not many airlines spec that option. No need to spend money on and air bridge or even on a set of manual pull up stairs.

[robcousins]

I've flown them for 30 years at least on business nearly always and have had literally issues I can count on one hand. The flights are typically punctual, and I know what I'm getting when I buy the ticket. I always pay a bit more to choose the seat and priority boarding. The crew are always good enough, no worse, no better than other airlines, typically, they're friendly. You're not getting Emirates or Qatar business class service, of course you're not. But nobody can tell me the service from BA, Air France, KLM, SAS, Lufthansa etc etc in Economy class these days.

[Rumpelstyltskin]

"Ryanair is based in Ireland", actually Ryanair was founded by an Irishman (Tony Ryan), its current CEO is Irish (Michael O'Leary - who also owns a large amount of stock) and the airline flies with the Irish flag on its aircraft. Ryanair is not only based in Ireland, it is an Irish airline.

Incidentally Aercap - the largest lessor of planes in the world is also an Irish company (Aer is the Irish word for Air) again HQ'd in Ireland. Ireland in general and Dublin in particular is the aviation capital of Europe.

[DesiroDriver]

Your knocking out some interesting videos of late Dan. I mean there all great, but I love these businesses model and recent demise of first class ones recently! Great work dude.

[crazycreeper]

I love your channel so much and you're one of the only airline reviewers who are honest and I love every single one of you videos!!!!

[scientistiq]

Keep posting Daniel, I am honestly enjoying your videos, and I never knew low cost airlines are profitable.

[fionabegonia]

No need to gratuitously insult the ex-President.

[davidfrazerwray]

In my experience, you get what you pay for. If you take a very small amount of hand luggage only, don't sign up for any extras, and you're prepared to travel uncomfortable hours in an uncomfortable plane, then Ryanair is great value. If, in my case, you want to fly return from Oslo to Newcastle, you will probably have to take a two-hour bus ride to Torp (in the south of Norway) and then fly maybe via Riga, Gdansk, Shannon, or Bergamo (!) to reach your destination. Depending on your departure time, this can take up to 40 hours. Oh, and be prepared to be bombarded with (optional) extras from the time you book online to when you disembark.

[rishabhberiwal]

Excellent analysis. Love these financial insights into aviation industry. Do post more of these videos often!

[djungelskog]

This just reminds me of how people are like

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