[Centraal] Ryanair #2

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Op vrijdag 1 februari 2008 01:26 schreef copyfile het volgende:
Ik zit net op de ryanair website te kijken en daar staat dat de aanbiedingen van alleen luchthavenbelasting etc. betalen nog tot 7-2 is. Maar waar kan ik al die aanbiedingen zien ? Want als ik op de link klik krijg ik alleen maar barcelona te zien vanaf 27euro. Maar kan nergens die 0,01euro aanbiedingen vinden. Of moet je gewoon maar wat zoeken en hopen dat je voor 0,01euro kan ?

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Ryanair warns of profits 'storm'

Ryanair has warned that its profits could be halved this year as fuel costs rise and as the UK pound weakens. The warning came as the budget airline reported that net profit dropped 27% to 35m euros ($52m; £26m) during the October to December quarter. The drop was its first quarterly decline in a more than a year.

Chief executive Michael O'Leary said that the weakening profits were part of a cyclical downturn in the industry and a "perfect storm" may be lying ahead. The company's shares tumbled 11% to 3.2 euros in early trading on Monday.

'Perfect storm'

"The European airline sector is presently facing one of these cyclical downturns, with the possibility of a 'perfect storm' of higher oil prices, poor consumer demand, weaker sterling and higher costs," said Mr O' Leary.

The boss of the Irish airline predicted that the UK and the rest of Europe would not avoid a recession, but predicted a tougher economic environment after "five or six very good years". And he rejected calls for the Bank of England to follow the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, in cutting interest rates when policy makers meet later this week. "The whole system got very frothy over the last couple of years and we can't keep bailing ourselves out with these artificial interest rate cuts," Mr O' Leary told BBC News. "We need to tighten the belt and focus on reducing costs."

Shares in rival budget airline Easyjet fell 6.6% to 435.7 pence on fears that it could experience similar problems. The two firms have fought to increase market share by slashing air fares, but aim to boost earnings by expanding their routes, adding planes and charging for any service above the basic cost of the flight, including baggage check-in.

Gloomy outlook

Mr O'Leary said it was too early to make an accurate assessment of earnings for the firm's financial year beginning 1 April.

But he warned that if oil prices remained above $85 a barrel, and if consumer sentiment and the UK pound stayed weak, then the airline's earnings for 2008 could fall by up to 50% to 235m euros.

He said that the company had not taken out protection, known as hedging, against the oil price or weak pound.

"We remain essentially unhedged for next year," the budget airline said.

Not being hedged essentially means the airline has not used financial instruments to insure itself against rising fuel costs or adverse exchange rate moves.

The gloomy outlook is likely to weigh on Ryanair's share price, which has already slipped 18% this year, predicted Bloxham analyst Ross McEvoy.

"There is no visibility, it's just guesswork what they are doing at this stage," he said.

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However with oil prices at $90 a barrel and fear of recession in the UK and many other European economies, the current outlook for the coming fiscal year is poor. We remain essentially unhedged for next year. Current oil prices, which have risen by nearly 40% to $90 a barrel, will impose significantly higher costs during a year when we are expanding capacity by almost 20%.

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Op zaterdag 9 februari 2008 12:29 schreef Professional het volgende:
Op de site van Ryanair staat vermeld dat een naamswijziging 25 euro per enkele reis kost.

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Op maandag 18 februari 2008 21:49 schreef MCH het volgende:

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Je hoeft dan ook niet drie tassen mee te nemen voor een weekendje toch? Doe anders 1 tas in het ruim en neem voor de rest kleinere formaat tassen mee als handbagage.

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Ryanair.com Booking System Unavailable-22-25 Feb 08 inc
From 22:00 hrs (GMT) on the 22nd February until 23:00hrs (GMT) on the 25th February 2008, the Ryanair booking website and call centre applications will be unavailable in order to transition to a complete new reservation system. Navitaire/Accenture our booking system provider will be managing the transition to their new mainframe and flight booking software.

Important Customer Information:

All flights between 22:00 hrs on the 22nd February until 23:00hrs on the 25th February 2008 will operate as normal

New Bookings cannot be made on Ryanair.com or via a Ryanair call centre between 22:00hrs on the 22nd February until 23:00hrs on the 25th February 2008

Flight Changes (date/time/route) cannot be made on Ryanair.com or via a Ryanair call centre between 22:00hrs on the 22nd February until 23:00hrs on the 25th February 2008 .

Review Existing Booking - passengers will not be able to review their existing booking details on Ryanair.com or via a Ryanair call centre between 22:00hrs on the 22nd February until 23:00hrs on the 25th February 2008.

Online Check-in - passengers will not be able to check-in online between 01:00hrs on the 22nd February until 23:00hrs on the 25th February 2008. Passengers traveling on the 23/24/25 February who are unable to check-in online can check-in at the airport and will not be charged the airport check-in fee.

Please note:

The Ryanair website: Destination Information, Travel Questions, Car, Hotel and Insurance booking facilities will be available during the entire changeover/upgrade period.

for further information on the Navitaire/Accenture airline booking system - http://www.navitaire.com/res_and_dist/newskies.asp

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Op woensdag 20 februari 2008 20:01 schreef DutchTrain het volgende:

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Die boot vaart al ruim een jaar niet meer, dus doe je er weer een uur of vier langer over. Maar het blijft een goedkope en makkelijke manier van reizen