Development of Ryanair Ireland Company

Ryanair was founded by Ryan family Christie Ryan, Tony Ryan and Liam Lonnigan. Only one pound of assets and 25 employees. In July, the company opened its first flight between Waterford in southeast Ireland and Gatwick in London, with a daily flight of/kloc-0 15“Bandeirante ". The first crew members recruited by Ryanair must be shorter than 5 feet 2 inches in order to work in a small cabin.

Passenger flow: 5,000 people

Number of employees: 5 1

1986

Ryanair has obtained permission from the regulatory authorities to challenge the high-priced monopoly of British Airways and Irish Airways on the Dublin-London route. The route is operated by two (46 seats) BAE-748 turboprop aircraft. In May this year, the company opened the first flights from Dublin to Luton, London. At that time, the round-trip fare was 99 pounds, less than half of the minimum round-trip fare of 209 pounds for British Airways/Irish Airways. To this end, British Airways and Irish Airways had to significantly reduce their fares. Ryanair triggered the first ticket price war in Europe. Ryanair had two routes at that time, and in its first year of operation, Ryanair carried 82,000 passengers.

Passenger flow: 82,000 people

Number of employees: 15 1

1987

Ryanair leased three BAC 1- 1 1 aircraft from Romanian national airline Romanian Airlines, thus owning its first jet aircraft. All three planes are wet leased, and Romanian Airlines provides all pilots and engineers, so that these planes can be put into operation immediately at Ryanair. With the arrival of these jets, Ryanair added 65,438+05 scheduled flights from Dublin to Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff, and opened flights from Luton to the western Irish cities of Knock, Shannon, Galway and Waterford.

Passenger flow: 322,000 people

Number of employees: 2 12

1988

Ryanair leased three other BAC1-1jets (six in total) and a brand-new Elaxos ATR 42 turboprop aircraft from Romanian Airlines to meet the demand of small regional airports in Ireland. The company has opened two new routes from Dublin to Brussels (Monday to Friday) and a new route from Dublin to Munich once a week. Ryanair provided business class services and established frequent flyer clubs, but it proved unsuccessful in the end.

Passenger flow: 592,000 people

Number of employees: 379

1989

The company leased two ATR 42 turboprop aircraft (three in total) to replace the small pioneer aircraft and the outdated 748 aircraft. The company's current fleet consists of six BAC1-1jets and three ATR 42 turboprop aircraft. Due to continuous losses, business class services were cancelled and frequent flyer clubs were forced to close.

Passenger flow: 644,000 people

Number of employees: 477

1990

After three years of rapid development, the number of planes and routes owned by Ryanair has made rapid progress, but the price war with Irish Airways and British Airways has also caused the company to lose 20 million pounds. So Ryan had to make major structural adjustments. The Ryanair family continued to invest 20 million pounds in Ryanair and copied the low-cost ticket model of Southwest Airlines. Under the new management mode, Ryanair became the earliest low-cost airline in Europe. The company provides the lowest airfare for all its high-frequency flights, and the fleet adopts a single aircraft mode, eliminating the supply of free drinks and expensive light meals on board, but the lowest airfare has also been reduced from 99 to only 59 (round trip). The company introduced a weekend air ticket discount at Easter, and the round-trip air ticket was only 59 pounds. Passengers have to line up in Dawson Street for three days to get such a cheap ticket.

Passenger flow: 745,000 people

Number of employees: 493

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The Gulf War broke out in June+10, 5438, and passenger transport was paralyzed. Tanks are stationed outside London's main airport. The company actively took measures to further reduce the ticket price and returned three ATR 42 aircraft to their original owners, thus completely getting rid of the pressure brought by its turboprop aircraft. This decision forced the company to cancel regional flights to Kerry, Golve and Waterford airports. 1991may, the company moved its main base at London Luton airport to london stansted airport, Essex. Stansted Airport, operated by the British Airport Authority, is the third largest airport in London. The airport has an unparalleled new terminal and a direct railway to central London (Liverpool Street Station). This is the only time in Ryanair's ten-year operation that the number of passengers and employees has decreased. Despite the Gulf War, Ryanair made a profit for the first time, with a profit of 293,000 pounds.

Passenger flow: 65 1 0,000

Number of employees: 477

1992

Ryanair continued to adjust its structure and cut its routes and fleet. The route network has been reduced from the original 19 to only six: Berlin-Stansted, Dublin-Luton, Dublin-Liverpool and Cork, Shannon and Nock to Stansted. The jet fleet increased from six BAC 1- 1 1 aircraft to seven. In addition, the company has increased the number of flights and introduced cheaper air tickets. Although the number of routes has decreased, the number of passengers transported by the company has increased by more than 45% due to the popularity of the company's cheap air tickets, all-jet flights and high-frequency flights. In August alone, the company transported 654.38 million passengers, which is the first time in the history of the company.

Passenger flow: 945,000 people

Number of employees: 507

1993

Ryanair launched the first five-year new route from Dublin to Birmingham, which runs every day. The Irish government warned us not to do so. They think this will make Irish Airlines "uneasy". But we still insist. We expanded our fleet and bought four former British Airways planes, thus increasing the number of BAC1-1jets to 1 1. In 65438+February, Ryanair announced that it had reached an agreement with Boeing to purchase six Boeing 737 fleets directly from it. These planes were previously operated by British charter companies. Subsequently, Ryanair began to replace those outdated BAC 1- 1 1 aircraft. These aircraft are scheduled to be redelivered or directly retired in 1994. Due to the continuous growth, the company transported 1 10,000 passengers for the first time within one year.

Passenger flow: 1,120,000.

Number of employees: 503

1994

Ryanair's first Boeing 737 was delivered in 1 month. The company then opened two new routes from Dublin to Manchester and Glasgow Prestwick in April. Eight Boeing 737s were delivered this year, replacing the outdated BAC1-1,and the last one was retired at the end of the year. In June 5438+10, the company opened a flight from Dublin to London Gatwick Airport. Previously, the route was operated by Irish Airlines.

Passenger flow:1666,000 people

Number of employees: 523

1995

Ryanair has replaced Irish Airways and British Airways as the largest passenger airline operating Dublin-London route (the largest international scheduled route in Europe) and the largest Irish airline operating Dublin route. Facts have proved that the low-cost air tickets and high-frequency operation mode advocated by the company have been unanimously recognized by the Irish and British markets.

In September, Ryanair became the first low-cost airline to operate the domestic route from London Tanster Airport to Glasgow Prestige Airport. The company held the 10 anniversary in Reston Football Club, but few people still remember it. We bought four Boeing 737s from Transavia, which increased the number of aircraft in the company's fleet to 1 1. This year, the number of passengers also exceeded 2 million for the first time.

Passenger flow: 2.26 million people

Number of employees: 523

1996

Ryanair launched flights to Bradford, Cardiff and Bournemouth in April. Ryanair was named the most valuable airline. 165438+ 10 In October, we reached an agreement with Boeing to purchase eight Boeing 737-200 aircraft. These planes were previously operated by Lufthansa. In February 65438, the first batch of three Boeing 737-200 aircraft were delivered, which increased the number of Boeing 737 aircraft in the company's fleet to 12. The "open skies" finally adopted by the European Union reduced the government's intervention in conventional aviation business and enabled airlines to compete freely on the European continent.

Passenger flow: 2.95 million people

Number of employees: 605

1997

For the first time, Ryanair opened four routes from London's Tanster Airport to Stockholm's Skavsta and Oslo's torp, and low-cost flights from Dublin to Paris's Beauvais Airport and Brussels's Charleroi Airport. The company purchased two Boeing 737 aircraft (TAP Airlines of Portugal and General Electric Commercial Aviation Services of the United States), which increased the number of aircraft in the company's fleet to 265,438+0. 1On May 29th, 997, Ryanair successfully listed on the Dublin and Nasdaq (new york) stock exchanges for the first time. Its shares have increased by 20 times compared with the time of registration. On the first trading day, the stock price opened at the asking price of 1 1 and closed at 25.5. As part of the listing process, all employees of Ryanair have corresponding shares. At the close of the first trading day, all employees of Ryanair * * held shares worth more than 654.38 billion pounds. In June+10, 5438, we established our third airport base at Glasgow Prestige Airport and started daily flights to Dublin, London, Paris and Frankfurt. In February, 65438, the statistics of the punctuality rate of Dublin-London route released by the British Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that Ryanair was the most punctual airline on the route 1997.

Passenger flow: 3.73 million people

Number of employees: 659

Dublin-London punctuality rate Ryanair 76. 1% Irish Airlines 75.7% British Midland 66.0% British Airways 6 1.0%.

1998

Ryanair continues to open new routes to European countries. 1998 Six new destinations are planned for the summer vacation: Malmo, Saint Etienne, calka, Venice, Pisa and Rimini. In order to adapt to the rapid development of the company, the company ordered 45 new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft (25 confirmed and 20 intended) on March 9, 1998, with a value of more than 2 billion pounds. In June, the company issued new shares to raise1.1000 million pounds to pay for these orders. Ryanair was selected as "the best airline of the year" by the Irish Air Transport Users Committee and "the best managed national airline" by the well-known magazine International Aviation Weekly.

Passenger flow: 4.629 million people

Number of employees: 892

1999

On March 20th, Ryanair delivered the first batch of Boeing 737-800 series aircraft. Five planes were delivered this year. These planes were put into use at our main base, London Tanster Airport, which greatly reduced the seat cost of Ryanair, provided cheaper air tickets and provided more reliable and exciting new consumer products. New routes have been opened to Frankfurt, biarritz, Ostend, ancona, Genoa, Turin, Delhi and Aarhus. Which British consumer magazine selected Ryanair? "As" the most valuable airline ". Duty-free goods for EU flights and travel were cancelled. Accordingly, the company launched the lowest round-trip ticket of 19.99 on the Dublin-London route.

Passenger flow: 5.358 million people

Number of employees: 1.094

2000

In June 5438+10, ryanair, the largest booking website in Europe, was launched by Ryanair. Within three months, the website can sell 50 thousand air tickets every week, thus becoming the only source of low-cost air tickets in Europe. In addition, the website also provides passengers with the lowest price of car rental, hotel accommodation, travel insurance and railway services. The company added 8 Boeing 737-800 aircraft (the total number reached 13). Three new planes of the company entered the Prestige Airport in Glasgow and established the first new base since 199 1. In addition to cheap flights to Dublin and London, it also provided cheap direct flights to Europe (Paris and Frankfurt) for Scottish tourists for the first time. Brian Dowling, a staff member of the company, won the reality TV show "Big Brother". Ryanair was the first airline to sponsor Sky News weather forecast. This makes Ryanair a household name in Europe.

Passenger flow: 7.002 million people

Number of employees: 1, 262

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Ryanair chose Brussels Charleroi Airport as its first base in continental Europe. Five more Boeing 737-800 aircraft were delivered this year (the total reached 18). Our competitors, including Air Belgium and Zavantem Airport in Brussels, predict that no one will use Shalerova Airport in Brussels. They think Ryanair's cheap air tickets will never work in Brussels. First of all, we have daily flights from Brussels to Dublin, London, Glasgow, Shannon, Venice, Paris and Carcassonne.

The famous "Little Julian Pease" advertisement was printed on the first flights of the company, which made Belgian airlines crazy, and also sent a message to Belgium: Ryan's cheap air tickets and Brussels Charleroi Airport will take root in Belgium. In August, it transported 6,543,800 passengers in a single month for the first time, exceeding the company's annual passenger traffic of 654.38+0.993. The "9. 1 1" terrorist attack in September plunged China's air passenger transport into a downturn. Due to the terrorist attacks, global fuel prices have also risen sharply.

Passenger flow: 9.355 million people

Number of employees: 1, 467

2002

We chose Frankfurt Hahn as our second base in continental Europe, and in April, we opened a new route from 10 to Ireland, Britain, Norway, France and Italy. These newly opened low-cost routes to Germany have broken the monopoly of Lufthansa's high-priced air tickets. Ryanair successfully defeated Lufthansa's attempt to stop the competition for low-cost air tickets in German courts again and again. Millions of German passengers rushed to take Ryanair's cheapest flight to and from Frankfurt. In order to adapt to the company's development, Ryan's confirmed Boeing aircraft orders increased from 45 to 125, including 125 intentional orders. The total value of orders is as high as 6 billion pounds. Ryanair continues to be the largest low-cost airline in Europe, and its ambition to provide the cheapest air tickets in Europe is evident. Ryanair has surpassed other European airlines in punctuality, flight delay, avoiding the loss of checked parcels and providing customer service, and has become the first airline in Europe.

Passenger flow:13,419,000

Number of employees: 1, 547

2003

Ryanair's business in Europe continues to expand rapidly. In April this year, the company acquired BUZZ Airlines, a subsidiary of KLM at Stansted Airport. At that time, the airline suffered huge losses. After the acquisition, the company shut it down for a month, and restarted the 13 route originally operated by Buzz in May, but the ticket price was only half of the previous one.

The acquisition enabled Ryanair to enter 1 1 the new French regional airport, and Ryanair became the largest airline in london stansted airport. With the opening of cheap flights to Bergamo, Milan in February and Skavstad, Stockholm in April, the company established two new bases in continental Europe. This year, the company has opened 73 new routes. Delivered 14 Boeing 737-800 aircraft (42 in total), and 2 1 7 of the older Boeing 737-200 aircraft were retired at the end of this year. This year, the company transported 2 million passengers within one month (July) for the first time.

Passenger flow:19.49 million people

Number of employees: 1, 746

2004

Ryanair is still the most visited travel website in Europe, and Ryanair was also rated as the most popular online airline by Google in 2003. We bought 24 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft (60 in total) and eliminated 5 old Boeing 737-200 aircraft. We have established new bases in Masami Yokoyama, Pi Nuo, Rome and Gerones, and increased the number of aircraft in existing bases in Stockholm, Frankfurt, Hahn and Milan Bergamo. Now 98% of passengers book tickets through Ryanair.

Passenger flow: 24.635 million people

Number of employees: 2,288

2005

We have established five new bases in Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Shannon, Pisa, Nottingham East Midlands and Cork in the west of Ireland, bringing the total number of our bases in Europe to 65,438+05 in 2005. The company's remaining Boeing 737-200 aircraft were all retired and replaced by brand-new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. We now have the youngest fleet in the world, with an average age of only two years. Our quasi-class rate is also the highest. We have surpassed EasyJet in punctuality rate every week for three consecutive years. In August, the company transported more passengers than all British Airways flights and became "the most popular airline in the world". In addition, we reiterate that "fuel surcharges will not be levied", while British Airways, Air France and Lufthansa continue to levy fuel surcharges, although the ticket prices of these airlines are already high. At the 20th anniversary celebration of our company, we provided a 99-pound air ticket of 654.38+ 10,000, which was 100 times cheaper than our air ticket of 654.38+0985.

Passenger flow: 30.946 million people

Number of employees: 2,700

2006

This year, the company transported 42.5 million passengers, a record high. In March, the company's100th Boeing 737-800 plane was delivered and launched online boarding service, so that passengers can take company flights through the network. Throughout the summer, Ryanair became the first airline in the world to transport more than 4 million passengers in 1 month. It is also the first airline to allow the use of mobile phones on all flights. In addition, the company announced the establishment of a new base in Bremen. 65438+ 10, Ryanair added gambling and some game services on board, and paid in cash on some small regional flights. 165438+ 10 In October, Aer Lingus established new bases in Madrid and Marseille. Ryanair is the only airline that promises not to impose any fuel surcharges while other airlines continue to impose fuel surcharges. Cheap air tickets and the best customer service attract more and more tourists. They scrambled to take the company's 436 low-cost flights in 24 countries.

Ryanair's passenger traffic has increased by millions.