Most people in this world want to work less and be paid more. And you will see that governments, where they've got board members (on airlines), will have influence maybe on connections to China or wherever they think is best economically, rather than running up and down to Majorca or up and down to the Balearic Islands. You seem to have JavaScript disabled in your browser. Thank you so much for all or your candour. proven methods for fixing any consumer problem. JW: So you did mention briefly fares, average fares, and the question I was going to ask you was to what extent does discounting ticket prices make any difference in this kind of environment? So it's a very significant airline in its own right. We put about a million and a half and that to work on sustainable aviation fuel, and there's always this call for taxes. So what are the plans for the group going through the summer and to the end of the year in terms of capacity? Jonathan: Okay. So you will have seen, we're into Helsinki now, we have launched, I think eight or 10 routes up there, we will have a base in Stockholm, Arlanda. We might even get into the Eurovision Song Contest next year, I don't know. CAPA Membership provides access to all news and analysis on the site, along with access to many areas of our comprehensive databases and toolsets. We still don't have indoor dining in Ireland, and it's the one country where you need indoor dining in July! Please re-try again. Who else has taken delivery of 60-plus aircraft, actually? Eddie Wilson has worked at the airline for 22 years. Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson appeals to intermediary customers to contact Ryanair direct The Elliott Report is supported by Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that offers free advice and advocacy for consumers. So we'll wait and see, but there are strong pockets of markets that never really went backwards. He was previously Production Manager at both Intuition Publishing Ltd and Education Multimedia Group, and has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Well, it's in a closed period, but it's no secret that our public comment has been that, of course when you're trying to fill fares you're not getting back up to the load factors that you would expect because of travel restrictions. "So I think that's ultimately going to see capacity contract in Europe, particularly on short haul. I was going to ask you if there is growing talk of price floors, there's also been quite a lot of state aid in the past year. But I think when everyone puts their minds to it, the industry has to react, and not only customers are going to have to really start buying into this. It's such an easy target, but such an essential part of the infrastructure that we're in, and there is a view that is all flying is discretionary. You only have to look at our route network of 240 destinations, it's not necessarily about that. So Eddie, I'm just going to kick off, I think, by asking you about the current situation where the group is in terms of capacity and traffic. We've had the longest lockdowns here. We're making, I think, big, big steps here, but the nature of the industry is you can do it in car technology and places like that, and the worst thing that can happen is the car stops on the side of the road. Before joining Ryanair, Eddie was the Human Resources Manager for Gateway 2000 . "We opened a base in Venice Treviso, we had just announced the base in Turin. We don't have a base there, and we would have been flying, say for example, between there and Torp, which would be a secondary airport for Oslo. It's an extra thing on my phone, along with my passport and my boarding card, and I think that's going to transform people booking with certainty. RT 2023. "That's a long, long time ago. Can you just talk about, obviously the UK has been a little bit detached, shall we say, from the rest of Europe in more ways than one, but with Brexit, but also with different COVID-related travel restrictions, but is Stansted going to continue to be one of the most important basis for Ireland, for Ryanair in the future? We have no difficulty throughout this COVID crisis with governments having some form of bail out in all sorts of industries where we've had payroll supports or special things put in for the hospitality industry, etc. JW: Right. Before joining Ryanair, Eddie was the Human Resources Manager for Gateway 2000 and held a number of other human resources-related positions in the Irish financial services sector. John was appointed CTO in September 2014. I think in fact, it's the biggest airline fleet in Western Europe. This idea that we can't use it any more because we've been [an] efficient business model, but we don't want anyone else to have it. Can you just talk about that; obviously the UK has been a little bit detached, shall we say, from the rest of Europe in more ways than one, but with Brexit, but also with different COVID-related travel restrictions, is Stansted going to continue to be one of the most important bases for Ireland, for Ryanair, in the future? 5 new airline fees and how to avoid paying them, Ridiculous or not? Again, there's always something, in my experience, that happens every five or seven years here, whether that's volcanic ash or previous issues that we've had, whether it was foot and mouth disease or whatever happened, and we've always come out of these, even through the last financial crisis, we've come out stronger. JW: Yeah. Great. But I just think it's important to say you've got to lead things sometimes by saying, "We'll put capacity in place. Do you think the switching on of that system, in theory from the 1st of July is going to make a big difference? All rights reserved. So those type of deals are being struck around Europe as to where capacity is going to go. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. A lot of aircraft as well have been wrapped up for a long time, and maybe not so much thought has been put into the fact that they may not be serviceable again or it may be uneconomic. Ryanair will likely trim some flights in August due to delivery delays from Boeing but . So I think it's different this time.". Prior to this, he was Ryanairs Finance Director from June 2006 and Treasurer from January 2003. So I'm confident that we're not going to have any difficulties with that.". From cutting hair to cutting costs! Ryanair DAC is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier founded in 1984. So you have some countries that were late to the party. If you need help with any problem,please contact us through this form. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. At the moment, to the extent that you can reveal any data, are average fares for Ryanair going down at the moment, or are they actually holding up? But I think that will gradually make its way through Europe. It's an extra thing on my phone, along with my passport and my boarding card," and I think that's going to transform people booking with certainty. Mein Nisinta Seirbhse Poibl na hireann. Group chief executive Michael O'Leary last week said he would trim some high-frequency routes in July. Coming at it from different angles, there is that environmental argument, but there's also a protectionism angle to it as well. Whereas, the focus quite rightly there is on what are the emissions, electric vehicles, etc.? A graduate of the Irish Military College, David followed a military career with positions in the airport sector and agribusiness in the Middle East, Russia and Asia. We've had a real focus on this. You're obviously confident that you could get to 75% to 80% of pre-COVID capacity this summer. Ryanair has announced that its chief people officer, Eddie Wilson, will succeed Michael O'Leary as chief executive of the airline from September 1. I think the June traffic figures for the group suggested that you're at around about 50% of 2019 seat capacity, so pre-COVID levels. Those countries and those airports and those regions that are willing to step up to the plate and say, "Look, there's going to be less capacity in Europe for short-haul over the next number of years," and that means some airports it's not going to return to. Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary last week said the airline would trim some high-frequency routes in July and Wilson said the same would happen in August but that this would not affect the annual target of flying 185 million passengers. Mar 2016 - Present7 years 2 months. View the profiles of people named Eddie Wilson. Ryanair Group has appointed its long-time HR chief Eddie Wilson as chief executive of Ryanair, beginning on September 1. The company took my money! JW: Coming at it from different angles, there is that environmental argument, but there's also a protectionism angle to it as well. What you have seen is that you have seen at Norwegian, you have seen other airlines cancelling orders, and you have airlines that are saddled with government debt, and there's no way that governments are going to countenance so-called national carriers not paying back money and then wanting to have big capital expenditure programmes. Again, there's always something, in my experience, that happens every five or seven years here, whether that's volcanic ash or previous issues that we've had, whether it was foot and mouth disease or whatever happened, and we've always come out of these, even through the last financial crisis, we've come out stronger. No one would have wished this crisis, but it seems like there's maybe been more opportunity than the negative outcome for Ryanair. Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson highlighted that 1.5 million people are vaccinated in Ireland and yet "they are being locked up for no good reason". What you have seen is that you have seen Norwegian, you have seen other airlines cancelling orders, and you have airlines that are saddled with government debt, and there's no way that governments are going to countenance so-called national carriers not paying back money and then wanting to have big capital expenditure programmes. Sure. Mr Wilson said he did not expect a repeat of travel chaos seen in Europe last summer as airports struggled to deal with a return to travel after pandemic lockdowns, but he said "it's not going to be perfect.". I think it is, but you only have to work in this industry to know the level of regulation that you have to put in anything new in terms of a modification on an aircraft and making that leap from new engines, new types of fuel or whatever is going to take a huge level of investment. We've got the costs coming through on airports, staff to a lesser extent because that's going to be restored over the next number of years, but at least everybody here is taking their part in it as well. This contact was published on September 17, 2015 and updated on October 18, 2022. So is there something different this time that's going to change things? So the priority then is you're trying to maintain as much of the network as possible and not worry too much about filling the aircraft? Eddie Wilson: at event in the Spanish embassy in Dublin to mark Ryanair's twenty years in Spain, with press conference introduction from Ildefonso Castro Spa. Ryanair <RYA.I> has appointed veteran executive Eddie Wilson as chief executive of Ryanair's main airlines business, but he will report to Michael O'Leary who will become CEO of the Ryanair Group . The majority of this website will not function as intended without JavaScript enabled. So we put an awful lot more capacity in there. I guess a cynic would say that you've been trying for many, many years and never quite managed to establish Ryanair in that region as well as you have done in other regions. Lets ban babies in first class once and for all. Well, the industry, we do get bad press and I would say when you look compared to what goes on in shipping or what goes on in agriculture, or what goes on with car use, you don't get Volkswagen getting the same level of negative publicity on the number of cars they produce. BERLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair may be forced to trim some flights in August due to delivery delays from Boeing but there will be no material impact on customers, senior executive Eddie Wilson said in . Whereas in a European context, you're always going to be able to get home, and there is a bubble. Mr Wilson, who joined Ryanair in 1997, will run the day to day operations of the airline and will report directly to the group CEO. I think the EU passport, the digital COVID certificate, has given people the confidence to book, and with the UK and Ireland lagging, but I think the UK have with the announcement recently by the prime minister that they're getting back to normal, we expect that will make its way into travel and we will see the return to travel without restrictions for member countries. "There's also the issue of you've got to issue a political stability in places like Morocco that you don't necessarily have in some other countries in that region. Mr Wilson joined the airline as head of personnel in 1997 from computer manufacturer, Gateway 2000, where he was human resources manager. Tracey was appointed Ryanair CFO in January 2020 having previously served as Ryanairs Director of Finance. So whatever is thrown at us, being a well-capitalised airline really helped us this time. You have airlines like TAP and Alitalia that are never going to grow again. RT.ie is the website of Raidi Teilifs ireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media. So there has been a reluctance politically to take any sort of risk, I suppose, in opening up, and Ireland unfortunately has got a little bit more detached from Europe over the last number of months and don't realise, I suppose, that when the economies return to normal, we will still largely be exposed here because next winter is going to be particularly bleak in the Irish market, I would say.". Roberto speaks to Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair, about their new Boeing 737 8200 aircraft. Ryanair Plc executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: Track performance, allocation, dividends, and risks, Annotate, download XLSX & look up similar tables, Filter, compare, and track coins & tokens, Stocks and cryptocurrency portfolio tracker. We have no difficulty throughout this COVID crisis with governments having some form of bail out in all sorts of industries where we've had payroll supports or special things put in for the hospitality industry, et cetera. Yeah, I think so. State aid has slowed that, but I think it's inevitable. He will report directly to Michael O'Leary who earlier this year took on a new role . If that means that you're going to discount on fares, so be it. For an airline that obviously is ultra-low cost and thrives on low fares, are you concerned that there's been some patchy, but probably increasing, talk about introducing fare floors in different countries around Europe? "For the rest of Europe, you don't even have to show a passport and nobody challenges, and you move on your way, which is just a fantastic way transport is being deregulated. Ryanair chief people officer, Eddie Wilson, will succeed Michael O'Leary as chief executive of the group's biggest airline, Ryanair DAC, from this weekend. Note: If youre having customer service trouble, please use our proven methods for fixing any consumer problem before contacting the company directly. Here's what's shakin' on South Island. So I'm going to try and ask you quicker questions if I can. Once we deliver on those commitments, I would say that people will see, exactly as they've seen over the years, even in a pre-union environment that we are straight up in how we do our business and the vast majority of our people recognise that. Your IP: "But I think that will gradually make its way through Europe. RT is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. So I'm comfortable going to get there, but it's going to take some time to do.". No one would have wished this crisis, but it seems like there's maybe been more opportunity than the negative outcome for Ryanair. We put three extra aircraft into Rome Fiumicino, we put extra aircraft into Naples, Bologna, various other places around Italy. $(document).ready(function () { Oh, it's going to be fantastic. It's always been a strength of the group of course, is that you do have this diversified network, unlike many of the competitors, which are very focused on one market, so you can operate domestically in all kinds of countries outside of Ireland, which is where you originate, because of course the Irish market has been particularly weak, hasn't it? "I have this, I can travel. EW: Yeah. JW: Long term, it's alternative propulsion technology, isn't it, that's really going to do it? Heres how to spot it, How to find the best hotel at the lowest rate, Here it is: The complete guide to summer travel, Take that back: The ultimate guide to a product return, The ultimate guide to getting a repair, replacement or refund for your broken appliance, Cell phone customer service: How to get virtually any problem fixed now. Gotcha! I've been here for almost 25 years, and almost every year we talked to Arlanda and never got anywhere, but there's an airport that realises that the incumbent airlines like SAS are not going to grow, and they're hopelessly saddled with state aid that's never going to be paid back, Norwegian capacity has gone, so Arlanda has got to look around and who's going to get the volume? Do I have to get it 72 hours, 48 hours?". I think yeah, that is a potential, but in a lot of cases it's about airport cost and competitiveness, not necessarily the destinations in themselves. I think the digital COVID certificate gives people the certainty, "I have this. Okay. It's great fun for the starter, but for the main course, it's usually a hail storm. I take what you say in there, but it does have some basis in incremental travel. So how would you characterise the state of industrial relations now in Ryanair? But you would like to think that when you have a growing market like that, that you'll be able to add onto those destinations, but I'm in no hurry to go to another country. Oh, it's going to be fantastic. We're rapidly running out of time and there's a lot of things I still want to ask you. Chief People Officer. We've just concluded a deal with Manchester Airport Group that takes us out on till 2028. But if it was all price-led, we'd be back over at 95% or 96%, and clearly we're not there. I think it's been a relatively strong build driven by much lower fares coming back from around a million passengers in April to the five million as we made our way up into June. Interview with Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair, who explained at #TIS2021 how he sees the future of the airline sector.TIS - Tourism Innovation Summit is the gl. Juliusz! Performance & security by Cloudflare. You can sell anything if the price is right, but what we have here is that you've got a period where you're trying to get back to some level of normality and it's important that you get as many people travelling as possible. This idea that we can't use it anymore because we've been efficient business model, but we don't want anyone else to have it. "It won't be material, it won't affect people, because all the bookings aren't in for August," he added. We would have opened our Stockholm Skavsta base back in 2003 or 2004, and that is a secondary airport and we're still flying there. My Whirlpool stove is defective again. "I think that's why it's going to take some time for international travel, particularly from a leisure point of view for that to recover, because it will be driven by vaccination levels, whether that's in the Far East or South America or Africa. But if it was all price-led, we'd be back over at 95 or 96%, and clearly we're not there. Our legal laureate dispenses considered legal advice (as he lightly clears his throat) in the manner of a chess grandmaster. Michael was appointed CEO of Ryanair in 1994 and Group CEO in April 2019, having previously served as CFO since 1988. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . You have airlines like TAP and Alitalia that are never going to grow again. There's been argument around the use-it-or-lose-it slot rules, or the suspension of those rules as protected incumbents. People got scared from the last time round when they were stranded and couldn't get home, and people worry about that a lot. So I think it's gradually making its way back and I think that August will really show the level of the snapback, but too early to say on that. Do I have to get it 72 hours, 48 hours?. We're going to do about five million passengers there this year, which is not insubstantial in that country alone. We've had a real focus on this. So those markets have done well, and we have been picking up an awful lot more capacity into places like the Greek islands and that, where there were more slots available this summer, in anticipation, I suppose that we're going to have a longer summer here one way or the other, whether that's going to stretch into October and potentially beyond that. Longterm, it's alternative propulsion technology, isn't it, that's really going to do it? So is that triggered partly by that system or [crosstalk 00:15:23] over? But I think now what we have is we've got the scale, like we've had a Gothenburg base for some years, we had Skavsta, now it's in Arlanda. So is that triggered partly by that system? Eddie, the time has gone so fast.
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