tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post4464865305653744673..comments2023-10-26T12:19:08.652+01:00Comments on Cllr Joe Ryan's Blog: O'Leary's Aer Lingus move flies in the face of competitionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-3912492423592433802008-12-03T20:46:00.000+00:002008-12-03T20:46:00.000+00:00Thanks for that comment, to tell the truth I haven...Thanks for that comment, to tell the truth I haven't flown since 1994 but air travel is not a plesant experience particularly if like me you have children. My passport is 7 years out of date, if I go to Britain I take the ferry & car. As you say a much better experience, especially for children.<BR/>Also Stena at least retain RMT workers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-47870822140900729192008-12-03T19:15:00.000+00:002008-12-03T19:15:00.000+00:00Yes, it is somehow ironic that the man who is such...Yes, it is somehow ironic that the man who is such an advocate of free market competition and who broke the Aer Lingus monopoly is now trying to re-establish exactly the monopoly he broke. <BR/><BR/>I do remember the start of Ryanair in Waterford, but as you point out correctly, as soon as the airline grew, they left Waterford behind and had no more time for us.<BR/><BR/>I also share your principles and have never used the services of Ryanair. In fact, I have not used any airline for the past 18 years, for environmental reasons. <BR/>Besides that I also object to the way passengers are treated these days. As long as they treat them worse than animals, no airline will see a single cent from me. A ferry might take a little longer, but at sea they still treat their passengers in a humane way.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes from Waterford to Wexford.THE EMERALD ISLANDERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660538265181410925noreply@blogger.com