"So those that had higher frequencies, we pared back. 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. Airbnb banned me because I used to live in Russia. We've had the longest lockdowns here. Note: If youre having customer service trouble, please use our proven methods for fixing any consumer problem before contacting the company directly. We're rapidly running out of time and there's a lot of things I still want to ask you. Remote, wild and devilishly subversive: Heres why Americans are coming back to Tasmania, Hiking Confidential: Almost live from the hills of Christchurch, New Zealand. The Elliott Report is supported by Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that offers free advice and advocacy for consumers. There's an element of getting ahead of it, I think for us.". Buzz has 25 of the groups craft, Lauda has 16 while Ryanair intends moving 60 planes to Malta Airs airline licence. Ryanair Picks Eddie Wilson as Chief Executive of Main Airline Mr Wilson joined the airline as head of personnel in 1997 from computer manufacturer, Gateway 2000, where he was human resources manager. Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair DAC, says airline needs a definite date. Mr Wilson (55) is a 22-year Ryanair veteran, who as chief people officer, has led negotiations with pilot and crew unions that Ryanair recognised in late 2017. Irish-based Ryanair DAC is the biggest airline within the group, responsible for most of its 470 craft, 2,400 daily flights and the 150 million-plus passengers its expects to fly in the 12 months ended March 31st, 2020. 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. 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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. Right. Last year, or in the last fiscal year of 2019, we paid, I think almost 630 million in environmental taxes. How do I get it fixed? "So we'll wait and see, but there are strong pockets of markets that never really went backwards. So it's a very significant airline in its own right. Chief People Officer. 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. Eddie has made a huge contribution to Ryanair's growth without ever losing his South Dublin accent, boyish charm or North Dublin address. It's about small businesses. Eamon Quinn. He was in the news most recently when Ryanair succeeded in getting a High Court order halting a strike by Irish-based pilots. So you have some countries that were late to the party. Yeah, I think it's important. If you need to nudge that along, particularly if the booking curves are all over the place at the moment, because particularly people travelling with children or whatever are nervous, I suppose, that if they've got to go somewhere where there's the requirement to have a PCR test, they may fail that test or whatever, or get a positive result, which will throw all their travel plans into chaos, and people were generally booking closer in. That's a long, long time ago. Before joining Ryanair, Eddie was the Human Resources Manager for Gateway 2000 . We're funding a research facility here in Trinity College in Dublin. 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? So those type of deals are being struck around Europe as to where capacity is going to go. "Once you're over what happened in terms of rostering crisis and unionisation, you're down to, what do we have to do here for this airline to prosper? Eddie Wilson, Ryanair Ltd: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets 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. State aid has slowed that, but I think it's inevitable. If you need help with any problem,please contact us through this form. Yeah, I think so. Michael has served as a Director of Ryanair DAC since 1988 and a Director of Ryanair Holdings since 1996. Look what happened in any economy that tried to put it in a price or incomes policy. Let's fill as many seats as possible." You are seeing the thing in terms of the state aid that's going around and in particular, no strings attached on to state aid on giving up slots. A former CEO of LS Airport Services and supervisory board member of Euro LOT Airline, Krakow Airport and Gdansk Airport, Michal also held roles with the Polish Industrial Development Agency, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and PwC. Tracey was appointed Ryanair CFO in January 2020 having previously served as Ryanairs Director of Finance. The Hard S It's expected some 22,000 passengers will fly through Dublin Airport today as the restrictions on non-essential travel have been lifted. So those type of deals are being struck around Europe as to where capacity is going to go. Look what we're doing. Check out Elliott Advocacy Today, our free, daily newsletter with links to your favorite commentary, tips and news about consumer advocacy. 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. Andreas was appointed CEO of Laudamotion GmbH in early 2018. Music cue: Jaws soundtrack Here's what's shakin' on South Island. Eddie Wilson, Ryanair chief executive: 'We opened 16 bases this year and we opened them because we were opportunistic on cost.' Picture: Fergal Phillips Ryanair's strong balance sheet will afford it the opportunity to aggressively pursue airport discounts and grow its market share at the expense of weakened rivals over the medium-term, its chief executive has said. But I think you are going to see consolidation. Once you're straight up with people and sit down with them, we were the first to be able to put in pay cuts, but we did things really quickly. Southwest just got a one-two punch for its holiday misdeeds. Fine, if you need to. 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. But I know that the European countries, such as Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, want to welcome at the English with open arms. 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? {{item['V1 Body']}} Eddie, the time has gone so fast. The single market is about the single market, and if we're efficient and better than anyone else, well then that's what consumers want. JW: The load factor that run has been achieving is in the low 70s in percentage terms. Coming at it from different angles, there is that environmental argument, but there's also a protectionism angle to it as well. Do you ever think there's still an ongoing concern or danger that the progress with vaccinations is almost the same reason why international travel is still going to be held back, because people have this domestic bubble that's going well, but they don't want to let anybody else in and spoil it? EW: Yeah. Kindly fill the form below. Photo: Eric Piermont/AFP. 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. The AAPL is the . There's been argument around the use-it-or-lose-it slot rules, or the suspension of those rules as protected incumbents. JW: This brings me on to the question of airline consolidation. "That's a long, long time ago. 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 I'm comfortable going to get there, but it's going to take some time to do.". We've made a commitment to have 12.5% of SAF, sustainable aviation fuel, blenders by 2030. Now you have, not withstanding the effects of COVID, but the bureaucracy that has come up on this, I don't know how many queries I get a day from people who should be well capable of finding out what the requirements are from each country because it changes all the time, that people are reluctant, "Do I need an antigen test? About Us. Eddie Wilson is Chief Executive Officer at Ryanair Ltd. See Eddie Wilson's compensation, career history, education, & memberships. But its complicated. "But I think that will gradually make its way through Europe. We kept our balance sheet strong, and we always thought there was going to be an interruption at some time, but never of this magnitude. But I think with the general opening open in the UK for example, they've done a fantastic job in the UK with vaccinations, and I think they've reached a period quite recently, where they've said, "Look, now is the right time to do this," and whatever certificate that they bring in, I don't know whether it's the NHS certificate, that'll be acceptable. Listen now (14 min) | In this episode: Our second week in New Zealand and already a natural disaster (sort of). The Elliott Report is a consumer news site supported by Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that offers free advice and advocacy for consumers. Loves pedigree Irish beef and is never late for work thanks to Dublins most efficient bus lanes. If you need to nudge that along particularly if the booking curves are all over the place at the moment, because particularly people travelling with children or whatever are nervous, I suppose, that if they've got to go somewhere where there's the requirement to have a PCR test, they may fail that test or whatever, or get a positive result, which will throw all their travel plans into chaos, and people were generally booking closer in. 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. 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. "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. Kieran was joined by Virgin Media News reporter Paul Quinn from the Costa Del Sol, and Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair. 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. Taking place on the second Wednesday of each month, thousands of industry colleagues from across the globe tune in for their monthly dose of aviation and travel news, analysis, and in-depth interviews with industry leaders. "There are no real airlines to go in there to fill the type of gap that Ryanair can do with the type of And we're the only airline taking delivery at that sort of capacity over the next number of years. Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline. 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 . Of course, you're going to have some discounting on fares, but I can't obviously put any colour on that.". I don't know when that will open in any sort of significant basis, but I think long-haul tourist travel will take longer to recover, and hopefully that will spill over into more short-haul European routes, especially on our 240 destinations throughout Europe. In its own right. Chat Chat Chat with us What can we help you with? 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. 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? "Whereas in a European context, you're always going to be able to get home, and there is a bubble. I really can't see the European Commission standing for price floors for anything. You'll have seen some of the announcements that we made initially. Yeah, I think it's important. So is that triggered partly by that system? CAPA Live is the most sought-after monthly global aviation event. Facebook. But I think it just gives that certainty to people. Prior to that David was Ryanairs Director of Flight and Ground Operations from December 2002. Facebook gives people the power to. We have 60-odd of those arriving this year, and they've got to go somewhere, and they're going to go somewhere where we have core certainty, and for those airports, at least they can plan for their ancillary revenues, whether that's airport shopping, car parking, etc. So that was strong, and a similar sort of profile in Spain, largely to the Balearic Islands. Holidaymakers in Europe face higher prices for flights next summer due to "pressure from a number of fronts", Ryanair's Eddie Wilson says. He was appointed Ryanair CEO in September 2019, having previously served as Ryanair's CPO since December 2002. Last updated: 1 April 2023 at 11:00am EST. Whereas in a European context, you're always going to be able to get home, and there is a bubble. Laurence Frost and Conor Humphries. Prior to this he served as Head of Personnel since December 1997. Images Courtesy of Getty Images. 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. "It won't be material, it won't affect people, because all the bookings aren't in for August," he added. Fleet plans, the 737 MAX, the impact of the delay, and now it's coming in finally, the impact it's going to have on you going forward? The world will return and at least you've done that, because if you weren't to put in the capacity and just leave it up to governments to do things, and wait for them to put on the green light, we'd never go anywhere, it wouldn't get going. 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. Contact Us - Ryanair Help Centre So it's a very significant airline in its own right. What do we take for granted in travel? Register hereto be part of our growing community. Images Courtesy of Getty Images. Our reproduction policy is as follows: you may quote up to 400 words of any transcript on the condition that you attribute the transcript to CAPA - Centre for Aviation and link to the original video page. That's fine, but this isn't the time for it. I think in fact, it's the biggest airline fleet in Western Europe. Fri, 30 Aug, 2019 - 20:20. 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. We're going to open a base in Riga, but we've got connections and we're well-known in Vilnius, Tallinn, and now in Helsinki, in Tampere, in Billund, we're going to have a base there at winter '21. Not to be confused with the Austrian screenwriter and director, this Andreas was appointed in 2018 and takes care of our business at Laudamotion. I think we have the scale this time for the connectivity or the length of sectors up there for us to be able to tag on short sectors onto longer leisure sectors. This brings me on to the question of airline consolidation. I know this is something that's close to you because you've spent a long time as head of personnel, both at Ryanair, but also at other organisations. Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. JW: Long term, it's alternative propulsion technology, isn't it, that's really going to do it? But I just think it's important to say you've got to lead things sometimes by saying, "We'll put capacity in place. You're trying to build the network and from secondary airports into major cities at that time. You can contact Eddie Wilson at (01) 812 1212. I think we're seeing that we originally had said we're going to be north of 60% of capacity and reasonably confident for the summer months, that we will get up to around 75[%] to 80% of capacity for this summer. There are some markets where we've done particularly strongly and even throughout this, like the Italian domestic market, and also the Spanish domestic market. So that's the real key for airports, that they can add destinations, and given that span of destinations, it's really attractive for airports. Thank you so much for your time, and thanks to everybody for watching. Do you think the switching on of that system, in theory from the 1st of July, is going to make a big difference? That's without any domestics or anything there. I just wanted to touch on also environmental commitments. If people are anxious about travelling, or if they're not even allowed to travel because of international restrictions, what is the role of discounting? The hold-up has slowed Ryanairs growth plans. Yeah. So is that triggered partly by that system or [crosstalk 00:15:23] over? Ryanair has announced that its chief people officer, Eddie Wilson, will succeed Michael O'Leary as chief executive of the airline from September 1. JW: Another subject: industrial relations. Does it concern you that, in spite of the industry going through the biggest crisis ever, there hasn't really been a single significant exit from the market? 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? "So I think that's ultimately going to see capacity contract in Europe, particularly on short haul. I think there's always an element of being price-led in anything. The aircraft burnt 16% less fuel, we've got 40% lower noise emissions. It doesn't make any sense for a smaller airline at the end of the day, just because of the colour of the flag on the back of it. Mar 2016 - Present7 years 2 months. Eddie Wilson has been appointed CEO of Ryanair DAC. 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. Ryanair's Eddie Wilson said today he did not expect a repeat of travel chaos seen in Europe last summer. JW: Looking at the network, obviously most of your markets are in the EU. 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. Ryanair chief: airline will grow at expense of weakened rivals So those that had higher frequencies, we paired back. We explore the impact on the airline as it enters the peak summer period. Ryanair has . Eddie, the time has gone so fast. You're trying to build the network and from secondary airports into major cities at that time. EW: 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. Eddie Wilson - Chief Executive Officer - Ryanair - Europe's Favourite In an internal memo to staff, Mr O'Leary said, "Eddie has made a huge contribution to that successful growth, without ever losing his Southside accent, his boyish charm of his Northside address!!! Yeah. RT.ie is the website of Raidi Teilifs ireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media. 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. JW: Yeah. 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. From September 1, he will report to chief executive Michael O'Leary alongside the heads of the group's. | March 15, 2023 Eddie Wilson. Another subject, industrial relations. How do I get it fixed? Ryanair - Elliott Report They should actually be freeing up those slots and allowing access in there. Oh, it's going to be fantastic. 2023 Ryanair Group. 5 new airline fees and how to avoid paying them, Ridiculous or not? So what are the plans for the group going through the summer and to the end of the year in terms of capacity? Once you're over what happened in terms of rostering crisis and unionisation, you're down to, what do we have to do here for this airline to prosper? About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . "Most people in this world want to work less and be paid more. "The first airline to report monthly on CO2 emissions, the lowest in Europe on a passenger kilometre basis. So I think there's a lot more to be done in terms of what the engine manufacturers are going to do, how we're going to get to sustainable aviation fuel over the next number of years for this industry to be credible. Veteran Eddie Wilson is new boss at Ryanair - Irish Examiner Fleet plans, the 737 MAX, the impact of the delay, and now it's coming in finally, the impact it's going to have on you going forward? So I'm confident that we're not going to have any difficulties with that.". Yeah, I think so. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo. JW: Coming at it from different angles, there is that environmental argument, but there's also a protectionism angle to it as well. The world will return, and at least you've done that, because if you weren't to put in the capacity and just leave it up to governments to do things, and wait for them to put on the green light we'd never go anywhere, it wouldn't get going. Just moving on a little bit, recently, I saw you did a slot swap with EasyJet at Stansted, so you gained some extra slots. Chat Chat with us What can we help you with? $('#spanCopyright').text(theDate.getFullYear()) Do I need this? Jonathan: Okay. RYANAIR Group has appointed its long-time HR chief Eddie Wilson as chief executive of Ryanair. Thank you so much for all or your candour. We've had a real focus on this. We don't have that tolerance level in aviation, so whatever we move to has got to be safe and secure. What we did was we cut a lot of frequencies in some markets, but we have tried to keep as many routes open as possible because the booking curve had shortened; it was very difficult to make calls on closing particular routes. Eddie was appointed Ryanair CEO in September 2019 having previously served as Ryanairs CPO since December 2002. Do I need this? Who else has taken delivery of 60 aircraft this year? June 04 2021 02:30 AM Facebook; Twitter; Email; Eddie Wilson: Ryanair's twenty years in Spain - YouTube 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. Gotcha! Thank you so much for all or your candour. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c09ccfbd8622d83 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. Do you see potential for adding other, let's say North African countries? 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. All rights reserved. So I'm confident that we're not going to have any difficulties with that. Mr OLeary said on Friday that since he joined Ryanair, Mr Wilson had contributed hugely to the airlines growth from three million passengers a year to more than 150 million. 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. RYANAIR launched eight new Shannon routes last Thursday morning and said it will carry more passengers to and from the airport over the next year than it did in 2019, before Covid struck. Eddie Wilson: Yeah. Corporate Head Office , Swords Business Park, Swords D Co. Dublin, Ireland https://www.ryanair.com/us/en, Primary ContactEddie WilsonCEOCorporate Head Office , Swords Business Park, Swords D Co. Dublin, Ireland [emailprotected], Chief ExecutiveMichael (Mick) O'LearyChief Executive Officer Ryanair HoldingsCorporate Head Office , Swords Business Park, Swords D Co. Dublin, Ireland [emailprotected]. Should airlines pay for what they've done to us? 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. 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.
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