Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18832 posts, RR: 54 Posted (5 years 7 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 2049 times:
From UK Airport News:
"MOL said on the Milan talks: 'Two months ago [the talks on launching flights from Malpensa] were very positive and going very quickly. Now they are going nowhere.'"
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Iloveboeing From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 750 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 7 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2009 times:
Why is there such a problem? Wouldn't the vacuum that Alitalia is leaving be a perfect opportunity for Ryanair?
Shamrock604 From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 4039 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1799 times:
Quoting Pe@rson (Thread starter): MOL said on the Milan talks: 'Two months ago [the talks on launching flights from Malpensa] were very positive and going very quickly. Now they are going nowhere
Read: "MXP are missing this once in a lifetime opportunity to allow us to screw them hard and have them pay us to land there"
To be fair to them though, at least FR will deliver on the promises they make regarding passenger throughput!
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BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 6431 posts, RR: 58 Reply 3, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1740 times:
Quoting Shamrock604 (Reply 2): To be fair to them though, at least FR will deliver on the promises they make regarding passenger throughput!
To be fair to MXP - they need to stop, and think about what they want to do - and try and find the best airline for the airport. For me, it could be AF/KL, rather than U2 or FR.
Lightsaber From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 10685 posts, RR: 100 Reply 4, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1558 times:
Quoting BestWestern (Reply 3): For me, it could be AF/KL, rather than U2 or FR.
If MXP could get FR and U2 without discounting, they're doing even better. Someone will pick up the slack. Low fares will stimulate more travel. We'll see who jumps in.
Joost From Netherlands, joined Apr 2005, 3128 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1474 times:
Quoting BestWestern (Reply 3): To be fair to MXP - they need to stop, and think about what they want to do - and try and find the best airline for the airport. For me, it could be AF/KL, rather than U2 or FR.
The MXP situation isn't that easy. For high-yielding short-haul traffic, LIN is by far the favourite airport. MXP actually is only favourite for long-haul traffic - simply because those cannot be operated from LIN.
Other hubs like FRA, MAD, AMS, MUC, CDG have a healthy mix of high-yielding short-haul traffic and connecting short-haul traffic to feed the hub. For long-haul operations, MXP should rely solely on it's local demand, or the carrier should set up a short-haul network that's basically only feeding. I think it's quite hard to build a comptitive hub.
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 6191 posts, RR: 79 Reply 6, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1469 times:
Quoting Pe@rson (Thread starter): "MOL said on the Milan talks: 'Two months ago [the talks on launching flights from Malpensa] were very positive and going very quickly. Now they are going nowhere.'"
Which could mean "They don't want to accept our demands" or whatever. Without hearing the other side or getting more background info that quote is quite useless.
BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 6431 posts, RR: 58 Reply 7, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1315 times:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 6): Which could mean "They don't want to accept our demands" or whatever. Without hearing the other side or getting more background info that quote is quite useless.
FR are probably trying to renegociate with Bergamo also.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18832 posts, RR: 54 Reply 8, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 1113 times:
From UK Airport News:
Malpensa Airport say talks with Ryanair 'continuing'
16.10.07
Quote: Talks between Ryanair and Milan's Malpensa Airport on its proposal to fly out of the airport are continuing, Giuseppe Bonomi, chairman of airport manager Sea, said yesterday. The statement came after Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary, said the talks 'are going nowhere and very slowly' late last week.
Ryanair said last month that it could base about 10 aircraft at Malpensa and offer 50 European flights and 10 to Italian destinations. The offer came after Alitalia announced plans to halve flights from Malpensa - one of two hubs for the Italian carrier.
However, Mr O'Leary said at an analysts briefing last week that the talks had started well, but had stagnated and were 'going nowhere very slowly'. But Mr. Bonomi said: 'The talks are proceeding regardless of what Mr. O'Leary says. We talk every day.'
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
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