Do a five forces analysis of the airline industry in 1999 with the information available in the case study - Threat of new entrants o Airport slot availability • There is limited access to airport slots as national airlines had access to the best slots in the major airport hubs and new entrants to the market would only have little success as they would be given none or off-peak slot allocations at the airports • So-called grandfather rights at certain airports. • For instance in Heathrow
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the business environment. Ryanair operates in a very competitive market with in Europe. Considering the current economic climate this market has become increasingly more competitive with a far greater emphasis on value for money. It is evident from Ryanairs records that they hold a competitive advantage in their area of business. This is proven from the profitability percentage which is close to 15% considering the average figure is 3%. This is achieved by Ryanairs low cost business module. CEO
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Defining Technical and Generic Skills The skills agenda have been widely debated for more than a decade (Holmes‚ 2000; Kavanagh & Drennan‚ 2008). The environment in which accountants operate today is rapidly changing due to increased competition from globalization; developments in information and communications technologies (ICT) enabled through the use of the internet (Howieson‚ 2003; Chang & Hwang 2003: 441; Pan & Perera 2012: 92). These have heightened industry and workplace expectations of professionals
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low-fares service. Ryanair aims to offer low fares that generate increased passenger traffic while maintaining a continuous focus on cost-containment and operating efficiencies. The key elements of Ryanair’s strategy are: Low Fares. Ryanair’s low fares are designed to stimulate demand‚ particularly from fare-conscious leisure and business travelers who might otherwise have used alternative forms of transportation or would not have traveled at all. Ryanair sells seats on a one-way
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focused on a S.W.A.T. analysis on Ryanair‚ was fully based on internet web sites. For full information‚ refer to the bibliography at the end of he report. 3. Findings 3.1 Strengths a. Leadership in the low-cost sector • “Ryanair was Europe’s original low fares airline and is still Europe’s largest low fares carrier. Currently the company carries over 35m. passengers on 325 low fare routes across 21 European countries”( Ryanair). As a matter of fact Ryanair is currently the largest low-cost company
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Nova School of Business and Economics 2012/2013 DOGFIGHT OVER EUROPE: RYANAIR Case Study This set of questions refers to Version (A): 1. Which kind of customers was Ryanair trying to attract when‚ in 1999‚ Michael O’Leary took charge of the firm? Those with a low price elasticity of demand or those with a high price elasticity of demand? Explain. Considering that we are talking about the same product‚ in an industry with many firms‚ where producers and consumers know all quoted prices
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Individual report (20%): What are the strategic choices for Ryanair? a) The choice of business positioning relative to competitors. b) The choice of strategic directions to pursue. c) Evaluate the reactions of key stakeholders regarding the strategy of Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus. -The business report should be précised. - Length is 2‚000 words (1‚800 to 2‚200) plus 10% deviation. Too brief or too long will be penalized. You need to indicate the words count at the front page of your report.
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Ryanair Marketing Mix Product or Service. - Low cost‚ no frills air travel to European destinations. - No free food or drink onboard. You buy them onboard‚ or you don’t. You can take your own food and drink. - The company has deals with Hertz car rental‚ and a number of hotel businesses‚ phone cards and bus tickets. Ryanair takes a commission on ’up selling’. About 16% of profit is made this way. Price - Ryanair has low fares. -70% of seats are sold at the lowest two fares. 30% of seats
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Assignment Ryanair Case 1-What is your assessment of Ryanair’s launch strategy? - Will it be successful? Or is it fatally flawed? Why? - Does Ryanair’s strategy give it a competitive advantage over the rivals? 2- How do you expect Aer Lingus and British Airways to respond? Why? - Focus on competitor analyses of Aer Lingus and British Airways. What does Aer Lingus want to achieve? What does British Airways want to achieve? - What are the reasons to expect vigorous retaliation from Aer Lingus
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do you expect Aer Lingus and British Airways to respond? There could be 4 ways to respond: 1. Start price war with Ryanair by immediately reducing AL and BA prices: unsustainable due to high overheads. 2. Gradual cost cutting (staff reduction‚ less customer service‚ less perks‚ lower quality travel‚ outsourcing of services‚ etc.) to bring pricing structure in line with Ryanair: without losing core competence‚ brand value and profit at bigger stage where they are now profitable. However subsidizing
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