David was appointed CEO Lauda Europe Ltd in September 2020 and CEO of Malta Air in December 2020, having previously served as Ryanairs CCO since January 2014. You'll have seen some of the announcements that we made initially. "There are some markets where we've done particularly strongly in and even throughout this, like the Italian domestic market, and also the Spanish domestic market. {{item['V2 Header']}}, We would love to keep you posted on the latest promotion. 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. We don't have that tolerance level in aviation, so whatever we move to has got to be safe and secure. I think that all adds together, in particular Morocco, it's not just a beach destination, it's a massive expansive country and it has a great tourist and growing product, not just at the beaches, but in the deserts and the cities that they have there, Marrakesh, Fez, Rabat, places like that. Thank you so much for your time, and thanks to everybody for watching. 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. Group chief executive Michael O'Leary last week said he would trim some high-frequency routes in July. So I think we're in a completely different place this time, and you have Norwegian at a fraction of the size that it was, and you've got places like Copenhagen, which they're just not going to recover their traffic. Hello and welcome to another CAPA Live, and I'm delighted to give a very warm welcome to Eddie Wilson, chief executive of Ryanair DAC, the main operating company of the Ryanair group, which is responsible, I think Eddie, if I'm right, for 250-odd aircraft, which I think is 60% of the group total or thereabouts. 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. Just going back to also, you mentioned the Nordic regions, specifically you mentioned Finland, but also you mentioned Scandinavia. 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. "It won't be material, it won't affect people, because all the bookings aren't in for August," said Wilson, the head of Ryanair DAC, the largest airline in the group. Ryanair has turned to Eddie Wilson, a veteran executive of 22 years, as its new chief executive amid a tumult of strikes and stiffening competition and a . Primary Contact Eddie Wilson CEO Corporate Head Office , Swords Business Park, Swords D Co. Dublin, Ireland [email protected] Chief Executive Michael (Mick) O'Leary Chief Executive Officer Ryanair Holdings Corporate Head Office , Swords Business Park, Swords D Co. Dublin, Ireland [email protected] "It's not all about people going on holidays to Majorca. 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. 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. So are you concerned that there is a growing level of protectionism in Europe, and where is that going to go? 5 new airline fees and how to avoid paying them, Ridiculous or not? Ryanair has announced that its chief people officer, Eddie Wilson, will succeed Michael O'Leary as chief executive of the airline from September . As CEO of the American Association of Private Lenders I provide the vision and leadership for our organization. So I just wanted to ask, it's a few years since you had those pilot rostering problems and that led to the unionisation and some pay increases and all of that. He said Germany was "bottom of the class" with its short-haul sector still 20% below its pre-Covid traffic. Ryanair has restructured itself as a holding group company comprising several airlines, with Mr OLeary as overall chief executive. Performance & security by Cloudflare. What we take for granted, particularly in Europe, is we're going to be able to get onto an aircraft, we're going to get off the other end, we're not going to have any hassle, we're going to have to show our passport. Whilst announcing the news, Business Leader managed to pop in for a chat with company CEO Eddie Wilson. So I just wanted to ask, it's a few years since you had those pilot rostering problems and that led to the unionisation and some pay increases and all of that. Photograph: Garrett White. Eddie Wilson. Copyright 2023. So whatever is thrown at us, being a well-capitalised airline really helped us this time. Ryanair Group has appointed its long-time HR chief Eddie Wilson as chief executive of Ryanair, beginning on September 1. 5.133.192.161 Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre. Just one final question. 60-plus aircraft, actually. The hold-up has slowed Ryanairs growth plans. Michal joined Buzz in 2017 and is second only to Mehran Nasseri for dwelling in airports just look at his professional experience. We put about a million and a half and that to work on sustainable aviation fuel, and there's always this call for taxes. About Us. Whats the Booking.com refund process? So that market, when you looked at it like the Italian market, which would have been a good outbound market, a lot of people decided to stay at home. CAPA Membership provides access to all news and analysis on the site, along with access to many areas of our comprehensive databases and toolsets. The individual Ryanair group airlines will compete with each other for cash and craft allocated by the parent. It's like my passport and I can travel," and the hope is that at border control throughout Europe, where it exists, and of course, there is no border control for most Europeans, but that people would just be able to show this as they go through because the last thing you'll want it delays at airports. JW: You mentioned the EU digital COVID certificate briefly earlier on. JW: Long term, it's alternative propulsion technology, isn't it, that's really going to do it? 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? You look some of the countries were most successful in, like Italy where small businesses, typical family businesses down there have got six, seven people, they need to meet people, they need to bring their samples with them, et cetera. If you look at, 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. If you have a consumer problem,please contact our team at Elliott Advocacy through this form. I take what you say in there, but it does have some basis in incremental travel. I think there's going to be a bubble in the United States, I think as well, and I think transatlantic will be the big corridor that will open. "Whereas in a European context, you're always going to be able to get home, and there is a bubble. We're funding a research facility here in Trinity College in Dublin. It's like my passport and I can travel, and the hope is that at border control throughout Europe, where it exists, and of course, there is no border control for most Europeans, but that people would just be able to show this as they go through, because the last thing you'll want is delays at airports. So I'm confident that we're not going to have any difficulties with that. I think in fact, it's the biggest airline fleet in Western Europe. So I'm comfortable going to get there, but it's going to take some time to do. 2022 Ryanair DAC. So is that triggered partly by that system? So what are Ryanair's targets and how you're going to get to them? From an environment perspective, we've got to do that in the best way that we can, and the industry is stepping up to that. That's fine, but this isn't the time for it. 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? Juliusz! Eddie, the time has gone so fast. So that was strong, and a similar sort of profile in Spain, largely to the Balearic Islands. 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Who you gonna call? But the fact that we've been able to get out of this, still owning 90% of our aircraft outright and growing the fleet at that time, I think it's going to give us significant opportunities to grow traffic. It's not necessarily that we are switching capacity, and I know you'll get onto this, but we have 210 aircraft on order. Chat Chat with us What can we help you with? "So whatever is thrown at us, being a well-capitalised airline really helped us this time. 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. What do we take for granted in travel? Our legal laureate dispenses considered legal advice (as he lightly clears his throat) in the manner of a chess grandmaster. Eddie Wilson was speaking in Berlin where he announced 520 weekly flights in its summer schedule, but said Ryanair was focusing growth elsewhere due to high airport charges. 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. No, quite. Do I need this? So we put an awful lot more capacity in there. But I think you've got to give people the confidence that something is happening out there, so that when they do decide to travel, that it's available. Chat Chat Chat with us What can we help you with? JW: No, quite. "That's a long, long time ago. 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. So those that had higher frequencies, we paired back. "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? But I know that the European countries, such as Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, want to welcome at the English with open arms.". Oh, it's going to be fantastic. JW: 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? Whereas, the focus quite rightly there is on what are the emissions, electric vehicles, etc.? So that market, when you looked at it like the Italian market, which would have been a good outbound market, a lot of people decided to stay at home. It is. Ryanair Press Office email address Ryanair Press Office telephone Ryanair HR email address Jobs website for Ryanair : Ryanair (Ryan Air) Ireland: Ryanair Customer Service Director, Ms T Kennedy - Email address and Phone number (About Ms T Kennedy) LinkedIn page for Ms T Kennedy : Were always here to help. How do I get it fixed? Why are travel refunds taking so long now? 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. Fri Aug 30 2019 - 18:04. Another subject, industrial relations. No one would have wished this crisis, but it seems like there's maybe been more opportunity than the negative outcome for Ryanair. Juliusz was appointed Group CLO; Company Secretary in late 2019 having previously served as Ryanairs Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer; Company Secretary from May 2009 and Deputy Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs since 2007. Ryanair will likely trim some flights in August due to delivery delays from Boeing but there will be no material impact on customers, its senior executive Eddie Wilson said in an interview today. I think there's always an element of being price-led in anything. Consumer Alert: Beware of travel clubs with "VIP" prices, Quake City Confidential: How we made it through our first earthquake in Christchurch, please contact our team at Elliott Advocacy through this form. Southwest just got a one-two punch for its holiday misdeeds. The majority of this website will not function as intended without JavaScript enabled. We've made a commitment to have 12.5% of SAF, sustainable aviation fuel, blenders by 2030. Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair DAC, says airline needs a definite date. I think there's going to be a bubble in the United States, I think as well, and I think transatlantic will be the big corridor that will open. Eversource Gas says I have a leak. "But I think it just gives that certainty to people. Some of the key highlights can be found below. But I think we are going to have some significant opportunities in some markets, where other airlines are going to exit from it, so I'm looking forward to it.". You look at places like Morocco and what Ryanair uniquely has to deliver is that you open a base in Agadir where we might've had, I think eight or 10 routes going into that from other bases beforehand, you put two aircraft in there and now you can join up potentially 240 airports in the Ryanair network, and you've got a huge digital database of being able to promote that as well. 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.". People named Eddie Wilson. It's about small businesses. JW: This brings me on to the question of airline consolidation. Okay. I just wanted to touch on also environmental commitments. Before joining Ryanair, Neil held various finance and treasury roles at CRH plc. Edward Wilson serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. You mentioned the EU digital COVID certificate briefly earlier on. JW: Hello and welcome to another CAPA Live, and I'm delighted to give a very warm welcome to Eddie Wilson, chief executive of Ryanair DAC, the main operating company of the Ryanair group, which is responsible, I think Eddie, if I'm right, for 250-odd aircraft, which I think is 60% of the group total, or thereabouts. 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. Ryanair's chief executive Eddie Wilson has said the airline will lift threats to close its Cork and Shannon bases for the winter if the Government relaxes its quarantine restrictions on passengers . "We opened a base in Venice Treviso, we had just announced the base in Turin. RyanAir Direct is located in Dublin, Leinster. Last updated: 1 April 2023 at 11:00am EST. I think you'll see that in Europe initially, when this works, that people will be able to move around Europe, which coincidentally suits us as an airline. Clearly that's very strong compared to much of the industry, but it's a long way below your pre-COVID levels of mid 90%. Star Media Group Berhad [197101000523 (10894-D)], {{item['V1 Header']}} He joined Ryanair from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt where he was Vice-President of Engineering and Product Operations; Director of Platform Development; and Software Development Programme Manager.