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BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Competitive strategy at Ryanair
By Nigel Evans and David Campbell
Critical Report


Executive Summary
This paper is based on the case study by Nigel Evans and David Campbell which analyses the early stages of development of Ryanair to its current market position, which is the most profitable low cost airline in the market. The case study focuses on the negative perception of the airline in relation to service quality.

Ryanair Holdings (Ryanair) is a low fare passenger airline, which serves short haul point to point routes between Ireland, the UK and Continental Europe (Datamonitor 2008, p.5) First established in 1985, it began operating on 23 May 1986. In 1990/91 a new management team under the leadership of Michael O’Leary aimed to make Ryanair profitable. O’Leary and team reinvented Ryanair by basing it on the Southwest Airline Model, which was the first leading low cost carrier in the world.

Ryanair has maintained......

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Approximate Word Count: 2364
Approximate Pages: 10 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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