Stena Line claims it is winning business from 'rude' Ryanair
"Ryanair's service levels are so bad that an increasing number of passengers would prefer to take a three-hour boat trip across the Irish Sea, one of Europe's leading ferry operators said yesterday.
Stena Line reported a 10% increase in passengers on its Dublin to Holyhead route in February and claimed that passenger dismay at air travel conditions was a big contributor to the shift. Gunnar Blomdahl, Stena Line chief executive, said his business had ramped up service standards while Ryanair, the dominant carrier between London and Dublin, had gone in the other direction with its "insulting" staff.
......Blomdahl added that a sharp drop in freight traffic on Stena ferries had allowed the company to offer discounts and more capacity to leisure passengers on its Ireland vessels. A 15% reduction in freight traffic has resulted in more space for passenger cars, he said."
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Stena Line reported a 10% increase in passengers on its Dublin to Holyhead route in February and claimed that passenger dismay at air travel conditions was a big contributor to the shift. Gunnar Blomdahl, Stena Line chief executive, said his business had ramped up service standards while Ryanair, the dominant carrier between London and Dublin, had gone in the other direction with its "insulting" staff.
......Blomdahl added that a sharp drop in freight traffic on Stena ferries had allowed the company to offer discounts and more capacity to leisure passengers on its Ireland vessels. A 15% reduction in freight traffic has resulted in more space for passenger cars, he said."
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