My heart bleeds for this money grabbing, poor customer service driven outfit.

Don't worry Micheal, you can recoup some of your losses by charging passengers £8 per flight for air . . . .

. . . . watch this space

Chris, Watford, England

the other explanation is that they have run out of suckers. Ryanair should not be surprised: frequent travellers will not tolerate open disdain for European rules, national flight safety regulators, passengers and staff

Mark, Casnewydd, UK

Does this mean it's a god time to buy shares in Ryanair?

Pete, Hertford,

With all the extra add - ons with Ryan air and weight restriction regarding luggage - I always check out both Low Cost and regular airlines and check which is more convenient as far as timing, luggage and cost is concerned. I recently travelled to London with Ryan and came back BA who cost less!

Simon, Arezzo, Italy

better service and no extra hidden charges might help fill Ryanair's seats

Mark Bowman, Glasgow,

You guys are all sour grapes. Of course it has to do with rising fuel costs. Where have you been lately? Though not a total fan of Ryanair, they have at least spearheaded cheaper flying and made it so that the man in the street can travel.

Louise, Perugia, Italy

Oh yes Gordon DO expand Heathrow. Finger on the pulse with the economy, environment and of course the UK electorate's popular opinion as usual!!

grant, london,

It has nothing to do with rising fuel costs, all the others have managed, but more to do with the insipid and continuous extra costs that keep being added on, Ryanair now costs more than virtually any other airline, including BA to many of its quoted destinations.

carbine, almeria, spain

And this comes as a shock to who exactly ? 'Free tickets' and 'cheap fares' was NEVER going to last.
85% drop in profits - shame. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy or a more customer friendly company - NOT !

Max, London,

Doesn't matter to me if RyanAir gos bust or not. Travelled with them a couple of times, never again !!

john , aylesbury,

Oh dear. I shouldn't laugh, should I?

Sarah, London,

For once and for all,there is no such thing as cheap air travel !We ALL pay for "cheap" flights whether we fly or not-the airlines receive massive subsidies(no VAT on Aviation fuel) .The low cost Airline model is now so obviously unsustainable,the Government must abandon airport expansion plans.

Philip, Braintree,

I thought that it was a bit strange when their boss thought that the oil price would stay around $37.Does he really know what he's doing?

stephen hulton, eure, france

Rayanair says that they have no fuel surcharge. Actually they do but it is disguised under other names: card payment fee, check-in fee, baggage fee, etc. They invent a new one every day! The truth is that the price difference between cheap airlines and "traditional" ones is dramatically reducing!

Michele, London, UK

Will RyanAir survive the winter if things are as bad as this now?

When the low cost model becomes high cost because of events beyond its control, passengers will prefer to pay a little more for a full service airline ticket.

Edna Burbridge, Engreve, France

Stop paying to chief so much money and ryan air will do well...

tony, HULL CITY,

Sounds like The Northern Rock business model.Assume plenty of cheap money avialable all the time.

Ryanair. Assume plenty of cheap oil available all the time.

Is that Harps I can hear in the background?.....

ronnie, bucks, UK

I'd propose it's less about rising fuel prices, and more about recruiting the dregs of personnel who together with the CEO treat their customers as if we're something on the bottom of their shoes.

Laura Roberts, London, UK

Less aggression and more charm might help to fill Ryanair's seats

Richard Roe, Stansted,