No real surprises here, Ryanair runs on subsidies of many kinds, “favourable operating discounts”, exemptions from paying the market rate for this that and the other, rumours of nice fat discounts from the guys that build their aircraft. They barge in to various places driving out the existing operators and then leave the area again just as quickly and dramatically when things don’t go their way (ie: they actually have to pay a supplier what the service supplied actually costs) then the area concerned is often left with no airline service at all as a result of the companys activities. Stand your ground Blackpool…there are other operators out there…just ask Inverness!