NSX,

1. It could be argued that Ryan is by far, one of the most successful Irish business, in the history of the Irish Republic.

2. Furthermore, the numbers suggest that its employees are among the most productive in the industry.

3. I disagree with you about how Ryan treats/pays its employees from the very beginning as a stock company,

"All of Ryanair's employees receive shares as part of the flotation process and at the close of the first days trading, Ryanair's employees are sitting on over €100m. worth of shares. "

I believe this could be very true love/hate them:

RyanAir was... voted the 'Best Managed National Airline' in the world by the prestigious International Aviation Week magazine." (1998)

Since 1998 the airline has grown (like Spirit) while most of the "Legacy Carriers" have had difficult times.