Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
Both airlines use airports which vary from some of Europe's largest airports to places which aren't much more than an airstrip in the middle of nowhere. It's difficult to generalise here other than it is certainly true that some of Ryanair's airports are a bit obscure.
whilst Ryanair started (low cost) life using some seriously obscure airports (when i first hired a car in Hahn airport, it wasn't even marked on the satnav) ... the lack of expansion opportunities from far flung fields has driven it to also fly from the major airports. so whilst still using Hahn, it also now flies from Frankfurt International. and whilst still flying from "barcelona" Reus and Girona, it also now flies from the proper Barcelona airport. and whilst still flying from "oslo" Torp, it also now flies from the proper Oslo aiport ... etc.