Ryanair modestly puts its current boon down to oil prices

But is the born-again airline simply biding its time before going for low-cost, long-haul king Norwegian?

Ryanair is keeping an eye on a Scandinavian airlinePicture: AP
Michael O'Leary's motormouth tendencies have taken a back seat in recent times as Ryanair continues to reinvent itself Picture: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

There is only one word to describe the performance of Ryanair in the two years since since it decided to morph into a more understated, more customer-friendly version of its brash self: phenomenal.

Where once the ...