SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 

Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 6-K
 


Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 


Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 


For the month of  March 2009 
 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 

c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
 
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
 
 
Yes ..... No ..X..
 
 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 

Ryanair Welcomes Competition Commission's DECISION TO break-up THE BAA MONOPOLY
Renews call for harry bush to resign OR BE SACKED
 
Ryanair, Britain's largest airline, today (19
th
 Mar 09) welcomed the Competition Commission's final report which recommends the break-up of the BAA Monopoly's control over London's three main airports.  This groundbreaking report will result in Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted finally being freed to compete against each other to provide low cost better services at lower prices for airport users and consumers. 
 

The Competition Commission's report confirms that the 
BAA
 
Airport
 Monopoly has been bad for competition and bad for consumers and highlights the abject failure of the CAA to properly or effectively regulate the BAA monopoly.
 

Ryanair believes that regulator Harry Bush's position is now untenable and he should resign or be sacked.

Ryanair's Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Jim Callaghan, said:
 
"Ryanair welcomes the Competition Commission's final report and fully endorses its findings including its justified criticism of the CAA regulatory regime which has repeatedly failed passengers and airlines for so many years.   The BAA Monopoly has long ignored the needs of its airline users and the travelling public and provided inefficient, gold plated and overly expensive facilities, encouraged by an ineffectual and incompetent regulator, the CAA.  

"Monopolies don't work.  The BAA monopoly has done enormous damage to competition and the travelling public and Ryanair welcomes the CC's recommendation to break-up the 
BAA
 
Airport
 Monopoly. Competition in the airline industry has delivered huge benefits for consumers and this will now be replicated at the three main 
London
 airports.  Ryanair looks forward to working with the new owner of Stansted and we call on the Competition Commission to ensure the early sale of both Gatwick and 
Stansted
 
Airports
.

"
We once again call on failed regulator Harry Bush to resign as the CC report once again highlights his abject failure to effectively regulate the out of control and abusive BAA Monopoly.  Regulatory failure such as his warrants and deserves the sack as his regulatory incompetence has led to higher costs and abject services for the travelling public, which has directly led to the collapse of passenger numbers at the 
BAA airports over the past year
"
.


Ends. 
    
    
    
    
    
                               Thursday, 19
th
 March, 2009


For further information:
 
Stephen McNamara- Ryanair 
    
    
    Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants 
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1271  
    
    
           
Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300

 


 

SIGNATURES
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 

 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC




Date: 19 March 2009 

 

By:___/s/ James Callaghan____
   
 

James Callaghan
 

Company Secretary & Finance Director