How do low cost airlines, example being Ryanair, make such high profits yet sell flights for so cheap?

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I fly around Europe for €30-€100 per return flight without a checked bag. Yet Ryanair are one of the most profitable airlines in the world yet charging such cheap prices. Are other airlines just not as efficient as low cost airlines?

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I always have a carry on, after the additional fee for that, which includes compulsory priority Boarding (which 90% of passanagers have, so it makes no difference) Ryanair is actually more expensive than Austrian Airlines.

Only by a couple of euros, but other things to note:

In my experience, ryanair aircraft don’t get cleaned between flights, your lucky if they collect the garbage!
Ryanair aircraft are sometimes old with threadbare seats and are so uncomfortable

Austrian airlines: marginally cheaper, comfortable, good coffee available, you get free water and chocolate, the aircraft is clean!

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