When Michael O'Leary was tasked with turning Ryanair 's fortunes around just over a decade ago , his first port of call was a visit to Southwest Airlines to figure out how they managed to achieve low costs . Southwest have no assigned seating , but they do have boarding groups which makes things easy . They also give you a free coffee or soft drink , a package - o - nuts , and a smile . The planes have superb legroom , nice seats , and are n't garish and decked out in horrible yellow and blue .

Question: What might Michael O'Leary have done with Ryanair after the visit with Southwest ?
Answer: Michael O'Leary might not have implemented cost cutting policies to compete with other airlines .Michael O'Leary might have implemented cost inducing policies to compete with other airlines .None of the above choices .Michael O'Leary might have implemented cost cutting policies to compete with other airlines .