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Offline Eric

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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2011, 06:38:42 AM »
One answer.....don't travel with them. 8)

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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2011, 08:40:44 AM »
Glad i don,t travel with them......

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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2011, 11:19:47 AM »
Never have and no intention - unless it's the only way I can get somewhere.

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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2011, 13:24:08 PM »
Despite my husband's vow never to fly with Ryanair we did last year for the first time as we needed to fly into a small airport in the south of France, where they seem to have a bit of a monopoly, so no real choice.

We had an excellent flight down so no complaints there.  On checking in to fly back home a week later we found that there were no flights due to a French public workers strike.  The Ryanair staff on the desk were wonderful in getting us booked on another flight the following day, albeit from another airport not far away, but it was going back to Liverpool where we'd come from (and where the car was waiting) and at no extra cost to us either.  No complaints from me at all and OH grudgingly admitted he couldn't find anything either!  

Do we really know everything other airlines are charging us for anyway?  


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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2011, 13:32:50 PM »
Well there is a point - they could easily have just added the 2 quid to each fare and said nothing, but as usual, the press is full of Ryanair AGAIN! They must have the most publicity for the lowest advertising budget in the industry - they play the press like an old joanna time and time again!!!

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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2011, 14:06:19 PM »
 :)  I think that's why everyone hates them and says they'll never fly with them.

But I don't think they're that much worse than other low cost airlines.  Jet2 for instance must have the highest luggage check-in charges of them all.  You start off booking what looks like a nice cheap flight and by the time you get to adding on baggage charges it's shot up!  Think last time I looked it was almost £40 for a return flight per person.  When others can charge about half that, where's the extra going?

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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2011, 14:23:05 PM »
Flew down to Lanzarote with them a couple of weeks ago, no problems, quick bag drop off,plenty of leg room, cabin staff brilliant and the flight was early both ways, you get for what you pay for with Ryan Air, would defo fly with them again, only gripe was £5.95 for 1 small bottle of wine.

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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2011, 14:23:35 PM »
The recent Jet2 flights I've been on have suffered from nobody checking in luggage (as it is so expensive) so everyone taking wheelie cabin size cases - meaning there simply isn't anywhere near like enough overhead locker space for it all. What do they do? Get the ground staff to stick in in the hold! It's getting ludicrous, Easyjet are the same - everyone avoids paying for hold baggage and the net result is that the company that scrapped boarding passes and seat numbers to expedite boarding now have queues right down the steps as we all wait for everyone in front of us to try and crowbar their hand luggage in.

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« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2011, 14:49:33 PM »
Yes, and why do they always seem oblivious to the fact that people are actually waiting behind them to get to their seats!




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