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joeysoap · 26-11-2015 1:20pm

I checked a few Ryanair flights I have booked and I agree they don't give a breakdown of how the fare is arrived at. Aer Lingus charge €34 taxes and charges from Dublin and different amounts from other airports. At €60 pp return I would guess you did manage to get tax and charges free flights. . Yesterday RY were advertising flights for €5, I had a look and there was return flights to Faro next week for €19.98. Clearly there is no tax on these flights. ( I can't go unfortunately but if you were a smoker and just wanted cheap smokes the price of the fare would be covered with one pack of cigs)

dudara · 26-11-2015 2:12pm

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Fred Swanson · 26-11-2015 2:36pm

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Michael D Not Higgins · 26-11-2015 2:42pm

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Not from Faro, only from outside the EU and some special places like the Canaries.

joeysoap · 26-11-2015 2:45pm

Pack of b+h at faro airport is €48 I think*. (Marginally cheaper outside of duty free) I think the price here would be around €100 for a pack of 100.

* don't smoke but usually asked to buy a pack by a friend, I think I paid €48 in October. I thought the duty free limit was 200 as well but greater from outside the EU. I have never been stopped so I can't say for certain. I never have more than 200 anyway.

I had another look and those prices are gone. Not sure it would have worked anyway without an overnight ie some flights leave Dublin at 6.20 and return at 9.50 others leave at 17.20 so in both cases an overnight required.

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Michael D Not Higgins · 26-11-2015 2:49pm

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No not safe enough. Faro is in the EU and you're allowed as many as you can prove is for personal consumption as you can carry.

The Canaries while technically being in the EU are treated as duty free for EU import and customs, so you're limited to 200.

orlaithmum · 27-11-2015 5:27pm

Anyone come across this with Ryanair before...

I checked the price of a return journey from Dublin to Italy earlier on today - the outward leg was €65 and the return leg €77. I booked the outward leg only at that time. This afternoon I went to book the return leg as a oneway flight, and it's showing the price as €96, even though when I check the return journey, it's still showing the return leg as €77.
I 'chatted' with ryanair and the bloke says the price difference is because I'm making 2 reservations instead of 1. I haven't come across this with Ryanair before, and I tested this hypothesis with a few other destinations and there was no price difference.

Is this common knowledge and I just missed the memo?

ohnonotgmail · 27-11-2015 5:40pm

i think the ryanair bloke is having you on. what has probably happened is that some seats have been sold on the flight in the meantime which pushes up the price for the remaining seats. It can also be the case that the ryanair website has stored a cookie on your pc so that it knows that you looked at that flight previously so pushes the price up as it knows you are interested.

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orlaithmum · 27-11-2015 6:03pm

Well the cheaper seats haven't been sold cause they're still available. I tried clearing cookies, no difference.
I tried booking on my phone, with 3G connection instead of wifi (that should be a different IP address, right?), no difference - the return leg is still cheaper when booking a return flight as opposed to booking the return leg as a one-way flight.

just another thought, the flight I'm booking is to Bari, is there maybe some special tax applied to flights originating there that is not applied when booking a return flight DUB-BRI-DUB?

MOH · 27-11-2015 6:19pm

orlaithmum wrote: »

Anyone come across this with Ryanair before...

I checked the price of a return journey from Dublin to Italy earlier on today - the outward leg was €65 and the return leg €77. I booked the outward leg only at that time. This afternoon I went to book the return leg as a oneway flight, and it's showing the price as €96, even though when I check the return journey, it's still showing the return leg as €77.
I 'chatted' with ryanair and the bloke says the price difference is because I'm making 2 reservations instead of 1. I haven't come across this with Ryanair before, and I tested this hypothesis with a few other destinations and there was no price difference.

Is this common knowledge and I just missed the memo?

That doesn't sound right. Ryanair have always positioned themselves as a point-to-point airline, they don't do returns in that sense - it should be the same price each way. If they've changed that policy it's news to me.
Silly question - it's definitely the same day/time/currency?

orlaithmum · 27-11-2015 6:35pm

Yeah, thats what I always though MOH, so what he said didn't make sense to me.

Try it for yourself...
Return flight from Dublin to Bari, leaving whenever, returning Mon July 4th - return leg €77
Oneway flight Bari to Dublin July 4th - €96

Very odd.

MOH · 27-11-2015 6:57pm

orlaithmum wrote: »

Yeah, thats what I always though MOH, so what he said didn't make sense to me.

Try it for yourself...
Return flight from Dublin to Bari, leaving whenever, returning Mon July 4th - return leg €77
Oneway flight Bari to Dublin July 4th - €96

Very odd.

That's weird alright. All the return prices are different (well, the same - 96 vs 77). But the Business Plus fare is cheaper on the oneway.

joeysoap · 27-11-2015 8:48pm

Never heard of this with RY before. A/L sonetimes specify in their 'sales' - % off return flights , and if you book singles you don't the discount ( I know I tried, as I often mix and match). If you delete cookies and choose Italy as home site would that make any difference?

jonnny68 · 06-12-2015 2:39pm

it would appear FR are trying to get people to pay for seats in advance as you cant check in now weeks in advance like before only a few days now which is a pain.

JCX BXC · 06-12-2015 2:41pm

1 week checkin, and its been like that well over a year now.

A Dub in Glasgo · 06-12-2015 2:48pm

jonnny68 wrote: »

it would appear FR are trying to get people to pay for seats in advance as you cant check in now weeks in advance like before only a few days now which is a pain.

Eh? Check in has been a week for ages now. I always check in as late as possible as they fill the plane from the middle to the front and back. The last 2 flights, we (family of 4) got priority boarding and row 4 for nothing

JCX BXC · 06-12-2015 2:50pm

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Eh? Check in has been a week for ages now. I always check in as late as possible as they fill the plane from the middle to the front and back. The last 2 flights, we (family of 4) got priority boarding and row 4 for nothing

I always try check in first and most of the time I get Row 18, just behind the emergency exit seats. I find it preferable and usually have a good view of the wing :P

jonnny68 · 07-12-2015 9:39pm

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Eh? Check in has been a week for ages now. I always check in as late as possible as they fill the plane from the middle to the front and back. The last 2 flights, we (family of 4) got priority boarding and row 4 for nothing

maybe its just the app then as im flying on friday and it will not allow me to check in until tomorrow at thge earliest unless i purchase a seat

shortys94 · 08-12-2015 12:17pm

Hey Guys

Hopefully you can help me out.

Over a month ago I had a cancelled flight home to the Netherlands from Venice. Horrible experience yada yada yada, anyway I was told the next flight home was not for 3/4 days and was recommended to travel to Verona and from there fly to Brussels, then take train home. This meant I had to stay in a hotel the day of cancelled flight (provided by Ryanair) and then the next day travel to Verona by public transport etc and then fly. In Brussels I arrived at midnight so stayed in a cheap hotel, paid myself, and then took train home to Netherlands the next day.

Anyhow I recorded all my expenses etc and issued them a month ago. The next day I received an email saying it would be directed to the head office. Since then I have been given a barrage of excuses as to why I have heard nothing. Today I tried calling and was told that I have to give the booking number, not for the cancelled flight, but for the re-directed one, for which I was only given a piece of paper from the ticket desk in Treviso, no booking number. Anyway the customer service rep hung up on me and I am fuming right now (I was pretty calm and collected on phone). Anyway what do I do here?

First of all its sickening to wait over a month, secondly its even worse to be told casually after this time you sent wrong booking code, or is this another excuse. I am so upset, it took me quite a bit of money to get home and they have been disgraceful to deal with.

Thanks if you can provide help/advice

slimjimmc · 08-12-2015 9:13pm

Surely they should be able to trace which flights you were on using your credit/debit card or passport. Every flight has a passenger manifest listing who is on board.

esforum · 08-12-2015 9:18pm

they have live chat on their website.ask them direct

Fred Swanson · 09-12-2015 12:40am

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shortys94 · 10-12-2015 9:55am

esforum wrote: »

they have live chat on their website.ask them direct

Have been using this plus calling for a month, sent a new email

bodhrandude · 16-12-2015 4:45pm

A violinist ejected from a Ryanair flight even though they offered to pay by Euros and by credit card on the UK side to bring case on as hand luggage, Ryanair staff insisted that they had to pay by sterling and in cash.

http://www.theviolinchannel.com/ryanair-refuse-16-year-old-violinist-violin-payment-issue/

JCX BXC · 16-12-2015 4:52pm

Obviously a bit OTT by Ryanair, but the Violinist should have researched that they actually need to pay to bring it on! Its also not unreasonable to be forced to pay in sterling while in the UK.

Fred Swanson · 16-12-2015 5:00pm

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Michael D Not Higgins · 16-12-2015 5:02pm

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Also, "The Violin Channel" is hardly an impartial news source for this story.

Edit: They even list Ryanair as British.

JCX BXC · 16-12-2015 5:03pm

The best part is the comments

Do they really think Ryanair is out to get musicians?!?

JCX BXC · 16-12-2015 5:07pm

Michael D Not Higgins wrote: »

Edit: They even list Ryanair as British.

Taken from the article :

"It is understood the boy was advised at the budget Irish airline’s departure gate"

Michael D Not Higgins · 16-12-2015 5:42pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

Taken from the article :

"It is understood the boy was advised at the budget Irish airline’s departure gate"

The headline says "UK airline" though.

Found this too
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/dec/09/son-grounded-ryanair-new-ticket

joeysoap · 16-12-2015 10:22pm

I know airlines purchase fuel in advance but still can't help thinking ALL airlines are gouging us in the fares they charge. I have checked out a few fares for 2016 and they are all up on this years early fares. Oil is now back to 2009 prices (I accept there is a strong dollar involved)

Fred Swanson · 16-12-2015 10:25pm

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A Dub in Glasgo · 16-12-2015 10:28pm

joeysoap wrote: »

I know airlines purchase fuel in advance but still can't help thinking ALL airlines are gouging us in the fares they charge. I have checked out a few fares for 2016 and they are all up on this years early fares. Oil is now back to 2009 prices (I accept there is a strong dollar involved)

Where are you wanting to go? You need to remember that holiday spots like Turkey / Egypt / Morrocco are no goes for a lot of folk now which essentially means they are all chasing the same 'safe' destinations hence pushing the price up

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 16-12-2015 10:34pm

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Kid was 16, so wouldn't have legally been able to pay with card.

EDIT - Never mind, read the Guardian link and the T&C are specific, so not specifically linked to card payment.

joeysoap · 17-12-2015 1:17am

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Where are you wanting to go? You need to remember that holiday spots like Turkey / Egypt / Morrocco are no goes for a lot of folk now which essentially means they are all chasing the same 'safe' destinations hence pushing the price up

You are correct, I was checking out the usual suspects, Balearics , Canary Islands, Faro etc as the accommodation is plentiful, transfers are cheap, and living expenses generally cheaper than home ( though not by much nowadays)

JCX BXC · 17-12-2015 1:39am

I find the accomidation quite restrictive in the Algarve. It's either very sh*t and underpriced or sh*t and overpriced

joeysoap · 17-12-2015 2:13pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

I find the accomidation quite restrictive in the Algarve. It's either very sh*t and underpriced or sh*t and overpriced

Not been my experience. Rarely holiday in peak periods and have found reasonably priced good accommodation in Santa Lucia, Gale, Balaia, Luz, Sagres and Lagos. Don't book expensive places like Vilamoura or busy spots like Albufeira or Praia da Rocha.

Overall I would find Tenerife the 'poorest' in terms of quality for money. But I still go back there , because I like it.

And there are plenty of flights to Faro from Ryanair and A/L even off peak

JCX BXC · 17-12-2015 6:05pm

When I go to the algarve, I want to go to the busy spots like Albuferia and Praia da Rocha.

Doyler92 · 23-12-2015 12:49am

Can anybody provide a link or explain what the situation is with carry on baggage for Ryanair?

I've been told conflicting stories by two different sources and cannot find an up to date link on the Internet.

Thanks for your help!

syklops · 23-12-2015 12:54am

Doyler92 wrote: »

Can anybody provide a link or explain what the situation is with carry on baggage for Ryanair?

I've been told conflicting stories by two different sources and cannot find an up to date link on the Internet.

Thanks for your help!

What specifically are you looking for?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 23-12-2015 1:01am

Doyler92 wrote: »

Can anybody provide a link or explain what the situation is with carry on baggage for Ryanair?

I've been told conflicting stories by two different sources and cannot find an up to date link on the Internet.

Thanks for your help!

https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/useful-info/help-centre/faq-overview/Baggage#undefined-undefined

Second question down.

Doyler92 · 23-12-2015 1:02am

Thanks guys. That covers the answer to my question. I'm just wondering why I couldn't find that myself!

Fred Swanson · 06-01-2016 9:49pm

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joeysoap · 07-01-2016 1:15am

Just back from a flight with RY. I left it until the last minute before checking in and - thanks guys, got row 4 with priority for free on outward leg. Unfortunately wasn't near an open Internet cafe for return check in, so had to purchase seats :mad:, before leaving home. Won't happen in summer as lots of IC's in resort and all open.

Staff were all lovey dovey all right, but still didn't understand half of what they were saying (probably the same in reverse, I asked for a BLT sandwich as advertised but was offered a turkey and stuffing sandwich , which was refused)

I appreciate airlines purchase fuel in advance but still think they are now gouging us. Well they might advertise bumper profits .

mansize · 07-01-2016 1:17am

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It says to print off a4 sheet. If you have a smart phone download the app and you can display the boarding pass on screen

MaryAntoinette · 07-01-2016 1:24am

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They really should just say in huge writing to cut out the quarter that contains the pass, flying two days ago and the usual craic of people handing over their passports closed along with boarding pass in see through bag.

Fred Swanson · 07-01-2016 1:32am

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