10 euro flight to the US from Ryanair?

Thirdfox

From the Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1102/breaking34.htm
"“Economy class will be very cheap — around €10 euros. But our business class will be very expensive. There’s always 10-15 per cent who’ll pay whatever it costs for a wide seat,” he said.

The €10 flights — which could begin by the end of next year — would be available for those booking early.

Passengers would pay airport taxes on top of the fares. "

...Would you fly with them for 9 hours?

c - 13

For cheap flights to the US. Probably.

Xavi6

Just over a euro an hour? Most definitely

Thirdfox

Well airport taxes would be a few hundred I think - still cheaper than others but I've had bad experiences with them (who hasn't) so I don't know if I'd be able to stand them for 9 hours...

On the other hand, living in the US right now and a flight from Atlanta to San Fran costs around 220 (one way) and a bus back costs 250! Can't believe a bus trip costs more than the plane...

Xavi6

Xavi6 wrote: »

Just over a euro an hour? Most definitely

Just make sure you don't have any problems with circulation, DVT can be very dangerous.

brendansmith

Ryanair are gonna snare a few customers with this.

Know whad I mean?

brianthebard

Deleted User wrote: »

Just make sure you don't have any problems with circulation, DVT can be very dangerous.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I've done ryanair but I'm not sure it would be healthy (or sane) to take a 10 hour flight with them. On the other hand, the alternative cost might be about a grand. Better get those anti dvt stockings!!!!

m@cc@

I value my spine too much to chance a 9-hour flight with them no matter what the cost. Great for students I guess but some things are worth paying extra for.

afatbollix

like a blow job??

m@cc@

anto-t wrote: »

like a blow job??

Shouldn't have to pay for it but yeah.

It's bad enough sitting on a Ryanair plane to England. And that doesn't even last over an hour. Flying 10 hours on one of their planes would probably cripple me.

Ross_Mahon

First class flights with beds for 10 euro would be nice

emeraldstar

I SO would.

Bill-e

I'd buy 2 seats at that price. One for each ass cheek!

What pisses my off to no end is the constant bombardment of adverts and try to sell me **** that they go on with. It's full volume! even the best noise cancellation headphones can't block it out. And the yellow and blue makes me feel like i'm in a home for the deranged or something. Pfft!

m@cc@

I wonder if this announcement had anything to do with this http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7705500.stm

thelordofcheese

I would rather swim to the US than take one of those flying peasant wagons.

KerranJast

Deleted User wrote: »

It's bad enough sitting on a Ryanair plane to England. And that doesn't even last over an hour. Flying 10 hours on one of their planes would probably cripple me.

Aer Lingus' legroom is no better. In fact economy class in most of the main players is pretty much similar considering they all use A330s or 737s.

miles teg

could you survive for 10 hours on a ryanair sandwich?

KerranJast

miles teg wrote: »

could you survive for 10 hours on a ryanair sandwich?

I could if I ate a full Irish just prior to take off. :cool:

Bill-e

miles teg wrote: »

could you survive for 10 hours on a ryanair sandwich?

-Same going out as it was going in.

axer

miles teg wrote: »

could you survive for 10 hours on a ryanair sandwich?

You could just bring your own sandwiches and other foods, I do it all the time and it is a lot nicer and cheaper.

c - 13

miles teg wrote: »

could you survive for 10 hours on a ryanair sandwich?

A big feed before the airport, one or two pints at the airport, sleep for the duration of the flight. Helps if they're night time flights.

m@cc@

c - 13 wrote: »

Helps if they're night time flights.

Given that it's Ryanair, the flights will leave sometime during the night.

robinph

No problem with heading to the east coast, and that's only slightly longer than the current longest Ryanair routes in Europe by an hour or so. Wouldn't do the west coast in one go though.

KerranJast

Head to New York or Boston cheapo with Ryanair. Get cheap connecting flick from there. Should be better value than long haul with one of the other carriers.

White_Feather

no way could i get on a USA bound flight with them.... I would rather swim over and get eaten by sharks!!!
I flew to tenerife with them awhile ago...woefull!!! leg room was ridiculous, with hard plastic seats that dont recline..no window blinds to pull up or down to block out the sun...hell! got off the aircraft with the biggest creak in my neck from trying to sleep on the tray table.
Now that flight was only 3hours could you imagine 9 - 10 hours of that!?! ha! good luck to ya!!!!

dennisthemennis

lmao can almost smell the poverty.

cornbb

Ryanair's daft pricing policies probably means that €10 each way will realistically mean €200 each way. But yeah, I could probably deal with the horror of flying across the pond with Ryanair if prices were substantially lower that anyone else, provided I was sufficiently drugged/boozed/fed/earplugged.

dimerocks

KerranJast wrote: »

Aer Lingus' legroom is no better. In fact economy class in most of the main players is pretty much similar considering they all use A330s or 737s.

Are you honestly saying that a Ryanair flight is equally as comfortable as an Aer Lingus one? The seats in Ryanair dont recline, they barely have any sponge in them! Its not just about legroom.
I'd be a bit sceptical about this anyway, depending on what model aircrafts they are buying that is. If they stick with the smaller 737's they will need to fill them for it to be economical for them. And in all fairness if as O'Leary says there are people who will pay anything why would they fly with Ryanair unless a luxury service was provided.

robinph

White_Feather wrote: »

no way could i get on a USA bound flight with them.... I would rather swim over and get eaten by sharks!!!
I flew to tenerife with them awhile ago...woefull!!! leg room was ridiculous, with hard plastic seats that dont recline..no window blinds to pull up or down to block out the sun...hell! got off the aircraft with the biggest creak in my neck from trying to sleep on the tray table.
Now that flight was only 3hours could you imagine 9 - 10 hours of that!?! ha! good luck to ya!!!!

Not sure how you are able to complain about the lack of leg room, but at the same time be able to get your head down, with difficulty admittedly, on to the tray. Do you have excessively long legs and really short upper body or something?

axer

dimerocks wrote: »

Are you honestly saying that a Ryanair flight is equally as comfortable as an Aer Lingus one?

I for one say yes to that question.

dimerocks wrote: »

The seats in Ryanair dont recline,

Thats the great thing about them - no ignorant f'ucker in front of you pushing their seat back on top of you.

dimerocks wrote: »

they barely have any sponge in them!

Plenty for my liking but the lack of recline well outweighs this bringing it to higher overall positive than aerlingus.

dimerocks wrote: »

If they stick with the smaller 737's they will need to fill them for it to be economical for them.

I'd say they are looking at bigger planes they could get cheapo from bankrupt airlines.

dimerocks wrote: »

And in all fairness if as O'Leary says there are people who will pay anything why would they fly with Ryanair unless a luxury service was provided.

I would definitely pay for a cheap flight to the USA. Does anyone know the actual taxes etc for a flight between dublin and some airport in the USA?

m@cc@

It makes you wonder about what these 'airport taxes' when it comes to the price because I'm guessing it would cost Ryanair a lot more than 10 EUR per person to fly to the States.

Gazza22

c - 13 wrote: »

For cheap flights to the US. Probably.

Definitely

11811

ah they'll probably charge you €200 to check you bag, and another €100 to check in at the airport
but the seat will be €10...
In fairness Ryanair arn't bad, you just have to treat it like getting a bus rather than an airline.

seamus

axer wrote: »

You could just bring your own sandwiches and other foods, I do it all the time and it is a lot nicer and cheaper.

How long before they add a surcharge for bringing your own food on board, or ban it altogether though? I absolutely wouldn't put it past them. In fact it's probably on a list somewhere.

c - 13 wrote: »

A big feed before the airport, one or two pints at the airport, sleep for the duration of the flight. Helps if they're night time flights.

I can't sleep on a plane, even after a few drinks or at night. I just don't do sleeping anywhere but in a bed.

After my last trip with fisher price airlines out of Malaga, I swore I'd never take them again. Can't imagine the horror of a long-haul with them.

Seamu$

Thirdfox wrote: »

But our business class will be very expensive. There’s always 10-15 per cent who’ll pay whatever it costs for a wide seat,” he said.

Does he think these people will choose Ryanair for their expensive business class seats? I'd be doubtful enough if there is any reasonable competition on these routes.
He doesn't sound to be offering them much for the additional cost either except a wider seat! Way to go to attract customers!

Run_to_da_hills

Cuddleworthy wrote: »

ah they'll probably charge you €200 to check you bag, and another €100 to check in at the airport
but the seat will be €10...
In fairness Ryanair arn't bad, you just have to treat it like getting a bus rather than an airline.

Coin slot on the jacks door. Busses have their advantages, you can get off them when you want.

5starpool

I'd nearly pay extra to fly on a plane that didn't have reclining seats.

robinph

axer wrote: »

Thats the great thing about them - no ignorant f'ucker in front of you pushing their seat back on top of you.

The no recline on Ryanair gets my vote as a plus as well.

m@cc@

The transatlantic flights are likely to go from Stansted and Dublin airports to New York(Albany) , Florida (Tallahasee), Los Angeles (Bakersfield), San Francisco (San Jose) and Boston (Springfield).

Mark200

Woops double post

Mark200

I think Ryanair are great. You get what you pay for. It's really up to the person...would they prefer to save a few hundred euro by being uncomfortable for a few hours or not?

I would.

I don't want to pay extra to have a reclining option. I don't want to pay extra for the staff to be nice to me because they get paid more. I don't want to pay extra to be given a blanket or cushion when I could just bring my own. I just when to pay to get to my destination (or within a 30 mile radius of it)

Eoin

brianthebard wrote: »

On the other hand, the alternative cost might be about a grand. Better get those anti dvt stockings!!!!

It's about €380 return per person to New York with Aer Lingus - just priced it there. That's all taxes, surcharges etc. God knows how much the final bill will come to with Ryanair, but it will be a lot more than a tenner each way.

KerranJast wrote: »

Aer Lingus' legroom is no better. In fact economy class in most of the main players is pretty much similar considering they all use A330s or 737s.

But do they definitely have the same amount of seats per plane? I definitely find Ryanair to be more cramped than most other carriers.

I wonder if Ryanair will actually bring you to New York or Boston, or whether it will be some cow shed out in the sticks, which could add another €50 to the cost before you're actually in the city they say they are bringing you to.

Mark200

Just saw a new article on Sky News, where Michael O'Leary is saying that maybe only 4 airlines in Europe will survive a recession....but the interesting thing is:

He also held out the hope of a new transatlantic low-cost operation within two to three years with economy fares of just £10 - but stressed that this would not be operated by Ryanair.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Ryanair-Only-Four-European-Carriers-To-Survive-Recession-Says-Airline-Whose-Profits-Fell-47-Percent/Article/200811115140488?lpos=Business_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15140488_Ryanair%3A_Only_Four_European_Carriers_To_Survive_Recession_Says_Airline_Whose_Profits_Fell_47_Percent

"Would not be operated by Ryanair"?


Is he still counting on the Aer Lingus takeover?

PeakOutput

according to aerlingus.ie flights to boston from dublin are 424 one way including taxes and charges at 45euro and a fuel surcharge at 60euro

so assuming ryanair have the same fuel surcharge each way should cost 115euro

i have noticed with ryanair though that they will give you really cheap flights to a destination but booking the return flight even at the same time is up to 8 times more expensive

id probably take them for 230 return

robinph

PeakOutput wrote: »

i have noticed with ryanair though that they will give you really cheap flights to a destination but booking the return flight even at the same time is up to 8 times more expensive

Ryanair do not sell return tickets.

enda1

dimerocks wrote: »

Are you honestly saying that a Ryanair flight is equally as comfortable as an Aer Lingus one? The seats in Ryanair dont recline, they barely have any sponge in them! Its not just about legroom.
I'd be a bit sceptical about this anyway, depending on what model aircrafts they are buying that is. If they stick with the smaller 737's they will need to fill them for it to be economical for them. And in all fairness if as O'Leary says there are people who will pay anything why would they fly with Ryanair unless a luxury service was provided.

I would assume 737's wouldn't have the range for this kinda flight so i expect a different aircraft. No idea which one of course but I guess it will be the "best valuse for money" one - lowest fuel/passenger highest passenger#/staff# etc. type ratios.

Who's to know maybe the service will also be different too. More comfertable seats could happen along with reclining ability etc.

ArmaniJeanss

eoin_s wrote: »

I wonder if Ryanair will actually bring you to New York or Boston, or whether it will be some cow shed out in the sticks,

Yep, I like the way Aer Lingus land their planes in 5th Avenue.


Bloody Ryanair, always creating consumer-friendly competition.

Run_to_da_hills

Their advertisments depicting the use of Boeing 747's are already out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/changi/ryanair747.jpg

tech77

I distinctly recall O'Leary saying a while back he had no intention of doing long-haul flights.
What gives.

Eoin

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Yep, I like the way Aer Lingus land their planes in 5th Avenue.


Bloody Ryanair, always creating consumer-friendly competition.

Hilarious stuff. Seriously. In fact, on two occasions there were flights direct to Manhattan, but the landing was a bit rough.

Check out "Paris - Beauvais" airport, it's about 1 hour from Paris in good traffic conditions. That's what I am referring to.