Ryanair prepaid card - 4 free flights?

Zippie84

Hi

Just wondering if anyone has signed up for this ryanair prepaid card http://www.ryanairprepay.com/

€85 but for anyone who signs up before end of march, they get 4 free return flights for the first year (one per quarter).

i think it might be worth while signing up, as could potentially make big savings on flights. - essentially that's 8 flights for €85!

wouldn't be worth bothering with the whole prepaid card side of it, as they have expensive charges, but i'd hope to just not bother with that side of it.

am i missing something? would be interested in hearing from someone who has signed up for it.

Cheers

zip

Tarabuses

Zippie84 wrote: »

Hi

Just wondering if anyone has signed up for this ryanair prepaid card http://www.ryanairprepay.com/

€85 but for anyone who signs up before end of march, they get 4 free flights for the first year (one per quarter).

i think it might be worth while signing up, as could potentially make big savings on flights. - essentially that's 8 flights for €85!

wouldn't be worth bothering with the whole prepaid card side of it, as they have expensive charges, but i'd hope to just not bother with that side of it.

am i missing something? would be interested in hearing from someone who has signed up for it.

Cheers

zip

It's unfortunate that Ryanair have decided to continue with incorrect exchange rates. It's a long time since £60 = €85. Overcharging us by almost €20 is not funny.

Chris_533976

I wouldnt trust Ryanair with a credit-card/mastercard or anything even close to it.

Zippie84

Tarabuses wrote: »

It's unfortunate that Ryanair have decided to continue with incorrect exchange rates. It's a long time since £60 = €85. Overcharging us by almost €20 is not funny.

Agreed. if this deal did turn out to be worth the while, i would be quite tempted to email them and say i'll only do it if they charge me the equiv of 60 pound, but even at that the transaction charges, if the card is used, are prob ridiculous compared to the sterling equiv

jaffa20

Hmm interesting offer as could use it online like a credit card so could come in handy. How do you work out 8 flights for 85quid.? It said 4 free flights. Or is it because you get 2 cards?

Zippie84

jaffa20 wrote: »

Hmm interesting offer as could use it online like a credit card so could come in handy. How do you work out 8 flights for 85quid.? It said 4 free flights. Or is it because you get 2 cards?

four return flights = 8 flights

haven't figured out yet about using it online like a credit card, but even if u can, its expensive to use, a list of the transaction costs are here: http://www.ryanairprepay.com/siteFiles/ryanairCardTermsandConditions.pdf

cos its so expensive to use, i wouldn't wnat to use it, just get the flights... more than likely, there'll end up being some small print saying the card has to be used regularly or something...

dymonaz

Hmmm. I'm no lawyer, unfortunatelly, but the t&c for the actual free flights doesn't sound too bad... Sure, you can't fly public holidays, sure, you have to pay extras (luggage, checkin, etc) yourself. But I do have 2 concerns there - point 5 says something about "first choice not available" and "alternative dates/routes", which is essentially you tell them "I want to go Rome on Saturday" and they come back to you "Sorry, not available, but would Cork on Tuesday suit you?" And the other worry is point 7 - send requests by e-mail? Well, they do offer phone booking, but I wouldn't trust it...

And ofc point 13 about withdrawing or amending the offer without notice...

I wonder, if I have a spare €85 to risk this...

Tarabuses

Zippie84 wrote: »

Agreed. if this deal did turn out to be worth the while, i would be quite tempted to email them and say i'll only do it if they charge me the equiv of 60 pound, but even at that the transaction charges, if the card is used, are prob ridiculous compared to the sterling equiv

You're right, the long list of tranaction charges are all at the outdated £1=€1.50 rate :mad:

moresay

Stay away from this Ryanair rip off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got mugged. I bought that stupid prepaid card. Few days ago I tried to claim my first free return flight. Went through all the hustle, (comfirmed the dates, bought the flight and then waited for the refund) And here it all goes wrong. I only received half of all the amount.
I checked the T&C and it clearly says that flight fares, taxes and booking fees included. But apparently not. I just e-mailed them with enquiery, but no response.
I`ll let you know their reply, if anyone interested.