Ryanair's next move

Hagar

A US airline has announced plans to charge US$45 for cabin baggage stowed in the overhead lockers starting August. Link to Sky News article.

What's the bets Ryanair do this before long?

AnonoBoy

Bishop - F8

CHECKMATE!

Sykk

Who? They ring a bell but I've managed to blank them from my life after I was forced to pay an extra 40 quid for them to print out my ticket.

super_furry

There comes a time when the benefits of a cheap flight are outweighed by the poxy charges. This would be that time.

DarkJager

They're bringing in the €1 euro fee to use the toilet on a flight. I'd say the next step is another €4 euro to flush it.

galwayrush

Whatever they do, it won't be looking for the Government to bail them out.:rolleyes:

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Sykk wrote: »

Who? They ring a bell but I've managed to blank them from my life after I was forced to pay an extra 40 quid for them to print out my ticket.

Your own fault for not actually reading anything... It's there, in writing...

super_furry wrote: »

There comes a time when the benefits of a cheap flight are outweighed by the poxy charges. This would be that time.

Only if you are lazy enough to ignore the charges. If you cannot avoid them then it's your own fault. Do you want ryan air to hold your hand?

DarkJager wrote: »

They're bringing in the €1 euro fee to use the toilet on a flight. I'd say the next step is another €4 euro to flush it.

Don't flush the toilet, problem solved.

Unless you have a medical condition, or drank too much before getting on the plane. Ryan air don't operate long haul flights. They have medium flights. Go to the toilet before you get on the plane, or hold on for the hour or two you are flying, that's if your tight enough to want to save a euro...


Fcuking thread comes up at least once a week. I wonder what's the most common topic in AH.

owenc

69 wrote: »

A US airline has announced plans to charge US$45 for cabin baggage stowed in the overhead lockers starting August. Link to Sky News article.

What's the bets Ryanair do this before long?

err do ryanair every do the things they say they are going to do?? no ... i wish they did then i could have a cheap flight to the usa... 10 pounds..

Biggins

What you need is a Scottevest HERE
Have a few variations. Great coat/jackets with 19 to 25 pockets.
Good luck looking for your keys or change in one of those pockets if you forget where you put it! LOL :pac:

dunleakelleher

Sykk wrote: »

Who? They ring a bell but I've managed to blank them from my life after I was forced to pay an extra 40 quid for them to print out my ticket.

I bet you will print it out yourself next time. Think of the money you will save.

MartMax

Budget space travel.

Bring your own oxygen tank and space suit.

owenc

Biggins wrote: »

What you need is a Scottevest HERE
Have a few variations. Great coat/jackets with 19 to 25 pockets.
Good luck looking for your keys or change in one of those pockets if you forget where you put it! LOL :pac:

NO THANKS!!!:rolleyes:

Heisenberg.

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Danbo!

super_furry wrote: »

There comes a time when the benefits of a cheap flight are outweighed by the poxy charges.

Im getting tired of defending ryanair. If you dont like it fly with someone else. If you cant afford to, stop moaning. Its like buying a wrecked old car for 100 quid and complaining it doesnt have air conditioning/sat nav built in.

An old school airline ticket entitled you to - Cabin luggage, hold luggage, a meal or two or more depending on the length of the flight, use of toilets, choosing your seats, etc.

Now, what if I wanna fly to london and back in one day for work lets say, I don't need luggage, its a short flight so i'll eat at the airport and use the toilets there while waiting to board, and I dont care where I sit. Why should I pay for all the above. Ryanair removes the cost of everything so you 'Pay as you go'.

Lux23

How is that legal? I mean you are left with no option there unless you wear all your clothes at once but then they may charge you for two seats.

General Zod

Scien wrote: »

So how's paying triple for your Aer Lingus flights going for ya?

I've never paid triple for an airlingus flight at a comparible time to a ryanair flight, to comparible destinations.

Wazdakka

Publicity stunt tbh..

Doing that would put his prices above the competitors.
And that'd just be stupid.

It just wont happen unless the standard fare drops to zero on every flight.
Even if it doesn't...

Stop bitching people... It's not like you're forced to use this airline...
Or like Ryanair is a service.. It's a business and it's your choice to use it or not.

owenc

Scien wrote: »

So how's paying triple for your Aer Lingus flights going for ya?

lol you'll be charged something like £300.. we were charged that just to fly from belfast to manchester!:eek: a mere 100 miles...:rolleyes: and ryanair were flying to liverpool for £14 for three people but my brother and dad never believed me and said i was lying because im young and know nothing about airlines... i bet ye they couldnt even name the planes..:rolleyes:

owenc

General Zod wrote: »

I've never paid triple for an airlingus flight at a comparible time to a ryanair flight, to comparible destinations.

just stop it ok! they are never going to compare to ryanair... £100 just to fly to london when ryanair fly there for £5 no thanks!! Ryanair fly their planes far quicker too.. we flew easyjet to stansted from belfast and it took 1 hour and a half.. we then flew from derry to stansted with ryranair and it only took 40 minutes!:P

therecklessone

Sometimes people will use anything to bash Ryanair. And then sometimes they'll pretty much defend anything they do...

Manuel Red Thanksgiving wrote: »

Unless you have a medical condition, or drank too much before getting on the plane. Ryan air don't operate long haul flights. They have medium flights. Go to the toilet before you get on the plane, or hold on for the hour or two you are flying, that's if your tight enough to want to save a euro...

I flew to London with them in January, flight was delayed in Dublin for 2 hours due weather. We had boarded, and the doors were closed. Once we did move, we took a long taxi before departure, flew for an hour then taxied to the stand in Stansted. All told it took about 3hrs30mins. Should I have kept my piss that long?

Some charges you can avoid, but this one would be taking the piss (pardon the pun)

dunleakelleher

super_furry wrote: »

There comes a time when the benefits of a cheap flight are outweighed by the poxy charges. This would be that time.

No that time has passed, it was when Aer Lingus used to charge a weeks wages to fly to London.

owenc

Stee wrote: »

Im getting tired of defending ryanair. If you dont like it fly with someone else. If you cant afford to, stop moaning. Its like buying a wrecked old car for 100 quid and complaining it doesnt have air conditioning/sat nav built in.

An old school airline ticket entitled you to - Cabin luggage, hold luggage, a meal or two or more depending on the length of the flight, use of toilets, choosing your seats, etc.

Now, what if I wanna fly to london and back in one day for work lets say, I don't need luggage, its a short flight so i'll eat at the airport and use the toilets there while waiting to board, and I dont care where I sit. Why should I pay for all the above. Ryanair removes the cost of everything so you 'Pay as you go'.

yep i agree whats the point in all that in such a short flight... we flew from derry to prestwick for £10 or some cheap price and that was for 4 people! We got on the plane it took off and by the time it got upto the air we were in the thing for 5 minutes then the seat belt sign went off.. we chatted for a couple of minutes then decided we would goto the toilet... then the sign came on.. we were decending.. and landed minutes later.. the flight took 13 minutes i timed it!:D

dunleakelleher

therecklessone wrote: »

I flew to London with them in January, flight was delayed in Dublin for 2 hours due weather.

Fecking Ryan Air, controlling the weather now.:rolleyes:

owenc

therecklessone wrote: »

Sometimes people will use anything to bash Ryanair. And then sometimes they'll pretty much defend anything they do...



I flew to London with them in January, flight was delayed in Dublin for 2 hours due weather. We had boarded, and the doors were closed. Once we did move, we took a long taxi before departure, flew for an hour then taxied to the stand in Stansted. All told it took about 3hrs30mins. Should I have kept my piss that long?

Some charges you can avoid, but this one would be taking the piss (pardon the pun)

do you honestly think they are fairies how the hell are they going to know if there is a delay!!:rolleyes:

Hagar

They have to anticipate delays, next you will only want life jackets on planes that are definitely going to crash into the sea.

General Zod

owenc wrote: »

just stop it ok!

Why? I was stating fact to counter the OMG Aer Lingus RIP OFFFFF!!!!!1one!!!! that usually gets rolled out in these crappy threads.

cson

To be fair the size of what people bring on for carry on luggage is disgraceful in some cases. Ryanair have somewhat brought this on themselves by encouraging people to bring carry on only but I hope they start policing this vigorously re the sizes. I always keep my carry on to the size and weight it's supposed to be and its incredibly frustrating to have to wait for someone to pull down a full suitcase and a few bags of duty free to get off the plane. All told it'll make for faster embarking/disembarking which is only a good thing imo.

The romanticism of air travel should be booted out the window into the field of dying ideals. Method of getting from A to B, nothing more nothing less.

dunleakelleher

69 wrote: »

They have to anticipate delays, next you will only want life jackets on planes that are defintely going to crash into the sea.

that is a great idea.

dunleakelleher

General Zod wrote: »

the OMG Aer Lingus RIP OFFFFF!!!!!1one!!!! that usually gets rolled out in these crappy threads.

interestingly the Aer lingus rip off line seems to get rolled out on almost every aviation cost thread. . .

erm what does that tell ya. :rolleyes:

mathie

Manuel Red Thanksgiving wrote: »

Your own fault for not actually reading anything... It's there, in writing...



Only if you are lazy enough to ignore the charges. If you cannot avoid them then it's your own fault. Do you want ryan air to hold your hand?



Don't flush the toilet, problem solved.

Unless you have a medical condition, or drank too much before getting on the plane. Ryan air don't operate long haul flights. They have medium flights. Go to the toilet before you get on the plane, or hold on for the hour or two you are flying, that's if your tight enough to want to save a euro...


Fcuking thread comes up at least once a week. I wonder what's the most common topic in AH.

Manuel Red Thanksgiving disagreeing.
I'm shocked to the core.

mathie

dunleakelleher wrote: »

Fecking Ryan Air, controlling the weather now.:rolleyes:

He said it was delayed due to weather

littleSnitch

Looks like Ryanair is going to charge for farting in future, or maybe the date of April first has more to do with it.

Charges for farting - read the article

biko

69 wrote: »

A US airline has announced plans to charge US$45 for cabin baggage stowed in the overhead lockers starting August. Link to Sky News article.

What's the bets Ryanair do this before long?

When Ryanair gets around to introduce this US$45 will be 5 worth Euro, no biggie.

dunleakelleher

mathie wrote: »

He said it was delayed due to weather

ya the weather. . . get it. the weather.
oh never mind.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

therecklessone wrote: »

Sometimes people will use anything to bash Ryanair. And then sometimes they'll pretty much defend anything they do...



I flew to London with them in January, flight was delayed in Dublin for 2 hours due weather. We had boarded, and the doors were closed. Once we did move, we took a long taxi before departure, flew for an hour then taxied to the stand in Stansted. All told it took about 3hrs30mins. Should I have kept my piss that long?

Some charges you can avoid, but this one would be taking the piss (pardon the pun)

I don't defend everything they do, I am simply saying that they have charges which are easily avoided. Not once have I been charged for anything more than what is on the screen in front of me.

You know what they say? "Shít happens" :P

Look, it's one euro people are whining about. Are things really that bad? They're not.

mathie wrote: »

Iamxavier disagreeing.
I'm shocked to the core.

Would you have anything constructive to add to the topic? Highly doubtful..

Mathie trolling...

I'm shocked to the core... :rolleyes:

homerjay2005

ryanair are brilliant.

i flew with them this morning for 12euro all included, people still were boarding the plane at 6.30 (in liverpool), we arrived in dublin at 7.05. they are fantastically efficient.

simple - you know what you get with them. you dont read their ts and cs, then expect to get a landing. there are no hidden charges, everybody clearly sees the final amount before they hit purchase. your an idiot if you cant follow their model.

i hope they bring in charges for baggage, cos it should mean cheaper flights. they have a very detailed business model. the amount of baggage some people bring, takes the pi*s for short flights. they should be charged for hand luggage.

Hagar

500 posts, I'm off, adios amigos.

You can pretend I just went out for a bottle of milk or something and got delayed.

General Zod

dunleakelleher wrote: »

interestingly the Aer lingus rip off line seems to get rolled out on almost every aviation cost thread. . .

erm what does that tell ya. :rolleyes:

It tells me that all the people who go on about being so smart that they can read terms and conditions and fly so cheaply that they are obviously superior to those dumb plebians who refuse to fly Ryanair, bring up Aer Lingus flights as being mega expensive, when in reality they aren't that much at all.

I like to fly at convenient times, to locations that are actually close to my destinations, and at affordable prices. Aer Lingus does that for me as well as Ryanair (most of the time better, especially with the locations part) and for a comparable price.

I detest Michael O'Leary refuse to give him my money.

Herbal Deity

General Zod wrote: »

I like to fly at convenient times, to locations that are actually close to my destinations, and at affordable prices.

So do I.

So I will look at the range of flights available and choose the cheapest option after taking into account any additional credit card fees, baggage fees, fares for transport from the airport to my final destination etc.

If a Ryanair flight works out cheaper overall, I'll go with them. If Aer Lingus is cheaper, I'll go with them. I really do not see the point of discounting or sticking with any one airline. Which flight you buy and with whom should be decided on an individual basis.

therecklessone

dunleakelleher wrote: »

Fecking Ryan Air, controlling the weather now.:rolleyes:

owenc wrote: »

do you honestly think they are fairies how the hell are they going to know if there is a delay!!:rolleyes:

Hey look, it's a :rolleyes: overdose.

In the circumstances I described, do you think they will waive the €1 charge if somebody ask for a trip to the bathroom? As I understand it, they are proposing to bring this charge in for flights last 1hr, clearly in my case the 1hr was well exceeded.

Manuel Red Thanksgiving wrote: »

I don't defend everything they do, I am simply saying that they have charges which are easily avoided. Not once have I been charged for anything more than what is on the screen in front of me.

They charge people to check-in for their flight. How the fúck do I avoid that, other than avail of one of their special promotions?

As I said on another thread about this, they'll drop it when people stop buying drinks on-board in case they need a piss. This is about a change in principles, they are moving away from the concept of charges you can avoid towards charges you can avoid of if it's the third Thursday of the month and the dolphins are in Kerry.

A need to use the bathroom is not really discretionary, what happens if somebody has a dose of the ****s and doesn't have any change? :eek:

conorhal

General Zod wrote: »

It tells me that all the people who go on about being so smart that they can read terms and conditions and fly so cheaply that they are obviously superior to those dumb plebians who refuse to fly Ryanair, bring up Aer Lingus flights as being mega expensive, when in reality they aren't that much at all.

I like to fly at convenient times, to locations that are actually close to my destinations, and at affordable prices. Aer Lingus does that for me as well as Ryanair (most of the time better, especially with the locations part) and for a comparable price.

I detest Michael O'Leary refuse to give him my money.

Indeed, Ryanair flights only look cheap on paper but 90% of the time they are comparable to Aerlingus prices, people suggesting that Aerlingus fares are exorbitant are talking about the 1980's.

Sure your flight might cost a fiver but....

But then it costs you an extra 5 euro to book it on-line yourself.

Then there's the extra charge for using your credit card to do so...per ticket!

There are then the extra airport taxes and handling charges that are never mentioned. I don't buy a Mars bar and then get told at the till that there's an additional 10cent charge for the packaging it's in FFS, so I don't see why they are allowed exclude mandatory charges from the stated fare price (Aerlingus, I'm also looking at you!)

20 euro for priority boarding and insurance that were preselected for you in the hope that, having spent 20 minutes of fiddling with the deliberately obtuse booking settings, that you will just gives up and pay.

20 euro to bring a bag with you this summer!

40 Euro to get your boarding card because your printer just blew up and unlike Aerlingus, Ryanair won't let you save a copy of your boarding card as a PDF file onto your PC.

50 euro for a taxi or train transfer to the destination that you were flown near (sic) to.

And now a quid to take a slash if you get caught short...

There's a difference between being offered a cheap reliable service with optional extras and treating a customer with complete and utter contempt.
I never use Ryanair unless I have absolutely no other option.

Dealing with Ryanair remind me of that checkout scene in Intermission

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT5t678S1f4&feature=related

Herbal Deity

conorhal wrote: »

20 euro for priority boarding and insurance that were preselected for you in the hope that, having spent 20 minutes of fiddling with the deliberately obtuse booking settings, that you will just gives up and pay.

Extremely easily avoidable. I don't find the system obtuse at all. It clearly states the amounts your paying and for what.

conorhal wrote: »

20 euro to bring a bag with you this summer!

Which is a saving of 20 euro if you don't wish to check in a bag.

conorhal wrote: »

40 Euro to get your boarding card because your printer just blew up and unlike Aerlingus, Ryanair won't let you save a copy of your boarding card as a PDF file onto your PC.

In the very unlikely event that your printer "blows up" you can always use your college/workplace/friend's printer of go to an internet cafe. Getting something printed is very cheap and easy. Of course the idiots who actually end up paying Ryanair €40 for this service simply make flights cheaper for the rest of us. Happy Days.

conorhal wrote: »

50 euro for a taxi or train transfer to the destination that you were flown near (sic) to.

Depends on where you're going, and of course, you factor in this cost when evaluating the total cost of your journey.

Ryanair is not for people who are not good at keeping track of a lot of individual cost factors in their heads or those who do not wish to put a lot of thought into planning their holiday

drdeadlift

I have worked within the airline biz for a few years,this idea about charging for the use of the toilet will not work and it will NEVER be put in place!

legatti

Ryanair are NOT cheap anymore!! been looking to book a flight now since the start of the year and many of its competitors are a lot cheaper (shannon to gatwick/luton/heathrow or stansted)
thats on the face value of the ticket without including the €30 euro charge to use a normal debit card (laser) as i dont have the most obsecure debit card in the northern hemisphere (used to be visa electron is now mastercard debit :mad:)
even the ferry is cheaper, i worked out with the ferry and the petrol its cheaper, to drive especially since its 2 hours from galway to dublin.
mr o leary can shuve it i will drive lol

drdeadlift

legatti wrote: »

Ryanair are NOT cheap anymore!! been looking to book a flight now since the start of the year and many of its competitors are a lot cheaper (shannon to gatwick/luton/heathrow or stansted)
thats on the face value of the ticket without including the €30 euro charge to use a normal debit card (laser) as i dont have the most obsecure debit card in the northern hemisphere (used to be visa electron is now mastercard debit :mad:)
even the ferry is cheaper, i worked out with the ferry and the petrol its cheaper, to drive especially since its 2 hours from galway to dublin.
mr o leary can shuve it i will drive lol

YOU GO GIRL

kelle

legatti wrote: »

thats on the face value of the ticket without including the €30 euro charge to use a normal debit card (laser) as i dont have the most obsecure debit card in the northern hemisphere (used to be visa electron is now mastercard debit :mad:)

You can get a prepaid Master card from many shopping centres, and there are no Admin charges if you use it to pay for your flights online. I saved €150 on those charges for flights 5 of us are going on this Summer. It's discussed in this thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055794082&highlight=prepaid+mastercard+ryanair

Herbal Deity

legatti wrote: »

Ryanair are NOT cheap anymore!!

Translation:

"In my particular circumstances, Ryanair is not the cheapest option for my journey"

I really don't see what the big deal with that is, or why you seem to view Ryanair with such contempt as a result.

owenc

legatti wrote: »

Ryanair are NOT cheap anymore!! been looking to book a flight now since the start of the year and many of its competitors are a lot cheaper (shannon to gatwick/luton/heathrow or stansted)
thats on the face value of the ticket without including the €30 euro charge to use a normal debit card (laser) as i dont have the most obsecure debit card in the northern hemisphere (used to be visa electron is now mastercard debit :mad:)
even the ferry is cheaper, i worked out with the ferry and the petrol its cheaper, to drive especially since its 2 hours from galway to dublin.
mr o leary can shuve it i will drive lol

maybe thats because your flying from dublin they charge you £10 to fly out of there... per person!!! if you fly from a uk airport it is far cheaper... i checked one time to see if they really added the charge and by the time the booking was done it was £100!! but with a uk airport it was only £5.....

owenc

kelle wrote: »

You can get a prepaid Master card from many shopping centres, and there are no Admin charges if you use it to pay for your flights online. I saved €150 on those charges for flights 5 of us are going on this Summer. It's discussed in this thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055794082&highlight=prepaid+mastercard+ryanair

yep my mum did that and we fly to stansted for 4p.

dunleakelleher

General Zod wrote: »

I detest Michael O'Leary refuse to give him my money.

well that's your opinion.
personally. i prefer to keep as much money in my own pocket as possible and fly ryanair. some others like to give it away to aer lingus(and its over payed staff) and the government oh! and its biggest independent share holder... Michael O'Leary.

Herbal Deity

dunleakelleher wrote: »

and its biggest independent share holder... Michael O'Leary.

I'd forgotten about that.

Love irony.