wtf is up with Ryanair and their 'sales'?

Jay D

Possibley missing something myself so if I am please advise but Ryanair's latest sale (which i hate mentioning on such an active medium as boards, as all the cool places may go even quicker) say 3 yo yo one way...

This is not the case (as has always been the case in my experience with their sales).

I book now, within the booking time frame, I get an astronomical price as opposed to the €3 that it clearly states before clicking.

i do take into account taxes etc but the initial price quoted is nothing near €3.

Any ideas or are they simply taking the p?

LizT

I think it's for their more unpopular flights.
I got a flight to Edinburgh for 1c but that was because we were flying out at 6.30am. You're not going to get a flight at a decent time for a decent price but if you do you've done well!

Jay D

Ok lizt but some of these flights only have one a day, cleary and absolutely within the t +c's of their 'sale'.

df1985

i had a look there, need to go to scotland in july, 40 quid for the fare plus taxes, that skyrocketed to 90 when i wanted to bring a bag and use mastercard as payment. plus its prestwick so its miles out from glasgow-have to add the price of a train/bus then aer lingus into glasgow proper is only 20 quid extra, closer and i get more baggage allowance.

milly4ever

just did a quick check for flights from belfast to stansted- all flights on the day i looked were £3 with no taxes and free online check in

big_show

Any idea when this sale is over?

kelle

Monday 26th April at midnight.

Mark200

I just did a random test there... picked Bristol to Valencia, and the initial price was £3 as advertised (including taxes and check in).

opinion guy

News just in: Ryanair not always the great value they appear to be!:eek:

In other shocking news - Earth discovered to be round!!

owenc

Well if you use the special credict card and don't include luggage you get it for €6 ... I flew to stansted for 8p return!!

Jay D

Ryanair - false advertising ****ers. €3, yeah go and see how many of the flights listed as €3 are anything like that. Complete bs, like honestly why would I wanna go to London etc :rolleyes:

How do they get away with it?

PeakOutput

what date are you trying to book for? there are specific travel dates for this sale

PeakOutput

i jsut selected dublin to prestwink 17th of may no bags and the total price including taxes and charges = 3euro

so your doing something wrong

Fear Uladh

Michael O Leary blames the government for his false advertising.

stovelid

Several threads reported for obstinately insisting to discuss Ryanair in terms other than breathless arse-licking.

Jay D

PeakOutput wrote: »

i jsut selected dublin to prestwink 17th of may no bags and the total price including taxes and charges = 3euro

so your doing something wrong

I'm doing something wrong alright:

Fri, 4 Jun 10

Depart:
Dublin 08:00
Arrive:
Brussels (Charleroi) 10:35
1 x Adult 25.99 EUR

Fare: 25.99 EUR
Online Check-In: 5.00 EUR
Taxes / Fees: 38.38 EUR
Total Price: 69.37 EUR



feel free to flick through the days, weeks and show me where there is a fare for €3. The do say that flights to Brussels are when they are very clearly not. Simple as it is.

PeakOutput

Jay D wrote: »

I'm doing something wrong alright:

Fri, 4 Jun 10

Depart:
Dublin 08:00
Arrive:
Brussels (Charleroi) 10:35
1 x Adult 25.99 EUR

Fare: 25.99 EUR
Online Check-In: 5.00 EUR
Taxes / Fees: 38.38 EUR
Total Price: 69.37 EUR



feel free to flick through the days, weeks and show me where there is a fare for €3. The do say that flights to Brussels are when they are very clearly not. Simple as it is.

ye your right i cant find 3euro flights to brussels either

the flight to prestwick id say this was the last seat at that price so maybe there is limited number and they are gone otherwise i dont know

Jay D

Well i don't know either like i was on well earlier trying. Melt.com

Maybe it is a limited amount i don't know, however the t + cs don't say anything about this:


Fares don't incl optional Fees/Charges (Click here)
Booking Period: Thu 22 Apr 10 - Mon 26 Apr 10
Travel Period: Mon 17 May 10 - Wed 30 Jun 10
Applicable Days: Mon - Sun (Subject to availability)

x in the city

theres prob very small print under the t&c



* we dont actually have any 3 euro flites gob****es

ctrl-alt-delete

Jay D wrote: »

Well i don't know either like i was on well earlier trying. Melt.com

As far as i can make out from the ad, the sale is from selected airports?, Dublin not being one of these for where you want to go?.

Forget that it is

For the day you want, it comes up as the same price as you got when i did it,

Say you were returning though on the 9th it is €3 for the return flight all in,

At least we found one €3 flight!!!

opinion guy

Dear Lord - have you people been on a rock for the past ten years. They only carry so many seats at that price. When they are sold out you ahve to get more expensive seats. Pretty much all the airlines do that for the last ten years

rossie1977

x in the city wrote: »

theres prob very small print under the t&c



* we dont actually have any 3 euro flites gob****es

well i booked a flight from dublin to birmingham last night for 3euro on june 10 so yes they do

knock to reus in spain, 3euro on may 25, 27 and 29

its helps if you look

dsmythy

Jay D wrote: »

Ryanair - false advertising ****ers. €3, yeah go and see how many of the flights listed as €3 are anything like that. Complete bs, like honestly why would I wanna go to London etc :rolleyes:

How do they get away with it?

People keep using them because of their lower prices i presume...

Mark200

Yeah there are €3 flights from Brussels to Dublin....

Jay D wrote: »

Ryanair - false advertising ****ers. €3, yeah go and see how many of the flights listed as €3 are anything like that. Complete bs, like honestly why would I wanna go to London etc :rolleyes:

How do they get away with it?

Yeah who goes to London these days like :rolleyes:

Stinicker

I nabbed a €15 flight to Dublin this evening but will have to endure the Train home from the Capital as I will have to leave my passport with the Yanks in Ballsbridge! It is for fricking annoying that we don't have a National ID card to used instead of our passports even on Internal flights.