Ireland west Aiport flights to Paris/Milan/Franfurt 18 Euro return April

bensweeney

Ireland west airport is today launching flights to Paris/Milan/Franfurt. Ryanair are giving the service. Most of April flights seem to €18 return including online check in and taxes etc.


http://www.ryanair.com/en

Basq

Yep, €16.99 return to Milan... bargain!

Mighty tempted!

irishproduce

What dates you looking at Basq?

Ignore, I found them :-)

Basq

Can't afford to take holidays from work right now... but really tempted for a long weekend break!

Hmnmm..

kn

PS Note that Knock Airport tap you up for a tenner a head 'airport development fee' or else they will not allow you to board.

irishproduce

You serious??

ednwireland

irishproduce wrote: »

You serious??

yep leaving the country tax i beleive it funded some of the terminal building and radar upgrade

JohnFalstaff

This 'development fee' is bizarre, I had to pay it the last time I flew out of Knock. I wouldn't have minded if it had been flagged anywhere beforehand but it was never mentioned on any of the ticketing or flight details. It's literally a lad sitting at a folding table beside the passport control demanding a tenner off everyone that walks by.

EyeDeeOne

they definitly return tickets?

Kristopherus

JohnFalstaff wrote: »

This 'development fee' is bizarre, I had to pay it the last time I flew out of Knock. I wouldn't have minded if it had been flagged anywhere beforehand but it was never mentioned on any of the ticketing or flight details. It's literally a lad sitting at a folding table beside the passport control demanding a tenner off everyone that walks by.

No,its not. Its a booth in the centre of the corridor leading to the Departure Lounge. You cannot get past this booth unless you are under 12 or pay your tenner.

DavyD_83

EyeDeeOne wrote: »

they definitly return tickets?

Yep, tis true! just found some Paris flights there, can't make it work for me with awkward flight days though

ednwireland

JohnFalstaff wrote: »

This 'development fee' is bizarre, I had to pay it the last time I flew out of Knock. I wouldn't have minded if it had been flagged anywhere beforehand but it was never mentioned on any of the ticketing or flight details. It's literally a lad sitting at a folding table beside the passport control demanding a tenner off everyone that walks by.

i just factor it into the ticket price if they are cheaper/convenient i use them, if not i fly from elswhere

Basq

ednwireland wrote: »

i just factor it into the ticket price if they are cheaper/convenient i use them, if not i fly from elswhere

I'll happily pay the €10 development fee since it's only 45 minutes drive from me..

.. as opposed to 2.5 hours to Dublin airport.

bensweeney

Most airports charge a development fee, except that they include it at point of booking i.e the likes of ryanair.com etc. Ireland west cuts out the middle man.

madmoe

Kristopherus wrote: »

No,its not. Its a booth in the centre of the corridor leading to the Departure Lounge. You cannot get past this booth unless you are under 12 or pay your tenner.

I am from the area and was shocked this had to be paid the first time I ever flew out of Knock!

falabo

DavyD_83 wrote: »

Yep, tis true! just found some Paris flights there, can't make it work for me with awkward flight days though

did you book a flight to Paris or Beauvais ?

JohnnyBananas

And of course, being Ryanair, the airports are

Frankfurt-Hahn, 120km away from Frankfurt
Paris-Beauvais, 85km away from Paris
Milan-Bergamo, 45km away from Milan

(Source, Wikipedia)

(Not complaining, just something to take into account).

Sleepy

Jaysus lads, you don't say?! :rolleyes:

MayoForSam

The flight days are very awkward though to the various destinations, only 3 flights per week, only one at weekends, etc.

A handy BA for those with time and money on their hands in the West....

Good for tourism though.

kn

I would be very dubious about the legality of the 'airport development fee' as it is up to the carrier to pay passenger charges. If they physically tried to stop you from boarding I am sure you can charge them with assault.

Has anyone taken them on in the terminal over it?

Basq

kn wrote: »

If they physically tried to stop you from boarding I am sure you can charge them with assault.

kn

Basq wrote: »

Deadly serious. Its not Guards enforcing this, they have no lawful authority to detain you, and no Guard is going to intervene to force people to pay as they will say it is a civil matter.

jenno86

kn wrote: »

Deadly serious. Its not Guards enforcing this, they have no lawful authority to detain you, and no Guard is going to intervene to force people to pay as they will say it is a civil matter.

You're using a service provided by the airport. Would that not be some sort of stealing?

honeybea

Flying Knock/Lanzarote 12th April /19th April..165 euro plus 10 Airport Charge .....Dublin/Lanzarote..11thApril/18th April..... 255 euro ....Knock Airport is cheaper most of the time...and a joy to pass through..

zarquon

kn wrote: »

Deadly serious. Its not Guards enforcing this, they have no lawful authority to detain you, and no Guard is going to intervene to force people to pay as they will say it is a civil matter.

You are using a service provided by the airport that they charge for. You wouldn't force your way past a cinema usher without a ticket would you and claim it's a civil matter.

Rawhead

kn wrote: »

Deadly serious. Its not Guards enforcing this, they have no lawful authority to detain you, and no Guard is going to intervene to force people to pay as they will say it is a civil matter.

It's internet lawyers like this that end up getting cuffed and thrown in the back of a squad car. I fecking hate this "I KNOW MY BLEEDIN RIGHTS" brigade that quote law they pulled out of their arseholes. I suppose the Guard can't arrest you if he doesn't have his cap on either.
Pay the €10 or go somewhere else.

Qwerty?

I don't think you will find too many people in the West having a problem paying a tenner each time you use the Airport.

galait

honeybea wrote: »

Flying Knock/Lanzarote 12th April /19th April..165 euro plus 10 Airport Charge .....Dublin/Lanzarote..11thApril/18th April..... 255 euro ....Knock Airport is cheaper most of the time...and a joy to pass through..

Tenerife on the same dates from Knock €94 :eek:

ASOT

16 quid for flights to Girona on the 21st-24th. Cheers op.

Tech3

JohnnyBananas wrote: »

And of course, being Ryanair, the airports are

Frankfurt-Hahn, 120km away from Frankfurt
Paris-Beauvais, 85km away from Paris
Milan-Bergamo, 45km away from Milan

(Source, Wikipedia)

(Not complaining, just something to take into account).

I would rather end up in Bergamo than Milan anyway. I think the same goes for a lot of people. Good train connections to Venice/Verona/Florence etc..

BluE-WinG

This all sounds good, but the big question is, how much cheaper is the parking in Knock Airport compared to Dublin airports parking charges? EDIT: And how much time do you need to allocate to being there in advance for your flight?

zarquon

Parking charges are about the same. It's very quick to get through the airport due to it's size so you don't as much processing time as in Dublin.

kn

jenno86 wrote: »

You're using a service provided by the airport. Would that not be some sort of stealing?

No. According to the Montreal Convention imposing these kind of charges or duties on International travel is unlawful.

coup1917

Rawhead wrote: »

It's internet lawyers like this that end up getting cuffed and thrown in the back of a squad car. I fecking hate this "I KNOW MY BLEEDIN RIGHTS" brigade that quote law they pulled out of their arseholes. I suppose the Guard can't arrest you if he doesn't have his cap on either.
Pay the €10 or go somewhere else.

+1,000,000....!!!
Charge them with assault...:rolleyes: no wonder we've been paying rocketing insurance over the years with this type of pc attitude..

The fact is knock airport is a fantastic service for people living in the west. Christ we havnt even got a train service & a half assed bus service to use.
With galway airport going down the tubes and shannon getting quieter by the day, I for one will be happy to pay a tenner to use a local service to get me all over europe.

Whatever it takes to keep this vital service running.

coup1917

BluE-WinG wrote: »

This all sounds good, but the big question is, how much cheaper is the parking in Knock Airport compared to Dublin airports parking charges? EDIT: And how much time do you need to allocate to being there in advance for your flight?

If youve checked in online you could literally turn up 20 mins before your gate is due to close. Would give you enough time to park, walk in and pay your tenner fee, get your baggage checked etc. and still be in time to board.. It is too easy really. Give it a half hour and you'll be fine.

Mountjoy Mugger

kn wrote: »

No. According to the Montreal Convention imposing these kind of charges or duties on International travel is unlawful.

Show me where it says that, please.

Copy of the Convention available here.

Yellow Dog

Basq wrote: »

I'll happily pay the €10 development fee since it's only 45 minutes drive from me..

.. as opposed to 2.5 hours to Dublin airport.

Or you could get the bus.

Bus Eireann (Galway/Derry Service) stops at airport every 2 hours or so. About €15 return. Saves on fuel and parking charges, and means you can have a few beers before catching return flight.

BluE-WinG

coup1917 wrote: »

If youve checked in online you could literally turn up 20 mins before your gate is due to close. Would give you enough time to park, walk in and pay your tenner fee, get your baggage checked etc. and still be in time to board.. It is too easy really. Give it a half hour and you'll be fine.

I take it the parkings really close and you dont have to get ridiculous buses to and from the parking lots?

Basq

BluE-WinG wrote: »

I take it the parkings really close and you dont have to get ridiculous buses to and from the parking lots?

Nah, parking is just outside.

Yellow Dog wrote: »

Or you could get the bus.

Bus Eireann (Galway/Derry Service) stops at airport every 2 hours or so. About €15 return. Saves on fuel and parking charges, and means you can have a few beers before catching return flight.

I came back from Liverpool last year, and that bus was almost 45 minutes late.

Was told it rarely happens, but wasn't happy!

kn

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

Show me where it says that, please.

Copy of the Convention available here.

Sorry, I meant to say the 1944 Chicago Convention.

jenno86

Anyone that actually uses this airport would and should gladly pay the development fee. It is the handiest airport ever to go through.

Yellow Dog

Basq wrote: »

Nah, parking is just outside.


I came back from Liverpool last year, and that bus was almost 45 minutes late.

Was told it rarely happens, but wasn't happy!

Bus can be late.

You could always keep an eye on it's progress here:

http://www.whensmybus.ie/

davehey79

most definitely a bargain alert and well worth the 10er development fee as opposed to 2 tolls over to Dublin and 2 home plus the 1.5ish hour drive from Longford. Knock is so handy for anyone west/westish and if people dont like the 10er fee well simply put don't use the airport.

Etnies

Rawhead wrote: »

It's internet lawyers like this that end up getting cuffed and thrown in the back of a squad car. I fecking hate this "I KNOW MY BLEEDIN RIGHTS" brigade that quote law they pulled out of their arseholes. I suppose the Guard can't arrest you if he doesn't have his cap on either.
Pay the €10 or go somewhere else.

Love you. This whole forum is FULL of idiots like this. Have a look at the "48 Months" topic is hilarious.

"The website is up since today and there is no address AVOID ITS A SCAM"

or... or.. it hadnt been added yet since the site had only gone live.

now back to the sun with me.

campo

Was going to book flights to Milan came to 28e return
Until I came to payment and when I wanted to pay by Visa 24e was added to final charge, add 10e for airport charge and 35e for 4 days parking you are now looking at 107e to fly there and back still a good price but not what I would call a bargain

schemingbohemia

campo wrote: »

Was going to book flights to Milan came to 28e return
Until I came to payment and when I wanted to pay by Visa 24e was added to final charge, add 10e for airport charge and 35e for 4 days parking you are now looking at 107e to fly there and back still a good price but not what I would call a bargain

I'm not really sure you understand what a bargain is. Do you expect to fly to Milan for free? This fare is cheaper than others available ergo it's a bargain.

If you can't afford €107 to go to Milan it's probably just as well that you don't go, you'll have to pay for food and drinks and you know living whilst there.

Mountjoy Mugger

kn wrote: »

Sorry, I meant to say the 1944 Chicago Convention.

Again, nothing there. No more spoofing, please.

The word unlawful isn't even used.

I shall desist from thread spoiling now.

campo

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I'm not really sure you understand what a bargain is. Do you expect to fly to Milan for free? This fare is cheaper than others available ergo it's a bargain.

If you can't afford €107 to go to Milan it's probably just as well that you don't go, you'll have to pay for food and drinks and you know living whilst there.

No I dont expect to go to Milan for free if I did I would look up the freebie thread, I can WELL afford to pay for food, drink and great hotels my point being was that if you think you are getting a bargain by getting a Ryanair flight for 11e then you would be very much wrong as you have to factor in all the extra like parking, airport charges , admin charges and that is even before you have to pay to get from Airport to Milan which is also a nice distance away I was only trying to help people who are a bit low on cash and thought this would be a nice CHEAP holiday away and to point out it is not as CHEAP as you might think.


oh and I never said I was not going I still booked it but before people should go about spouting Bargain which only entices people to take up these offers then all other factors should be added in thats all im saying

davehey79

OldRio

Deary me.
The Airport is a joy compared to Dublin.
Costs us folk in the west a tidy sum to get to Dublin (2 fecking tolls), never mind the time parking in the airport. 10 euro is nothing.


Moaning about a 107euro charge for Milan.
*hits head on brick wall*

adamski8

why isnt it part of the airline fare though?
say a family of four turns up, €40 to pay seemily out of the blue is a hassle. never heard of it done before, id have no problem paying it as long as i knew about beforehand