first time ryanair flyer...need help

spacekiwi

Hi, havent flown for ten years or so, amheading to denmark at end of month for a catch up with a buddy...git new passport...just wondering about flight.
I booked ryanair to copenhagen and on site it asked me about luggage, i paid extra for 15 kg luggage allowance..
Someone told me that by law u get 10 kg carryon anyway, so do i now have a extra 15kg that goes in belly of plane??
Does anyone know if ryanair use main copenhagen airport, or is it a smaller airport on outskirts, ? Have people telling me all manner of ryanair horror stories..dunno what to believe..thanks.

AndyBoBandy

Ryanair are one of the biggest, most successful airlines in the world.

There will always be a few horror stories. People who have a normal flight without a single issue or complaint usually don't go on the internet shouting about it. That's got to be at least 99.9% of passengers, or about 80 million give or take,

One thing is for sure, you will depart and arrive within the timeframe they say.

LeChienMefiant

Ryanair is not as bad as it used to be. They've mellowed out with age.

Zcott

And yes, you've 10kg with you and an extra 15kg in the belly.

dusty207

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

One thing is for sure, you will depart and arrive within the timeframe they say.

Not too sure about that, my flight from Manchester to Dublin last week was delayed by 1.5 hrs.

theteal

spacekiwi wrote: »

Hi, havent flown for ten years or so, amheading to denmark at end of month for a catch up with a buddy...git new passport...just wondering about flight.
I booked ryanair to copenhagen and on site it asked me about luggage, i paid extra for 15 kg luggage allowance..
Someone told me that by law u get 10 kg carryon anyway, so do i now have a extra 15kg that goes in belly of plane??
Does anyone know if ryanair use main copenhagen airport, or is it a smaller airport on outskirts, ? Have people telling me all manner of ryanair horror stories..dunno what to believe..thanks.

Yes, most people on short trips usually just for carry-on luggage. Obviously there are restrictions on what you can carry in carry-on luggage e.g. toiletries, razors etc. Most of the time it's more convenient to just go for carry-on as you don't have to be in the airport early for the flight and then you're not waiting for bags on arrival.

robyntmorton

If you have paid for 15kg, that is in the cargo hold, and is extra to your 10kg carry on.

Ryanair are using the main airport for Copenhagen, which is handy, as the metro connection to the city centre is fast and frequent.

AndyBoBandy

dusty207 wrote: »

Not too sure about that, my flight from Manchester to Dublin last week was delayed by 1.5 hrs.

You are in the minority

GreatDefector

spacekiwi wrote: »

Does anyone know if ryanair use main copenhagen airport, or is it a smaller airport on outskirts, ? Have people telling me all manner of ryanair horror stories..dunno what to believe..thanks.

The airport will be on your ticket. Google maps is your friend

dusty207

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

You are in the minority

Nope, all 100+ people on the plane were 1.5hrs late

spacekiwi

Zcott wrote: »

And yes, you've 10kg with you and an extra 15kg in the belly.

Great, thanks for that..

scudzilla

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

You are in the minority

dusty207 wrote: »

Nope, all 100+ people on the plane were 1.5hrs late

still laughing at this, not sure if serious but too funny

LeChienMefiant

dusty207 wrote: »

Nope, all 100+ people on the plane were 1.5hrs late

Ryanair carry literally 1 million times that number per year.

martinsvi

dusty207 wrote: »

Not too sure about that, my flight from Manchester to Dublin last week was delayed by 1.5 hrs.

the difference between Ryanair and flag carriers is that when Ryanair planes go tech, your replacement is there within 5 hours max. If a flag carrier goes tech, you travel next day on a different airline via one or two stops

dusty207

LeChienMefiant wrote: »

Ryanair carry literally 1 million times that number per year.

Well, according to Ryanair's own figures for the first 6 months of 2016, 6 million passengers arrived late, based on your figure of 100 million.

http://corporate.ryanair.com/about-us/punctuality/

Pat Dunne

Yes you now have a total of 25kgs of luggage you can travel with. 10 kgs to carry on and 15kgs which must be brought to the check in desk at the airport on both legs of your journey.

It is the industry norm to have a 10kgs free luggage allowance to carry on and that you purchase all additional luggage allowances.

Yes you are flying into CPH (this is writen on your ticket. which is the main international airport in Copenhagen.

Please remember that you must check-in on line in advance of your flight, to either download your ticket to your smart phone or print it. Otherwise the airline will charge you a hefty fee.

BonkeyDonker

dusty207 wrote: »

Well, according to Ryanair's own figures for the first 6 months of 2016, 6 million passengers arrived late, based on your figure of 100 million.

http://corporate.ryanair.com/about-us/punctuality/

Which is still a minority. But yes they can be late, sometimes their fault sometimes the fault of others. But the vast majority of the time they are on time.

JCX BXC

And to add, the 10kg is not by law, it's by choice. Stobart Air (Aer Lingus Regional) offer 7kg, and Icelands WOW Air once offered a horrible 5kg, but now they offer the industry Standard of 10kg.

Ryanair fly to Copenhagen's "main" airport, mainly due to lack of a second airport. It's easy to figure that out though.

And ask yourself this, do you really want to believe "horror" stories that come from places like the Daily Mail? Read the Ryanair Term's and Conditions and you will be fine, the amount of people who don't and then complain about it later is shocking.

Terms and Conditions are here: https://www.ryanair.com/ie/en/useful-info/help-centre/terms-and-conditions

Read from about Article 6 onwards.

0lddog

Is it true that Ryanair was recently confirmed as the largest international airline in the world ?

deaddonkey15

0lddog wrote: »

Is it true that Ryanair was recently confirmed as the largest international airline in the world ?

Depends on what metric is used.

VG31

0lddog wrote: »

Is it true that Ryanair was recently confirmed as the largest international airline in the world ?

If measuring by passenger numbers they're fifth after American, Southwest, Delta and China Southern.

JCX BXC

VG31 wrote: »

If measuring by passenger numbers they're fifth after American, Southwest, Delta and China Southern.

That's not international though. All of those Airlines have very large domestic numbers.

Locker10a

martinsvi wrote: »

dusty207 wrote: »

Not too sure about that, my flight from Manchester to Dublin last week was delayed by 1.5 hrs.

the difference between Ryanair and flag carriers is that when Ryanair planes go tech, your replacement is there within 5 hours max. If a flag carrier goes tech, you travel next day on a different airline via one or two stops

Not really true, All airlines keep a Standby aircraft in the exact same way Ryanair would, it's a percentage of your fleet.
Being rerouted ( mainly an American thing) is probably done as it's the most convenient and fastest option.

Decent Skin

spacekiwi wrote: »

Hi, havent flown for ten years or so, amheading to denmark at end of month for a catch up with a buddy...git new passport...just wondering about flight.
I booked ryanair to copenhagen and on site it asked me about luggage, i paid extra for 15 kg luggage allowance..
Someone told me that by law u get 10 kg carryon anyway, so do i now have a extra 15kg that goes in belly of plane??
Does anyone know if ryanair use main copenhagen airport, or is it a smaller airport on outskirts, ? Have people telling me all manner of ryanair horror stories..dunno what to believe..thanks.

Yup - just watch your carry on bag sizes; a bag that's okay for other airlines might be too big for Ryanair; they don't use the standard size agreed by most airlines!

If smaller = lighter = cheaper then it's a valid model, as lots of people take too much anyway, and we were once left unable to take off in an Aer Lingus flight due to a crosswind closing the longer runway while the Ryanair flight (same plane size) managed to lift from the shorter perpendicular runway due to being lighter due to less fuel, but it's a bitch if a family member or friend gives you a loan of a bag that "is the right size".

JCX BXC

Decent Skin wrote: »

Yup - just watch your carry on bag sizes; a bag that's okay for other airlines might be too big for Ryanair; they don't use the standard size agreed by most airlines!

If smaller = lighter = cheaper then it's a valid model, as lots of people take too much anyway, and we were once left unable to take off in an Aer Lingus flight due to a crosswind closing the longer runway while the Ryanair flight (same plane size) managed to lift from the shorter perpendicular runway due to being lighter due to less fuel, but it's a bitch if a family member or friend gives you a loan of a bag that "is the right size".

55cm x 40cm x 20cm is the size used by both airlines for Carry-on baggage. Maybe you're a little misinformed?

And I don't think that the 737 and A320 have different crosswind limits for different weights, but I could be wrong here. Last winter Ryanair had several aircraft unable to takeoff due to Crosswind, when Aer Lingus had most aircraft taking off.

Locker10a

Decent Skin wrote: »

spacekiwi wrote: »

Hi, havent flown for ten years or so, amheading to denmark at end of month for a catch up with a buddy...git new passport...just wondering about flight.
I booked ryanair to copenhagen and on site it asked me about luggage, i paid extra for 15 kg luggage allowance..
Someone told me that by law u get 10 kg carryon anyway, so do i now have a extra 15kg that goes in belly of plane??
Does anyone know if ryanair use main copenhagen airport, or is it a smaller airport on outskirts, ? Have people telling me all manner of ryanair horror stories..dunno what to believe..thanks.

Yup - just watch your carry on bag sizes; a bag that's okay for other airlines might be too big for Ryanair; they don't use the standard size agreed by most airlines!

If smaller = lighter = cheaper then it's a valid model, as lots of people take too much anyway, and we were once left unable to take off in an Aer Lingus flight due to a crosswind closing the longer runway while the Ryanair flight (same plane size) managed to lift from the shorter perpendicular runway due to being lighter due to less fuel, but it's a bitch if a family member or friend gives you a loan of a bag that "is the right size".

Aer Lingus allow 4cm extra for their hand luggage, everything else is the same! There's virtually 4cms difference that's it !
The thing to remember with hand luggage especially at Ryanair as they are very efficient about it, is that only a limited ( approx 90 bags) will be allowed in the aircraft. They remainder will be gate checked. So it's a good idea to be prepared for this scenario and thus don't pack your valuables, passport, medication etc. Deep inside you carry on case!

Decent Skin

Locker10a wrote: »

Aer Lingus allow 4cm extra for their hand luggage, everything else is the same! There's virtually 4cms difference that's it !
The thing to remember with hand luggage especially at Ryanair as they are very efficient about it, is that only a limited ( approx 90 bags) will be allowed in the aircraft. They remainder will be gate checked. So it's a good idea to be prepared for this scenario and thus don't pack your valuables, passport, medication etc. Deep inside you carry on case!

Yup, but that 4cm counts big-time when it's full or a hard case.

Wasn't arguing with it - actually outlined some of the plusses - just warning the OP who is a new Ryanair user.

JCX BXC

Where's the 4cm difference out of interest, from what I've seen they're both the exact same?

Decent Skin

Carnacalla wrote: »

Where's the 4cm difference out of interest, from what I've seen they're both the exact same?

https://www.aerlingus.com/travel-information/baggage-information/cabin-baggage/

Max size 55cm H (21.5") x 40cm W (15.5") x 24cm

Shannon Control

dusty207 wrote: »

Not too sure about that, my flight from Manchester to Dublin last week was delayed by 1.5 hrs.

Versus the other 100s of flights that have operated that route this year without delay.

L1011

spacekiwi wrote: »

Someone told me that by law u get 10 kg carryon anyway.

You get 10kg with Ryanair but there is no such law. Aer Lingus Regional is 7kg, Wizzair have 0.

martinsvi

Locker10a wrote: »

Not really true, All airlines keep a Standby aircraft in the exact same way Ryanair would, it's a percentage of your fleet.
Being rerouted ( mainly an American thing) is probably done as it's the most convenient and fastest option.

fantastic world you're living in .. just because EI are pretty good at this, doesn't mean most are

Locker10a

martinsvi wrote: »

Locker10a wrote: »

Not really true, All airlines keep a Standby aircraft in the exact same way Ryanair would, it's a percentage of your fleet.
Being rerouted ( mainly an American thing) is probably done as it's the most convenient and fastest option.

fantastic world you're living in .. just because EI are pretty good at this, doesn't mean most are

I'm working off my experience working in the airline industry, airlines insert fire breaks into their schedules and allow a flexibility whereby they can easily chop and change aircraft to facilitate rescue flights etc. It doesn't actually mean an aircraft of sitting around doing nothing all day ! Often in our briefings were told " today we have 3.2 Stanby aircraft today" this means there is this percentage of flexibility for aircraft being changed to reschedule flights etc.

Decent Skin

Locker10a wrote: »

I'm working off my experience working in the airline industry, airlines insert fire breaks into their schedules and allow a flexibility whereby they can easily chop and change aircraft to facilitate rescue flights etc. It doesn't actually mean an aircraft of sitting around doing nothing all day ! Often in our briefings were told " today we have 3.2 Stanby aircraft today" this means there is this percentage of flexibility for aircraft being changed to reschedule flights etc.

Would hate to be stuck with the .2!!!!!

blackdog2

Locker10a wrote: »

Aer Lingus allow 4cm extra for their hand luggage, everything else is the same! There's virtually 4cms difference that's it !
The thing to remember with hand luggage especially at Ryanair as they are very efficient about it, is that only a limited ( approx 90 bags) will be allowed in the aircraft. They remainder will be gate checked. So it's a good idea to be prepared for this scenario and thus don't pack your valuables, passport, medication etc. Deep inside you carry on case!

And if you have a connecting flight, be sure to consider gate checked luggage being delayed!

I had a flight from cork earlier this year, connecting via Amsterdam to Shanghai, had three suitcases and two pieces of hand luggage which we were forced to check in (not due to exceeding our allowances or weight, we were simply told that the plane was full, no more hand luggage was allowed on) and the lot was five days late in arriving to Shanghai!

Pat Dunne

blackdog2 wrote: »

And if you have a connecting flight, be sure to consider gate checked luggage being delayed!

I had a flight from cork earlier this year, connecting via Amsterdam to Shanghai, had three suitcases and two pieces of hand luggage which we were forced to check in (not due to exceeding our allowances or weight, we were simply told that the plane was full, no more hand luggage was allowed on) and the lot was five days late in arriving to Shanghai!

The OP is on a direct return flight from DUB to CPH, let's not complicate things too much.

martinsvi

Locker10a wrote: »

I'm working off my experience working in the airline industry, airlines insert fire breaks into their schedules and allow a flexibility whereby they can easily chop and change aircraft to facilitate rescue flights etc. It doesn't actually mean an aircraft of sitting around doing nothing all day ! Often in our briefings were told " today we have 3.2 Stanby aircraft today" this means there is this percentage of flexibility for aircraft being changed to reschedule flights etc.

and as a very frequent flyer, in my experience I've been screwed over by a flag carrier more often than lo-cos.. I don't really want to argue over it, our both experiences account for something and although they are different, that doesn't mean that either of us is wrong

Locker10a

martinsvi wrote: »

Locker10a wrote: »

I'm working off my experience working in the airline industry, airlines insert fire breaks into their schedules and allow a flexibility whereby they can easily chop and change aircraft to facilitate rescue flights etc. It doesn't actually mean an aircraft of sitting around doing nothing all day ! Often in our briefings were told " today we have 3.2 Stanby aircraft today" this means there is this percentage of flexibility for aircraft being changed to reschedule flights etc.

and as a very frequent flyer, in my experience I've been screwed over by a flag carrier more often than lo-cos.. I don't really want to argue over it, our both experiences account for something and although they are different, that doesn't mean that either of us is wrong

Lol I wasn't arguing, nor was I comparing loco vs. Flag carriers !!
I am simply explaining, for those who don't know, how airline(any airlines) tend to manage their fleets to allow for amendments etc.

dusty207

Shannon Control wrote: »

Versus the other 100s of flights that have operated that route this year without delay.

I'm in the minority

joeysoap

dusty207 wrote: »

Not too sure about that, my flight from Manchester to Dublin last week was delayed by 1.5 hrs.

Delayed recently by 2 hours on flight to Faro. Whilst sitting in Dub having a coffee received an apology by text from Ryanair about the delay. Arrived 1am in Faro and another apology for the delay after I turned on the phone! Have had delays with other carriers in the past but never an apology (and in the case of EasyJet not even acknowledgement, never mind an apology).

* it was a replacement aircraft as the fault was in Faro. Beautiful new aircraft it was too. Pilot said that was only its 2nd trip. Just a pain because of the late flight.

Carawaystick

Carnacalla wrote: »

55cm x 40cm x 20cm is the size used by both airlines for Carry-on baggage. Maybe you're a little misinformed?

And I don't think that the 737 and A320 have different crosswind limits for different weights, but I could be wrong here. Last winter Ryanair had several aircraft unable to takeoff due to Crosswind, when Aer Lingus had most aircraft taking off.

I've regularly seen or heard about Aer Lingus diverting from PGF while Ryanairs land and take off no bother.
Aer Lingus blame the weather when people seek delay compo.

homerjay2005

LeChienMefiant wrote: »

Ryanair is not as bad as it used to be. They've mellowed out with age.

Ryanair were never bad if you ask me. you had people paying €19.99 for return flights turning up expecting to get on without following simple rules.

you check in online, print your boarding pass, take on one bag >10KG and in size, you get on the plane and get off when it lands. it seems that was too complicated for some people.