ryanair price change after booking

linthum

does ryanair refund the price difference if the ticket price went down after booking? i am loosing 150e on my current booking.

sugarman20

Eh, no.

Nigel Fairservice

If only! The reality is everyone on various different flights will have paid varying fares.

linthum

shite. almost 30% drop in fare in 10days after I booked. it has already fallen 2 times this week.

elperello

Just the luck of the draw really.

If it's any consolation they can't up the price after you book either.

endofrainbow

If the price had gone up would you offer to pay the difference?

linthum

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120981990#Comment_120981990

Yeah see i get that. but the point is there should be some kind of protection for consumers. ryanair has certain kind of monopoly in specific routes where other airlines don't fly direct. its unfair on consumers.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120983072#Comment_120983072

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ErnieG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120983072#Comment_120983072

It costs a fortune to run an airline.

Ryanair spent €9,200,000,000 on operating costs in their most recent financial year. They have to manage their yields well, or their costs will overwhelm them sooner or later.

Current air passenger protections in the EU are very strong by historical and global standards.

linthum

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120983484#Comment_120983484

yeah right. so whats the rationale behind lowering the prices? least they could have kept the prices same or raise it.. regardless those who can afford will pay. the only reason i can think is to fill up the seats on the route. the destination country is no part of EU and most of the EU countries are expensive on those dates.

joebloggs32

Its basic economics.

They set a price for the flight you booked. Bookings obviously are low for that particular flight and its getting closer to the departure date, so they have decided to drop the price of the flight in the hope of shifting more seats, otherwise the flight will be running at a loss. They may still end up running that particular flight at a loss but if they fill all the seats at a lowere price they may get close to break even or even turn a small profit.

Don't feel too bad. I know some people who bought houses off plans as the celtic tiger was on its last legs, only to see other houses in the same development sold on at half the price when built a few years later to others who managed to snap them up as the housing market crashed.

linthum

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120983708#Comment_120983708

Thanks for explaining