Another Brilliant Ryanair Retort

senordingdong · 04-01-2010 03:52PM #1

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0104/ryanair.html

A UK watchdog has criticised Ryanairs credit card charging policy.
So instead of making themselves appear right, Ryanair just made their opponent appear wrong.

In an interview with the Independent newspaper, John Fingleton, chief executive of the OFT, attacked the company for fees that could be added when customers pay online.

Ryanair Head of Communications Stephen McNamara said: 'Ryanair is not for the overpaid John Fingletons on this world but for the everyday Joe Bloggs who opt for Ryanair's guaranteed lowest fares because we give them the opportunity to fly across 26 European countries for free, £5 and £10.

'What the OFT must realise is that passengers prefer Ryanair's model as it allows them to avoid costs, such as baggage charges, which are still included in the high fares of high cost, fuel surcharging, strike-threatened airlines such as BA.'

So would the Ryanair haters here complain about a five euro credit card charge when their the competitors (aer lingus and british airways) have higher charges ingrained in their fees...and have the constant threat of a strike looming?

5starpool · 04-01-2010 03:54PM

Do you work for Ryanair or something? Why is this a thread?

hooradiation · 04-01-2010 03:57PM

So, Ryanair were criticised and instead of responding to that then bleat on and on about how they think they're so awesome as opposed to answering the fucking complaint?

Oh and some inverse class snobbery, for good measure.

How typical. In before slackjawed cretins decide that they really need to post how awesome Micheal O'Leary is and how he should be running this country.

senordingdong · 04-01-2010 04:00PM

Bingo!

hooradiation · 04-01-2010 04:01PM

senordingdong wrote: »

Bingo!

That's not brilliant, that's childish bullshit.

jester77 · 04-01-2010 04:01PM

Michael O'Leary should be running this country, if he imposed €5 on every credit card transaction a lot of the people who are currently in debt wouldn't be.

</sarcasm>

afatbollix · 04-01-2010 04:02PM

aerlingus have the same €5 charge

AnonoBoy · 04-01-2010 04:02PM

I like Ryanair's responses:

Consumer Organisation wrote:

Ryanair is bad for X, Y and Z reasons

Ryanair's Response wrote:

I know you are but what am I?

senordingdong · 04-01-2010 04:06PM

hooradiation wrote: »

So, Ryanair were criticised and instead of responding to that then bleat on and on about how they think they're so awesome as opposed to answering the fucking complaint?

Oh and some inverse class snobbery, for good measure.

How typical. In before slackjawed cretins decide that they really need to post how awesome Micheal O'Leary is and how he should be running this country.

Yeah, the same way you avoided discussing the thread content in order to get your slack jawed comments in.

jumpguy · 04-01-2010 04:11PM

God, everytime Ryanair are criticised, they counter-criticise the organisation that criticised them, then blab on about low fares.

mconigol · 04-01-2010 04:11PM

here's an idea...if people don't like ryanair then don't fly with them and quit moaning, it's a business not a bloody charity

rossie1977 · 04-01-2010 04:12PM

afatbollix wrote: »

aerlingus have the same €5 charge

easyjet charge €10 for using your credit card but i don't see any report on them

hooradiation · 04-01-2010 04:15PM

senordingdong wrote: »

Yeah, the same way you avoided discussing the thread content in order to get your slack jawed comments in.

reading comprehension is at an all time low round these parts.

Tellox · 04-01-2010 04:15PM

hooradiation wrote: »

need to post how awesome Micheal O'Leary is and how he should be running this country.

Yeah, O'Leary is the ****ing man alright.

Prof.Badass · 04-01-2010 04:18PM

Well I personally won't be happy untill someone gets sick in one of their sick bags/film development bags, pops some film in and then sends it off to the company to be developed

.

Not sure if they still do those, but if they do it would be awesome.

Smcgie · 04-01-2010 04:21PM

I'm sorry but you just can't help but to love this company. Ask yourself why the OFT are not moaning on about any other world airline that charge such fees. They don't because they know ryanair has the other European airlines by the short and curlies.

Fair play to ryanair
Fair play to stephen McNamara
& Fair play to MOL

Were would we be without them? Prob paying Airlingus or BA for a flight that we can't board because some little jumped up sh1t wants and extra €20 in his wage packet and doesn't care if his insolvent company can't pay it.

mickoneill30 · 04-01-2010 04:31PM

So if I'm reading the responses above right,

It's OK to charge €5 per item if somebody pays by credit card when the credit card company is actually only putting on a 1% or 2% charge.

If Dunnes or Superquinn started doing this would we have the same responses or would you all be posting in the Rip Off Republic forum?

--amadeus-- · 04-01-2010 04:36PM

Meh, I only look at the RyanAir website if the airport I need isn't serviced by Aer Lingus. Thier low fares aren't and thier customer service isn't so why bother?

rossie1977 · 04-01-2010 04:37PM

mickoneill30 wrote: »

So if I'm reading the responses above right,

It's OK to charge €5 per item if somebody pays by credit card when the credit card company is actually only putting on a 1% or 2% charge.

If Dunnes or Superquinn started doing this would we have the same responses or would you all be posting in the Rip Off Republic forum?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE CREDIT CARD CHARGE

loud enough

google entropay, they did the visa electron and are now doing the prepaid mastercard

mickoneill30 · 04-01-2010 04:39PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE CREDIT CARD CHARGE

Ah now that you've typed in caps it all makes sense. In that case its fine to put a €5 charge onto something that costs a few cent.

For what it's worth. I've no probs with Ryan Air charging a €5 for a credit card use. I'm sure every business would do it if they could get away with it. I just think it's weird that people are on here saying it's a good thing.

04-01-2010 04:39PM

mickoneill30 wrote: »

So if I'm reading the responses above right,

It's OK to charge €5 per item if somebody pays by credit card when the credit card company is actually only putting on a 1% or 2% charge.

If Dunnes or Superquinn started doing this would we have the same responses or would you all be posting in the Rip Off Republic forum?

I'd go to Tesco!

But even with ryanairs €5 credit card charge I cant go anywhere else for less or even equal prices.

I just wish they flew to amsterdam.

Hookers and drugs for everyone then, well if they dont mind a €5 credit card charge

homerjay2005 · 04-01-2010 04:40PM

aer lingus charge it also. at least ryanair dont hide it, they break down all their charges and are clear to see before you hit the purchase button. other airlines just absorb it into their overall costs.

and for the smarter people, while its changing now, you could have avoided this 5euro by using visa electron card over the past few years.

04-01-2010 04:44PM

Sure lets go back to the day when it cost £300 to fly Dublin - London.

I hate when people constantly moan about Ryanair.

If you don't them don't fcuking use them. Simple.

rossie1977 · 04-01-2010 04:45PM

mickoneill30 wrote: »

For what it's worth. I've no probs with Ryan Air charging a €5 for a credit card use. I'm sure every business would do it if they could get away with it. I just think it's weird that people are on here saying it's a good thing.

nobody is saying its a good thing, thats why we try to get around it

but remember its not just ryanair, aer lingus charge it too and easyjet as i said charge €10 so double. i feel sorry for those that pay this charge but what can you do, airline travel is a fraction of what it was 15 years (especially around europe), an extra 5 euro when you can fly to gran canaria for 40 euro return isn't breaking the bank

i recently booked with ebookers (flight to san francisco) and they charged me 5euro credit card fee, i couldn't get around that one, baxtards

stovelid · 04-01-2010 04:46PM

Do some of you have to have a **** before boarding a Ryanair flight in case the paroxysm of excitement caused by being on board makes you stain the one pair of trousers that you are usually allowed to bring?

senordingdong · 04-01-2010 04:47PM

hooradiation wrote: »

reading comprehension is at an all time low round these parts.

And snotty comments at an all time high.

senordingdong · 04-01-2010 04:57PM

stovelid wrote: »

Do some of you have to have a **** before boarding a Ryanair flight in case the paroxysm of excitement caused by being on board makes you stain the one pair of trousers that you are usually allowed to bring?

I know I do!

Saves me a fortune on women.
Another brilliant Ryanair money saver!

blogga · 04-01-2010 06:14PM

vinylmesh wrote: »

Well I personally won't be happy untill someone gets sick in one of their sick bags/film development bags, pops some film in and then sends it off to the company to be developed .

Not sure if they still do those, but if they do it would be awesome.

And hopefully it will be misdirected by an post to you and you can find it awesome in your hands.

blogga · 04-01-2010 06:19PM

ryanair is tolerated by most people because its a cheap service. It doesn't mean that most people have any respect for Mr. O'Leary. Imho it's silly to give any credence to him outside his area of expertise: looking at a market and seeing how he can undercut his competitors.

griffdaddy · 04-01-2010 06:22PM

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

I'd go to Tesco!

But even with ryanairs €5 credit card charge I cant go anywhere else for less or even equal prices.

I just wish they flew to amsterdam.

Hookers and drugs for everyone then, well if they dont mind a €5 credit card charge

They fly to Eindhoven in the Netherlands, there's plenty of coffeeshops and a red light district there, or if you really need that Amsterdam experience it's about 20 quid return by train.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 04-01-2010 06:25PM

Not this shít again...

Another Brilliant Ryanair Retort

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