Ryanair prices
14 November 2008, 12:16 AM
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Ryanair prices
I could have cried, lol.
Were off to spain for a cheap 1 week break, nothing flash, just staying in a friends villa while we look at another apartment we might rent short-term over the winter. Cant stand these cold UK winters any longer.
Anyway, Ryanair were doing £5 flights up until midnight tonight. We got back in about 11pm and went straight online to book them. Grrrrr, they had put them up to £46!!!! So for two of us instead of being £20, it would have been almost £200!
Sod it we thought, we just wont go or we'll see which other airline has some cheap deals.
Bugger me, just after midnight Ryanair put them down to £1, lol. So, thats £4 for two people, there and back + fees/baggage
Were off to spain for a cheap 1 week break, nothing flash, just staying in a friends villa while we look at another apartment we might rent short-term over the winter. Cant stand these cold UK winters any longer.
Anyway, Ryanair were doing £5 flights up until midnight tonight. We got back in about 11pm and went straight online to book them. Grrrrr, they had put them up to £46!!!! So for two of us instead of being £20, it would have been almost £200!
Sod it we thought, we just wont go or we'll see which other airline has some cheap deals.
Bugger me, just after midnight Ryanair put them down to £1, lol. So, thats £4 for two people, there and back + fees/baggage
14 November 2008, 09:20 AM
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Read the small print, if you play by the rules its cheap, if you dont you'll be charged. They are a business and that's just how they make their money back. First time we used them we thought we would put all three of the kids luggage in one case together. Even though the total weight only came to just over half the allowance, Because it was all in one case and overweight we got charged for being over.
14 November 2008, 01:02 PM
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£12 per kg over the hand or checked allowance
10kg hand
15kg checked {this will cost you about £8 each way per bag also iirc}
Advanced boarding {to avoid the seat scramble about £8 each way PP}
decent flights and planes, we used them for the first time a couple of weeks ago and had no complaints.
10kg hand
15kg checked {this will cost you about £8 each way per bag also iirc}
Advanced boarding {to avoid the seat scramble about £8 each way PP}
decent flights and planes, we used them for the first time a couple of weeks ago and had no complaints.
14 November 2008, 01:36 PM
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Bugger me, just after midnight Ryanair put them down to £1, lol. So, thats £4 for two people, there and back + fees/baggage
14 November 2008, 01:53 PM
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Last time we flew with them there was a family of African origin at the next check-in with some very large suitcases. I overheard them being told that they had to pay £400 for the excess weight. The scene was interesting to say the least!
Make sure you have access to some scales at either end of your journey otherwise you will get stung.
Make sure you have access to some scales at either end of your journey otherwise you will get stung.
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14 November 2008, 03:48 PM
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thats pretty impressive when the fees for paying by debit card are £8 plus taxes and fees going out of £26.85 and coming back £16.27 thats all each and no hand luggage. The debit card fee is the one that really pisses me off. £4 for each flight even though they're booked together.
Hand luggage you can get away weight wise with a fair bit if you cram it in never been stopped so far as long as the bag isn't huge
Hand luggage you can get away weight wise with a fair bit if you cram it in never been stopped so far as long as the bag isn't huge
14 November 2008, 03:59 PM
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How is it "getting stung/ripped off" when the Ts&Cs are written clearly?
I went to Sardinia this year with the family and managed to avoid getting ripped off.
It's their business model and it works. Although some people seem to think flying to Europe for £5 is not the norm.
I went to Sardinia this year with the family and managed to avoid getting ripped off.
It's their business model and it works. Although some people seem to think flying to Europe for £5 is not the norm.
14 November 2008, 04:05 PM
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..but they do tell you this before you click accept.
You have a choice, and you probably chose Lie and scare as they were still the cheapest even after the charges.
You have a choice, and you probably chose Lie and scare as they were still the cheapest even after the charges.
14 November 2008, 07:26 PM
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care to explain yourself? something to consider....
Over 42 million passengers a year
729 routes across europe
cheapest flights of any airline
Europe’s youngest aircraft fleet
Worlds largest international carrier
I fly Ryanair around 10 times a year and find them excellent, their pricing, while cunning, is clear and if worked correctly you can fly for peanuts.
I even went to the lengths of getting a halifax easycash account (one of the few that offer a visa electron) just to avoid ryanairs card handing fees.
Ryanair
Over 42 million passengers a year
729 routes across europe
cheapest flights of any airline
Europe’s youngest aircraft fleet
Worlds largest international carrier
I fly Ryanair around 10 times a year and find them excellent, their pricing, while cunning, is clear and if worked correctly you can fly for peanuts.
I even went to the lengths of getting a halifax easycash account (one of the few that offer a visa electron) just to avoid ryanairs card handing fees.
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