Ryanair being just damn silly

ynot2005

perhaps sigur if you had flown with them and compared the service to other carriers as i have done over countless flights then you comments might have some credibilty

was it something someone said to you about ryanair, perhaps the moans and groans on this forum of which the OP post is typical., or the documentry., rumours perhaps

ynot2005

hating , illness and all that, seems a shame to me that you would pay double to fly with someone else, ryanair and oleary have transformed air travel over the last decade

brilliant thats what he is, your either love him or hate him, i would change a few things with ryanair, well perhaps a lot of things, but its not worth paying £100 more for a like for like service thats a sure thing.

dmg24

lijaloo wrote: »

Ryanair actually increased the baggage allowance to 20 kg in for bookings made after 16th March 2006

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/notices.php?notice=060316-baggage_EN

It was reduced to 15kg again from 1st November 2006. Not for bookings made after that date but for flights on or after that date leaving many passengers having to pay excess charges because they were allowed to take 20kg out and then without warning only allowed to bring back 15kg.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-413044/Families-pay-price-Ryanair-slash-bag-weights-return-home.html

Yes, so not recently?

dmg24

Sigur wrote: »

I just hate their company, especially their chief executive. The whole firm makes me ill, much in the same way I would never step foot inside a Starbuck's.

I'll never give neither of those companies a penny, I hate everything about them. Ryanair could give me free flights and I wouldn't fly with them.

I don't need to fly with them to add credibility to my opinion, same way I don't need to shoot myself myself in the face to argue for gun control.

The difference between you and the OP is that you aren't a hypocrite about it. You don't like them, so you don't fly with them. Fair enough. In the same respect, I don't like Primark, so I don't shop there.

alanrowell

Saint_Chris wrote: »

how recent was this change,

Ryanair's checked baggage allowance was originally 15kg, then for a few months it went to 20kg, then dropped back to 15kg - this will be about 2 years ago now.

As for pooling, they have never allowed pooling but they used to tolerate it until they realised what a money maker it could be.

alanrowell

Sigur wrote: »

If they aren't over 35kg they are being silly. Its a pointless and time wasting exercise.

Which bit of "IT MAKES THEM MONEY" don't you understand?

Voyager2002

I don't like Ryanair. I know this, because I have never tried them. As I posted in January, when I had the chance to use them I chose to take a three-hour bus ride across Ireland to use Easyjet instead.

OTOH I have got a lot of time for Starbucks. They responded to public opinion and now use fairly-traded coffee. They maintain high standards of product quality. In some cases they have done good work in educating the public about how to appreciate good coffee (one of life's few truly great pleasures).

endure

WiseInvestor wrote: »

What about the baggage handler who has to lift your 'overweight' bag?
Or the carousel system that may be more prone to breakdowns under heavier loads?
If both your bags could be packed below the 15kg limit, it makes sense to even them up.

The international regulations permit single bags of a maximum of up to 32kg in weight.

Voyager2002

alanrowell wrote: »

Which bit of "IT MAKES THEM MONEY" don't you understand?

Actually, the astonishing thing about this thread is that the check-in staff gave the OP a chance to re-pack (thus slowing down the process for other passengers). Other people have posted about having to pay the charge in this situation and not being given the opportunity to re-pack. This story is a rare example of a Ryanair employee putting the customer above the operational efficiency of the check-in process and not grasping an opportunity to make a bit more money.

Lynsey

I neither love them nor hate them, I just want flights as cheap as possible to destinations. I normally fly with EasyJet, but that's because I have more choice from where I live, as simple as that.
But the OP has made a valid point and that's pooling luggage allowance. It's commercial sense to have as few bags as possible to check in. As stated there will be less weight which equals less weight to carry, quicker checking in, less handling involved - it helps everyone, or should do. I could understand the problem if it was a single traveller taking over 17kg, but for 2 or more it doesn't make any sense apart from being a money making racket. But to make a fuss over 1kg is a joke, there isn't any allowance for the scales being wrong. They can't be 100% correct everytime as they get hammered and how often are they calibrated??
The same weight of luggage was loaded and all this would achieve was delays to passengers and annoyance caused.

Lynsey