Ryaniar and checked in luggage

hollydays

..is it because you cant do online checkin with a suitcase -thats only if you have hand luggage.

fifeken

hollydays wrote: »

..is it because you cant do online checkin with a suitcase -thats only if you have hand luggage.

That's exactly it hollydays. It's £8 for one bag each way and £4 for airport check in each way which is compulsory if you have a bag. £12 each way = £24 total.

MrSmartprice

Crap_with_money.com wrote: »

Flying with Ryanair is a total false economy! You look at the flight prices and think it's cheap, and then they have ridiculous charges for absolutely everything! Like your son I didn't read the small print and got caught out, we checked in 1 bag between the 2 of us (as they charge £8 just to check in at the counter with no bags, or £22 if checking in a bag, but if it's a booking for 2 you can't have one person check in on-line and the other at the counter, but if you book separately, they charge you 2 booking fees - so they have you every way really!!)

Anyway, we got caught out with the baggage allowance! We were 5 kilos over, which we expected we'd have to pay for, but didn't expect that we'd need to pay £84!! :mad:

The cheapest way to do it, is to check in on-line, and only carry hand luggage - but be very careful of the weight allowance! Or if possible - just fly with someone else!! :rotfl:

Rant over!

So if I've got this right, travelling with Ryanair is a 'false economy' if you simply can't be arsed to read their terms and conditions, which are all there on their website.

On your own admission it was your own stupidity that resulted in you being 'caught out'. Because had you made the effort, like sensible people do, those charges would not have been levied.

I am a regular flyer with Ryanair. They have never failed to arrive anywhere on schedule, and their staff have been unfailingly polite and helpful. We travel with cabin baggage only, check in online, and always pay with an Electron card. We have had several flights for £1 or less, and managed to fly to Dublin and back for 2p each, including everything.

The way I look at it, while we have people not bothering to read the conditions, and paying through the nose for all the extras, the savvy travellers will continue to be heavily subsidised by the mugs. Long may it continue!:D

abacab

No probs with ryanair,flew again yesterday on Salzburg day trip for a tenner each including card fees.Would have been 2 quid each if we could be arsed to search for a visa electron.Staff are efficiant but a bit brusque,but you get that with expensive airlines.Cabin baggage should be enough for trips up to a week if packed sensibly.Dont pay for priority boarding,just get ready to stand in line and use rear steps to plane if avalible(Why do people herd sheep like via front entrance?)