Ryanair: forced to pay taxes at airport

Wellery82

I love Ryanair, they have continued to drive down the cost of flying and made Europe far more accessible to a new generation.

I don't see them as a rip off either - everything you have the option of paying for (meals on flights, checking in at the airport etc) is factored into the costs of other airlines, the only difference is it is more transparent what the cost is with Ryanair, and you can choose not to pay it

Their whole model is based on cutting down overheads. If they allow people to check in at an airport it either means employing more staff to oversee this or funding new machines (and associated upkeep costs) to do so - if they are to keep costs low and get more passengers they want to avoid this, and so slap a big cost on it

None of what they do is a scam, it is all clear to see. It is peoples choice however, me personally i think given i often fly abroad for less than a 100 mile train journey in the UK, it is an excellent service

stoneman

duchy wrote: »

My printer hates me going on holiday-it sulks and refuses to print anything the day before I fly

Solutions -pop round to a mates house and use theirs, do it from work (that one doesn't work for me I work from home) or pop to the local libary who give free access to both members and visitors and charge 10p a sheet to print.

As check in starts 24 hours ahead there's usually time to find an alternative-most people who get stung for the £40 get charged because they haven't realized the charge exists as they didn't read the confirmation paperwork.

(PS post directly above reported-these holiday companies must think we're silly)

duchy, are you trying to make a late bid for replying to the oldest thread on the board before the year is out?:rotfl:
JK;)