Ryanair - "dodgy" scales in Spain

DCFC79

Hauptmann wrote: »

It is difficult to argue when the plane is literally about to close its doors. I did 'kick up a fuss' but the guy wasn't having it and told me to pay the fee or I wouldn't be boarding the plane that day. I did ask about complaining and was told to ring the number given on the Ryanair website.

did you ask for your bag to be weighed on another set of scales,

Hauptmann

dmg24 wrote: »

OP, I believe your original story, it has happened to lots of people, on several different airlines. However, the more you add to your story, the more I think that you are embellishing on the truth.

You have gone from there being a man pulling people out of the queue, to that man being an Irish Ryanair crew member!

Assuming that you were flying to/ from the UK, the likelihood of the crew being Irish is low. Not impossible, but not likely.

The likelihood of Ryanair having an Irish employee based at a Spanish airport is extremely low.

The crew usually stay on the plane at the airport due to the tight turnaround. They do not deal with the boarding queue.

Always best to stick with the truth.

Please don't accuse me of lying, I find it offensive
The guy had an Irish accent. The crew seemed to consist of a couple of women (English/Irish) and a Spanish guy who made most of the announcements in unintelligible broken English. I didn't see the Irish 'queue checker' on the plane, but I was sitting near the front and he may have been working the back end.
I fly Ryanair quite a lot and its not unusual to get Irish crew members on flights between UK-Spain, Germany, Poland etc etc. Indeed you can get a fair selection of nationalities.
I know the crew usually stay with the plane and clean it, but he may have been crew, I've no way of knowing. It doesn't matter really. All I know he had an Irish accent and was wearing a blue suit/uniform. He was very polite, but very determined that either I was going to pay up or not board the flight.