Worth paying for Priority Boarding with Ryanair - have young children

PolishBigSpender

terryya wrote: »

Probably for the same reason that they don't let young kids travel on their own, which they might as well be if they are separated by the length of the plane!

Who doesn't allow young children to travel alone?

You can send a 5 year old by BA if you so wish.

Pont

From the Ryanair website

'PLEASE NOTE - no new bookings for unaccompanied minors will be accepted from the 20th May onwards and Ryanair will NO LONGER accept unaccompanied minors under the age of 16 for travel on Ryanair flights from the 1st October 2009 onwards'.

Just thought, this answers the OPs problems! Surely a child sat by themself is, by definition, unaccompanied. Therefore wouldn't Ryanair have to ensure that children under the age of 16 have to be sat with their parents during a flight.

Bob_the_Saver

Not got a five year old but if I had I would send them on BA.... ANYWHERE!

PolishBigSpender

Pont wrote: »

From the Ryanair website

'PLEASE NOTE - no new bookings for unaccompanied minors will be accepted from the 20th May onwards and Ryanair will NO LONGER accept unaccompanied minors under the age of 16 for travel on Ryanair flights from the 1st October 2009 onwards'.

Just thought, this answers the OPs problems! Surely a child sat by themself is, by definition, unaccompanied. Therefore wouldn't Ryanair have to ensure that children under the age of 16 have to be sat with their parents during a flight.

Please cease trying to interpret things in ways that don't make sense.

The very definition of an unaccompanied minor is one that is travelling by himself. This means going through security alone, to the gate alone and flying alone. Airlines such as BA will look after children that do this, but Ryanair never accepted bookings for children small enough not to be able to figure out an airport by themselves.

Ryanair don't have to ensure anything - there is no legislation against a child being seperated from his/her parents during a flight. If the parents are too greedy to pay for priority boarding and end up having to sit seperated from their children, it's their own fault.

If you don't like the unreserved seating - then fly another airline. It's really that simple.

Pont

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Please cease trying to interpret things in ways that don't make sense.

The very definition of an unaccompanied minor is one that is travelling by himself. This means going through security alone, to the gate alone and flying alone. Airlines such as BA will look after children that do this, but Ryanair never accepted bookings for children small enough not to be able to figure out an airport by themselves.

Ryanair don't have to ensure anything - there is no legislation against a child being seperated from his/her parents during a flight. If the parents are too greedy to pay for priority boarding and end up having to sit seperated from their children, it's their own fault.

If you don't like the unreserved seating - then fly another airline. It's really that simple.

In answer to your post #23, Ryanair clearly 'doesn't allow young children to travel alone'.
In answer to this post - yawn- please cease from responding when you clearly do not understand the British concept of a 'tongue in cheek' post!

PolishBigSpender

Pont wrote: »

In answer to your post #23, Ryanair clearly 'doesn't allow young children to travel alone'.
In answer to this post - yawn- please cease from responding when you clearly do not understand the British concept of a 'tongue in cheek' post!

Oh dear.

Ryanair does not allow children under 16 to fly alone. If the parents are in the cabin, they clearly are not 'alone'.

Do try and keep up.

Pont

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Oh dear.

Ryanair does not allow children under 16 to fly alone. If the parents are in the cabin, they clearly are not 'alone'.

Do try and keep up.

.....Still not understanding the concept of irony? Nevermind, when you reach the age of 5 you will be able to fly off all by yourself with BA - now that would be something to look forward to! :rolleyes:

PolishBigSpender

Pont wrote: »

.....Still not understanding the concept of irony? Nevermind, when you reach the age of 5 you will be able to fly off all by yourself with BA - now that would be something to look forward to! :rolleyes:

Irony?

I'm sorry, perhaps your level of intellect is just far below mine.

Perhaps you might want to consider some foreign language classes to develop your mind?

lorweld

MrSmartprice

Pont wrote: »

I can only comment on a recent flight to Poland (April) from Birmingham. In my view it was totally pointless for anyone to pay for priority boarding as after going through the gate we were herded onto a bus to take us out to the plane. The priority boarders all rushed to the furthest side of the bus, but when we got to the plane the 'non priority door' opened first and so the non-priority flyers got all the best seats.

This has normally been the case. But I flew back from Prague yesterday and Ryanair have a new tactic at that airport. As the passengers queued at the gate, they called the priority boarders and let them through the gate and onto a bus. Everyone else waited, and sure enough this huge bus departed to the plane carrying all 6 of them!

Once it had departed, the rest of us were sent to two more waiting buses. But the despatcher, a dozy girl of about 20, held the buses for about 10 mintes so that the priority boarders got their money's worth. Then we left for the plane and took the usual age to load. Thanks to this idiocy the plane missed its slot and we sat on the plane for a further 20 minutes.

It was fortunate that the flight made up some time and arrived just about on schedule. But I have never seen such a shambles, which seemed in fairness to have been down to the airport despatcher rather than Ryanair.