Ryanair Currency Loophole: How You Can MAKE Money from Ryanair!

therandomsurfer

For all those of you, like me, who are increasingly miffed at Ryanair's continual hiking of extra charges like baggage, checking in, paying by card, etc - here's your chance to claim something back from the b*ggers!

I found this at http://www.travolution.co.uk/blog/2009/07/how-to-make-money-on-ryanair-f.php

This is how it works:

The airline is currently charging the same prices whether in Euro or British Pounds for its in-flight beverages.

Nothing wrong with that - the two currencies have hovered close to another for a while now.

However, cabin crew will also give the change back in any currency - if you ask.

So, for example, buy a £3/Euro 3 coffee and then pay for it with a Euro 50 note.

Then request that the change of Euro 47 in British Pounds.

£47 currently converts to around Euro 54 - so that's a free coffee AND 4 Euro in your pocket.

Our contact at 360travelguide.com said:

"One of 360TravelGuide.com's roving reporters checked it out in practice on a flight from Carcassonne a few days ago.

"Result? Exactly as planned (even the coffee wasn't bad) plus the great satisfaction of knocking a Ryanair charge straight back where it came from."

Nice huh? :T

Quentin

This link works:

http://www.travolution.co.uk/blog/2009/07/how-to-make-money-on-ryanair-f.php

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PolishBigSpender

If this is true, then expect Ryanair to swiftly refuse to give change in anything but the original currency - or to apply draconian exchange rates for the change.

therandomsurfer

Quentin wrote: »

This link works:

http://www.travolution.co.uk/blog/2009/07/how-to-make-money-on-ryanair-f.php

thanks for picking that up...have corrected my link too

therandomsurfer

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

If this is true, then expect Ryanair to swiftly refuse to give change in anything but the original currency - or to apply draconian exchange rates for the change.

yep, no doubt about it. The only question is how long they'll take to change it.

PolishBigSpender

therandomsurfer wrote: »

yep, no doubt about it. The only question is how long they'll take to change it.

It's actually funny that Ryanair have allowed this to happen - I have a feeling that it isn't standard policy and might have been a slipup by the person on the plane.