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Make money from Ryanair!
Moonchild
Posts: 802 Forumite
Saw this today, if anyone is flying in the next day or two, let us know if it works!!
http://www.travolution.co.uk/blog/2009/07/how-to-make-money-on-ryanair-f.php
How to make money on Ryanair flights
July 16, 2009
One suspects this will not work for too long, but it's rather amusing.
360travelguide.com alerted us to a little money-making routine passengers can try the next time they fly with everyone's favourite low-cost carrier, Ryanair.
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."
Whoops. Trebles all round... ;-)
http://www.travolution.co.uk/blog/2009/07/how-to-make-money-on-ryanair-f.php
How to make money on Ryanair flights
July 16, 2009
One suspects this will not work for too long, but it's rather amusing.
360travelguide.com alerted us to a little money-making routine passengers can try the next time they fly with everyone's favourite low-cost carrier, Ryanair.
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."
Whoops. Trebles all round... ;-)
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Comments
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I'll give it a try next time I fly with them. Chances are they closed the loophole by then.0
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wonderful!!!!!!! makes a change us sticking to them
2023 wins - zilch, nada, big fat duck. quack quack,0 -
I'll buy a £1 scratchcard from them, paying with a 500 euro note and get 499 quid back! The profit will pay for both flights and hotel for a weekend.
(I wish:rolleyes:)0 -
Oh I see, it's not OK for RyanAir to use underhand practices to 'rip off' passengers, but it's OK to rip them off by taking advantage of this etc etc etc etc0
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