British Airways and Ryanair

stoneman

Kenny_Powers wrote: »

Ryanair pose no risk of striking though...........

No, just the risk of canceling a flight you have paid for with a couple of weeks notice, you want any examples:rotfl:

dmg24

stoneman, you used to be able to engage in intelligent debate, but when it comes to Ryanair, your arguments just come across as unsubstantiated and quite childish. :rolleyes:

Your little dig at BusinessStudent just shows what outdated views you hold. I am a student, and by choice, I almost always travel solely with hand luggage. It is quite possible to manage with hand luggage even for longer trips, as I did on my California holiday last summer. On that trip I obviously was not travelling with Ryanair, I flew with Air France. I actually had a cabin to myself, namely La Premiere cabin. Thankfully AF do not share your view of students, if you had been in charge of the flight I have no doubt I would have been downgraded to the cheap seats!

These low cost/ full service discussions attract interesting comments, and it is quite clear that there are pros and cons to each side, and I would hope that there is enough business for both airlines to stay in operation.

PolishBigSpender

stoneman wrote: »

No, just the risk of canceling a flight you have paid for with a couple of weeks notice, you want any examples:rotfl:

Something that BA, Easyjet, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, BMI and many other carriers have done plenty of times in the past, too!

Travel insurance exists for a reason. If you're too mean (or indeed stupid) to take it out, then don't blame anyone but yourself.

Ultimately, the only thing that matters is profitability. Ryanair is standing alone and is making profit again in very tough trading conditions. BA has been forced into a merger with Iberia - really, in business terms, who wins?

bagand96

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Something that BA, Easyjet, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, BMI and many other carriers have done plenty of times in the past, too!

All airlines cancel flights from time to time due to a myriad of operational reasons. However, closing down an entire base with only 3 weeks notice is pretty much unchartered territory. Compare it to easyJet's decision with East Midlands

Travel insurance exists for a reason. If you're too mean (or indeed stupid) to take it out, then don't blame anyone but yourself.

Can you point me to a travel insurance policy that covers you for the airline simply deciding not to operate the flight?

Ultimately, the only thing that matters is profitability. Ryanair is standing alone and is making profit again in very tough trading conditions. BA has been forced into a merger with Iberia - really, in business terms, who wins?

The fact they are making a profit is undeniable. They will make a loss the second half of the year, although that is their business plan which is fair enough. However, make no mistake, Ryanair faces massive challenges going forward, some of which will realy challenge the sustainability of its business model.

Inactive

bagand96 wrote: »

All airlines cancel flights from time to time due to a myriad of operational reasons. However, closing down an entire base with only 3 weeks notice is pretty much unchartered territory. Compare it to easyJet's decision with East Midlands



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I would far prefer that Easyjet had closed it's base at EMA with 3 weeks notice, at least we would have known exactly where we all stand and could re-book with another airline.

Everybody, including Easyjet staff know that they are pulling out of EMA, they just refuse to confirm it and refund customers, disgraceful tactics.

apt

Inactive, you are no longer correct. You can get a refund or an alternative flight (something Ryanair, despite the EU travel directive, does not offer). See Easyjet's statement on the BBC Watchdog site.

"easyJet has agreed to offer as a gesture of goodwill the ability to apply for a refund/re route to or from another easyJet airport to those passengers who have booked to travel to/from East Midlands in 2010.
"easyJet did not initially offer this as it would offer refunds/re-routes in the event that a decision to close the base was made. However, given the customer feedback (and despite the fact that no decision has been made), we will now do so."

Inactive

Thanks for that, strange that Easyjet cannot be arsed to let customers know that by email.

It is almost impossible to contact Easyjet by any other means than their premium rate phone line, their website is a complete waste of space.

I have no intention of using a premium rate phone number to rectify an issue of their making.

colddays

Just went to book a flight with ryanair to dublin in feb 2010 they were dearer then aer lingus How can they say they are the cheapest airline

lufcgirl

colddays wrote: »

Just went to book a flight with ryanair to dublin in feb 2010 they were dearer then aer lingus How can they say they are the cheapest airline

Theres been no promotional fares released yet for Feb, best hanging around for their next £1 sale in December, chances are the flights included will be in Feb.

fifeken

colddays wrote: »

Just went to book a flight with ryanair to dublin in feb 2010 they were dearer then aer lingus How can they say they are the cheapest airline

They sell about 6 million flights per month so it's unlikely they'll be the cheapest on every one.