MSE News: Ryanair hikes baggage charges and plans toilet fee 6 April 2010 at 11:44AM edited 7 April 2010 at 12:46PM in Flights, currency & car hire 67 replies 5.1K views

Former_MSE_Natasha

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"These latest hikes for passengers come on top of the array of charges levied in addition to the advertised fare ..."

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Ryanair hikes baggage charges and plans toilet fee

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With Ryanair nothing surprises me! After initially charging a flat fee for using the toilet, Mr O'Leary will probably carry this idea further:

Having a pee: £1
Having a poo: £2.
Having sex: £10 (slightly larger cubicle will be provided for this option).

These are walk-in prices.; people pre-booking online will get a 50% discount.

richardw

Merge threads perhaps http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2387355

richardw

Since it is about money saving http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=portable+urinal&scoring=p

whatmichaelsays

Daniel Lawrence, MoneySavingExpert consumer products analyst, says: "The extra baggage charge and possible toilet fees are the latest in a long line of Ryanair costs which are not immediately obvious at the booking stage.

Come on then Dan? Which fees aren't obvious before somebody punches their card number into their PC?


It costs to use the toilet at rail stations across the country - where is the critical blog post about Network Rail?

westv

whatmichaelsays wrote: »

It costs to use the toilet at rail stations across the country - where is the critical blog post about Network Rail?

Not everywhere it doesn't and where they do charge there's often an alternative.

Are these extra fees a way for Ryan Air to make more profit or will they mean lower fares?

minerva_windsong

westv, sadly I suspect the latter.

whatmichaelsays wrote: »

It costs to use the toilet at rail stations across the country - where is the critical blog post about Network Rail?

Not in all railway stations, but then again some train station loos are so hideous you'd have to pay me to use them...

And besides the most I've ever seen charged for the loo at a train station is 30p (Euston/Charing Cross). What gives Michael O'Leary the right to charge three times as much?

whatmichaelsays

minerva_windsong wrote: »

What gives Michael O'Leary the right to charge three times as much?

That fact that it is his plane?

forumfan_2

I think some people have a very short memory. I can remember the days before the likes of Ryanair where many of us simply couldn't afford to fly to places as close as Ireland because it was so expensive.

They are entitled to charge whatever they want just as you are entitled to travel with whoever you want but in my experience they still tend to be cheaper even with the add ons

Voyager2002

What? Ryanair offer in-flight toilets? Talk about indulging the punters. In any case, their seats are so cramped that it would not be at all easy to get to the toilet. And guess what: both before and after the short flight, you are in an airport where these facilities are freely available.

richardw

Voyager2002 wrote: »

both before and after the short flight, you are in an airport where these facilities are freely available.

Until the airport stops them being free to passengers or increases its charges to ryanair.