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MSE News: Ryanair hikes baggage charges and plans toilet fee

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  • lisyloo
    lisyloo Posts: 30,077 Forumite
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    Good points forumfan.
    I chose not to fly Ryanair for many reasons, but it is a valid point that consumers do not get to chose the pricing model but they can chose to take their business elsewhere.

    Low cost airlines have afforded opportunities to many who would otherwise have been unable to travel.
    I much prefer the services of Easyjet myself who have highly equipped planes and bigger seats, but hey that's a choice and others may not agree.
  • whatmichaelsays
    whatmichaelsays Posts: 2,927 Forumite
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    forumfan wrote: »
    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

    Couldn't agree more.

    I'm due to fly to Dublin on business in a few weeks. Only a few years ago, that would involve a journey from Leeds to Manchester, picking up one of two outbound Aer Lingus flights to Dublin that day (most likely an anti-social morning flight), having to take an antisocially late flight back to Manchester before fighting my way back across the M62 to Leeds late in the evening / night. For that privilege I'd paying as near as dammit £300 for a return ticket (or rather, the client would be paying) - that's a hell of a lot of checked bags and toilet breaks.

    Thanks to Ryanair, I've got a choice of three flights a day from my local airport, a punctual service and relatively good flight times on one of the most modern aircraft fleets in Europe. As for the fares, they aren't comparable, even if I'm booking late in the day. Our travel costs (and ultimately, the costs that we pass onto the client) have reduced massively thanks in no small part to Ryanair.

    On that basis, there really is no faulting them as far as I am concerned.
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  • MarkBargain
    MarkBargain Posts: 1,641 Forumite
    Isn't there a law requiring that planes provide free toilets as food and drink is served on board, a bit like cafes and restaurants?

    The article states planes will need to reduce from three toilets to one. What happens if a passenger is in the one toilet a long time? All other passengers cannot go?! What about if someone really needs to? I dread to think!
  • lisyloo
    lisyloo Posts: 30,077 Forumite
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    What happens if a passenger is in the one toilet a long time?

    I'm sure they must have the ability to open the door from the outside in an emergency.
    However this is surely no different to being in a cafe with one toilet.
    You don't leave it to the last minute.
    Especially on a plane where the seat belt signs can come on.

    In a bad turbulence situation (like a cyclone) they would NOT let you leave your seat.
    If that means you have to wet your pants then so be it.
    Sorry to put it so bluntly but in their view that's better than you hitting the ceiling and breaking your neck.

    But in general a little planning is all that is needed so you are not busting when the seat belt signs come on.
  • SaveTheEuro
    SaveTheEuro Posts: 987 Forumite
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    Isn't there a law requiring that planes provide free toilets as food and drink is served on board, a bit like cafes and restaurants?

    The article states planes will need to reduce from three toilets to one. What happens if a passenger is in the one toilet a long time? All other passengers cannot go?! What about if someone really needs to? I dread to think!

    Many people take their own sandwiches on board. No doubt the next step will to bring your own bucket. Have a thought for the cabin crew when they come to collect waste before touch down.
  • MarkBargain
    MarkBargain Posts: 1,641 Forumite
    lisyloo wrote: »
    However this is surely no different to being in a cafe with one toilet.

    The difference between a plane and a cafe is that a plane holds about 130 people, who cannot go until the plane has taken off and is cruising without turbulance, many whom will have been drinking at the airport. The Christmas episode of The Royle Family springs to mind. :rotfl:
  • alanrowell
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    Report from the NY Times that Ryanair is to ban checked luggage on some routes - presumably this is weekenders going to Berlin rather than people off for two weeks in Benidorm.

    Haven't seen any other reports about it though
  • TBeckett100
    TBeckett100 Posts: 4,732 Forumite
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    the toilet charge is a con. if they want more bums on seats just stop blocking off the first 4 rows on most flights.
  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    I flew with them yesterday and in the in flight mag it had an article stating that they were considering trialling "unlimited baggage " provided you could carry it to to the steps of the plane where it would then be directly loaded, and then you collected it after the flight in the same way. This would cut handling costs and avoid losses of bags.
  • glider3560
    glider3560 Posts: 4,115 Forumite
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    I'm assuming the £1 will be to open the toilet door. Now, if you are all in a group, you could pay £1 and get someone to hold the door almost closed. You can then all do your business for just £1 instead of many pounds :rotfl:

    Or you could even go halves or quarters with other passengers. Think of the saving - 25p instead of a quid :D
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