Ryanair Infant Charges

ocker107

Looking to book flights with ryanair. The charge for my baby daughter is more than for myself and wife's full fare. Is there anything stopping me from booking an adult ticket for my baby daughter?

PolishBigSpender

ocker107 wrote: »

Looking to book flights with ryanair. The charge for my baby daughter is more than for myself and wife's full fare. Is there anything stopping me from booking an adult ticket for my baby daughter?

Ryanair will just cancel the reservation when you arrive at the airport, so don't do it.

rapunzelz86

Why is it more? Aren't infants like £20 or something? Or are you getting a super cheap promo flight?
If thats the case its hardly a major problem

spiro

Infants (under 2) are a flat £20 regardless of the adult fare. If you are paying less than £20 for an adult fare whats to complain about. You need to bear in mind that Ryanair, and any other airline, make little or no money from infants on a plane (drinks, food etc) but crew have to do things like give out infant lap belts which attachs to the parent belt.

ocker107

Nothing to complain about. Just thought this was a moneysaving website!!!

peter_greetham

ocker107 wrote: »

Nothing to complain about. Just thought this was a moneysaving website!!!

I think you have a very fair point, my wife, myself and my 1 year old baby are going to bremen in 2 months and i am looking to book us on a ryanair flight. Return fare including all costs is £6 each for myself and my wife and 40 quid for our baby.

So I will book him as a child (under 16), well he is, isn't he? the form does not say child 2-16 just under 16. thus the total fare will be 18 quid instead of 52

Bob_the_Saver

peter_greetham wrote: »

I think you have a very fair point, my wife, myself and my 1 year old baby are going to bremen in 2 months and i am looking to book us on a ryanair flight. Return fare including all costs is £6 each for myself and my wife and 40 quid for our baby.

So I will book him as a child (under 16), well he is, isn't he? the form does not say child 2-16 just under 16. thus the total fare will be 18 quid instead of 52

If you/your child is denied boarding please let us know and also note that they will get p*ssed off if you try to leave it sat in the terminal until you return.
(Personally I'd ban them all from planes anyway until they're over 18)

Play by the rules and it's just not a problem (200+ Ryanair flight so far)

It says INFANT so it means INFANT (front page, initial booking/price info)

http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions/what-is-ryanairs-policy-on-the-carriage-of-infants

stephb34

peter_greetham wrote: »

I think you have a very fair point, my wife, myself and my 1 year old baby are going to bremen in 2 months and i am looking to book us on a ryanair flight. Return fare including all costs is £6 each for myself and my wife and 40 quid for our baby.

So I will book him as a child (under 16), well he is, isn't he? the form does not say child 2-16 just under 16. thus the total fare will be 18 quid instead of 52

I think the issue with this should be safety not how much money you can save. If you purchase a seat for your child they are expected to sit in it, now can your infant sit safely on their own for take off, landing and if its turbulent and the seat belt signs are on for the whole of the flight, probably not. I wouldnt risk my childs life for the sake of a few quid, and lets face it £52 is hardly a lot of money for 3 return flights.
I'm not having a go at you here but sometimes i think people forget how much it actually costs to fly a plane anywhere and yes we all like a bargain but this is why companies like XL and Goldtrail have gone bust cause these prices just arent realistic, without making money from the extras ie £20 per infant, baggage fees, check in etc.

nottslass_2

stephb34 wrote: »

I think the issue with this should be safety not how much money you can save. If you purchase a seat for your child they are expected to sit in it, now can your infant sit safely on their own for take off, landing and if its turbulent and the seat belt signs are on for the whole of the flight, probably not. I wouldnt risk my childs life for the sake of a few quid, and lets face it £52 is hardly a lot of money for 3 return flights.
I'm not having a go at you here but sometimes i think people forget how much it actually costs to fly a plane anywhere and yes we all like a bargain but this is why companies like XL and Goldtrail have gone bust cause these prices just arent realistic, without making money from the extras ie £20 per infant, baggage fees, check in etc.

Airlines will have a list of approved car seats that will fit securely into the aircraft seat.

It is quite usual to book a seat for an infant - if the child is under the age of 2 you obviously have to have them on your knee for take off and landing if you don't have a car seat.

peter_greetham

stephb34 wrote: »

I think the issue with this should be safety not how much money you can save. If you purchase a seat for your child they are expected to sit in it, now can your infant sit safely on their own for take off, landing and if its turbulent and the seat belt signs are on for the whole of the flight, probably not. I wouldnt risk my childs life for the sake of a few quid, and lets face it £52 is hardly a lot of money for 3 return flights.
I'm not having a go at you here but sometimes i think people forget how much it actually costs to fly a plane anywhere and yes we all like a bargain but this is why companies like XL and Goldtrail have gone bust cause these prices just arent realistic, without making money from the extras ie £20 per infant, baggage fees, check in etc.

Oh pleeeze.....who is talking about risking life or limb......of course he sits on a lap for take off and landing and is properley secured. That really is not the issue.....perhaps you can tell me another transport company that charges up to 6 times more for under 2's and then denies them any hand baggage allowance?

Are you now suggesting that people should not have booked goldtrail holidays cos they were too cheap? that would really have saved them i think not.

Ryanair make most of its money by selling seats at short notice. Once I needed to get back from Rome 3 days early. The original return cost £19 but ryanair wanted 200 quid to change it.

At one time cheap flights had to be booked at last minute now ryanair et al have changed the whole thing around,