Ryanair new preboarding policy

stoneman

Ok, I have to admit it, I flew Ryanair yesterday from Girona!!! On the display board in front of check-in it says that families with small children will be boarded first, so several families sat around the departure gate while everyone else queued up. When the boarding was announced, there was no mention of families, so everyone else started boarding, at this point some of the fathers went up and asked why they were not called, they were told that as from 1St. Nov. they would have to pay extra, but they were not informed about this at check-in. So all the families had to join the back of the queue!!! It delayed the departure by 1/2 hour, as on board crew were trying to move people around to accommodate all the split up groups, not to be helped by the plane being totally full! !!!!!! is this airline playing at. Don't get me wrong, I have always had a bee in my bonnet about letting families with small children board first, so when I make an effort to get to check-in earlly to get a high priority boarding card, along comes the Jones's 10 minutes before check-in closes and gets to board before me, and choose the best seats(excepting exit, of course), but, that asside, you would hope this would be just another nail in the coffin of Ryanair, but of course it won't be, as I myself vowed never to fly with them, but can't get to Barcelona from EMA with anyone else, and the flights from COV are just to late in the evening.

budgetflyer

They are really starting to take the mick now.Also from the 1st of Nov the baggage allowance has dropped back to 15 Kilo.
Of course they are now paying nearly double for their fuel compared to the $35 a barrel they were paying last year so all this is to try and recoup some of that I fear.
Families with young children and infirm should ALWAYS be granted priority boarding free of charge.
I've no real problem with paying a couple of quid for adult only bookings paying a bit more to get 2nd priority.

jaymac_2

Sometimes priority boarding means getting on the coach out to the plane first then it's still a scramble when everyone gets off the coach.

sallysaver

Hi,
I have nothing against families and disabled passengers having priority, but it infuriates me when I see 5 - 7 year olds in buggies, sucking their dummies and believe me I've seen it countless times. There is aboslutely no need for it as if they just acted normal, they get on first anyway. Still, it takes all kinds i suppose. Regards - sally

ynot2005

its all a mess...some poor !!!!!!s are going to pay extra for priority boarding only then to find the gate staff ignore the "system" abroad as they often do and its a free for all

what winds me up is "experienced family travellers" who arrive in a big group 4 adults and 6 kids all with hot drinks and food get on at the last minute and then demand their rights, and then passengers get woken up and disturbed to make way for them

it is really best to get on last..you can most of the time avoid sitting near babies, feral teenagers, and worse still schoolteachers who feel the need to constantly have their voices raised for 2 hours

the boarding system i think only really works with easy/ryaniar when its ignored, dont it just go like a dream then everone justs boards in an orderly manner without squabbling

waterbaby

I wouldn't pay, I'd get on with my young children and then let them re-organise the plane. I know that this would inconvenience some, but the greater the inconvenience, the more people will complain and the greater the chance of something being done about it.

(I don't actually have any children, and I concede that if you have children in tow you might decide you would rather pay then have the hassle of reorganising the plane.)

whambamboo

sallysaver wrote:

Hi,
I have nothing against families and disabled passengers having priority, but it infuriates me when I see 5 - 7 year olds in buggies, sucking their dummies and believe me I've seen it countless times. There is aboslutely no need for it as if they just acted normal, they get on first anyway. Still, it takes all kinds i suppose. Regards - sally

you must be joking.

no family is going to cart a buggy around the world just to get on t he plane first

Do you seriously believe people bring just so they can get on the plane first?

although I forget ryanair doesn't have allocated seating.... I've long since vowed against these scummy airlines, I'd rather stay at home than fly with the likes of this lot to some airport in a field 100km from the place I actually want to go to. Reminds me my bargain trip to Frankfurt: involved a 60 mile drive to Stansted, car parking costs, then Frankfurt Hahn was ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE km away from Frankfurt itself, then had to spend an hour on a coach at 15 euros each per person each way.

I could have just paid for a proper airline, and got the bus to Heathrow saving the parking, and flown into the real Frankfurt airport in the heart of the city.

Ever since then I have avoided these horrible flights with rude staff.

cullin

So thats how MARK made his MILLIONS,well I never would of believed it.

budgetflyer

ynot2005 wrote:

it is really best to get on last..you can most of the time avoid sitting near babies, feral teenagers, and worse still schoolteachers who feel the need to constantly have their voices raised for 2 hours

Last 2 flights Iv had, boarded among last 20. The wife and I couldnt get seats together but no big deal as it normally only 2/3hr flight.
BUT each time, Ive managed to get an EXTRA legroom seat next to emergency door.
These seats are normally taken by couples who board early,they seem to always leave the middle seat free,hoping no one will sit there, between them
Budgetflyer spoils the party again.:D
I always ask at check in "how full is the flight?"
If it is not a full flight,initially b4 take off ,often the first 5 rows are closed off. (its to do with balancing the load at take off apparently)
After the seatbelt light goes off, cabin crew will often allow you to sit in these seats if you ask.

Froggitt

I cant see that allowing passengers to pre-book seats online would incur them any additional costs.....and would remove the mad scrum from their boarding procedures.

ynot2005

its just a scam to get extra money to pre book your seats, you cant blame ryanair for that, the public are desperate to get on first, so why not charge them

thats my experience most times budgetflyer get on last pick who you want to sit next to and time and time again get the best seat as a single traveller

i have watched the squabbling and one-upmanship on trying to get on first, but once onboard they sit in any seat, and seeing them crammed in the middle of 3 next to a fat guy on a small legeroom seat makes me smile

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