MSE News: Ryanair threat for passengers without online boarding pass

cactusdust

Bobjob wrote: »

Not worth discussing. Simple solution: don't EVER fly Ryanair. All problems solved.

Brilliant solution, let's explain that to the 65,282,000* Ryanair passengers who are capable of printing their own boarding pass.


* http://www.iata.org/ps/publications/Pages/wats-passenger-carried.aspx

bagand96

Modern passports are chipped. Check in and they 'mark' the chip account to that effect. Show your passport at the gate and Robert is your mother's brother.

How do you get to the gate? Only people with valid boarding passes are allowed passed airport security.

MissLead

MarkBargain wrote: »

It was posted on another thread that Ryanair have blocked the IPs of computers in airports so that passengers cannot print their boarding cards (if they had previously checked in but forgot to bring their card), but I haven't tried this myself.

Can this be true????? More importantly, can it be legal???? This would truly be Big Brother running amok! Just how far can an airline go in it's quest to advertise cheap flights which end up costing considerably more than advertised?

The Spanish judge deemed it to be the responsibility of the airline to provide boarding cards, does anyone know if this is the case in EU law, or indeed in UK law?

richardw

When we travelled on Air Asia from KL, we had a boarding pass that was printed on thermal paper just like a supermarket till receipt, the machine at HKT also had a similar paper boarding pass, perhaps this kind of pass is cheaper for an airline, haven't seen them in Europe yet.

Froggitt

Im sure some airlines use mobile phone messages for boarding cards now.

CutTheJargon

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

Each to their own.

As much as I like a bargain, I don't mind paying a fair price for a fare. If the plane crashes I'd like to think it wasn't my penny pinching and love of a bargain that pressurised the airline into putting my life at risk.

I don't eat in cheap restaurants because I hope that my chef is well paid.

And I don't like the owner of Ryanair.

And I don't buy Murdoch's papers.

GG

I have a friend who is an airline Captain with a 'normal' airline (and really dislikes the boss at Ryanair) and he tells me that Ryanair pilots are paid very well - more than he is and therefore don't need to attract rubbish pilots. He recently used them to go somewhere his own airline didn't and said the plane was smart, clean and his only complaint was that the seats were quite close (typical for budget airline) and a bit hard if you were doing a longer flight, which most of us don't.
I use them a lot as they are convenient and normally cheaper. I paid £50 extra for my case when I went to Southern Spain, but the flight was still only £110. This is less than it costs me for a train to London!
Regarding the boarding passes, you get email reminders about those, so really there is no excuse for not doing it. If you don't want the 'hassle' of doing anything for yourself, go on a standard airline. If you 'forget' to get a parking ticket for your car, you will soon have a penalty ticket slapped on it :mad:

CutTheJargon

MarkBargain wrote: »

That's a good point and I am sure Ryanair used to (maybe still do?) have these machines in UK airports. Surely they could use these and just charge £2 or £3 for people forgetting their boarding papers therefore? How on earth can a £40 charge be fair?!

Actually, what am I talking about, Ryanair now charge £12 on a return flight for customers for online checking, using their OWN COMPUTERS, OWN PAPER and OWN INK. That really does take some beating!

Oh damn - when did that kick in? I flew with them twice in November and didn't pay that - I don't think, anyway. I normally just look at the total price and decide if it's worth it overall :mad:

cactusdust

CutTheJargon wrote: »

Oh damn - when did that kick in? I flew with them twice in November and didn't pay that - I don't think, anyway. I normally just look at the total price and decide if it's worth it overall :mad:

It's been around for a while, but it varies where it's applied. For instance, you won't get it on a promotional fare.

peterbaker

Froggitt wrote: »

Im sure some airlines use mobile phone messages for boarding cards now.

Yes in Scandinavia recently I saw a passenger ahead of me for an SAS flight I think it was check through security just by presenting a QR code or similar 2D (square) barcode on his mobile screen to the scanner head with the security guy just faintly nodding his head, whereas in my case the security guy took two steps from his post to take my expensive personally inkjeted Ryanair print off me, performed a twist of the torso to scan it himself plus a twist back and two steps back to his perch after he returned the print to me, plus he added a nod and a wave! Very over the top compared to the modern hi-tech SAS way .... come on Ryanair, do catch up!

jfdi66

Rainmaker_uk wrote: »

Has there ever been a nastier company than Ryan Air?????

Why don't you and all those other detractors of Ryanair just cast your mind back to the cost of flying in pre-budget airline days, or simply fly with a major airline.

I, and hundreds of thousands of other Britons living abroad rely on Ryanair for those essential trips back to the UK, and few of us could afford seats on Air France, BA (if they are not on strike) or KLM.

Forget all the add-on fees, just look at the bottom line and realise that you can fly a thousand miles far cheaper than the airport car park fee, and a fraction of the cost of a rail ticket Bristol-London.

Just stop this petty fault-finding and be grateful that Michael O'Leary gives you the opportunity to fly cheaply all over Europe.