Ryanair Delay / Cancel Levy !!

greyteam1959

Just gone to book a Ryanair flight & noticed this..........
£2 per flight sector .... the cheeky Irish g*t !!!!!!!!

crowlands

Yes I spotted it too searching for a flight today - another nail in the coffin!! Wasn't there last time I searched last week.

malkie76

All of the other airlines are doing it, just hiding it in the cost of the ticket. At least he's being transparent.
I'm somewhat on the airlines side on this one - why should they have to pick up all of your costs when an airplane is grounded for reasons outside of their control ?

Pelican_eats_pigeon

malkie76 wrote: »

All of the other airlines are doing it, just hiding it in the cost of the ticket. At least he's being transparent.
I'm somewhat on the airlines side on this one - why should they have to pick up all of your costs when an airplane is grounded for reasons outside of their control ?

Because they have the capacity to assess the risk of such occurrences and the means to cover the costs. The consumer does not. You might as well ask "why should the passenger have to pick up all of their costs when they can't fly for reasons outside their control?" Or should airlines have more rights than passengers?

malkie76

Thats what travel insurance is for - in my opinion it's not the airlines fault if there is an ash cloud. If you'd paid £5 for a flight, why should the airline pay out hundreds for hotel costs?

Insurance covers the unexpected, and also your inability to fly for unforseen circumstances.

malkie76

I couldn't disagree more. Would you prefer the airlines to fly into ash clouds or adverse weather conditions?
Where possible airlines will always fly, when they can't for circumstances outside if their control they shouldn't need to compensate nor reimburse additional costs to passengers - it's not the airlines problem.

As you point out, it's not the passengers fault either, so they shouldn't be out of pocket. That's where appropriate insurance cover comes into play for reimbursement for unforeseen circumstances.

Of course, if a delay or cancellation is within the control of the airline (technical or strategic), then they should provide full assistance upfront without the passenger needing to reach for their credit card!!

MarkBargain

I made a claim with Ryanair for ash cloud delays over a year ago and haven't received a penny. It seems from other threads that many other people have not been paid either. So, if Ryanair charge every passenger a £2 levy but then don't pay out claims they will profit from this.

Gillyx

Ah Michael O Leary, what a hero.

In reality who cares, 9 times outta 10 Ryanair are dirt cheap if you've got a prepaid mastercard. I got to Frankfurt and back last week for £20.

Biggles

malkie76 wrote: »

All of the other airlines are doing it, just hiding it in the cost of the ticket. At least he's being transparent.

'Transparent' is the last thing he's being.

If one airline offers a flight at £10 and another one at £100, wich one do you go to first?

It's only afterwards you find all the added fees have taken your £10 to £150.

cactusdust

Biggles wrote: »

It's only afterwards you find all the added fees have taken your £10 to £150.

Thanks for subsidising my £6.00 fares! Cheers then!

malkie76

The applicable law however states differently.

You are absolutely correct, but I totally disagree with the law as it stands. I've no issue with the airlines passing the costs onto the consumer.

It's only afterwards you find all the added fees have taken your £10 to £150.

You don't have to buy the ticket when you get the final price.