Anyone else notice Ryanair's prices have gone up?

Ash121

Ok so I understand that the prices would have gone up for July / August time and they've also included this cancellation levy...but the prices for Sep and Oct seem very high.

There don't seem to be much of these £10 flights anymore. Most of them seem to be £19.99 + tax + online check-in + the new cancellation levy which comes to almost £35 one way!

This might be reasonable to most but as a frequent flyer it's not very good.

It seems that they've queitly done away with the really low cost flights.

richardw

Looks cheap to me

Going Out: 08/06/2011 06:25hrs
London (Luton) - Nîmes
1 x Adult 3.99 GBP
Taxes/Fees 0.00 GBP
1 x Web Check in 6.00 GBP
Total
Total Cost 9.99 GBP

This is an offer flight for June and the Sept/Oct offer fares are not yet on sale, if you want to fly to a less popular destination at an off peak time in Sept/Oct it might be worth waiting for the offer fares.

Incapuppy

I find it fairly amusing that some people can regard £35 to fly anywhere as not being good value

BusPass_2

I highlighted this a couple of weeks ago and got a big fat zero response.

Return flights from Edinburgh to Marseille in Edinburgh Trades Fortnight were coming in at £955 before Ryanair add ons. I think that is expensive in anybody's language.

It seems to me the day of the £6 flight to anywhere remotely sunny have now gone but as Incapuppy points out, there is still good value to be found, but, sadly, no more real ' throwaways'.

The question I asked is, What is the reason for this? Is it higher fuel prices, change of Ryanair policy, or what?

I would have thought that they must have planes flying well below capacity and it will be interesting to see how it all pans out in relation to prices.

richardw

BusPass wrote: »

Return flights from Edinburgh to Marseille in Edinburgh Trades Fortnight were coming in at £955 before Ryanair add ons. I think that is expensive in anybody's language.

But is any airline offering 'cheap' from EDI during this peak period to anywhere remotely sunny?

£9.99 to Nimes is dirt cheap, they're still there.

2010

Recently both RA and Easyjet announced they were extending their "peak summer season" from July and August to June to Sept. and effectively raising and holding their prices.

Searching both sites on a regular basis, I still find RA far cheaper than any of the other "low cost" airlines.

And as someone has already pointed out, a £40 return flight to Spain is hardly excessive.

Train companies charge that to go round the corner.:rotfl:

2010

richardw wrote: »

£9.99 to Nimes is dirt cheap, they're still there.

They are still there 8/9 th June, but the return price is NOT the same.

bagand96

BusPass wrote: »

The question I asked is, What is the reason for this? Is it higher fuel prices, change of Ryanair policy, or what?

I would have thought that they must have planes flying well below capacity and it will be interesting to see how it all pans out in relation to prices.

Michael O'Leary is on record as saying that Ryanair would have to increase pricing and seek new ways to make money as current business models were unsustainable in the future (note, in the future not at this time).

There are a number of reasons for this. Supply and demand, the airline sector continues to consolidate, with airlines and tour operators going under, or merging, constantly creating less competition. This means Ryanair don't need to charge as little to get people in their seats. Why give it away for £10 when you can easily get someone to pay £50?

Also, people are getting wise to them. It was always the case that they make a big loss on a £3 seat, however, that was subsidised by the passenger in the seat next who bought all the added extras, and then didn't follow the rules and got hit with surcharges at the airport. As time has gone on, and Ryanair have aggressively expanded, more people have exposure to them, and get used to their way of doing things. As people get used to them, the surcharge income will fall as people are more wise to the rules. Also more and more people will go without the "options" and the charges attached. Therefore the cheap seats have to rise in price. When was the last time they had a 1p sale?

There are other factors as well. Ryanair has been incredibly profitable, and continues to be. However the market is changing and they have to adapt to that. The bottom line is, however much the consumer believes they should be able to fly to anywhere in Europe for £20, flying has an intrinsic cost base - that can't really be got rid of!

Ash121

Incapuppy wrote: »

I find it fairly amusing that some people can regard £35 to fly anywhere as not being good value

Hi - as mentioned that is only one way. The return trip is almost £79 and as I fly almost every week that then equates to about £320/month.

I know there are some cheap flights out there to other destinations but was just making the point that it's not quite across the board as it was before.

Thanks for the info about Ryanair extending their "summer season". I can't find any info on that on the net anywhere but at least it provides an explanation of sorts. Hopefully they'll put the prices back down in late Sep/Oct...

It seems like this thieving lot know that their rip-off card charges may be coming to an end with the the new Which? complaint that was recently filed and are trying to fleece the customer for as long as they can.

Baldur

Ash121 wrote: »

Thanks for the info about Ryanair extending their "summer season". I can't find any info on that on the net anywhere....

See http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2011/04/ryanair-and-easyjet-hike-charges-ahead-of-holiday-season

The airline now defines peak-time travel as 1 June to 21 September and 21 December to 4 January. Last year, it was just in July and August.

Incapuppy

Ash121 wrote: »

Hi - as mentioned that is only one way. The return trip is almost £79 and as I fly almost every week that then equates to about £320/month.

I know that you meant one way, hence the wording of my post and I stand by my previous comment - £35 to fly anywhere really is good value for money IMHO.

In the early 80's I flew regularly (once a fortnight for a couple of years) Heathrow to Inverness and return, booked in advance that used to cost me £80 return. I was quite happy to pay that figure as it was then (and still would be now) very good value for money against other forms of travel on the same route.