Ryanair Specials for August from £12 o/w

ailey

Doc_N wrote: »

Check around for alternatives. Ryanair's frequently dearer than other airlines now, when you add in all their extra charges.

And do you really want to fly with an 'airline' like Ryanair that thinks it knows better than the Civil Aviation Authority when it's safe to fly, and when it isn't? Would you really trust Michael O'Leary to make decisions like that - or do you think he might be just a little bit biased, taking into account the cost to Ryanair of keeping its planes on the ground?

Not with a very long bargepole, thanks.

den169 wrote: »

Oh those Ryanair knockers always come out of the woodwork.If you don't like them don't fly with them Simples.If you can find another airline where the wife and myself can fly to france for £8 there and back thats all in not a penny more and for both of us,Then please tell us.

I agree with DocN. I'll share my experience with you all and then you can make up your own mind. 3 years ago we flew from Prestwick to Gothenberg and then took the ferry to Denmark to visit my brother and his wife. Outgoing was fine apart from the little sergeant major who made by sister and myself put our handbags into our hand luggage, then when we got through we were able to take them out again and no other person complained about a small personal bag. Didn't know the point of that exercise! The problem occurred on the return journey. We were meant to fly at 5pm and by 9 pm the messages came on the screen that the 3 flights which were due to leave that evening had all been cancelled. We stood in a queue for 2 hours (there were at least 3 queues) and they told us we MIGHT get on a flight the following Thursday (this was a Friday we were due to fly) so almost a whole week. I had to get back to work for the Monday so we had to get family back home to work at getting us (my husband, myself and my sister) back home. My niece who had worked in the travel industry told us to get a letter from Ryanair to state why the plane could not fly which we did but most people would not know to do this so please remember to ask if this ever happens to you. They do not generally fly from main airports, so after our family managed to get us new travel arrangements, Ryanair would not pay for the taxi to take us to the main international airport in Gothenburg. It cost £50 and I think if was around half an hour away. We had to sit in the airport all through the night to get a new flight at 6 am which was then to take us to Copenhagen and a change of planes from Copenhagen to Manchester at a cost of £104 each. We then had to take a train from the airport into the centre of Manchester and another train to Glasgow where my niece collected us to take us home. It was an absolute nightmare. I wrote to Ryanair to ask for them to pay for our journey knowing full well that they wouldn't. They only refunded the one way part of our journey which was roughly £17 each. Between our calls to my home telephone, my sons calls to us discussing the new travel arrangements and my sister's to her daughter's mobile phone, our 'cheap' flights cost us dear. It was also incredibly stressful. By the time you claim your travel insurance and deduct your excess for each person and the fact that they do not pay for any extra food/liquid expenses you are well out of pocket. Also my husband and my sister had Post Office insurance which was very good. I was using my RBOS Royalties Premier insurance and they paid out £86 less than the other 2 insurances as they did not cover part of the claim and I can't remember now what it was without looking at my paperwork. I did read recently that if a travel company lets you down they are duty bound to pay for a hotel for you until they can get you on a flight home. I did ask for that and they said no. It looks as if Ryanair can do what they like. Rules are made to be broken by some companies. Anyway that was our very stressful experience. We, personally, would NEVER fly with Ryanair again no matter how cheap (and also the safety factor that DocN states) as we would not take the risk of being dumped again. I know many people will just take the chance. If it hasn't happened to you, you don't know what a certain situation actually feels like until it does. You can make up your own mind if you are willing to take a chance.

sirbrainy

Ryanair has got a 100% perfect safety record - never lost a plane or a single passenger despite a couple of BILLION passengers flying with them - newest and best fleet of any European airlines.

So DON'T slag them off on safety grounds.

O'Leary was perfectly right to slate the CAA and Met Office for their complete incompetence over this latest volcanic ash fiasco.

Doc_N

sirbrainy wrote: »

Ryanair has got a 100% perfect safety record - never lost a plane or a single passenger despite a couple of BILLION passengers flying with them - newest and best fleet of any European airlines.

So DON'T slag them off on safety grounds.

O'Leary was perfectly right to slate the CAA and Met Office for their complete incompetence over this latest volcanic ash fiasco.

The fleet - newest, possibly. But also the hardest worked, and aircraft age in reality according to miles flown.

As for safety, I agree that they've not so far had any fatal events, but that's no guarantee for the future.

There's an interesting piece in the Indie about Ryanair, which includes the following comment:

Mr O'Leary has always vaunted Ryanair's safety record. It is regrettable to see him willing to risk even that for ever greater profits.


http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-head-in-the-ash-cloud-2288207.html


You're entitled to your viewpoint. For all sorts of reasons, though, I'll happily pay a little bit more to avoid all the risks involved in flying with Ryanair.

sirbrainy

Doc_N wrote: »

The fleet - newest, possibly. But also the hardest worked, and aircraft age in reality according to miles flown.

As for safety, I agree that they've not so far had any fatal events, but that's no guarantee for the future.

There's an interesting piece in the Indie about Ryanair, which includes the following comment:

Mr O'Leary has always vaunted Ryanair's safety record. It is regrettable to see him willing to risk even that for ever greater profits.


http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-head-in-the-ash-cloud-2288207.html


You're entitled to your viewpoint. For all sorts of reasons, though, I'll happily pay a little bit more to avoid all the risks involved in flying with Ryanair.

What a ridiculous attitude. There is a zero extra risk in flying with Ryanair versus flying with any other airline in the world.

Indeed, you're far safer flying with Ryanair than with any OTHER airline in the world.

So you must be referring to Ryanair's argument that flying into mild volcanic ash is virtually risk-free.

Which happens to be the truth.

No plane has ever been lost to volcanic ash.

The worst that ever happened was a plane in SE Asia stalling when it flew right through the thickest plume of volcanic ash right over a volcano - engines stalled but recovered, nobody died.

So where is your evidence that flying in mild volcanic ash presents any kind of real risk?

The simple truth is: you have no evidence, because there is none; you are just either very gullible or a scare-mongeror.

Or perhaps you a jobsworth working for the CAA or the Met Office?

Doc_N

sirbrainy wrote: »

What a ridiculous attitude. There is a zero extra risk in flying with Ryanair versus flying with any other airline in the world.

Indeed, you're far safer flying with Ryanair than with any OTHER airline in the world.

So you must be referring to Ryanair's argument that flying into mild volcanic ash is virtually risk-free.

Which happens to be the truth.

No plane has ever been lost to volcanic ash.

The worst that ever happened was a plane in SE Asia stalling when it flew right through the thickest plume of volcanic ash right over a volcano - engines stalled but recovered, nobody died.

So where is your evidence that flying in mild volcanic ash presents any kind of real risk?

The simple truth is: you have no evidence, because there is none; you are just either very gullible or a scare-mongeror.

Or perhaps you a jobsworth working for the CAA or the Met Office?

As I said, you're entitled to your view. If you choose to believe O'Leary, given the **** he comes out with all the time, that's your choice.

Me? I'll go with the Independent on this one. and the CAA, and the Met Office. They've got no axe to grind - unlike O'Leary.

sirbrainy

Doc_N wrote: »

As I said, you're entitled to your view. If you choose to believe O'Leary, given the **** he comes out with all the time, that's your choice.

Me? I'll go with the Independent on this one. and the CAA, and the Met Office. They've got no axe to grind - unlike O'Leary.

Er - we happen to have had many thousands of flights across the UK and Europe flying into exactly the same volcanic ash on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and now Saturday.

All - ie every single one - ie 100% - reported no problems whatsoever.

The same levels of volcanic ash that the CAA and the Met Office grounded flights for on Tuesday.

So the CAA, the Met Office and the Independent were WRONG.

O'Leary was RIGHT.

You can of course believe what you wish. But you show zero logic in your thinking.

paulofessex

Just to add...don't forget to check out flights to Ireland from Southend on Sea airport. They fly to Galway and Waterford if that helps anyone.

den169

I think 9 out 0f 10 of the Ryanair knockers are ones that get caught out with lots of extra charges, Because they go blindly into it without thinking,If you use your brain its a very cheap way to get abroad,

Doc n wrote Perhaps you could tell us all, though, just how you can - at this time - book two return flights to France for £8, including all the extras. Send us a link.

I never said it was now it was last year but please tell us which airline will fly us for a little more than Ryanair iv'e not found one.

carole.uk

try booking ryanair flights through travelrepublic or similar sites sometimes cheaper you don;t always get the additional booking fees with them.. worth checking out

sirbrainy

carole.uk wrote: »

try booking ryanair flights through travelrepublic or similar sites sometimes cheaper you don;t always get the additional booking fees with them.. worth checking out

Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary on why airlines should handle the ash cloud crisis


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8545247/Ryanair-chief-Michael-OLeary-on-why-airlines-should-handle-the-ash-cloud-crisis.html