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last min flight

does anyone know if i turned up at the airport for a flight with ryanair would they sell me a ticket cheaper from the desk if they had any seats left. problem is my sons mate has a flight booked and my son would like to go back with him but i cant really afford the £100 price they have on the one way flight now. so i wondered if when we went to the airport if they would sell them cheaper.
many thanks

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  • spiro
    spiro Posts: 6,405 Forumite
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    As far as I am aware, Ryanair dont sell of tickets cheap at the last minute at airport sales desks.
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  • mandz13
    mandz13 Posts: 46 Forumite
    gone are the good old days where we could get dirt cheap flights at the airport..lol
    well i think he is out of luck then.
    i will have a look for a ryanair discount code to see if that can reduce the cost.
    many thanks
  • tazzyb
    tazzyb Posts: 325 Forumite
    As above you can no longer get super cheap tickets by turning up at the airport and going standby. The closure to the date of travel the more expensive the tickets become now.
  • moronic50
    moronic50 Posts: 27 Forumite
    If anything Ryanair would charge you even more money for grabbing the flight last minute at the airport. Could your son not fly out on the same day but on a cheaper flight (f there are any!)
  • spiro
    spiro Posts: 6,405 Forumite
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    If they are going soon and Ryanair are only asking £100 for the flight thats not to bad, with some airlines the prices can rise to hundreds even within europe at the last minute.
    IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.

    4 Credit Card and 1 Loan PPI claims settled for £26k, 1 rejected (Opus).
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