Ryanair to charge for all luggage

Bob_the_Saver

One difference between Ryanair and a bus that I really appreciate is that
Ryanair is a lot cheaper (well my flights are).

HelenaHandcart

mynameistallulah wrote: »

But what if you want to take 25kg in one bag? NX will charge you then, will they not?

Every bus company has different rules - does that mean that some buses do not provide a bus service, just because it does not fit your criteria? [/QUOTE

My question was 'how is Ryanair like a bus' not 'how is bus service X like bus service Y'. So far, nobody has answered that question (except for Bobthesaver who treats all aeroplanes as buses).

northerntwo1

I beleive that they should charge. One of my personal pet grievences as a flyer with low budget airlines is that I pay for luggage. I do so because I have young children and therefore need to have my hands free and to be able to carry them on for example. I also pay for priority boarding/reserved seating to ensure we sit together. I pay full price for my children who also have a small bag each.

What then happens is that others who have a mini suitcase to the maximum allowance then board. The overhead lockers are full and then the airhostess will remove mine and my children's bags to place under our seat to allow the other passengers large bag to be stored.

I paid for extra luggage, I paid to board early - yet they reward the other passenger. That is before I get started on my other pet grievence of larger passengers taking up half of mine and my children's seat and demanding to sit in the aisle even if I reserved seating.

Mid day rant over and out.

marcowil

Dont most bus services get you close to your actual destination (i.e. town/city centre), rather than a place "nearby"?

callum9999

marcowil wrote: »

Dont most bus services get you close to your actual destination (i.e. town/city centre), rather than a place "nearby"?

You'd struggle to find many airports in the town centre... I personally think the Ryanair "miles away from destination" thing is rather overplayed though.

HelenaHandcart wrote: »

But what if you want to take 25kg in one bag? NX will charge you then, will they not?

Every bus company has different rules - does that mean that some buses do not provide a bus service, just because it does not fit your criteria? [/QUOTE

My question was 'how is Ryanair like a bus' not 'how is bus service X like bus service Y'. So far, nobody has answered that question (except for Bobthesaver who treats all aeroplanes as buses).

IT'S AN ANALOGY... For the love of God... If you want to nit-pick bits off it, I suggest you go with the fact that planes fly through the sky at high speed whereas buses are slow and on the ground - a slightly bigger difference than "megabus let you take 20kg of luggage but Ryanair only 10kg" don't you think?

It's obvious to anyone with half a brain that he is simply trying to say that his airline is NO frills (because for some strange reason, people still have difficulties comprehending that!) - just like buses are generally the "no frills" equivalent on the ground (give me a train over a bus any day).

HelenaHandcart

callum9999 wrote: »

IT'S AN ANALOGY... For the love of God... If you want to nit-pick bits off it, I suggest you go with the fact that planes fly through the sky at high speed whereas buses are slow and on the ground - a slightly bigger difference than "megabus let you take 20kg of luggage but Ryanair only 10kg" don't you think?

My point is that it is a very poor analogy. The OP to this post was that Ryanair apparently plans to charge for any luggage larger than a 'handbag'. This is not the same as "megabus let you take 20kg of luggage but Ryanair only 10kg" . The only resemblance that Ryanair (and other low-cost airlines) have to bus or 2nd-class train travel is that they do not include food/drink in the cost of the ticket. In all other respects, traditional airlines are much closer to a bus service.

In addition, the bus analogy is used to justify practices which are not in fact used by bus companies such as additional charges for carrying luggage in the bold.

Vacpackgo

Ryanair will introduce a graduated charge for any bag over 5kgs with duty free also charged as a second additional carry on item

callum9999

HelenaHandcart wrote: »

My point is that it is a very poor analogy. The OP to this post was that Ryanair apparently plans to charge for any luggage larger than a 'handbag'. This is not the same as "megabus let you take 20kg of luggage but Ryanair only 10kg" . The only resemblance that Ryanair (and other low-cost airlines) have to bus or 2nd-class train travel is that they do not include food/drink in the cost of the ticket. In all other respects, traditional airlines are much closer to a bus service.

In addition, the bus analogy is used to justify practices which are not in fact used by bus companies such as additional charges for carrying luggage in the bold.

Virtually no-one uses the bus analogy (I discuss Ryanair regularly on here and have never come across it), and it was only used by the boss as an off-the-cuff remark on a chat show.

Forget all the nonsense you're spouting - Ryanairs service IS NOT being directly compared to a bus. AGAIN - the fact that they fly through the air is a far bigger difference than differing luggage sizes, you are being ridiculously pedantic.

Buses are generally a no-frills way of transport, Ryanair is a no-frills airline. That is as deep as the analogy goes...

callum9999

Vacpackgo wrote: »

Ryanair will introduce a graduated charge for any bag over 5kgs with duty free also charged as a second additional carry on item

Says who?

Though if this is actually true then I guess I'm going to have to drastically improve my "use a jacket as a bag" technique for future flights!

aerostar

Vacpackgo wrote: »

Ryanair will introduce a graduated charge for any bag over 5kgs with duty free also charged as a second additional carry on item

Please tell us where we can find this information published!!!!!