Advice needed- Screwed over by Ryanair!

likelyfran

Deleted_User wrote: »

I'm not sure anyone is deriving any pleasure from the misfortune of the OP but, while everyone has their own opinions about Ryanair, most posters appear to agree that the airline doesn't bear any responsibility in this case.

Sometimes in life you just have to accept you messed up and instead of blaming someone else you've got to bite the bullet.

By the way, Eire is not a country in the EU but the Republic of Ireland is. Even your gay,black,Cuban-born Paddy could have told you that.;)

Ireland (as a whole) is generally not referred to as Eire. The ROI, however, is.
:cool:

opinions4u

What Wiki thinks of Eire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ire

Pollycat

likelyfran wrote: »

Not really - reasonable points/questions that you clearly can't answer. :rotfl::T

In exactly the same way that you can't prove that the flight wasn't on the departure board.

I said this after GlenntheBaker posted a screenshot of flights scheduled the following day:

Pollycat wrote: »

So - are we to believe that the day the OP flew (or attempted to fly) that this flight - although sceduled and clearly operational - was omitted from the Departure board?

You may believe that and continue to believe that but it doesn't make you (and the OP) right - even though I don't have documentary evidence that you're wrong.
You don't have documentary evidence that you're right.
Do you?

cherabelle wrote: »

The flight only had 18 booked on it, 11 of us missed it.

This means that 7 people did manage to get to the right gate.
How do you think they did that? Crystal ball?
It wouldn't surprise me if the people who went to the wrong gate blindly followed the first person to say 'Ooh, look, our flight to Dussledorf (sic) is going from Gate 5'.

Just curious - why do you keep using the 'clappy' smiley in your posts?

[Deleted User]

opinions4u wrote: »

What Wiki thinks of Eire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ire

Forget Wiki.
I've lived in the Republic for 25 years.
In all that time I've never heard anyone describe it, either in person or in print, as Eire.
It's Ireland. Or the Republic.

jillie1974

likelyfran wrote: »

Ireland (as a whole) is generally not referred to as Eire. The ROI, however, is.
:cool:

Republic of Ireland is more widely used

very few Irish people even say Eire, only ever really used on the stamps.

likelyfran

jillie1974 wrote: »

Republic of Ireland is more widely used

very few Irish people even say Eire, only ever really used on the stamps.

Actually, 'Southern Ireland' is very widely used (in Ireland, by the Irish), also 'the Republic'. Yes, Eire often used 'postally' to the South.

likelyfran

Pollycat wrote: »

In exactly the same way that you can't prove that the flight wasn't on the departure board.

I said this after GlenntheBaker posted a screenshot of flights scheduled the following day:


You may believe that and continue to believe that but it doesn't make you (and the OP) right - even though I don't have documentary evidence that you're wrong.
You don't have documentary evidence that you're right.
Do you?


This means that 7 people did manage to get to the right gate.
How do you think they did that? Crystal ball?
It wouldn't surprise me if the people who went to the wrong gate blindly followed the first person to say 'Ooh, look, our flight to Dussledorf (sic) is going from Gate 5'.

Just curious - why do you keep using the 'clappy' smiley in your posts?

Well if you can't prove your point, why are you being so vehement/@-rsey about it?!

Clappy smiley - keep using it in my posts - maybe a few, think you're exaggerating.

Pollycat

cherabelle wrote: »

A little shocked by some of the replies- I was hoping for some help!

likelyfran wrote: »

I stuck up for you! You're welcome! :rotfl:

OK, likelyfran, you seem to be the only poster who actually believes that this flight wasn't on the departures board and that the OP was not at fault because she didn't go to the right gate.

The OP is looking for help.
So far, she's not had much advice on where to go from here because other posters don't believe she has been 'screwed over' by Ryanair (or maybe Air Berlin or Stansted airport).

You've stuck up for her and done some pretty nifty throw backs to posters (mainly me) who've continued to say they think she is wrong - albeit not actually proving or providing anything that will help the OP.

I'm sure she's really happy that you stuck up for her but maybe now is the time to stand up and give the OP some valid, constructive advice about what her next steps should be in this situation.

If I was as convinced as you are that the OP is right, I would be posting as much advice as I could to help her get her money back from Ryanair instead of debating the situation with other posters who have a different opinion to me.

The OP needs you, likelyfran.

Over to you.

[Deleted User]

likelyfran wrote: »

Actually, 'Southern Ireland' is very widely used (in Ireland, by the Irish), also 'the Republic'. Yes, Eire often used 'postally' to the South.

Hogwash.
No Irish person describes their country as Southern Ireland.Ever.
It's Ireland.
Have you ever heard anyone describe England as Southern UK ?

opinions4u

Deleted_User wrote: »

Hogwash.
No Irish person describes their country as Southern Ireland.Ever.
It's Ireland.

I must admit I was surprised to read that they did!