Ryanair's new 7-day check-in rules

rustyboy21

I still stand by what I have said.

You know what you are getting into, what hoops you have to jump through in order to fit into their running of the company.

It is a private company, there is nothing Illegal in what they are doing. They could have a rule in place, stating you have to turn up at check in, wearing a G String, a sequin Boob tube, with a chicken propped on your head, otherwise it was a charge of £50 for not adhering to their procedures ! You work with what they say, if you are to fly.

The only way they will change rules, is if the custom goes elsewhere. Whilst they have good flight prices, they can do what they like with extras ( within reason). It is up to you to decide if you want to trade with them or not.

You know what you are going into when buying a flight from Ryanair, fit in with their rules or don't fly.

Again, Stop Moaning People !

CCFC_80

rustyboy21 wrote: »

I still stand by what I have said.

You know what you are getting into, what hoops you have to jump through in order to fit into their running of the company.

It is a private company, there is nothing Illegal in what they are doing. They could have a rule in place, stating you have to turn up at check in, wearing a G String, a sequin Boob tube, with a chicken propped on your head, otherwise it was a charge of £50 for not adhering to their procedures ! You work with what they say, if you are to fly.

The only way they will change rules, is if the custom goes elsewhere. Whilst they have good flight prices, they can do what they like with extras ( within reason). It is up to you to decide if you want to trade with them or not.


You know what you are going into when buying a flight from Ryanair, fit in with their rules or don't fly.

Again, Stop Moaning People !

I agree with you. For the record I wasn't moaning but naively didn't realise this new procedure in checking in. I would hazard a guess and state that a lot of people may not want to be arsed of getting into all the hassle whilst on holiday of finding an internet cafe and printing out their boarding cards. They aren't exactly going to do it for free are they?

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rustyboy21 wrote: »

I still stand by what I have said.

You know what you are getting into, what hoops you have to jump through in order to fit into their running of the company.

It is a private company, there is nothing Illegal in what they are doing. They could have a rule in place, stating you have to turn up at check in, wearing a G String, a sequin Boob tube, with a chicken propped on your head, otherwise it was a charge of £50 for not adhering to their procedures ! You work with what they say, if you are to fly.

The only way they will change rules, is if the custom goes elsewhere. Whilst they have good flight prices, they can do what they like with extras ( within reason). It is up to you to decide if you want to trade with them or not.

You know what you are going into when buying a flight from Ryanair, fit in with their rules or don't fly.

Again, Stop Moaning People !

I agree whoeheartedly.
This idea that in the age of omnipresent internet people are unable to locate somewhere with a printer is complete nonsense - I never knew so many people holidayed in a remote part of Albania !
80 million people a year seem quite capable of following Ryanair's T & Cs and enjoy air fares considerably cheaper than most other airlines.
And without Michael O'Leary the people of Europe would still be paying vastly inflated air fares as they did before Ryanair came along.
I've made 100+ journeys with them without a hitch except for one occasion when a flight was cancelled due to operational reasons.As the fare was only €10.99 I certainly didn't expect them to ply me with free food and drink and wipe my bottom for me as a lot of Ryanair-bashers seem to expect.
And I can't wait for Ryanair to shake up the transatlantic air fares cartel.

MiserlyMartin

rustyboy21 wrote: »

I still stand by what I have said.

You know what you are getting into, what hoops you have to jump through in order to fit into their running of the company.

It is a private company, there is nothing Illegal in what they are doing. They could have a rule in place, stating you have to turn up at check in, wearing a G String, a sequin Boob tube, with a chicken propped on your head, otherwise it was a charge of £50 for not adhering to their procedures ! You work with what they say, if you are to fly.

The only way they will change rules, is if the custom goes elsewhere. Whilst they have good flight prices, they can do what they like with extras ( within reason). It is up to you to decide if you want to trade with them or not.

You know what you are going into when buying a flight from Ryanair, fit in with their rules or don't fly.

Again, Stop Moaning People !

Again, I you have missed the point. I always come to the defence of Ryanair like you, against the mass moaners. I like the airline, its cheap fares, on time flights, but you have to work within its rules and be smart, as you say. Now the game has changed. Have you, or the previous poster tried to check in on a flight after the 8th April with the 7 day rule? I think not. 15 days before was workable and they had no allocated seats anyway so no charge. This was fine. But now they are effectively adding £10 to your ticket price by forcing you on to allocated seats. For your cheap £10 ticket that's a 100% fee.

I preferred the free for all system. They used to say it was the quickest way to fill an aircraft and it was quick and efficient. Now you have problems with people looking for their seats, no overhead locker storage nearby the seat, people who sat in the wrong seat (asking people to move) and all the other delays and commotion when boarding. The real reason they are doing this is to rake in more money. Yes lower the other charges, now its no free seats.

I tell you what if you are so happy with the system, tell me how you plan to avoid the seat charges for a two week holiday?

rustyboy21

Easy jet have stated that the allocated seat system they introduced last year, has actually speeded up boarding, there is a lot less hassle with bags etc. Jet2 have been doing it for years with no discernible hassle, so why would Ryanair be any different. I for one, would now look at flying Ryanair, as the chance of being separated from my partner and all the rush to get on, has put me off in the past and most likely a number of other people too.


If you pay for your allocated seats you get charged a max of £10, if you don't do it and forget to print off your cards you get charged £15 pls the £70 airport check in fee. You would be mad not to get allocated seats and then you can check in 30 days prior.


Yes they are charging you for the buying your allocated seat, but if this is going to save all the hassle at the airport and extra charges that have existed in the past. There will be less need to manual check in, meaning the costs involved can be used to offer cheaper flights etc.


To me, they just seem to be streamlining their systems, to replicate what nearly every other airline in the world does, which is allocate seats, offer faster check in, less hassle and less aggro trying to find a seat. There is a cost factor involved in doing this, so obviously it needs to be passed on. A flight full of cheap seats and no extra charges, wouldn't take off, due to the fuel costing more than what they have taken in seats. There has to be a trade off in low cost flights.One of the main bug bears about Ryanair has been the cattle truck mentality of boarding/disembarkation. This will cut it out.

zaksmum

So how can I check in for a 7 day holiday? I can check in for the outward flight in good time...but the return flight will be a problem.

My return flight takes off from the resort airport at 10am, so I have to be at the airport at about 8am.

Will I be able to print off my boarding pass for this the day before leaving home?

tomtontom

zaksmum wrote: »

So how can I check in for a 7 day holiday? I can check in for the outward flight in good time...but the return flight will be a problem.

My return flight takes off from the resort airport at 10am, so I have to be at the airport at about 8am.

Will I be able to print off my boarding pass for this the day before leaving home?

That depends on the timing of your flights, if you are away for a full seven days then you'll need to check in for your return whilst you are away. Must hotels offer pass printing facilities.

paddyrg

I think the point is that RyanAir regularly treat customers with contempt, this being an excellent example of adding an unnecessary obstacle in the hope of getting £70/whatever for check-in at the airport. They know full well most people go on holiday for 7+ days, so chose an arbitrary 7 day cut-off. They know full well that facilities at many of their destination airport are pretty shocking, and just don't have facilities for 200+ people to print boarding passes in a 2hr window (especially at 6am/cheap flight hours).

I have to say I'm amazed so many people still fly with them - I can only imagine they haven't had their turn at being stitched up by them yet. There's no lonelier feeling than needing help at a RyanAir customer services desk

zaksmum

tomtontom wrote: »

That depends on the timing of your flights, if you are away for a full seven days then you'll need to check in for your return whilst you are away. Must hotels offer pass printing facilities.

Yes I will be away for a full 7 days, a Thursday to the following Thursday.

I'm sure if Ryanair just added a fiver to the price of the flight, it would cause a hell of a lot less bad feeling towards them than this sneaky little extra charge will cause!

tomtontom

paddyrg wrote: »

I think the point is that RyanAir regularly treat customers with contempt, this being an excellent example of adding an unnecessary obstacle in the hope of getting £70/whatever for check-in at the airport. They know full well most people go on holiday for 7+ days, so chose an arbitrary 7 day cut-off. They know full well that facilities at many of their destination airport are pretty shocking, and just don't have facilities for 200+ people to print boarding passes in a 2hr window (especially at 6am/cheap flight hours).

I have to say I'm amazed so many people still fly with them - I can only imagine they haven't had their turn at being stitched up by them yet. There's no lonelier feeling than needing help at a RyanAir customer services desk

Not one person has been able to point to a Ryanair destination where it would not be possible to find an internet cafe or hotel with printing facilities. As you suggest there are 'many', I'm sure you can elaborate?

zaksmum, I don't see why I should pay an extra £5 because others are too lazy to find a printer!