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Free Ryanair Flights

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  • Managed to get 4 nights away fri=om Stansted to Reus in Oct for 8p- didnt get charged card fee either :j :j :j
  • crazyposhgal
    crazyposhgal Posts: 2,313 Forumite
    Can you ad bags at a later date and pay or do you have to add them now?

    TIA
    "I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." — Marilyn Monroe
    she hasn't lost the ol' Bootsing magic :p:D
  • Hooch_2
    Hooch_2 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Just a note of caution with using Ryanair.

    I have been looking at this site for ages and took up the last cheap offer that Ryanair had and booked a trip for my family from Stansted to Dublin last monday, staying the night and returning on Tuesday 3rd July. I am on low income and thought this was a great opportunity to treat the family as all I had to consider was accommodation for a night and some spending money.

    Getting out was great, on time ect, however, comming back, was notified at the gate that the flight was cancelled aprox 1 hour before depature. Very little help or information provided by Ryanair staff and had to join a long queue, to be eventually told that there was no chance of getting on any other flight that day or the next, and they would refund my fare (5p !)

    To cut a long story short, the only way to get back was to pay 170 euros each (total 850 euros) with another airline!

    You will not get any financial support from them if they are delayed or worst cancel your flight.
  • masterwai
    masterwai Posts: 91 Forumite
    Hooch wrote: »
    Just a note of caution with using Ryanair.

    I have been looking at this site for ages and took up the last cheap offer that Ryanair had and booked a trip for my family from Stansted to Dublin last monday, staying the night and returning on Tuesday 3rd July. I am on low income and thought this was a great opportunity to treat the family as all I had to consider was accommodation for a night and some spending money.

    Getting out was great, on time ect, however, comming back, was notified at the gate that the flight was cancelled aprox 1 hour before depature. Very little help or information provided by Ryanair staff and had to join a long queue, to be eventually told that there was no chance of getting on any other flight that day or the next, and they would refund my fare (5p !)

    To cut a long story short, the only way to get back was to pay 170 euros each (total 850 euros) with another airline!

    You will not get any financial support from them if they are delayed or worst cancel your flight.

    which is why you buy travel insurance to cover such situations. :smiley:
  • BigBouncyBall
    BigBouncyBall Posts: 1,937 Forumite
    just booked a flight to Cork from LGW and back from Dublin to LGW for 1p and 1cent!

    Bit annoying about the 0 baggage thing - i just want to take hand luggage for a 2 night stay, oh well at least i get to use the priority boarding.
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  • dipsy
    dipsy Posts: 3,137 Forumite
    masterwai wrote: »
    !!!!!! a free flight offer.

    Me and two friends just got back from dublin from leeds for a mear 6p lol.

    A free flight would do fine. maybe go to barcelona via sheffield this time.

    Absoloutly no probs at check in. Used my dd card no charge hehe.

    I got charged 70p each way on my switch card.... but still not complaining 2 return flights for 2.84..... very good :-)

    Not sure I can go yet, have to book time off, but hey for that price... its worth the risk... now to see how much I can fit in my cabin bag :rotfl: :rotfl:
    2007 £1749
    2008 £291.99
    2009 JanMasscara £7.00 Feb megcabot books x 2 £20 XFactor tkts x 2 £58.00 (couldn't go though as they only phoned on day :-( ) foundation £7.99
    total so far for 09 £92.99
  • BigBouncyBall
    BigBouncyBall Posts: 1,937 Forumite
    in fact if anyone wants to save 0.3p book your return flight from europe in euros (0.01€ = 0.7p)!!
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  • masterwai
    masterwai Posts: 91 Forumite
    just booked a flight to Cork from LGW and back from Dublin to LGW for 1p and 1cent!

    Bit annoying about the 0 baggage thing - i just want to take hand luggage for a 2 night stay, oh well at least i get to use the priority boarding.

    Bit annoying about the 0 baggage thing???

    priority boarding is a rip off.
  • wherediditallgo
    wherediditallgo Posts: 2,889 Forumite
    Quackers wrote: »
    is there any way of getting out of the £4 charge for priorty check in/0 bag option.

    Please?

    Pretty please? :)

    I'm on page with 2 free flights and cannot get rid of £4 charge. :(
    Click on the 'Remove' link in the paragraph of text just under the bit advising you of the charges. I didn't see it either when I was booking a flight in the early hours of this morning, but someone else pointed it out to me not long ago. :)
  • BigBouncyBall
    BigBouncyBall Posts: 1,937 Forumite
    yeh i get charged £2 for taking no luggage on board, can't just select 0 baggage - i have to select zero baggage and priority boarding
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