Ryanair free flights - they're back!!

xinran

Looks like the "free" 1p flights will be back from tomorrow. Not as many destinations as before, and conditions are a bit vague.

The site is not showing the offer yet.

Just got this e-mail:

FREE SEAT SALE - NO TAXES NO FEES NO CHARGES*

50 ROUTES

TRAVEL NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY!

THIS UNBELIEVABLE OFFER IS AVAILABLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT MONDAY

BOOK NOW ON http://www.ryanair.com

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From London Stansted to
Brussels Charleroi FREE
Frankfurt Hahn FREE
Glasgow Prestwick FREE
Belfast FREE

From Glasgow Prestwick to
Belfast FREE
Kaunas FREE
London Stansted FREE

From Leeds Bradford to
Shannon FREE

From Birmingham to
Shannon FREE

From Nottingham East Midlands to
Belfast FREE
Derry FREE
Knock FREE
Shannon FREE

From Derry to
Nothingham East Midlands FREE
Liverpool FREE
Bristol FREE

FROM Liverpool to
Belfast FREE
Dublin FREE
Nimes FREE
Lodz FREE
Derry FREE
Madrid FREE
Shannon FREE
Valencia FREE

From London Luton to
Shannon FREE
Kerry FREE

From Bristol to
Milan Bergamo FREE
Dinard FREE
Derr FREE
Knock FREE
Porto FREE

From Dublin to
Basel FREE
Liverpool FREE
Cork FREE
Shannon FREE

From Cork to
Dublin FREE

From Knock to
Nottingham EastMidlands FREE
Bristol FREE

From Kerry to
London Luton FREE

From Shannon to
Birmingham FREE
Dublin FREE
Nottingham East Midlands FREE
Leeds Bradford FREE
Liverpool FREE
London Luton FREE


From Frankfurt Hahn to
Bologna Forli FREE
Stockholm Skavsta FREE
London Stansted FREE

From Hamburg Lubect to
Stockholm Skavsta FREE

From Bremen to
Milan Bergamo FREE
Bristol FREE
Paris Beauvais FREE
Stockholm Skavsta FREE
Oslo Torp FREE

From Dinard to
Bristol FREE

From Nimes to
Liverpool FREE

From Paris Beauvais to
Bremen FREE

From Vaxjo to
Dusseldorf Weeze FREE

From Stockholm skavsta to
Bremen FREE
Bratislava FREE
Karlsruhe Baden Baden FREE
Frankfurt Hahn FREE
Hamburg Lubeck FREE
Riga FREE

From Tampere to
Riga FREE

From Brussels Charleroi to
London Stansted FREE

From Porto to
Bristol FREE
Barcelona Girona FREE
Madrid FREE
Valencia FREE

From Bratislava to
Bremen FREE
Stockholm Skavsta FREE

From Kaunas to
Glasgow Prestwick FREE

From Lodz to
Liverpool FREE

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Booking Period: Thurs 04 Oct 07 - midnight Mon 08 Oct 07
Travel Period: 05 Nov 07 - 31 Jan 08
Advance Purchase: 14 Days
Blockoff Days: 18 Dec 07 - 08 Jan 08 all routes
* Terms and conditions apply.

cannyscot_2

Yes yipee another lovely break for nothing. Just about to do my october 10p for 5 people half term break so just in time. Book from midnight tonight oh dear I'll have to stay up.
I just asked my M_I_L if she wanted a 1p flight -she said oh no I dont really want to go anywhere -I hope I will want to go on 1p breaks till i am 100.

A_Guard_Swine

Blackpool will be nice!

budgetflyer

You can go to Kaunus (Lithuania) from Prestwick for 2p rtn. Thats where Heart of Midlothian get most of their first team players from:rotfl:

Has Vladmir Romanov struck a deal with Ryanair for the mass transportation of mediocre East European footballers ?

This could be worthy of another "Peter Baker investigates" special report

fama

Mm looks ok but bit worried bout this thread re them cancelling flights especially as i was thinking of a two sector trip.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=533664&highlight=ryanair

Steve_xx

The headline on their site says Free, ie inclusive of taxes and charges. I selected a couple of flights to Valencia, next February, at 1p each. The charges for taxes etc ratcheted it upto £22+, then luggage @ £7 each bag each way. Then there'll be a credit/debit card charge on top of that.

It's still cheap, but it isn't inclusive of taxes and charges, as advertised. Or am I missing something?

Ems!

Steve_xx wrote: »

The headline on their site says Free, ie inclusive of taxes and charges. I selected a couple of flights to Valencia, next February, at 1p each. The charges for taxes etc ratcheted it upto £22+, then luggage @ £7 each bag each way. Then there'll be a credit/debit card charge on top of that.

It's still cheap, but it isn't inclusive of taxes and charges, as advertised. Or am I missing something?

same thing happening to me!!

Saving4Sanity

You can get flights for a penny all in, but you need to look for them. It can be a bit tricky, because some flights show up on the price screen as a penny, but then have charges added.

To get the penny ones, make sure the flights are inside the times and dates allowed (you can find these out by picking your outbound airport on the home page to see the list of prices) and then clicking the airport you're interested in flying to. Most of them are available Monday after 12, all day Tues & Wed, Thurs before 12, after 12 Saturday - excepting holidays and other bits and pieces.

On the price screen, make sure you pick flights that say "Reg Fare" next to them, rather than "Web Fare" (even if they are a penny) - these are usually the actual penny flights though in this promotion I have noticed that even some that say "Reg" add fees.

After this, you have to be willing to not have any check-in luggage (a week's worth of stuff isn't impossible in hand luggage!), check-in online, and not take their insurance. Then you should come out with a final price of a penny per flight.

The last time this promotion came up I got a decent number of flights booked for a penny. Oh, and there was no card charge either (not to say there won't be this time - I've not booked any yet!).

And don't be surprised when the penny actually turns up debited from your account ...

Steve_xx

Yes they need sorting by the Advertising Standards Authority.

I dislike these headline adverts that state one thing, then when you come to buy, the charges are quite different due to things that you cannot avoid having, like suitcases.

I especially dislike this trend of charging for credit/debit card use. Effectively it is an additional tax. Also, I note that Ryanair, like others, add their travel insurance and you have to remember to delete it. Ryanair have also started the automatic addition of priority boarding - very creative.

All clever marketing tricks, I know. Or, are they really seeking to deceive?

Steve_xx

Saving4Sanity wrote: »

You can get flights for a penny all in, but you need to look for them. It can be a bit tricky, because some flights show up on the price screen as a penny, but then have charges added.

To get the penny ones, make sure the flights are inside the times and dates allowed (you can find these out by picking your outbound airport on the home page to see the list of prices) and then clicking the airport you're interested in flying to. Most of them are available Monday after 12, all day Tues & Wed, Thurs before 12, after 12 Saturday - excepting holidays and other bits and pieces.

On the price screen, make sure you pick flights that say "Reg Fare" next to them, rather than "Web Fare" (even if they are a penny) - these are usually the actual penny flights though in this promotion I have noticed that even some that say "Reg" add fees.

After this, you have to be willing to not have any check-in luggage (a week's worth of stuff isn't impossible in hand luggage!), check-in online, and not take their insurance. Then you should come out with a final price of a penny per flight.

The last time this promotion came up I got a decent number of flights booked for a penny. Oh, and there was no card charge either (not to say there won't be this time - I've not booked any yet!).

And don't be surprised when the penny actually turns up debited from your account ...

OK, got it. Thanks for the advice. I will try it again...........

skye

I'm totally confused - trying to book flights Liverpool to Derry anytime dec or jan. When I try I am still having to pay taxes and charges even though I am following the dates:eg

Reg fare
Adult Reg Fare 0.01 GBP
Wed, 28 Nov 07
Flight 9884
12:55 Depart Liverpool (LPL)
13:50 Arrive City of Derry (LDY)

Coming Back

Reg fare
Adult Reg Fare 0.01 GBP


Wed, 05 Dec 07
Flight 9885
14:15 Depart City of Derry (LDY)
15:10 Arrive Liverpool (LPL)

Pricing


Going Out (Reg fare)
2 @ 0.01 GBP 0.02 GBP
Taxes, Fees & Charges
details 25.96 GBP



Coming Back (Reg fare)
2 @ 0.01 GBP 0.02 GBP
Taxes, Fees & Charges
details 25.96 GBP

Total Cost of Flight
excluding handling fee (if applicable)
click here for new information
on handling fees
51.96 GBP

Can anyone help? It says wednesday is ok to travel on.

Thanks:o