Looking ahead.. Ryanair next summer

stephb34

BarryBlue wrote: »

We flew Ryanair last Saturday back into the UK from Spain. The flight was almost full, and lots of people were discussing the current situation as many were regular flyers who had homes in both countries. Several people were saying that they were baling out of Ryanair because they appear now that they cannot be trusted to provide the flights. I think their passenger numbers may fall next year until people trust them again.

Our flights were certainly cheap, having been booked in June, and what you get is very basic. We can manage 10 days on a 10kg bag and a small under-seat bag (no weight limit) each. We don't worry if we aren't allocated seats together, although the seat allocation policy seems deliberately designed to alienate passengers. But, to be fair, our flights were on time both ways.


I do wonder about that. For our flight on Saturday we were at the front of the non-priority queue, and my wife counted the priority boarders as they went past. There were 62 of them! So what is the limit? I have always suspected it is strictly limited to the number they can sell.;)

I think the first 90 people are allowed to take their 10kg of hand luggage on with them whether they have paid or not after that its all in the hold.
We flew with Monarch out in the summer and on checking in they asked did we want to put our 10kg case in to the hold which we did. On the way home with Ryanair they didn't ask at check in and we would have given them in so other people could keep theirs.

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BarryBlue wrote: »

We flew Ryanair last Saturday back into the UK from Spain. The flight was almost full, and lots of people were discussing the current situation as many were regular flyers who had homes in both countries. Several people were saying that they were baling out of Ryanair because they appear now that they cannot be trusted to provide the flights. I think their passenger numbers may fall next year until people trust them again.

Our flights were certainly cheap, having been booked in June, and what you get is very basic. We can manage 10 days on a 10kg bag and a small under-seat bag (no weight limit) each. We don't worry if we aren't allocated seats together, although the seat allocation policy seems deliberately designed to alienate passengers. But, to be fair, our flights were on time both ways.

So your flight was cheap,on-time and without any fears of your airline going bust.
Along with 2,000 other Ryanair flights on the same day as yours.
Rather than falling passenger numbers they were up by 10% in September,the month when all these shenanigans were happening.
That's why this small brouhaha over pilots' hours is a storm in a teacup.
I took advantage of the snap sale MOL organised as damage limitation and booked four Ryanair flights for a pittance.
Ker-ching.

budgetflyer

You just need to see Easyjet have hiked the prices from London to Scotland. We need Ryanair if only to keep prices low

fredandwilma

It's the first time I've flown with Ryanair myself, and whilst it takes some getting used to, it is what it is.

Everyone is allocated a seat, however, that doesn't stop someone sitting in your seat.:rotfl:

A bus service in the sky isn't far off. Basic service, basic seating, fumes from aviation fuel in the cabin, (depending on where you sit). I dread to think what it will be like with new slimline seats. They told us they weren't putting luggage into the hold, although the plane was full, (thought it would be).

On the plus side, you get what you pay for. A flight for thousands of miles for the cost of a bus or a coach ticket. Our bus was on time, ( in fact the flight arrived early at our destination) and there's no reason to assume there will be any problem with our flight home.

If your flight is an important part of enjoyment of a holiday, then book with someone else. If you are more tolerant and look at things objectively, then go ahead and book a flight with Ryanair and don't prepay for accomodation before you go, if it worries you so much. I can't see Ryanair cancelling lots of flights in school holidays. That would be insanity.

You simply can't fault it for being the cheapest way of getting from A to B. I'm told it's a great improvement from how it used to be when people weren't allocated seats. It's only a relatively short time of, err, 'tolerance'.

Would i fly with them again, well, I have to. But yes, of course i would.

It's still great value for money.:D

Ttfn from colder climes.......:eek:

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fredandwilma wrote: »

It's the first time I've flown with Ryanair myself, and whilst it takes some getting used to, it is what it is.

Everyone is allocated a seat, however, that doesn't stop someone sitting in your seat.:rotfl:

A bus service in the sky isn't far off. Basic service, basic seating, fumes from aviation fuel in the cabin, (depending on where you sit). I dread to think what it will be like with new slimline seats. They told us they weren't putting luggage into the hold, although the plane was full, (thought it would be).

On the plus side, you get what you pay for. A flight for thousands of miles for the cost of a bus or a coach ticket. Our bus was on time, ( in fact the flight arrived early at our destination) and there's no reason to assume there will be any problem with our flight home.

If your flight is an important part of enjoyment of a holiday, then book with someone else. If you are more tolerant and look at things objectively, then go ahead and book a flight with Ryanair and don't prepay for accomodation before you go, if it worries you so much. I can't see Ryanair cancelling lots of flights in school holidays. That would be insanity.

You simply can't fault it for being the cheapest way of getting from A to B. I'm told it's a great improvement from how it used to be when people weren't allocated seats. It's only a relatively short time of, err, 'tolerance'.

Would i fly with them again, well, I have to. But yes, of course i would.

It's still great value for money.:D

Ttfn from colder climes.......:eek:

Fumes from aviation fuel in the cabin a fault of Ryanair ?
I've heard everything now.

bigadaj

Deleted_User wrote: »

Fumes from aviation fuel in the cabin a fault of Ryanair ?
I've heard everything now.

OLeary would go mad with that sort of wastage.

zaksmum

Ryanair have removed all Liverpool and Manchester flights to Alicante from their website listings after March 2018 - don't know why

leylandsunaddict

zaksmum wrote: »

Ryanair have removed all Liverpool and Manchester flights to Alicante from their website listings after March 2018 - don't know why

Website glitch I would think. They're not the only routes that currently aren't showing.

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Just booked two Ryanair flights to go for lunch with some chums in another country and back again on the same day.
€34 return.
I'll pay more than that for the first bottle of wine.
THAT is why Ryanair are the fifth most successful airline on the planet.

budgetflyer

Deleted_User wrote: »

Just booked two Ryanair flights to go for lunch with some chums in another country and back again on the same day.
€34 return.
I'll pay more than that for the first bottle of wine.
THAT is why Ryanair are the fifth most successful airline on the planet.

passenger numbers yes, Turnover and profit no. Surprising, but In Europe, Lufthansa and IAG all have higher turnover+profit.