Cheap Ryanair Flights Discussion Area

hollydays

Will the 1p flights still exist-or is there now a £5 each way online check in fee.Looking towards november when the flight prices are often reduced.What's the lowest price I am likely to get if i book october time?

fifeken

hollydays wrote: »

Will the 1p flights still exist-or is there now a £5 each way online check in fee.Looking towards november when the flight prices are often reduced.What's the lowest price I am likely to get if i book october time?

"Special Offer" flights don't attract the £5 online check in fee - they've got to be available at the advertised price. However some fares with the fee can work out cheaper if they've cut or reduced the taxes and charges portion which I have seen so don't just restrict yourself to looking at the specials.

hollydays

Thanks-you have made me very happy.

Edinburghlass_2

£1 flights for June to August booking until midnight 11 June is the latest offer.

chrissie55

Why the hell is the least 'environmentally friendly' means of transport the cheapest?

lost_in_paperwork

am trying to opn the page as on the latest newsletter email 10th June 2009 - not having any joy. Any ideas?

JimmyTheWig

chrissie55 wrote: »

Why the hell is the least 'environmentally friendly' means of transport the cheapest?

In some ways the cheap prices ensure that the planes are flying quite full - so the price makes them _more_ environmentally friendly!

But I agree. Train fares should be capped at the cheapest airfare for the same journey.

Edinburghlass_2

lost_in_paperwork wrote: »

am trying to opn the page as on the latest newsletter email 10th June 2009 - not having any joy. Any ideas?

Probably just busy, I was printing out boarding cards this morning and the Ryan Air website was quite slow, try again later.

mystic_trev

Edinburghlass wrote: »

Probably just busy, I was printing out boarding cards this morning and the Ryan Air website was quite slow, try again later.

Yes, the websites seemed to have had a number of problems today, and it errored after I'd given my Visa Electron details for my £2 return flight to Cork in August Still it has given me chance to see what some others have encountered, and why some have booked tickets twice!

This is the error message you get.

Error - Your session has been locked

We are experiencing some difficulties with the website. Please wait 10 seconds and if you are not redirected back click here.
If you have already submitted payment your new reservation or flight change MAY have been confirmed.
Before starting again please firstly check your email account to see if you have received an email travel itinerary or alternatively you can check to see if your transaction processed by going to Manage Booking section of our website and completing the information required in Option 3.

So you should always check the manage booking section before re-booking flights you may have already booked!

squiggly

fifeken wrote: »

"Special Offer" flights don't attract the £5 online check in fee - they've got to be available at the advertised price. However some fares with the fee can work out cheaper if they've cut or reduced the taxes and charges portion which I have seen so don't just restrict yourself to looking at the specials.

I have been unable to find any special offer fares that don't charge the online booking fee - for example:

SPECIAL OFFER
Depart:
Girona (Barcelona) 15:15
Arrive:
Bournemouth 16:10
1xAdult0.00GBP
Fare: 0.00GBP
Online Check-In: 5.00GBP
Taxes / Fees: 5.00
GBPTotal Price: 10.00GBP

Surely this is false advertising, even Martin's acticle confirms:

"However, if you book a flight during one of these special 'free/1p', '£1' or '£5' flight promotions, the online check-in fee will be waived."

Has anybody else had better luck?