OK Ryanair, I’ll pay your blood money

jpsartre

gazzak wrote: »

With practices like this why do people still use them?

Because most people either don't care or don't care enough to where it overrides the upsides of using Ryanair. The outraged posters we see in here make out an insignificant minority of travellers.

POPPYOSCAR

NoodleDoodleMan wrote: »

Nobody should have to pay extra to sit together.

Unreserved seats should be available for immediate selection when the flight reservation is made and paid for - the simple first come, first served basis.

Only seats that should be available for additional charge are extra legroom ones.

I agree.

Just imagine if you had to do this at the cinema or theatre?

There would be an uproar.

custardy

yellowmug wrote: »

I think what particularly gets people's back up, as well as seeing that groups are deliberately split up, is that you shouldn't have to pay extra for something that makes everyone safer. That's just not a frill, it's an essential. Ryanair's policy (and that of others) endangers everyone, it's not about not getting a free sandwich.

If split up from my children I would absolutely go back for them in an evacuation, whatever I was instructed to do. There's absolutely no way I'd get off the plane knowing they were inside. It's selfish, but driven by biology/evolution (I'm sure parents not related by blood would have the same instinct, don't get me wrong - it's the overall parent-child relationship)

I wouldn't go back for my husband, though, and I wouldn't expect him to go back for me. I wouldn't mind being separated from him on a short flight, but I can see that nervous flyers would see it differently.

I wouldnt be scrimping on having my kids not next to me.

richardw

NoodleDoodleMan wrote: »

....How is that an issue on a very short haul flight ?

It doesn’t matter how long or short the flight, they all have a take off and a landing risk.

powerful_Rogue

yellowmug wrote: »

I think what particularly gets people's back up, as well as seeing that groups are deliberately split up, is that you shouldn't have to pay extra for something that makes everyone safer. That's just not a frill, it's an essential. Ryanair's policy (and that of others) endangers everyone, it's not about not getting a free sandwich.

If split up from my children I would absolutely go back for them in an evacuation, whatever I was instructed to do. There's absolutely no way I'd get off the plane knowing they were inside. It's selfish, but driven by biology/evolution (I'm sure parents not related by blood would have the same instinct, don't get me wrong - it's the overall parent-child relationship)

I wouldn't go back for my husband, though, and I wouldn't expect him to go back for me. I wouldn't mind being separated from him on a short flight, but I can see that nervous flyers would see it differently.

So you would risk your safety, the safety of your children and everyone else on board. Great!

Don't be so tight and pay the extra couple of quid, surely your childrens safety is worth that if that's your main concern.

richardw

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

So you would risk your safety, the safety of your children and everyone else on board. Great!....

Simple answer is the Government legislates to avoid this, everyone is safer and Ryanair enormous profits fall slightly. A win for passengers.

sheramber

If it was made compulsory the price of the fares would rise and Ryanair profits would not be affected but those who travel alone and don't want to sit beside a significant other would lose the choice to opt out of the extra payment.

Stoke

NoodleDoodleMan wrote: »

Nobody should have to pay extra to sit together.

Unreserved seats should be available for immediate selection when the flight reservation is made and paid for - the simple first come, first served basis.

Only seats that should be available for additional charge are extra legroom ones.

You don't have to pay extra.... fly with someone else, then it'll be built into the price

JimmyTheWig

Ganga wrote: »

The simple answer is to put the price of fares up so RA still make their profit and everybody is happy OR ARE THEY single travellers will complain that they are subsidizing couples who will not pay to sit together.

sheramber wrote: »

If it was made compulsory the price of the fares would rise and Ryanair profits would not be affected but those who travel alone and don't want to sit beside a significant other would lose the choice to opt out of the extra payment.

Single passengers would _not_ be subsidising couples and families if this was built into the cost, because there is no actual cost to Ryan Air in sitting people together where there is space to do so. In fact, currently it is the other way around. Changing it would make things fairer.
It's just the age-old trick (like they used to do with payment method charges) of keeping the headline price low.

esuhl

Why don't people just sit where they like, or ask to swap seats...?


Why is everyone so subservient when they're ordered to sit apart?