Ryanair seems to collect even more personal data than before

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bagand96 said:

Wonka_2 said:

Unless one of the esteemed regulars can say otherwise there should never be a way that booking Ryanair through a 3rd party would be cheaper (other than by virtue of exchange rate/handing fees)

Some OTA's have been known to sell the fare at a few quid (literally) cheaper than Ryanair so they got to the top of the list on sites like Skyscanner.  Small loss leader to win the booking.  They then put a markup on all the extras like seats and bags.  They also charge their own admin fees for things like flight changes, cancellation refunds etc which is where they make most of their money I guess.

Exactly this, or another one is to pick a discounted, or rather subsidised, ‘Prime’ fare on an OTA like Opodo or eDreams.  You get a fare a few pounds and pennies cheaper than the real RyanAir price but get enrolled onto an annual subscription plan which if you don’t cancel or realise you have costs you £69 a year.