* Ryanair * Ryanair * Ryanair *

joeysoap

All airlines require their staff to do multiple journeys on the same day. I know that one of the early morning flights from London goes from Dublin to Faro with the same staff on board. So I would not be surprised if sometimes they got it wrong, hardly the end of the world. AFAIK flight attendants are now referred to as cabin crew. which makes sense.

joeysoap

I have a friend who struggles to book online so I do the booking for him. Last booking to UK about 1 month ago. Yesterday he asked me to book another flight, also to UK.
Noticed: 1) the administration charge has increased to €7 per person per flight (80m passengers x €1 = €80,000,000 - tasty)
2) EU 261 Levy increased to €2.50 per person per flight (so an additonal €40,000,000 for practically non existant claims - nice one)
3) Web checkin increased to €7 per person per flight (another €80,000,000 - sweet)

trawled through all the usual no places , no insurance, no bags, no sports gear, no hire car, no airport transers, no hotels, no suitcase purchase, no win flights etc and completed booking and there was a new beauty added. €10 back on you next Ryanair purchase.
just register, give them your card details and they will keep you in the loop for the grand sum of €12 per month - delicious)

don't you just love them.
but to be fair they have no fuel surcharges.

devnull

Not necessarily as the online check in charge doesn't appear on promotional fares, plus also I've seen fares which waive the EU261 levy as well as the admin charge.

dukedalton

joeysoap wrote: »

but to be fair they have no fuel surcharges.

Of all of O'Leary's propaganda pieces, this one is one of my all-time favorites. Like every other airline, Ryanair factor in fuel when setting their prices. Just because they don't explicitly show what the fuel charge is they have some people believing they aren't passing the rising cost of fuel onto the customer.

opa01_2000

joeysoap wrote: »

I have a friend who struggles to book online so I do the booking for him. Last booking to UK about 1 month ago. Yesterday he asked me to book another flight, also to UK.
Noticed: 1) the administration charge has increased to €7 per person per flight (80m passengers x €1 = €80,000,000 - tasty)
2) EU 261 Levy increased to €2.50 per person per flight (so an additonal €40,000,000 for practically non existant claims - nice one)
3) Web checkin increased to €7 per person per flight (another €80,000,000 - sweet)

trawled through all the usual no places , no insurance, no bags, no sports gear, no hire car, no airport transers, no hotels, no suitcase purchase, no win flights etc and completed booking and there was a new beauty added. €10 back on you next Ryanair purchase.
just register, give them your card details and they will keep you in the loop for the grand sum of €12 per month - delicious)

don't you just love them.
but to be fair they have no fuel surcharges.

And from Derry these new charges are all in GBP so the "admin fee" is actually around €8.

schemingbohemia

opa01_2000 wrote: »

And from Derry these new charges are all in GBP so the "admin fee" is actually around €8.

What currency do you expect them to use for a flight originating in the UK?

El Inho

as a matter of interest, does everyone who gives out about Ryanair fly other airlines? Or just enjoying giving out so much they fly with Ryanair?

I fly with them 8+ times a year and still love them and their fares. Plus they are opening a direct flight dub-bremen which is one ive been wanting for a while now.

fantastic airline.

joeysoap

schemingbohemia wrote: »

What currency do you expect them to use for a flight originating in the UK?

what the poster is referring to is that Ryanair make no allowance for Sterling/Euro exchange rates.

El Spearo wrote: »

as a matter of interest, does everyone who gives out about Ryanair fly other airlines? Or just enjoying giving out so much they fly with Ryanair?
fantastic airline.

I have flights booked with them in October, and have never had a problem with them. They do what it says on the tin. I also have flights booked with EasyJet (x2) and Aer Lingus. Whatever suits. happy there is some competition on the route I use most. If all 3 had the same flights for the same price my order of choice would be Aer Lingus, EasyJet and Ryanair.

keithclancy

El Spearo wrote: »

as a matter of interest, does everyone who gives out about Ryanair fly other airlines? Or just enjoying giving out so much they fly with Ryanair?

I fly with them 8+ times a year and still love them and their fares. Plus they are opening a direct flight dub-bremen which is one ive been wanting for a while now.

fantastic airline.

KLM, Singapore, BA, Transavia, Wizzair, Easyjet, BMIbaby, BMI, Norwegian, SAS, Alitalia, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, to name a few.

Always pick based on convenience/price.

Wizzair were easily the worst.

Sheep Shagger

schemingbohemia wrote: »

What currency do you expect them to use for a flight originating in the UK?

It's been posted here how to get around this.

Look up your your flight as normal
Open a new window and look up any flight in the Eurozone
Go back to original window to proceed and it should now be in €

Kotek Besar

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

It's been posted here how to get around this.

Look up your your flight as normal
Open a new window and look up any flight in the Eurozone
Go back to original window to proceed and it should now be in €

It was I who posted it. They stopped it for a while, but I've just checked there and it's now working again. Good catch.

ted1

joeysoap wrote: »

I have a friend who struggles to book online so I do the booking for him. Last booking to UK about 1 month ago. Yesterday he asked me to book another flight, also to UK.
Noticed: 1) the administration charge has increased to €7 per person per flight (80m passengers x €1 = €80,000,000 - tasty)
2) EU 261 Levy increased to €2.50 per person per flight (so an additonal €40,000,000 for practically non existant claims - nice one)
3) Web checkin increased to €7 per person per flight (another €80,000,000 - sweet)

trawled through all the usual no places , no insurance, no bags, no sports gear, no hire car, no airport transers, no hotels, no suitcase purchase, no win flights etc and completed booking and there was a new beauty added. €10 back on you next Ryanair purchase.
just register, give them your card details and they will keep you in the loop for the grand sum of €12 per month - delicious)

don't you just love them.
but to be fair they have no fuel surcharges.

The Admin charge replaces the credit card fee so its not to bad. Also advertised price includes this fee so it is a better set up

opa01_2000

ted1 wrote: »

The Admin charge replaces the credit card fee so its not to bad. Also advertised price includes this fee so it is a better set up

I think the point is that the credit card fee of €6 (or £6) per passenger per flight was replaced by a €6 (or £6) per passenger per flight admin fee plus a 2% credit card fee - FR quids in. This admin fee has now increased very quickly to €7 (or £7) per passenger per flight (a 16% increase).

Now there is an argument that the admin for a booking irrespective of how many passengers or whether it is a single or return flight is the same so it should be a single admin fee per booking. However, despite this anomaly I think it is now clearer up front what the cost of the flight is so people can make a decision early on and not get hit by as many hidden charges later in the booking process.:)

opa01_2000

El Spearo wrote: »

as a matter of interest, does everyone who gives out about Ryanair fly other airlines? Or just enjoying giving out so much they fly with Ryanair?

I fly with them 8+ times a year and still love them and their fares. Plus they are opening a direct flight dub-bremen which is one ive been wanting for a while now.

fantastic airline.

I spend a lot of time on flights due to work. Over the past few years I have flown with BA, Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Easyjet, BMI Baby (when it existed), Lufthansa, American, United, Flybe, Aer Arann.

Ryanair, in my experience (and I can only comment on my experience), was easily the worst (by a long, long way) of the lot.

jonnny68

d@rk l0rd wrote: »

Corrected for you! :rolleyes:

If they can't be bothered to learn to speak proper English,they don't deserve any respect

jonnny68

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Referring to cabin crew as trolley dollies shows as little respect for them as Michael O'Leary shows for passengers.

It's hardly surprising that flight attendants occasionally get confused about airports: they all look pretty much the same, and it's not as if they get a couple of hours to become familiar with the distinctions between the various airports they fly into.

Rubbish, they should know exactly where they are due to fly to,i don't recall this ever happening anytime I flew with aer lingus

jonnny68

El Spearo wrote: »

as a matter of interest, does everyone who gives out about Ryanair fly other airlines? Or just enjoying giving out so much they fly with Ryanair?

I fly with them 8+ times a year and still love them and their fares. Plus they are opening a direct flight dub-bremen which is one ive been wanting for a while now.

fantastic airline.

Yes i do generally with Aer Lingus and in the last couple of years I've had zero problems with EI whereas I've had some nightmares with FR, i don't just complain about FR for the sake of it, unfortunately I've no option but to use them, i grin and bear it most of the time but when it goes tits up don't expect any help

therecklessone

jonnny68 wrote: »

Rubbish, they should know exactly where they are due to fly to,i don't recall this ever happening anytime I flew with aer lingus

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6190964/Passengers-panic-as-cabin-crew-plays-incorrect-message-saying-plane-to-ditch.html

People make mistakes tbh.

Chucken

jonnny68 wrote: »

If they can't be bothered to learn to speak proper English,they don't deserve any respect

Wow!
:rolleyes:

kbell

Bought a Ryanair voucher for a relative for Xmas, he tried to use it but they wouldn't accept it as the name was spelt slightly wrong by one letter.
Will they change the name if I try ?

irishmover

Low budget airline and people expect better than ****? Advice: Can't deal with cheap flights being **** & having extra charges? Don't fly with Ryanair! I sure as hell don't. Have no problem paying that bit extra to not fund that twat Michael O'Leary.

Also, flew with a few low budget airlines before, Ryanair are hardly a 'fantastic' low budget airline. Some people must really set their standards low.

Beefy78

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

It's been posted here how to get around this.

Look up your your flight as normal
Open a new window and look up any flight in the Eurozone
Go back to original window to proceed and it should now be in €

I'd read this on here before but only assumed that it wouldn't make a massive difference but I just booked a flight from Luton to Dublin using it and wow, it has saved me loads. Thanks!

syklops

jonnny68 wrote: »

Rubbish, they should know exactly where they are due to fly to,i don't recall this ever happening anytime I flew with aer lingus

So because its never happened to you, therefore it has never happened. Nice logic.

MOH

Beefy78 wrote: »

I'd read this on here before but only assumed that it wouldn't make a massive difference but I just booked a flight from Luton to Dublin using it and wow, it has saved me loads. Thanks!

Also, if that ever stops working again:
Somewhere near the last stage of booking the flight there's the option of paying at Ryanair's exchange rate or your credit card provider's. It defaults to Ryanair's, and the option to change it is either a small button or link that's very easy to miss, but if you read each screen carefully you'll spot it. (It's not that hard to see when you're actually looking out for it).

Chris_5339762

"Print out the boarding pass" fee has now gone from €60 to €70.

keithclancy

jonnny68 wrote: »

If they can't be bothered to learn to speak proper English,they don't deserve any respect

I really hope you're joking, considering it's probably their second or third language.

jonnny68

syklops wrote: »

So because its never happened to you, therefore it has never happened. Nice logic.

It's their Job to know exactly where they fly to regardless of how mundane it might be

jonnny68

keithclancy wrote: »

I really hope you're joking, considering it's probably their second or third language.

See my above comment, it's their job which is primarily an English speaking job, if i went to work for a Spanish company I would make the effort to become fluent in Spanish

jonnny68

therecklessone wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6190964/Passengers-panic-as-cabin-crew-plays-incorrect-message-saying-plane-to-ditch.html

People make mistakes tbh.

I shouldn't laugh but :-)

The staff should have received a severe ticking off for

P. Breathnach

jonnny68 wrote: »

I shouldn't laugh but :-)

The staff should have received a severe ticking off for

And be made stand in the naughty corner for at least 90 minutes.

But this happened with Aer Lingus, where terrorising staff is not as deeply-entrenched a management style as it is in Ryanair, so they might have got off more lightly than that.