Ryanair leaves 89 passengers behind

[woody1]

(Also reported in the tabloids)

https://gazettelife.com/news/89-ryan...zarote-airport

These planes carry about 190 passengers, so that's nearly half left stranded at the gate!

Apparently, the plane was still an hour late arriving back in Bristol because it took this long to sort through and remove the luggage of the passengers left behind. It would have been quicker to just let them on board.

And, AFAIK, it's only Ryanair that's done this and, as reported, this is not the first time either.

What a bunch of absolute ****s.

[sadkingbilly]

contractors don't fly with these lower class airlines.
do they???

[woody1]

contractors don't fly with these lower class airlines.
do they???

I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole, even though they are the only airline that flies internationally from our local airport (Newquay). I'd rather drive an extra 80 miles to Exeter than fly with these bastards.

[Dorkeaux]

If I had a quid for every person who says "I'll never fly SqueezyJet/Ryanair/Wizz etc.." then quietly uses them when it's a little cheaper and/or more convienient I would be considerably more wealthy than I am now.

Airlines each have certain attributes, tedencies towards lateness, free perks, various charges for baggage, arsehole executives and so on.
I just add up the pros and cons for each trip and apply the "Ryanair Factor":
All things being equal for a given trip, I add 30% to the Ryanair cost to compensate for the itemized "Wheelchair Tax", and let's face it, Michael Leary.
You just add up all these factors and make a decision.

Ryanair might be the winner for a particular trip, I'm OK with that.

One thing for sure, Michael Leary doesn't give a steaming tulip what you, me or any of his customers think or do.

[Paddy]

Brexit keeps on giving

[Dorkeaux]

Brexit keeps on giving

Eh? I don't understand the connection.

[woody1]

One thing for sure, Michael Leary doesn't give a steaming tulip what you, me or any of his customers think or do.

Bit like Gerald Ratner back in the day, or Elon Musk last year; one day, he might push being a tulip too far.

[woody1]

BTW, if your only option from a local airport is budget/charter, I can highly recommend TUI. We've flown with them dozens of times over the years, and have never had any problem. We've flown with easyJet a couple of times and they were ok. Never used Jet2 but haven't heard anything bad about them.

I don't know about other airports but, at Lanzarote, TUI are the only ones who pay extra to use skybridges. The others bus passengers to/from the terminal which isn't as pleasant and can add to delays. AFAIK, TUI are also the only ones who have reps at the airport, which is useful if anything ever goes wrong. You don't need to check-in online with TUI (unless you want to) or have printed/smartphone tickets, boarding passes; all you need is your passport. The flights are a bit more expensive than the others but we think it's worth the extra.

Of course, if the risk of getting shat on adds spice to your holiday, choose Ryanair.

[Dorkeaux]

Nice to see a recommendation for TUI.

I contracted there for a longish time, I got the impression they genuinely wanted to do a good job.
The pay for the permies was quite low, everyone was moonlighting. But they stayed anyway. Quite an enjoyable place.

They haemorrhage money during the winter months, make it up (hopefully) in the summer season. They seem to make it work.

[TestMangler]

Eh? I don't understand the connection.

Not really a tough one, is it ? Think 'different queues for 3rd country departure passengers' and you'd be getting close.