Ryanair leaves 89 passengers behind

[willendure]

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.

Its never more convenient though is it?

Swore I never would again, but last family holiday it was the only option. Was ok, except for the seats as uncomfortable as church pews and the 4 hour delay on the return leg.

[woody1]

It would be more convenient where we live because Ryanair are the only airline that flies internationally from our little local airport.

However, as people we know have discovered, because there's no competition, they charge a lot more making them not really low-cost.

Anyway, we wouldn't use them.

[NotAllThere]

Its never more convenient though is it?

Swore I never would again, but last family holiday it was the only option. Was ok, except for the seats as uncomfortable as church pews and the 4 hour delay on the return leg.

Probably delayed because they waited for people to get through passport control.

[woody1]

Probably delayed because they waited for people to get through passport control.

Now you're really being a dick.

[NotAllThere]

Now you're really being a dick.

I do my best.

I hear Tenerife is nice at this time of year.

[Dorkeaux]

Its never more convenient though is it?

Swore I never would again, but last family holiday it was the only option. Was ok, except for the seats as uncomfortable as church pews and the 4 hour delay on the return leg.

Yeah, I meant "convenient" in the sense of the airports being closer or the alleged timing being better.

They had a thing whereby they would blast advertisements through the tannoy from boarding to takeoff.
I think they stopped that mostly, but I have noise-cancelling headphones on the whole time for Ryanair the few times I take them.

[woody1]

BTW, there seems to be a general perception that, whilst they treat you like ****, they are the cheapest but is that really true?

Out of curiosity, I did compare prices from Bristol one time and, like for like, they were very similar to easyJet. Jet2 were slightly higher, and TUI were the most expensive*.

* but, as I mentioned earlier, you get more with TUI eg. use of skybridges rather than busses, more generous hand luggage allowance, reps at UK and overseas airports.