Reply to: Flying Ryanair

[northernladuk]

I'll never defend RyanAir, I agree they are tulipe.

But honestly this opinion is the stupidest thing I've read on here. And I've read Suitys posts!

Next time you fly either strike up a conversation or keep your ears open. I'm not the only one that isn't impressed with it so it's not just my opinion... but you are entitled to your own opinion.

[jmo21]

Well you've anwered your own question in the second sentence. If you are in the middle you've got one either side so 50/50 doesn't look so good then. And just because it is another woman that doesn't make it OK. There are dodgy women around as well.

My other half deals with mentally ill kids and their often low life parents so is quite capable of handling herself. That doesn't mean she relishes the thought of sitting with complete strangers when I'm half a plane away.

Just because some women can handle themselves doesn't make it right.

I'll never defend RyanAir, I agree they are tulipe.

But honestly this opinion is the stupidest thing I've read on here. And I've read Suitys posts!

[vetran]

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More its broke or we mis-sold it get there and fix it!

[DoctorStrangelove]

Sounds like a great start for the Holiday!

Hell is of course other people. IF i hadn't travelled solo a lot I wouldn't met lots of weird people.

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[vetran]

That doesn't mean she relishes the thought of sitting with complete strangers when I'm half a plane away.

Just because some women can handle themselves doesn't make it right.

Sounds like a great start for the Holiday!

Hell is of course other people. IF i hadn't travelled solo a lot I wouldn't met lots of weird people.

[woody1]

It's around £5 for a standard seat, they often split people as I think priority is for parents and their kids, those have to sit together.

Love the poor people comment and being too tight to pay for a seat besides you pay for seats everywhere now anyways, at least that was the deal when I was booking with SAS / BA last time.

If we're on a longer flight than to the Med (eg. 4 hours to the Canaries) then we upgrade to extra legroom seats. Costs about £40-50 each way but makes it a bit more bearable.

[courtg9000]

I banned Ryanair as a supplier back in 1998.
They are crap.
Walking would be a better option!

[dsc]

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If there are two of you you won't be sat together. They purposely split you up so you have to pay for seats to sit together which IMO is an absolute disgrace. Forcing women to sit next to strangers just to make you pay is one of the worst customer service I think I've ever seen.[...]
Oh yeah... I forgot the worst part. You'll be in a plane full of poor people.[...]

It's around £5 for a standard seat, they often split people as I think priority is for parents and their kids, those have to sit together.

Love the poor people comment and being too tight to pay for a seat besides you pay for seats everywhere now anyways, at least that was the deal when I was booking with SAS / BA last time.

[dsc]

It's the same sh*te you get from any other budget airline, although I have to say they had the least amount of delayed flights last year I think when every other airline had loads (easyJet being the worst I think). Overall their website isn't that bad, you pick your baggage "bundle", pick seats and that's it. Yes they can throw in hefty "fines" if you luggage is outside the permitted size, but stick to what the rules are and you're good.

Also on most airports you won't get an bridge from the terminal to the plane, so a bummer if you travel with kids for example, and of course if you run into problems, there's usually no one to talk to at the airport, you have to self checkin for flights etc. Basically anything outside "standard" is paid, so bare that in mind.

If you have the option, is it worth to pay £150pp to be on a BA flight and get a bottle of water and a tulip coffee and be treated less like cattle? well they are called "poverty chariots" for a reason (joke)...Can save you a ton of money though if you have a large group travelling and on short flights who gives a tulipe?

[woody1]

INKSPE

With many holiday destinations, you don't have any alternative to budget airlines, especially from smaller regional airports.

Some friends of ours regularly go to Majorca and they drive 5 hours to Gatwick so they can fly BA club class, when they could have flown budget from the local airport under an hour away. Personally, I don't see the point for a 2½ hour flight.

[northernladuk]

Why do you think that's a problem for able bodied women?

As every time I've travelled with them and been split from those in my party then there is a 50/50 chance I'm sitting next to another woman.

Well you've anwered your own question in the second sentence. If you are in the middle you've got one either side so 50/50 doesn't look so good then. And just because it is another woman that doesn't make it OK. There are dodgy women around as well.

My other half deals with mentally ill kids and their often low life parents so is quite capable of handling herself. That doesn't mean she relishes the thought of sitting with complete strangers when I'm half a plane away.

Just because some women can handle themselves doesn't make it right.

[woody1]

They also use the cheapest gate they can use; fly to Dublin and it's a half mile walk from the gate to Arrivals. They also have interesting interpretations of major city airports on occasion.

The latter isn't a problem because it's Malaga airport.

BTW, I've been kind of assuming that EasyJet, or Jet2, would be preferable but maybe that's not the case? My wife says she's seen people call them SleazyJet on forums.

[SueEllen]

If there are two of you you won't be sat together. They purposely split you up so you have to pay for seats to sit together which IMO is an absolute disgrace. Forcing women to sit next to strangers just to make you pay is one of the worst customer service I think I've ever seen.

Why do you think that's a problem for able bodied women?

As every time I've travelled with them and been split from those in my party then there is a 50/50 chance I'm sitting next to another woman.

Though I have had to tell men to FO when I'm sitting an aisle seat that I've paid for with people in my party or travelling with someone with a hidden disability, and they want it.

[woody1]

It's the initial journey time that is the issue nothing else.

Although I'm curious as to where you could be that gets Ryanair flights but doesn't have a Jet2 or Easyjet - I mean my local airport doesn't but the next 2 are only an hours drive away...

It's a very small regional airport and Ryanair took over routes from FlyBe when they went bust.

[WTFH]

It's the initial journey time that is the issue nothing else.

If the Ryanair flight is to the same destination airport as the others.

I sometimes have to visit a client site and my options are:
1. 1-1.5hr drive to local airport and Ryanair flight
2. 2.5-3hr drive to LHR.
If I fly out of LHR, I'm 20 minutes from client site/hotel. If I fly out of local, the landing airport (supposedly in the same city), I'm about 1hr 20mins from client site/hotel. The client uses a chauffeur that is €70 to the closer airport and €250 to the other (one way).