Reply to: Ryanair baggage fees up

[AtW]

What? A contractor using Cry An Air? At least wait until the global economy is belly up!

TimberWolf is known on this forum as one with very lavish extravagant lifestyle but from time to time he likes to travel with the poor people to remember how bad it was when his daily rate was only £1000 per day.

HTH

[petergriffin]

What? A contractor using Cry An Air? At least wait until the global economy is belly up!

[AtW]

I watched Western movies about Soviet hotels where you had to queue for 3 days to use the TV

That's a lie - Soviet hotels did not have TVs and also no free rooms so no point in queuing.

HTH

[Spacecadet]

Reminds me Soviet movies about Western hotels where you have to pay coins for TV to work ...

I watched Western movies about Soviet hotels where you had to queue for 3 days to use the TV

[AtW]

Didn't you post here once about using a coin operated something or other?

Yes I once posted a rant about coin machines in this country not accepting £50 notes...

[TimberWolf]

Reminds me Soviet movies about Western hotels where you have to pay coins for TV to work ...

Didn't you post here once about using a coin operated something or other?

[AtW]

I only fly with NetJets.

HTH

DimPrawn

[TimberWolf]

I've bought some amazing cheap return flights from Ryanair in the past - circa £35 return to the Med. The fly in the ointment has been if wanting to take a tent, which added an extra £30 to the cost - almost doubling it. Their cheap deals would still be a fraction of the price of a non-chav airline ticket price, plus it's a local airport, but paying £50 to carry a tent that cost me £30 isn't looking like a great option and the fares are creeping up too. I begrudged paying £30, so I expect I will use my bivvie or hammock more often and use hand luggage only, which will save on campsite costs too.

[AtW]

£50 charge for checked-in baggage now That's more than I [sometimes] pay for a return flight.

Reminds me Soviet movies about Western hotels where you have to pay coins for TV to work ...

[Diver]

I used Ryanair once!

That I usually fly at least twice a month to several destinations in Europe and last year was flying twice weekly should give some indication here on my thoughts with regard to this skank airline.
I'd rather pay more or travel to another airport by land and use another airline rather than fly Ryan, even if it means adding a day to my journey.

The first and last time I used Ryanairskank they made me check my carry-on bag. a bag that has done approximatel 200+ in cabin flights on half a dozen different airlines and dozens of different models of plane, inluding the little prop planes that ferry between Glasgow and the Orkneys and London City and Brussels. It even had a carry-on baggage label still attached to the handle from Brussels airlines and they still made me check it saying that it was too large and I had to pay extra. The staff attitude was appalling too.

Work out my yearly flights and see how much that little exercise is going to cost them in losses in the long term.

it's a chav class airline anyway

[SueEllen]

Why people continue to use that shyster's airline, I'll never understand.

Oh wait, it's supposed to be cheaper!

When I book flights if there is a low cost airline and a regular airline flying to my destination from one of the many London airports I can cope with travelling from, I tend to open 2 windows and see how much it costs to go through both at the same time.

9 times out of 10 if I've got luggage or anything that needs to go in the hold the regular airline is cheaper at checkout.

[Spacecadet]

Why people continue to use that shyster's airline, I'll never understand.

Oh wait, it's supposed to be cheaper!

I used them once out of convenience as it was either fly with them from Standsted or fly from Gatwick to use the other airline. Given that I was having to drive down from Manchester, Stansted was a no brainer!

My general thoughts after the experience; If you get the priority seating and it's a short flight they aren't quite as bad as everyone makes out. By far the worst aspect though was the other passengers. The chav scale was through the roof, at least half of MF's family must have been on board the plane

[BolshieBastard]

£50 charge for checked-in baggage now That's more than I [sometimes] pay for a return flight.

And baggage bounty policy are paid a bounty to discover carry-on bag dimension infringements and who allegedly perform their work with some enthusiasm. Floppy bags are a new area of concern as they can droop over the limit, since the check cage doesn't have sides. I can fit a hammock in my sports bag, but I may need to consider taking some cardboard to mitigate sports-bag droop.

At £50 it makes more sense to rent a tent at the destination, or buy one and cache it for subsequent use. Tents have to be checked in because of the sharp bits, so a small tent without poles might be able to be carried on if you can solve the pole problem on arrival.

Why people continue to use that shyster's airline, I'll never understand.

Oh wait, it's supposed to be cheaper!

[TimberWolf]

Your link is an about.com link which first serves up a fishing warning and then hides the actual link you were trying to post

Where does it say in the DM article that the checked baggage charge is £50? the highest I can see is £40. Even then, that's only if the baggage is deemed too big at the gate.
Pre-booked checked baggage varies from £20 to £40 for the first bag depending on the flight and time of year

Thanks, I've changed the link.

The DM article was referenced in relation to the bounty police. Ryanair charges £25 for the 1st checked in bag, and unless you are not coming back that's £50. The fee is higher for heavier or for subsequent bags.

Incidentally the fine for not printing your boarding pass has also shot up.

I try not to get caught out by any of these so don't usually take much notice, but the £50 price for a checked in bag means a rethink on taking a tent. I may take a bivvie bag or hammock for my next Ibiza visit.

[Spacecadet]

£50 charge for checked-in baggage now That's more than I [sometimes] pay for a return flight.

And baggage bounty police are paid a bounty to discover carry-on bag dimension infringements and who allegedly perform their work with some enthusiasm. Floppy bags are a new area of concern as they can droop over the limit, since the check cage doesn't have sides. I can fit a hammock in my sports bag, but I may need to consider taking some cardboard to mitigate sports-bag droop.

At £50 it makes more sense to rent a tent at the destination, or buy one and cache it for subsequent use. Tents have to be checked in because of the sharp bits, so a small tent without poles might be able to be carried on if you can solve the pole problem on arrival.

Your link is an about.com link which first serves up a fishing warning and then hides the actual link you were trying to post

Where does it say in the DM article that the checked baggage charge is £50? the highest I can see is £40. Even then, that's only if the baggage is deemed too big at the gate.
Pre-booked checked baggage varies from £20 to £40 for the first bag depending on the flight and time of year