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RyanAir is... |
...fond of extorting money out of the poorest people. |
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12% |
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...a great service to allow poor people to travel more. |
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1% |
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...in breach of the magna carta by punishing fellow citizens (with punitive charges) |
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3% |
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...a perfectly excellent airline as long as you obey their clearly described rules. |
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10% |
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...merely the natural progression of this race to the bottom. |
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24% |
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...too damn cheap but to use. Grudgingly. Through gritted teeth. And anxiety about charges. |
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3% |
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... 2 or more of the above. |
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16% |
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... literally all of that. Good and bad. Ryanair is Ryanair. WYSIWYG |
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27% |
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It ain't going to stop the bastirts.
There are enough sheeps to fill the seats.
If they do go tits up then I demand that the little seaside paradise town on the west coast of Scotland has it's wee name changed back to 'Prestwick' and not Glasgow-Prestwick.
Glasgow is fifty freakin' miles from Prestwick FFS .
The Irish bastirts even changed Scottish geography to make money. ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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CaNsA wrote: |
In the many many years I have been flying using Ryanair, I have never "triggered" any extra charges. |
And I never got scammed in South East Asia, or central Asia.
Hats off to you. You can game them, you are right. Flying as a single adult/couple, scrutinising the T&C and just popping over to Amsterdam for a tenner for the weekend... Quite simple to avoid getting screwed.
Harder and harder these days (they ramped up mid 2016 by the sound of it), but doable.
Much harder when taking a family anywhere on holiday, is my point.
And if your bag fits in the bag sizer, but requires a push to get in, they can (and do) dig their heels in to charge you.
Issues with their check-in system, they charge you.
Ink not dark enough on your print out? They charge you.
Got the check in pdf on your phone, clearly visible in an airport that allows phone check in? It's not on their app... they charge you. ____________________ Top cat
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arry wrote: | Used them to get to a meeting in Belfast and they bumped me from my morning flight as they'd over-subscribed it. |
I thought that was a fairly common practice?
MCN wrote: | It ain't going to stop the bastirts.
There are enough sheeps to fill the seats.
If they do go tits up then I demand that the little seaside paradise town on the west coast of Scotland has it's wee name changed back to 'Prestwick' and not Glasgow-Prestwick.
Glasgow is fifty freakin' miles from Prestwick FFS .
The Irish bastirts even changed Scottish geography to make money. |
I thought that was part of the Ryanair experience, flying to some shite airport many miles away from the city you wanted |
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To be clear, it absolutely was not the Chinese airline.
The Chinese actually understand customer service, especially for foreigners.
I once missed a train in China due to traffic, and when I got to customer services they put me straight on the next train and refunded me some money as the ticket was slightly cheaper.
They may do many weird things, but they take care of their customers. ____________________ Top cat
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What will? Forewarned is forearmed and all that .
What is it that they do so wrong that other airlines never mess up? |
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Quote: | Spare a thought for poor ole Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair.
After arriving in a hotel in Manchester, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness.
The barman nodded and said, "That will be £1 please, Mr. O’Leary."
Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.
"Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the lbarman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England".
"That is remarkable value", Michael comments.
"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £3 please."
O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £2. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £1."
"I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please".
Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir".
O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £3."
O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".
"I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please."
O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary."
"I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
"Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof".
"I will never use this bar again".
"OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £1." |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 245 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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