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RyanAir is...
...fond of extorting money out of the poorest people.
12%
 12%  [ 8 ]
...a great service to allow poor people to travel more.
1%
 1%  [ 1 ]
...in breach of the magna carta by punishing fellow citizens (with punitive charges)
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
...a perfectly excellent airline as long as you obey their clearly described rules.
10%
 10%  [ 7 ]
...merely the natural progression of this race to the bottom.
24%
 24%  [ 16 ]
...too damn cheap but to use. Grudgingly. Through gritted teeth. And anxiety about charges.
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
... 2 or more of the above.
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... literally all of that. Good and bad. Ryanair is Ryanair. WYSIWYG
27%
 27%  [ 18 ]
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mentalboy
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PostPosted: 11:54 - 30 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tracer1234 wrote:
Just had this land in my inbox, with the subject line: POW! Over 1 million seats on sale. Comedy Gold.

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Mebbe they're stripping the seats so they can pack the paupers in like cattle. Seems like a good way to raise some capital, up capacity numbers and lower weight. Win all round Laughing
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PostPosted: 13:10 - 30 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
They have touted standing-room-only short hauls before.

Their doubling-down reminds me of the old joke:

Man goes to scrapyard, asks for a door. £50.
"Oh, the yard up the road just wants £20, but they don't have in any."
Well, when we don't have any, ours are only £10.
"Right, I'll come back when you have none."
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PostPosted: 13:20 - 30 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Quote:
the Borg's joke


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PostPosted: 14:22 - 30 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
If they flew to Larnaca instead of Paphos, I might book a dozen flights, and hang out with my mate once a month, for a few days.

But they don't, and she's a new learner driver and after the last experience, I ain't sitting in a car with her from Paphos to Limassol Laughing
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PostPosted: 16:58 - 30 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
hellkat wrote:
If they flew to Larnaca instead of Paphos, I might book a dozen flights, and hang out with my mate once a month, for a few days.

But they don't, and she's a new learner driver and after the last experience, I ain't sitting in a car with her from Paphos to Limassol Laughing


Ahem HK, Luton to Larnaca (in November) with Blue Air, €45. Air-conditioned bus to Limassol, €9. C'mon!
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PostPosted: 21:54 - 30 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tracey Suntan-King wrote:
hellkat wrote:
If they flew to Larnaca instead of Paphos, I might book a dozen flights, and hang out with my mate once a month, for a few days.

But they don't, and she's a new learner driver and after the last experience, I ain't sitting in a car with her from Paphos to Limassol Laughing


Ahem HK, Luton to Larnaca (in November) with Blue Air, €45. Air-conditioned bus to Limassol, €9. C'mon!


I'm there in mid-October . Hold onto your hat.
Damn, that's a good fare, might have to look further into those.
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PostPosted: 18:58 - 05 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
They are still spamming my inbox with crazy offers.

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PostPosted: 01:56 - 08 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
I presume that Ryanair pilots are required to have the same qualifications as pilots for any other commercial airline?


They're also required to pay for those qualifications themselves. I believe most other airlines cover the type rating part at least (£30k ish). I have a lot of good things to say about Ryanair but the way they treat their pilots isn't one of them. I can see why they are having to cancel so many flights at the moment.

The flights to/from Warsaw were drama free. I thought they were perfect but my mate found a few things to moan about. No jet bridge, having to wait on the tarmac to board the plane and the distant/small airport we landed at amongst others. He also complained about having to take a 15 minute bus/tram from the centre to our budget hotel.

Different things for different people I suppose. I would guesstimate the cost to keep my mate happy at around £350 for a 2 night trip instead of the £55 we paid. I wouldn't/couldn't have justified that just to go shooting for a few hours.

For anyone interested I can highly recommend PM Shooter in Warsaw Thumbs Up .
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