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<sarcasm>Ryanair didn't make it?</sarcasm>

messe 4y ago
Honestly, travelling in Europe, Ryanair is my preference over most regional airlines. I've never had any issues with them other than the awful seats. I get a second carry on bag, and as long as its roughly the right size, they don't care and aren't usually strict about it. For short-haul trips, their in-flight service is good enough. Ryanair fly a lot more flights than many other airlines in europe, and get proportionally more complaints, meaning you hear them more often. They're actually not all that bad. They make you jump through hoops to get refunded sometimes, but that hasn't been as bad in recent years (and I've dealt with worse; I'm looking at you Aer Lingus).
- jen20 4y ago
  Easyjet I can get behind, but Ryanair is very much in my “would rather not go than get in their plane” category - much like Spirit.
  - messe 4y ago
    Maybe you’ve had bad experiences with them in the past, but I haven’t so far (other than seats and refunds as I mentioned). I’d suggest giving them another shot if you have a chance and they’re cheaper (maybe try a shorter flight first). Post-pandemic I’ve found them pretty pleasant to fly with.
- dzhiurgis 4y ago
  Pretty much agree if you spend time to read fine print... Wasn't able to book them with adblocker (same with Vueling fwiw and Wizzair charges 10 euro extra if you use one). Must print boarding pass unless you use their app (which isn't available in all app stores). Accidentally bought checked baggage instead of cabin... In some cases it can be like 10x cheaper esp if you choose to fly with layover. In others - they've won the monopoly (via price dumping) on the route and now charge insane prices. Worst of it are the passengers. Just last week I saw a group downing a 1L bottle of bourbon at 10AM in airport and another one while on the plane.
  - messe 4y ago
    > Must print boarding pass unless you use their app (which isn't available in all app stores). I use their app these days, but they've accepted PDF versions for me in the past, as long as their scanner can read the bar code. > Just last week I saw a group downing a 1L bottle of bourbon at 10AM in airport and another one while on the plane. Ah, you're flying from the UK I take it. (/s)

Honestly, travelling in Europe, Ryanair is my preference over most regional airlines. I've never had any issues with them other than the awful seats. I get a second carry on bag, and as long as its roughly the right size, they don't care and aren't usually strict about it. For short-haul trips, their in-flight service is good enough. Ryanair fly a lot more flights than many other airlines in europe, and get proportionally more complaints, meaning you hear them more often. They're actually not all that bad. They make you jump through hoops to get refunded sometimes, but that hasn't been as bad in recent years (and I've dealt with worse; I'm looking at you Aer Lingus).

jen20 4y ago
Easyjet I can get behind, but Ryanair is very much in my “would rather not go than get in their plane” category - much like Spirit.
- messe 4y ago
  Maybe you’ve had bad experiences with them in the past, but I haven’t so far (other than seats and refunds as I mentioned). I’d suggest giving them another shot if you have a chance and they’re cheaper (maybe try a shorter flight first). Post-pandemic I’ve found them pretty pleasant to fly with.
dzhiurgis 4y ago
Pretty much agree if you spend time to read fine print... Wasn't able to book them with adblocker (same with Vueling fwiw and Wizzair charges 10 euro extra if you use one). Must print boarding pass unless you use their app (which isn't available in all app stores). Accidentally bought checked baggage instead of cabin... In some cases it can be like 10x cheaper esp if you choose to fly with layover. In others - they've won the monopoly (via price dumping) on the route and now charge insane prices. Worst of it are the passengers. Just last week I saw a group downing a 1L bottle of bourbon at 10AM in airport and another one while on the plane.
- messe 4y ago
  > Must print boarding pass unless you use their app (which isn't available in all app stores). I use their app these days, but they've accepted PDF versions for me in the past, as long as their scanner can read the bar code. > Just last week I saw a group downing a 1L bottle of bourbon at 10AM in airport and another one while on the plane. Ah, you're flying from the UK I take it. (/s)