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Yes, at least in Europe. Ryanair is infamous for pushing a very hard bargain with airports, but it's common with all the low-cost airlines. Part of the airpor
by Symbiote 4y ago
Yes, at least in Europe. Ryanair is infamous for pushing a very hard bargain with airports, but it's common with all the low-cost airlines.
Part of the airport's willingness to give Ryanair a discount is the expectation of full planes with a lot of seats, so there are more people to sell to.
e.g. [1] Table 6, Warsaw Modlin airport charges Ryanair 6 PLN (€1.30) per passenger, vs the normal 40 PLN (€8.50). That's obviously significant when they sell flights for €15 or so.
[1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317710545_International_tourism's_impact_on_regional_autonomy_Evidence_from_2004_EU_accession_countries/link/59e5358e458515250246f69a/download https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317710545_Internati...
- JadedEngineer 4y agoI wish airports didn't do that and Ryanair had to close down. One can only dream.
- incone123 4y agoIs your complaint with that airline or with budget airlines in general? I'm old enough to remember when a 1 hour flight in Europe would still have hot drinks and snacks served included in the ticket price, but I don't really need that for short haul and I'm glad to pay less for a ticket.
- JadedEngineer 4y agoI was talking about Ryanair specifically, have nothing against low cost. Ryanair lures you with low prices and then applies abusive policies on everything else.
- odiroot 4y agoModlin airport is miserable. Shouldn't even have "Warsaw" in the name, as it's nowhere near. To get to Warsaw, you have to take a bus first, then switch to a local train.