ryanair/how do they get away with it

**John83** · 04/02/2004, 2:19 PM

Originally posted by the 12 th man
i happen to be 6ft 4 and i know the feeling.the pitch between the seats is very small.there is not enough room to turn a sweet in your mouth

Some of the 'bendy-buses' are the same. I'm barely 6' 0", and I wind up sitting sideways on them.

**Peadar** · 04/02/2004, 2:33 PM

Originally posted by my left foot
passport for ryanair,buspass for aer lingus.the latter is cheaper and generally more convenient.

The price of the passport is going up next month.
Anyone looking to save themselves around €15 should apply for theirs now.

**Macy** · 04/02/2004, 2:36 PM

Originally posted by my left foot
i gave up using ryanair two years ago,when they introduced their passports only policy.mine was out of date and they wouldnt let me on,even claimed dail&west****ster had changed the law.phone call to aer fungus cleared that up.they told me to go on their site and i flew from heathrow that evening for £40 rtn. cheaper than my ryanair tickets had been.its still the same now, passport for ryanair,buspass for aer lingus.the latter is cheaper and generally more convenient.

Ryanair is current passport or driving licence that has a photo. It's always worth checking all the sites to see where the best deal is, as occasionally Aer Lingus is cheaper, particularly short term....

**Peadar** · 04/02/2004, 2:45 PM

Originally posted by Macy
occasionally Aer Lingus is cheaper

Plus the fact that Aer Lingus fly to the States and are offering some serious deals at the moment.

Got a great return flight to Manchester at a decent hour of the day with Aer Lingus for next month and it was €30 odd cheaper than Ryanair on the same dates at obscure times.

**Dodge** · 04/02/2004, 2:58 PM

the SEI are off to barcelona next weekend and most of us got our flights for 150 from Aer Lingus....

Went to new York with them for a decent price too.

Always best to shop around...

**max power** · 04/02/2004, 3:07 PM

Aer Lingus advertising, one region one price, europe €49 !! each way, bulls**t, i've booked a flight today to madrid for the start of april......343 return, eh €49 ???

the new york route is handy and competitive but no tv in each seat which is a big plus for me, i flew contiental to newark, left dublin at 9 and flew direct and was there at 11.30, cheaper than aer lingus, there earlier and tv in each seat.

**the 12 th man** · 04/02/2004, 3:13 PM

breaking news:ryanair set to open first routes to america.

michael o leary today announced their first direct flights to the usa.their first route is dublin to dallas/new york

"when you arrive in new york you will be put on a greyhound bus for the short 21 hour bus hop to dallas".we hope to service canada too from this very central location"

**Dodge** · 04/02/2004, 3:19 PM

Originally posted by max power
Aer Lingus advertising, one region one price, europe €49 !! each way, bulls**t, i've booked a flight today to madrid for the start of april......343 return, eh €49 ???

the new york route is handy and competitive but no tv in each seat which is a big plus for me, i flew contiental to newark, left dublin at 9 and flew direct and was there at 11.30, cheaper than aer lingus, there earlier and tv in each seat.

Went to NY with Aerlingus and there was a tv for each seat. Came back via Paris with American Airlines and no TV in each seat...

That Aer Lingus thing was for limited time only (think for flights up to March..) Like all airlines the cheap ones go early

**Peadar** · 04/02/2004, 3:20 PM

Originally posted by max power
Aer Lingus advertising, one region one price, europe €49 !! each way, bulls**t
343 return, eh €49 ???

I think you'll find that if your dates are flexible you'll get the best deals no matter which airline you fly with.
In you're case though I'm sure the flights were originally €49 but after culchie tax and midlands red-neck tax the cost shot up

**max power** · 04/02/2004, 3:21 PM

i still think 343 for a direct flight to spain is expensive, not that anyone else was cheaper for a direct flight anyway.... i want to go direct because i'm bringing my skydiving gear and security always have a problem with it

**max power** · 04/02/2004, 3:22 PM

peader i had a good deal arranged but the e mail went down so i couldn't get back to them to confirm the flight.....

**Peadar** · 04/02/2004, 3:25 PM

Originally posted by max power
the e mail went down

The e-mail is the only thing to ever go down on you!!!
You should get professionals in to have a look at that for you.

**max power** · 04/02/2004, 3:28 PM

some la*ger was in here a few months ago, but all he did was sit upstairs and eat and drink, i think he was doing home made "milkshakes" a lot of the time.

**the 12 th man** · 04/02/2004, 4:11 PM

Originally posted by max power
.. i want to go direct because i'm bringing my skydiving gear

are you james bond

**A face** · 04/02/2004, 4:23 PM

For the record .... last time in went to Forli in Italy (advertised Bologna) there was a free 1 hour bus journey to Bologna and one on the way back (but got the train back instead to Forli and bus to the airport then for €8 or something like that.)

It definitely pays to have flexible times and shop around for a while in advance.

**A face** · 04/02/2004, 4:25 PM

Originally posted by Macy

*apologies in advance*
That's what you get when you mindlessly privatise public transport....

Originally posted by Plastic Paddy
Lopez, where are you? The goal is open, the keeper is stranded and Macy has just laid on a killer pass...

PP

It is only asking for it ....... fish in a barrell

**the 12 th man** · 04/02/2004, 4:58 PM

Originally posted by Dodge

In fairness to Ryanair if you click on their website and check out the destination it usually tells you exactly how far it is away from the city / For Paris they say its 56km. [/url] Seems fairly honest
to me...

just checked the aa site for directions and mileages in france.from beauvais airport to stade de france which is on your left on the outskirts ,before you get to the middle of paris is 89.5 kilometers.
so much for 56 kilometers,lying bstards

**Éanna** · 04/02/2004, 5:17 PM

i'm fed up of people whinging about ryanair. everyone knows what they're like. I've always got better deals from them than anyone else, so I use them. If you want comfort or to use your bus pass or something , and you don't mind paying another 100 for the privilege- fine! i'm in germany at the mo- got a flight from kerry to frankfurt hahn (nearly 2 hours from frankfurt) for 26 euro return and the bus to frankfurt for 12 euro. if I went aer lingus it was 190 euro from dublin

**max power** · 05/02/2004, 7:23 AM

Originally posted by the 12 th man
are you james bond

no i'm just one of those fools who enjoys jumping out of perfectly good aeroplanes to fall to the ground at 180mph, with nothing but a piece of fabric to stop me from being killed.

**the 12 th man** · 05/02/2004, 7:36 AM

Originally posted by max power
no i'm just one of those fools who enjoys jumping out of perfectly good aeroplanes to fall to the ground at 180mph, with nothing but a piece of fabric to stop me from being killed.

i know its not recommended,but did you ever try it with a hang over (skydiving that is)