Comments on: Ryanair’s (not so) sweet deal http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315 News and views from Australian travel author Peter Moore Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Massi http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315&cpage=1#comment-122452 Massi Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:08:39 +0000 http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315#comment-122452 lucky you are in London. In small places, say for example Barcelona, you have to fly to Girona and then get a bus to the main city... that is one hour more and a return fare of 21 euros... Same for Milan (they fly Bergamo), Bologna (they fly Forlì), always a 1 hour and 1/2, by train... I don`t know other part of Europe, but this is usual. Hidden cost and the low cost go high... I stopped fly Ryanair long ago, they also save on the emergency fuel... Fly someone else, just not Alitalia... lucky you are in London.
In small places, say for example Barcelona, you have to fly to Girona and then get a bus to the main city… that is one hour more and a return fare of 21 euros…
Same for Milan (they fly Bergamo), Bologna (they fly Forlì), always a 1 hour and 1/2, by train…
I don`t know other part of Europe, but this is usual.
Hidden cost and the low cost go high…
I stopped fly Ryanair long ago, they also save on the emergency fuel…
Fly someone else, just not Alitalia…

]]> By: Andy of HoboTraveler.com http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315&cpage=1#comment-122430 Andy of HoboTraveler.com Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:17:48 +0000 http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315#comment-122430 How does a company get out of paying taxes, they are government controlled? I am not sure where you are now, but from central London it cost me 15 pounds to go to Stansted to get on a Ryanair.com flight. Andy of HoboTraveler.com in Taiwan. How does a company get out of paying taxes, they are government controlled?

I am not sure where you are now, but from central London it cost me 15 pounds to go to Stansted to get on a Ryanair.com flight.

Andy of HoboTraveler.com in Taiwan.

]]> By: matt booth http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315&cpage=1#comment-122421 matt booth Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:04:09 +0000 http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315#comment-122421 should they be ashamed? of course will they be ashamed? of course not. When it comes to charges and costs, they have more front than Blackpool, and are utterly unashamed at what they charge. If they aren't doing anything illegal they will never apologise, since they know that short-haul, the only thing that matters to the majority of customers after safety is price. if its lower people will fly with them. sorry, there should be a funny bit here but im knackered. matt should they be ashamed? of course
will they be ashamed? of course not.

When it comes to charges and costs, they have more front than Blackpool, and are utterly unashamed at what they charge. If they aren’t doing anything illegal they will never apologise, since they know that short-haul, the only thing that matters to the majority of customers after safety is price. if its lower people will fly with them.

sorry, there should be a funny bit here but im knackered.

matt

]]> By: Richard Bannister http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315&cpage=1#comment-122340 Richard Bannister Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:33:53 +0000 http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315#comment-122340 I agree Peter, total rip off, it's obvious ryanair are feeling the pinch and are just disguising thir taxes and charges so they can still advertise flights as £ 5 each way, bloody easy to say no fuel surcharges ever when they chage £16 for a bag and £8 per person for a debit card when the true cost to them is no more than a quid regardless of the number of people travelling! Anyway just wanted to pass on a little tip to you and everyone reading this to at least cut out one charge. Open up a VISA ELECTRON account from any bank prepared to give you one, transfer the cost of your flight to it and use that. Ryanair has no charge to use an electron account. I opened one online with the Halifax and it was easy. Just going back to the unfair charges, I have even complained to Watchdog about it, so watch this space! I agree Peter, total rip off, it’s obvious ryanair are feeling the pinch and are just disguising thir taxes and charges so they can still advertise flights as £ 5 each way, bloody easy to say no fuel surcharges ever when they chage £16 for a bag and £8 per person for a debit card when the true cost to them is no more than a quid regardless of the number of people travelling!
Anyway just wanted to pass on a little tip to you and everyone reading this to at least cut out one charge. Open up a VISA ELECTRON account from any bank prepared to give you one, transfer the cost of your flight to it and use that. Ryanair has no charge to use an electron account. I opened one online with the Halifax and it was easy.
Just going back to the unfair charges, I have even complained to Watchdog about it, so watch this space!

]]> By: Moily http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315&cpage=1#comment-122297 Moily Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:02:15 +0000 http://www.petermoore.net/blog/wordpress/?p=315#comment-122297 Couldn't agree more. Also their baggage allowance is a paltry 15kg and they charge you £12/€15 per kilo over that in excess baggage, so make sure the bags you're taking are fairly light. 15Kg is practically nothing - even easyJet's allowance is 20kg! If you add it up, you can usually find much cheaper flights than on Ryanair. (Skyscanner.net is a superb site, which I think you've mentioned before) Couldn’t agree more. Also their baggage allowance is a paltry 15kg and they charge you £12/€15 per kilo over that in excess baggage, so make sure the bags you’re taking are fairly light. 15Kg is practically nothing – even easyJet’s allowance is 20kg!

If you add it up, you can usually find much cheaper flights than on Ryanair. (Skyscanner.net is a superb site, which I think you’ve mentioned before)

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