Ryanair in 2015

[stefanel]

To all these people constantly bashing Ryanair...
Ryanair refunds 100% of the unused tickets in case of accident or medical condition, even for the accompanying person(s).
Easyjet offers nothing in the same case : my friend and I couldn't use our tickets to Basel due to my leg being in a cast and we get zero, nothing...

A bon entendeur...

[OO-ITR]

I just regret this ever lasting pissing game. You don't like FR, don't fly them.

Oh strange because I don't have the impression that the pissing comes from one side only!!!

Seriously?? You must be blind than. Read passengers, inquirers and your colleague panebas again

No I'm not blind. I can at least give you a few names who are constantly pissing on SN too...
Promogirl airazurwhatever in the first place...but I guess with his 500+ flights he has the HON status at RYR now

[Passenger]

"How Ryanair charges British travellers more - Telegraph Travel research shows how Britons pay more for a Ryanair flight than any other nationality"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/trave ... -more.html

The "I"-person in this article is Telegraph journalist Nick Trend

...Ryanair has always been shameless in the way that it applies a €1 = £1 exchange rate when converting its additional charges into sterling. This means that passengers booking and flying out of Britain end up being charged much more than those in the Eurozone. I was reminded of this distinctly unfair situation when the airline announced this week that it is cutting a couple of its standard charges.

“Ryanair’s airport check-in fee has been reduced from €70 to €45, and its missed departure fee has been reduced from €110 to €100,” read the press release. The new fees convert to £33.54 and £74.53 respectively. But the release neglected to mention that for anyone flying from a British airport, the new fees will be much higher - at £45 and £100.

So, as well as its scale of additional charges, I thought I’d have a closer look at the rates at which Ryanair converts its basic fares into different currencies. Let’s take the example of a return flight from Stansted to Pisa in June. How much you pay depends on which extras you book so I’ve selected two return fares on the same flights - one basic rate with no extras which came out at £93.98, and one which includes 20kg of luggage and reserved, premium-priced seats which ended up as £185.96.

The passenger who makes a return journey from Pisa to London, however, will pay much less. Fares charged in euros on exactly the same Ryanair flights come out at only £80.36 and £148.82, respectively. So the UK-based passenger is paying up to 25 per more. Here is the breakdown:

Fare booked in the UK
London to Pisa, 13th June: £35.99
Pisa to London, 20th June: £57.99
Total fare without extras: £93.98
20kg baggage: £70
Reserved premium seats: £21.98
Total fare with extras: £185.96

Fare booked in Italy
London to Pisa, 13th June: €39.99 (£29.76)
Pisa to London, 20th June: €67.99 (£50.60)
Total fare without extras: €107.98 (£80.36)
20kg baggage: €70 (£52.10)
Reserved premium seats: €21.98 (£16.36)
Total fare with extras: €199.96 (£148.82)

Obviously, the passenger from Italy wouldn’t book exactly this itinerary because they would have to make an outbound flight from Pisa before returning from Stansted. But the fare that the passenger is charged for a seat on each flight is much lower than the one paid by anyone booking a return flight from the UK. I tried the same exercise on Ryanair’s Dublin flights. The result was similar...

Continues here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/trave ... -more.html

[Conti764]

I just regret this ever lasting pissing game. You don't like FR, don't fly them.

Oh strange because I don't have the impression that the pissing comes from one side only!!!

I never said it comes from one side only...

[Stij]

And please also in this topic, go outside, take a fresh breath and think before you type.

Cheers,

Stij

[airazurxtror]

Ryanair is to offer more flights from the John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice, meaning that every second passenger there will soon be using the Irish airline.
The new flights, which will consolidate the winter schedule, will be to Barcelona, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, supplemented by an extra service to Alicante. The services will take Ryanair's network of Kraków connections to 25. Some 44 percent of the airport's traffic is already in the hands of the Irish company, which first set up shop in Kraków in 2005. Ryanair hopes to garner 2 million passengers a year with its Kraków connections.
- See more at: http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/20637 ... VbLAi.dpuf
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Ryanair starting 27OCT15 is launching a 3 weekly Rome Ciampino – Rabat operation.

[OO-ITR]

I never said it comes from one side only...

Uhm...

You don't like FR, don't fly them.

[airazurxtror]

http://www.cityam.com/215531/ryanair-mo ... ts-cameron

Ryanair has released a video on its Youtube channel, congratulating David Cameron on keeping the top spot. The video also served as a plea to the Prime Minister to scrap Airport Passenger Duty (APD).

Whizzing through the Irish economic crisis in about 30 seconds, the airline informed Cameron that getting rid of APD in Ireland had brought in millions of euros in tourism, and concluded: “It’s simple Dave. Cut APD for everyone and grow tourism, and we can all have a party.”

[airazurxtror]

Self-service bag drop systems go live at London Stansted
Solutions developer Phase 5 Technology has partnered with baggage system manufacturer Daifuku Logan to install eight new self-service bag drop systems for use by Ryanair passengers departing from London Stansted Airport.
The Sonic bag drop systems allow passengers to check in and print off their own bag tags before dropping off their luggage at an automated kiosk. The system has a typical drop off speed of 25-35 seconds per passenger.

http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/v ... wsID=68995

[airazurxtror]

Ryanair to invest EUR 6 m at a new Aircraft Maintenance Facility in Wroclaw, south west Poland.
Ryanair has announced that construction of the maintenance base will open in March 2016, and will be run by a staff of 150 high-tech specialists, including licensed engineers, mechanics and support staff.
“As Poland’s biggest airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce our first Polish heavy maintenance base as we invest a further EUR 6 million at Wrocław, which was made possible through the help and support of the airport,” Ryanair’s Chief Operations Officer, Mick Hickey, said on Wednesday.

- See more at: http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/2068 ... 2bFT8.dpuf

[sn26567]

Ryanair brings forward German offensive by 8 weeks

Ryanair has brought forward its planned re-entry into the German domestic market by 8 weeks, local travel magazine FVW has reported.

The Irish budget carrier, which had originally announced it would begin 5x daily Berlin Schönefeld-Cologne/Bonn flights in late October, has rescheduled the flights to launch from September 3.

The move is likely a reflex to Lufthansa budget subsidiary Germanwings' announcement that it would begin its own Berlin Schönefeld-Cologne/Bonn flights on October 5.

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has said his airline would aim to grow its share of the German market from its current 4% to 15-20% by 2018/19 by establishing a presence at at least twenty central German airports, including Munich but excluding Frankfurt Int'l.

Source: ch-aviation

[Conti764]

I never said it comes from one side only...

Uhm...

You don't like FR, don't fly them.

This doesn't mean I'm fingerpointing at SN fanboys only... This topic however is about FR.

[Passenger]

Ryanair is enjoying generous rebates and bonuses as it sets up shop at Copenhagen Airport. The exact amount is a secret, but recent reports say the breaks run well into millions of kroner. Airport press officer Søren Hedegaard said the rules governing rebates given to airlines can be found on the airport’s website.
http://www.cph.dk/globalassets/blocks/b ... l-2015.pdf
Copenhagen Airport defended the policy, saying it had to have a rebate system in place in order to compete with other airports. “Copenhagen Airport’s startup discounts are perfectly fair and equal for all,” said Hedegaard.

It’s not only joy for Ryanair in Kopenhagen. On 20th May, the Danish Labour Court will settle a dispute between Ryanair and the Danish unions. The unions want to organize a “sympathy blockade” against Ryanair, as protest against the Irish labour contracts for Danish staff. Ryanair aks the Labour Court to forbit the “sympathy blockade” because it is against the principle of freedom of trade within the European Union. If the “sympathy blockade” is granted, Ryanair can go into appeal with the European Commissioner for Competition: Margrethe Vestiger, former Danish minister for Economics…

http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Politik/2015/04/30/191201.htm

Opposition in Denmark against Ryanair is growing. Roskinde will be the 4th Danish city that will boycot Ryanair. Municipal staff will be forbitten to use FR for duty, and the city will discourage its staff and citizens to use FR.

Reason : the Kopenhagen FR crew has to work with an Irish labour contract, who are by far not as “social” as the Danish labour contracts. Example: in Danmark, apparently trade unions are respected as social intermediate, but Ryanair doesn’t recognize unions.

http://www.avisen.dk/endnu-en-kommune-k ... 24354.aspx

[sean1982]

Yeah, because if bart de wever says tomorrow: "Dear people, please dont fly Ryanair anymore, but spend double the money on your tickets with someone else."

Im sure all flemish people will comply ROFL

[Conti764]

Yeah, because if bart de wever says tomorrow: "Dear people, please dont fly Ryanair anymore, but spend double the money on your tickets with someone else."

Im sure all flemish people will comply ROFL

What's your problem with De Wever?

[sn26567]

Gentlemen, gentlemen, no politics here PLEASE !

[sean1982]

Yeah, because if bart de wever says tomorrow: "Dear people, please dont fly Ryanair anymore, but spend double the money on your tickets with someone else."

Im sure all flemish people will comply ROFL

What's your problem with De Wever?

Nothing (allthough not my taste) I could have used any politician's name. But the point is ... People dont give a damn about this

[Passenger]

Yeah, because if [edited] says tomorrow: "Dear people, please dont fly Ryanair anymore, but spend double the money on your tickets with someone else." Im sure all Flemish people will comply.

On topic: they won't have to spend "double the money". It has been proven a zillion times already that, nowadays, one can easily find about the Ryanair rates (or even cheaper) elsewhere, specially if one travels with luggage.

Latest neutral comparison: BBC, 5th May 2015: “…We picked a weekend at random. Flying from Manchester to Malaga with a hold luggage bag, Ryanair has a higher overall cost, compared to Easyjet and Monarch. Monarch works out at the best value, including a pre-booked seat as well as hold luggage for £243.96. Easyjet comes in at £289.98 including luggage. Ryanair costs £295.98 including a checked bag. If you wanted to add sports equipment, both Ryanair and Easyjet charge around £60 but Monarch is cheapest with a flat rate of £24.99 for all equipment…”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... it-compare

Furthermore and also on topic, referring to the upcoming boycot in Denmark: there are indeed quite some people who are willing to pay a bit more, if that will be in occordance to their conscience. Example: the success of Fair Trade / Max Havelaar brands at the Delhaize supermarkets. On top of that, Ryanair's attitude in Denmark brings them in direct conflict with the so called Nordic social model where unions are regarded as part of the system. I don't think it's wise to go into direct conflict with this. But then, MOL is always right, even when he's wrong...

[sean1982]

Neutral? From the BBC? ever occured to you that easy and monarch are british and FR is irish? I could probably pick 100 "random weekends" where FR would be cheaper

There is no such thing as neutral and definatly not from you

Is it also because of the "nordic social model" that Norwegian is market leader over SAS?

[FLYAIR10]

Latest neutral comparison: BBC, 5th May 2015: “…We picked a weekend at random. Flying from Manchester to Malaga with a hold luggage bag, Ryanair has a higher overall cost, compared to Easyjet and Monarch. Monarch works out at the best value, including a pre-booked seat as well as hold luggage for £243.96. Easyjet comes in at £289.98 including luggage. Ryanair costs £295.98 including a checked bag. If you wanted to add sports equipment, both Ryanair and Easyjet charge around £60 but Monarch is cheapest with a flat rate of £24.99 for all equipment…”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... it-compare

2 comments:

1. It seems the BBC guys &dolls selected the following weekend:
departure friday , may 29th - return monday June,1st. The screenshot on the BBC web page is showing
returnflight for Monarch of July,1st ! (not June,1st). Today Monarch with return flight MAN-AGP on June 1st
stands at GBP 276,98
Wrong return date chosen by accident or deliberate...?

2. For the record I also checked the Brussels airlines booking tool and simulated a return MAN-BRU-AGP.
Dep MAN 29 may -return MAN June 1st via BRU.
This today stands at GBP 235,10 ..bag of 23 kg and free choice of seat included.
Of course the journey through Brussels is longer than direct flight.
If return flight would be Tuesday june 2nd, a MAN-AGP return via BRU would be GBP 176.20.
SN being competitive with the LCC's on this routing would not have been the case 3-4 yrs ago. But now
it is a valid option from the pricing perspective IMO...And that explains probably the increase in
SN transitpassengers through Brussels. Last year in may we came back from AGP and were surprised so many
UK transit passengers were on board our plane (LF100%).'Pricing' may have been an explanation for this.

Grtz.