Comments on: A Tribute to RyanAir: Decoding the Perfect Business Plan

By: sin

sin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:59:26 +0000

People are moaning about Ryanair, but they should do it about themselves. If you didn’t read terms and conditions, if you forgot to print the boarding pass, if you took too heavy baggage… Don’t you simply understand that it is the way Ryanair makes money? Do you think your 10EUR ticket covers all expenses incl fuel, administration etc? It’s normal that for this price you get only hand baggage, which strictly has to be no more than 10kgs. If you are well organized, are able to sit down not so comfortable for few hours (Ryanair flies just across the Europe, so no flights are longer than few hours), to travel to an airport which is not very close to the townm to take only most necessary things into your hand baggage…then ryanair really offers best price and really good service. I’; glad ryanair grew so fast – i travelled all around the Europe for pennies, thanks to them.

By: MIGUEL

MIGUEL — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:42:22 +0000

I wouldn’t know if to call ryanair and passenger plain or a cargo fleet. You do literally feel like a cow, jammed into a plane, along with the rest of the herd. I had a very misfortunate situation with ryanair aswell. It all happened when i flew back from Bangkok. For starters, I was amazed with the 40€ fine for not printing your boarding pass. (something that had just changed during my stay in South east asia and wasn’t aware off). My luggage was to big to go on board so another 20 0r 30 euros… at the end after all this time in South east asia with with the most humble people i have met on the planet, so far… I have never felt so ripped off. Right infront of my face, in my own country, with my own “aproval”… my 1o euro ticket turned into the worst cargo transport ever.At the end i found out I should of bought my ticket with a better, more expensive airline, where I atleast get treated like the human I am!
… definately DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECK BEFORE YOU FLY WITH RYAN AIR!

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By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:32:02 +0000

OH Ryan air is even more clever than ever. I recently flew from Germany to Spain on Ryan air. Passed the luggage inspection leaving Germany cringing as they weighed it. Then when I was leaving Spain going back to Germany they said “your luggage is not the same weight as when you checked in at Germany”. They wanted to charge me!!! What??? So I had to remove about 5 pounds of stuff. Basically it was 2 travel books I had initially carried to spain in my purse. So I took them out and shoved them in my purse and now I could check in my luggage. I mean what’s the difference? The plane is still going to carry my two books!

By: Hillary

Hillary — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:25:11 +0000

Ah Ryanair, last summer you took me all over Europe yet again. Spent more than I care to count on overweight luggage, what is it, 10 Euro per kilo now? I have to say, the cherry on top of my travels was boarding the plane to Stockholm, only to have the attendant check our boarding passes at the top of the staircase and start to freak out that we didn’t have a visa stamp and that we might not be allowed in Sweden. Thanks Ryanair. Good thing she let us on the plane and forgot about it halfway through the flight. Oops. Til we meet again.

By: Leslie Russell

Leslie Russell — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:03:14 +0000

haha shan this was hilarious. “They have also perfected the art of the Discreet Cattle Car” amazing line. I fully back you in every assertion. I do believe it was through a series of Ryan Air brand mistakes, I was stranded trying to get home from Rome. A 15 euro plane ticket quickly turned to a desperate 400 euro shotgun flight. ahhh memories.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:38:03 +0000

I know there are tons of cons with discount carriers, but I figure if you are willing to book the flight, you are willing to risk it.

I traveled from Barcelona to Milan for under 30 Euros, and though it didn’t seem to be a wonderful experience…it was worth it.

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By: Garrett

Garrett — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:32:32 +0000

Ah, the joys of discount European airlines! When compared to American versions, these truly are DISCOUNT companies. But, as a traveler, you’re willing to sacrifice comforts for cash and Ryan Air fits that bill.

Whether in Ljubljana, Barcelona or the central London hub, I’ve had these exact same experiences.

This is so true!

And I happily accept it.

- Garrett

By: John Bardos - JetSetCitizen

John Bardos - JetSetCitizen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:29:18 +0000

This is an awesome post!

Sometimes it is worth remembering that you do indeed get what you pay for.

My experiences with RyanAir have been good, just because the prices are so low that I expected much, much less. I was actually surprised that it was bearable.

Airlines like United are so terrible that the little money I save just aren’t worth it anymore. I would rather pay a couple hundred dollars more to avoid the inevitable harassment.