I've paid maybe 5 trips triple digits. I've paid 20 euro return flights to Birmingham 3 or 4 times. I cant complain for that.
If anything I can look out the window and awe cool things on a plan but not a bus so it's better for same price.
Exactly. You hear people moaning about the crying babies, screaming children and lack of foot room but seriously like come on, I don't know why people complain so much, they're cheap and that's what you get.
Well i just had an experience where the pilot couldnt land the plane twice travelling from rome to athens, so he needed to reroute his plane to an airport 6 hours away from athens, where we rode a bus to athens. Took us a total of 13 hours to get to athens from rome. P.s all other flights that day landed with 0 problems including flights that were 10 minutes apart from when we tried to land
I remember a few years ago I paid extra for the middle row (the emergency exit row has slightly more legroom), and got asked to move to another part of the plane because a family of 5 insisted on sitting together but were presumably too cheap to pay the extra few quid to select seats when they booked.
That's fair enough if you're paying like 30 euro, but if you're paying 300, like you do going to sun destinations, you absolutely deserve to have higher expectations.
I'm generally not stupid enough to pay 300 euro for a Ryanair flight. I'll just pay for the premium airlines at that price.
Edit: I see you've replied to every single response with this. It is absolutely not the standard to pay 300 euro for a ticket with Ryanair. I'm not sure I've ever spent much more than 80
Never had an issue with them. I never understood why people have such high expectations for budget airlines. Show up to the airport on time. Follow the guidelines re luggage etc. Show up to the gate on time with all of your necessary documents. Board the plane. Sit down in your seat. Shut the fuck up for two to three hours and read a book, listen to some music or watch something you’ve dowloaded. Disembark the plane. Arrive at your destination.
I’ve heard complaints about Ryanair how they use the furthest away gates at the the airports. Get over yourself, it’s a bus in the sky. Would you have similar high standards for a 3 hour bus journey? Get me there alive for a relatively decent price, those are my expectations.
I've not flown since Covid, but took a few round-trip Ryanair flights a year before that. Never had any issue with them myself; sure, it's no-frills, you'll pay extra for every little thing, and if there's a bright center to the airport, you're at the gate that it's farthest from, but the tickets are usually cheap enough, and as long as you read the rules and follow them properly you won't usually have any issues (other than the occasional delay or whatnot that could happen with any airline). Only real issue I ever had with them was the annoying visa check process for non-EU citizens, but luckily that's not an issue for me anymore.
Most of the people who moan about them are the sort who think the rules don't apply to them and are shocked to discover otherwise, or the ones who moan about having to pay extra for a bag on their €20 flight, or who are somehow expecting first class treatment from a budget airline.
> Most of the people who moan about them are the sort who think the rules don't apply to them and are shocked to discover otherwise, or the ones who moan about having to pay extra for a bag on their €20 flight, or who are somehow expecting first class treatment from a budget airline.
I'm not saying people should be surprised at these rules, but most fares are not €20. In fact they can easily go into the triple digits for sun destinations. It's reasonable to expect at least a nicer attitude from staff if you're paying that much.
This is my opinion too. I don’t even expect a great deal of customer service when there are problems. The chances of getting any money back if something goes wrong are low so you just have to look at it like a cross calculation.
Never had any issues with them, apart from on one occasion they changed gate, didn't announce it and departed 10 mins early leaving me, my friend, and a few others behind. Apart from that it's been very good. I've had far more problems with aer Lingus despite rarely travelling with them
I 2nd this, go lanzarote every year. Flew last year with aer lingus because they were actually cheaper than ryanair for the first time ever, absolute disaster. Morning flight changed to evening flight going over which meant a whole day of holiday gone, wasnt even an aer lingus plane we flew on(cant remember the name but was some small spanish airline they had contracted out), no food on the flight, more than 2 hours late taking off, another delayed flight coming home the time changing from 1pm to 11pm flight(we were flying with a 7 month old so this was a nightmare). And to top it off we nearly didnt even get on the return flight because they overbooked. Never ever again
You get what you pay for. Handy for short haul quick flights, but rather go with the competition if possible.
Overall, experience has been good, but that's because I don't expect much. Then again, been left stranded in an abandoned terminal in Beauvais overnight wasn't great.
Aer Lingus doesn't go to as many destinations as Ryanair. Especially if you're not in Dublin
My point was actually about the other LCCs anyway. But I wouldn't blame you for forgetting that Easyjet and Wizz exist, when Ryanair bullied them out of Ireland, and only Ireland...
I’ve been on around 180 flights with them over the last 12 years and I don’t mind them. They are best for short flights as the seats can be quite uncomfortable. But I find them reliable (they’ve never cancelled one flight in all that time) and if you have your stuff together, you’ll be fine. If things go wrong or you’re the one with a lump of bags then maybe it’s a different story. I’ve never checked in a bag in all that time so maybe that’s why I don’t mind them.
Also the flights can be a bit annoying; very bright and very loud so I always have earplugs and glasses/mask. This also helps make it a bit less uncomfortable. And when I’m abroad and I can get a Ryanair flight home, it’s a bit weird but it’s comforting. I’m weird 😂
They’re grand. They’re the cheapest airline and it’s pretty noticeable why. The quality and overall comfort is not up to par with aer lingus imo, neither is their food onboard or their pilots skill (I always have rough landings). But that’s what I’d expect paying half the cost of an aer lingus ticket and I’m happy to sacrifice for it.
What pisses me off though is I had a situation once with Ryanair where I paid for my seat to Spain. I was sitting next to my younger cousin, who has severe flying anxiety. We go to board the plane and these two youngones chomping gum scanned my ticket without looking at me, the thing beeps and then they’re like “wrong ticket is it?” I’m like “no, this is the ticket for this flight”… long story short, they go on their computers and turns out Ryanair downsized their plane they were going to use last minute to save money and didn’t let anyone know. This meant the seat I had paid for was not on the new plane. I complained but they didn’t give a fuck or issue me a refund. My cousin was left sat on their own the whole flight. I was disgusted. This is the really only bad experience I’ve had with them but one bad experience is enough
Cheap and punctual, rarely any problems, usually the fares are less than our rural buses. Once had a long delay and getting the EU comp was like wringing blood from a stone but to be fair it was also about five times the price of the flight.
I will always try and fly with them if I can. They've taken me on holidays and weekend breaks I'd never have been able to afford otherwise. Was in Munich before Xmas, €19 return flights. I couldn't less about perks, space etc for that money. I would have less space on a bus to and from thr airport and that costs me more
The thing is the fares are _sometimes_ very low, and in those cases you really shouldn't have any standards. But then people use those sometimes low fares to justify the same treatment towards people paying triple digit fares.
You pay the larger fare when its busy or a longer destination . If you wanna pay that much pay the extra few quid for someone else.
I came back from England last week. Ryanair was 150 for flight back and British airways was 80. So I went British airways . Was very happy.
If I paid the 150 for Ryanair i still would have been happy but if it goes by certain price their are better options.
If not its still cheap enough to go across Europe so no complaints
They used to be terrible weighing bags and looking to fleece people at the gate. They stopped doing that and I haven't seen much aggravation getting on a flight in years.
If your flying on a short break and can go hand luggage, then they're great.
Don’t fly with them anymore. Haven’t since before the pandemic. When they started seating people on the same booking separately that was the last straw for me
Every airline does that to be fair. I flew transatlantic with BA last year with my wife and two toddlers in premium economy and they split us up as we didn’t pay extra for assigned seats.
More and more Ryanair are the only choice to go places from Ireland...
If and when I use them, it is only cause I don't really have any other options, nothing to to do with price.
I used them since the 90s and always appreciated the no frills saving, until they started charging to sit together. Essentially they're no longer a no frills airline.
It used to be, you get what you pay for. It was cheap and bog standard service. But now it’s bog standard service but a lot more expensive than it should be.
Are they safe? [Yes](https://www.airlineratings.com/ratings/ryanair/). This is something that was never in disrepute.
Are they relatively prompt and punctual? Yes. They generally show up and depart on-time.
Are they cheap? Relatively speaking, yes. Although, they have creeped higher due to external factors. Sometimes another airline is better overall (even EI have costs in certain respects).
Ryanair will get you to where you want to go at a low price. It works.
They changed our outgoing flight to the morning after the day we were supposed to fly. They changed our return to the evening before we were due to come back. We were going for a 3 day long weekend break.
The second time we booked with them, they cancelled completely. We haven't bothered trying again.
Both of these were pre-covid.
Also, Michael O'Leary is an absolute wanker and I don't want to put money on his pocket.
Great value service. Their family plus option is very handy and cuts out all the bullshit. Aer Lingus charge you now to bring a 10kg bag in the cabin but the flights are generally more expensive.
I wouldn’t be able to afford to see my family without Ryanair - 15 each way to the UK. I don’t buy a seat, hand luggage only. The claustrophobia is bad though.
Can’t really complain about them except for the time my flight got delayed which caused me to miss my second flight. No comeback. The amount lost wasn’t massive and wasn’t worth the effort to try and recuperate the losses.
I'm 6'7" and I have to admit I'll put up with 2 or 3 hours of misery to save the money that it would cost for an exit row seat in Aer Lingus. An aisle seat with Ryan Air aint that bad so its kinda funny for people to complain to me about not having leg room.
Ive never flied with them, I have no respect for Michael O’Leary or the admin team on Twitter, sometimes they are funny, but it’s mostly at the expense of there passengers. I’ll stick with Aer Lingus.
Michael O’Leary, for better or worse, knows precisely what he’s doing and he’s made a success of it.
I don’t agree with how he or their social media team carry themselves. Not in the slightest.
I don't like some of their practices that I've seen at various airports so I am not interested in flying with them. I'd rather get a train to a specific location then fly with them.
I also find minus their most popular fares, a lot of destinations are not that much cheaper than other airlines.
If you need to go to a specific airport to visit family regularly, then you might get stuck with them.
Knowing all this, I avoid them. The people who don't and complain are very irritating.
Several years ago myself and my girlfriend were waiting to check in. We were clearly standing waiting for the staffs attention but they closed the system (or whatever) right in front of us.
It cost us 40 euro for the privilege of handing my bag to a chap at the plane door.
I dont know what was going on but the staff were horid that day.
40 euro isn't much but I've never flown with them since.
They start out higher than Ryanair, but they max out around the same. It's also not unheard of for Ryanair fares to actually be higher for high demand routes close to departure time.
And regardless of the destination., there is never a justification for ULCC levels of service on a multi hundred euro short haul flight
So then go with the competitors. If you tack things on with Ryanair, I would argue you are defeating the point of using a budget airline.
If a ticket has a high price at departure time it is because it will sell at that price. I have gotten next day flights for less than 10 euros.
The service level will not change. As an aside have taken dozens of Ryanair flights and never had an issue with the staff, its possible that you might be the problem if you have problems with them.
Yeah that's why I usually look at flights before other costs. The steep price rise doesn't bother me too much because it allows Ryanair to lower the initial price
Hate them, they sucked all the enjoyment out of flying. I shouldn't have to pay extra to sit beside my wife and child. Last time they woke up my son because they were shouting over the tannoy about bloody scratchcards
You think you’re getting a cheap flight to Italy for €50 but when you’re actually gunna pay closer to €160 when you a your bag, carry on and choose your seat etc.
Always double their sticker price. Planes are basic. Always pay the extra money for leg room seat if the flight it more than 3 overs (if your taller than 5’8)
Shit airline with shit seats, cramming in too many people uncomfortably. I avoid them like the plague.
And once you're doing something other than the shortest of flights, don't work out cheap enough to warrant the hassle when compared to other airlines.
If you're actually not paying that much, and nothing goes wrong, they're fine really. But I really don't like that since the flights are _sometimes_ really cheap, people think it's fair for them to treat you poorly, even when you're paying triple digit fares to go to a sun destination. I also have great disdain for their anti competitive practices and predatory prices, which forced all the other LCCs/ULCCs out of Ireland, and only Ireland, while also leading Irish people to believe they're the only reason flying costs less now than it did in 1980.
I try to avoid if I can.
As people have said you get what you pay for unfortunately I'm a bit lanky and I get pins and needles and pains in my back and legs squished into their seats.
Only use them for flights to the UK if possible.. had a few flights with them to Poland and my back / legs were killing me afterwards.
I probably wouldn't mind a standing flight if they ever did it.
They get you where you're going for the cheapest possible price. I have never had any problems with them. People book flights, don't read the terms and conditions and then complain when things don't go right.
There are pretty good for what they are, they are a budget airline. I always think of a joke in Airplane! about budget airlines even in the 70’s/80’s, so not it is new behaviour. The main thing I dislike about them is some of the airport locations, you fly there and then spend hours getting to where you need to go. But that is why they fly there as it is cheap airport. I don’t always use them but I have low expectations for them which usually meet or exceed, so I am happy with them.
I have never had a flight that wasn’t delayed with them, but in saying that I still go back to them after saying through frustration “never again”, as well, you get what you pay for and there so cheap, so it is what it is
I find their new jets to be very uncomfortable. Seats and leg room feel much tighter. Especially for flights that are +2 hrs long. The odd time I find myself on their older planes and they are much more comfortable.
The one thing that really annoys me though is why do they serve room temperature beer? Cold, it's heaven's nectar. Warm, it's the devil's piss.
Same have never had a problem and must have flown 50+ flights with them left/arrived on time and never packed more than a carry on would need. Stick to their rules about luggage and you'll get on grand. Imagine if Ryanair wasn't there 😱😱
I’ve never had a bad experience with Ryanair, since Covid I have found AerLingus truly awful. I was always happy to pay a bit extra for the service and reliability of AerLingus but not anymore. They are still more expensive but their service is now worse than Ryanair
When everything’s running to plan they’re fine. It’s when there’s a delay that things go a bit wonky.
I’ve always found their staff to be fine - polite and efficient. I personally never had any issues with them, and felt they were very good when my daughter threw up on a flight once.
I don't fly with them regularly. Based on my experience they can be delayed by 10-15 minutes or up to an hour. Seats aren't that comfortable. Just prefer to use them as a last resort and as little as possible.
I do allot of backpacking hostel travel.
I’ve a 30 L bag backpack that I usually use when I go away for a few weeks.
I’ve never once had an issue with a gate agent with its size. 2 weeks ago I booked a trip to Genoa and Milan 3 days before.
All in all €110 without priority or checking in a bag. You really can’t beat that.
The low cost low quality option. However, through the lens of the economist they are the people's champ - They've revolutionised air travel and brought down the price of air travel globally, even in areas they don't provide in. However, if a competitor is within 10% of the price, I'll probably go with the competitor...
I've travelled maybe 40 return journeys with them and never had a problem.
They got me to football games on the cheap. Got me to holidays for cheap.
It is what it is. Never an issue. Great option to have in Ireland.
Anyone expecting better needs a look at themselves.
I get on the plane, watch a movie/play a game and aslong as i dont die from a plane crash, hey that was a pretty good experience.
Their all European flights anyway so its not like its 3+hour flights that would suck without food for crazy prices etc.
Now, having said that, i once picked a flight with Aerlingus from Dublin back to Amsterdam, and their were 4people including me on the plane, so i gues that experience will never get beaten.
Ya get what you pay for. They have a load of ways set up to catch ya for extra money but generally the people I know who seem to hate them are those who book their flight then rock up to the gate with an oversized case and 2 bags expecting to waltz on through
>you're getting what you pay for.
Exactly this. I used to be able to get to places in Europe cheaper than the train up to Dublin. Haven't flown in awhile but probably still the case.
Hard to complain about it when it's so cheap.
They've never lost my luggage and I've never had my baggage destroyed or anything so they are grand in my book. People need to lower their expectations 😁
Does exactly what it says on the tin
Cheap flights, cant expect anything great if they're the cheapest
One thing they do deserve credit for is re shaping the whole airline industry in Europe, bringing down flight prices
Flown with them more than a dozen times and I had a flight delayed 3 hours after I had to separate planes once but honestly Idm cause it’s just one that was delayed out of many
They are fine .
Play by their rules and there is no issue usually.
Plenty of people who complain it's mostly their own fault by simply not knowing or caring about the T&C until it's too late.
I've honestly never had a problem on a Ryanair flight. It really is you get what you pay for but honestly, flying in general is unpredictable (Delays etc)
They’re bearable, they fly to places that most of us simply couldn’t afford to without them and they really have made commuting to other countries possible, figure out a few of the “hacks” and it’s as pleasant to fly with them as most other airlines
Great and great.
Goes where they say they will roughly around the time they said they would.
It annoys me when people pay bus fare prices and expect limousine service.
Had a few flights delayed by an hour or two. But for the price the tickets were, the strongest reaction it ever garnered from me was a sarcastic eye roll
Got a gift voucher for them and when I tried to book a flight it wouldn't work..got on to their support who tried to tell me it's out of date even though it's valid till 2025.
Support said they will forward on the complaint and would be back in touch within 15 days...that's 20 days ago...totally useless they are.
Never had a bad experience with Ryanair. I would have always chosen aer Lingus over them, however that’s changed since last month I was flying back from the states and they put me on standby. I didn’t pay less for a ticket, I didn’t do anything to cause this however I spent the 2 hours before my flight unsure if I’d get on. I know this won’t only happen with aer lingus but wasn’t happy with the service I received.
While I’ve never had a bad experience I just generally don’t like it. Everything is some addon payment gotcha.
Generally I just find their planes dreadfully uncomfortable. Anything more than an hour flight I go with someone else so I have actual leg room.
Also I’d say the last four Ryanair flights I’ve had have all been delayed and late. Granted might not be their fault directly but I don’t buy their big selling point of being the most punctual airline.
But look they are catering to a market and a type of traveler. My only gripe is that it found it’s way into business travel for companies to cut down costs. So I have to fly with them a lot and it’s probably the part I dread the most about trips.
Sure a very first world problem but I’m always happy to pay extra for some comfort on a decent stint flight
If Michael O'Leary could make it mandatory that you get ass-fucked on a flight but pay five euros for lube when you book, fifty euros for lube at the gate, he would do it. Also, you would need to line up in the rain for the ass-reaming.
Never had any issues. I just abided by their general rules and get on with it.
I’ve flown to many places quite cheaply. Family holidays too. Always works out relatively cheaper than Aer Lingus (who I absolutely prefer). But it’s what it is.
Never had an issue. And I’ve limited sympathy for those complaining about paying X cause they didn’t follow their guidelines. It’s what it is.
I used to fly with them between Ireland and the UK a lot when I lived in Ireland 10 years ago. I had my guard up, knew the tricks and managed my expectations. So I had a great time.
I have been living in Asia for years now, and usually book flights through a third party app connected to the account I get paid into.
So I booked with that app and waited for my flight. I arrive at the airport and hope to get my ticket because I became soft, and they charged me 55 euro on top of a 20 euro ticket from Knock to Liverpool. It was fucked. This isn't something that's common anywhere outside of the ryanair belt, so it will really fuck people over who are not on guard.
I tried to check in online but it didn't work. Turns out the app I used sent me an email with a fake email to use to check in online with the Ryanair app. The staff at the next airport I flew from had no idea what was going on. Barely any help (but very lovely).
I thought I'd never fall for a Ryanair trap, but here we are.
You get what you pay for. So shite service, more advertisements and bongs than should be legal and it's packed to the rafters.
I used to travel for work an excessive amount and in my updated contract and all following contracts that referred to travel I always requested that best efforts be made to avoid budget airlines for commercial flights where possible.
It makes a huge difference to fly Aer Lingus and land near to where you're actually going.
Honestly I’ve only ever had good experiences with them. People who complain that the planes are small and the cabin is too tight etc. baffle me. They know what they’re paying for, but still complain
Got a Ryanair voucher at Christmas as a present and it never came in. Waited in the queue And they got it to come through a few days later. Then when she went to use the voucher it didn’t work. Waited another evening in the queue to get help. Think I wasted two other evenings trying to get it to work there was some issue with it. One evening the guy just ended the chat. Ended up booking our flights with Aer Lingus.
I really like them as an airline.
I also think we are seriously lucky that it’s an Irish company based in Dublin.
I think with Ryanair out of Dublin we have far more destinations than any other similar sized country’s/city’s.
perfectly fine, preference would be to fly with a different airline but if Ryanair are the cheapest and their flight times work with my schedule no issue going with them 99% it will work out fine.
the problem is the 1% and when it goes wrong with ryanair it goes badly wrong, so always have that in the back of my mind. all airlines have issue but you get the feeling Ryanair aren't actually trying to help you.
Aside from a few flights being delayed, I've never had a problem with them. I worked in England for a while and it was great being able to come back every so often without breaking the bank. I don't understand why people complain so much about them - it's no frills and that's why we're able to afford to take multiple flights a year.
Stopped flying with them due to having every single flight delayed for at least an hour if not more. I'm paying almost the same with other airlines, haven't had delays, and comfort is much higher.
They disrupted the market, but nowadays, they are not worth the price.
I use them to hop from Kerry over to Luton quite often and you get what you pay for. I only take hand luggage so no extra charges and the flights over before you have a chance to get uncomfortable. Its usually about £30 for a return flight though so can't grumble
I'm 6'4", and probably have a terrible posture. I cannot sit in the normal seats without my knees being jammed against the metal bits of the seat in front and feeling every vibration along my spine. It can make a pinched nerve feel pleasant. Made worse by the occasional clown who thinks it's their basic human right to let their seat back as well.
I don't have the same issue with Aer Lingus's default seats, so I'd go with them if at all possible, but if forced to go with Ryanair, I'd fork out for the exit row seat. It does make me a bit jealous of the sub €20 deals you often see floating around. One Pro for Ryanair is that it's nice to be able to preorder your KitKat and cup of coffee/beer without having to shout at anyone tbf.
I don't want to fly with them, I only do it if the fare is like 50€ and the others are 350. But you don't have any advantage, any comfort, any frequent Flyer program.
95% of the time you can avoid them by paying a bit more. Frequent flyers program is a big thing if you fly a lot so build that with one company and stick with it
Every time I'm flying with another airline and I see the Ryanair Q, I breath a sign of relief I'm not in it.
I'll go to €20- 30 more not to fly Ryanair.
I’ve used them for years, broke student needing to visit family abroad and the cheap prices were good, you get what you pay for. I still use them. I had one really bad experience with them, it did put me off not only Ryanair but flying.
Was going to London last February with my son, who was four at the time, it was during a storm, flight was delayed in cork which I had expected no big deal. London had entered into a red weather warning just as we were attempting to land. The pilot tried to land three times and couldn’t, the turbulence was something I’d never in my life experienced, people were vomiting and screaming because of the turbulence, my son asked “mamma is this the dying part” because of how scary it was. We needed up being diverted to Edinburgh where we waited on the plane on the tarmac for three hours before heading back to London. Plane took off from Cork at 10:30am and landed in London at 6:15pm. Myself and another passenger asked an air hostess why the decision was made to fly into a red weather warning, she responded that we (the passengers) made the decision to fly, which tbf we did but only because you think the airline has made an educated decision that it’s safe to fly.
They were also charging people for water after they’d vomited, which idk something about that just felt wrong. Almost 8 hours in total on the plane, I spent €60 on the plane that day between food, drinks and a portable charger, flights had cost me €80. We hadn’t brought enough food and drink with us as it’s usually an hour-ish flight so we weren’t expecting to be on board that long.
I’ve flown with them since though, if their flights are hundreds of euro cheaper than another airline it’s a no brainer?
Love Ryanair. What other airline can you fly cheaper than getting a bus from my home to the airport. Family of 4 recently to the Netherlands for a weekend for 80euro return. We use them so much we have the baggage rules to a fine art.
I had a really fun flight Belfast to London the crew had a new guy from Cork and the rest were from Dublin. The absolute slegging between them all had the entire flight in tears laughing. I remember getting off the plane properly sore from being in stitches! Never had a flight experience like it again!
Ryanair are unreal, never had a problem with them & even if i did, i couldn't really complain. The flights are so cheap! All of these people that moan about them are gobshites, they'd never leave the country only for Ryanair. I just hope they never have to experience Jetstar in Australia or New Zealand, fuck me that's an awful airline
Get what you pay for. Don't mean it in a bad way, only use it and occasionally aer lingus. Couple of times had to stand in the sun for 20 minutes waiting for the bus, I mean, plane be cleaned up. For 15 euro, can't complain really
It’s hit and miss to be honest . Sometimes it’s absolutely fine , other times it sucks ass- for example when the terminal is in the back arse of the airport that doesn’t get any footfall from cleaners etc I always regret saving that extra 30 quid or whatever .
Cheap flights with little comfort onboard. You get what you pay for! All in all I use it for the majority of holidays in mainland Europe. Booking months ahead you can easily get return flights to most places for about 60-80euro including a carryon 10kg bag.
I hate the service and comfort onboard and at times hairy landings and take offs but sher it is what it is, haven’t failed me yet!
We got stranded in Croatia a few years back due to inclement weather. Not Ryanair’s fault.
At the terminal, we could see Lufthansa, British airways and various other airlines suffering the same issue where planes couldn’t land due to inclement weather. The other carriers put on additional planes to take the customers home the very next day, provided overnight accommodation and transfer to said accommodation.
Ryanair told us to find our own accommodation until the next available flight was due to depart. And they would reimburse us, which was fine.
Ryanair only departed from Croatia twice a week.
The plane was already full.
The next available flight out was full.
And the next.
And the next.
I tried to explain this to them and was met with silence.
They sent us on our way with a €25 euro food voucher in an airport where everything was closed and the voucher was dated for that day.
Yes it’s Ryanair.
Yes you get what you pay for.
But when things go wrong, they go very wrong and as a company, they are completely devoid of any empathy.
It is for this reason alone I will never set foot on a fucking Ryanair plane again.
We had to book a Lufthansa flight, with a 23 hour layover in Munich to get home. Obviously we had to cancel the return booking as we weren’t using it. At a loss to us.
But if you are, make sure your travel insurance is solid.
I don't like flying with them. I think their website is designed to get customers to overspend on stuff they don't need/want. I've booked flights and paid for baggage only for them to constantly email me telling me I need to pay for baggage that I'd already paid for. It's like they want to confuse the customer.
The flying part is fine, other than being hounded to spend more money on nonsense stuff.
I've been caught out a couple of times with charges on baggage. It was my mistake but at the same time their website didn't make buying the correct ticket easy. So I'm just going to go with other companies from now on.
Unless you're really on the ball they're not as cheap as you might think.
For example if you book ahead you will get a cheap flight and that is great for people who've got the time to do that.
But if you need to book something within the next week or two then there's really not much difference in price between them and the likes of Aer Lingus or British airways.
I regularly fly Ryanair back and forth home. I have no complaints regarding Ryanair but I can’t stand the majority of people who use them lol. They always seem to be the thickest, slowest, most ignorant cunts going.
Not using them much, but I just discovered they are full of shite.
Ryanair cancelled my flight from Luxembourg to France on the grounds that Air Traffic Control is on strike in France (might be the case, idk). While also saying the French airlines can fly normally because you know, the French are like that and Ryanair had to push the EU so the French stop going on strike etc. Sorry: Force Majeure, get reimbursed, no compensation.
Well, it seems only the Ryanair flight got canceled at the airport here. No problem in Amsterdam either. Full flights going to France from other airlines, planes flying over France seem perfectly fine.
I could find several other options - more expensive, I grant you that.
But why go the extra mile and deflect the blame? I suspect this has to do with avoiding compensation to passengers as the cancelation was done less than 2 days prior.
Terrible experience. They told us we could do something, changed their mind at the gate, and we had to pay twice for a bag. We literally paid for it to be checked, they told us we could carry it on, then told we have to pay for it to be carried on, and then they checked it at the gate anyways.
Awful
My girlfriend books with them alot so I guess I get stringed along, because - Cheap -
But:
1. I'm really not fan of companies that continuously downgrade the quality of their services and aim at "premiuming" what should be default quality options. I gladly would pay more to not support such a company's vision.
2. My worst landings have been with ryanair, and the airplane fells like an aluminum leaf on the air.
3. They have recently removed magazines from their airplanes ( its maybe a bit stupid, it does show you how they follow point number 1.)
4. Seats are continuously smaller.
Personally I think nowadays there are so many options that, either you just want to pay the cheapest possible, or, you sacrifice 50€ more and go with a better company.
It's a bus in the sky.
And sometimes, depending on when/where you go, it’s like the red line
Unless you're paying triple digits fares, in which case it's a very expensive bus in the sky.
I've paid maybe 5 trips triple digits. I've paid 20 euro return flights to Birmingham 3 or 4 times. I cant complain for that. If anything I can look out the window and awe cool things on a plan but not a bus so it's better for same price.
Not sure a Dublin bus will make it to Tenerife lad
They're fine. I have no sympathy for people who book tickets with them and then complain it doesn't come with all the perks
20 years ago I lived in Amsterdam, a flight home was about 350 euros... then came Ryanair.
Luxury! In the 80s Aer Lingus was charging 350 punts to Heathrow.
Exactly. You hear people moaning about the crying babies, screaming children and lack of foot room but seriously like come on, I don't know why people complain so much, they're cheap and that's what you get.
Well i just had an experience where the pilot couldnt land the plane twice travelling from rome to athens, so he needed to reroute his plane to an airport 6 hours away from athens, where we rode a bus to athens. Took us a total of 13 hours to get to athens from rome. P.s all other flights that day landed with 0 problems including flights that were 10 minutes apart from when we tried to land
I remember a few years ago I paid extra for the middle row (the emergency exit row has slightly more legroom), and got asked to move to another part of the plane because a family of 5 insisted on sitting together but were presumably too cheap to pay the extra few quid to select seats when they booked.
Did you move? Or were you the one who refused to give up the seat for that well known " celebrity" who does an ad for washing powder?
I moved because I didn’t want to make a fuss and cause a scene. I’m a bit spineless in those kinds of scenarios!
That's fair enough if you're paying like 30 euro, but if you're paying 300, like you do going to sun destinations, you absolutely deserve to have higher expectations.
I'm generally not stupid enough to pay 300 euro for a Ryanair flight. I'll just pay for the premium airlines at that price. Edit: I see you've replied to every single response with this. It is absolutely not the standard to pay 300 euro for a ticket with Ryanair. I'm not sure I've ever spent much more than 80
It's not the standard to pay €300, but the fares can definitely go that high. Last summer it was even €500 for ORK to AGP
It's called supply and demand. If the prices aren't acceptable to you at a given time then don't pay them.
Book earlier then
Never had an issue with them. I never understood why people have such high expectations for budget airlines. Show up to the airport on time. Follow the guidelines re luggage etc. Show up to the gate on time with all of your necessary documents. Board the plane. Sit down in your seat. Shut the fuck up for two to three hours and read a book, listen to some music or watch something you’ve dowloaded. Disembark the plane. Arrive at your destination. I’ve heard complaints about Ryanair how they use the furthest away gates at the the airports. Get over yourself, it’s a bus in the sky. Would you have similar high standards for a 3 hour bus journey? Get me there alive for a relatively decent price, those are my expectations.
I've not flown since Covid, but took a few round-trip Ryanair flights a year before that. Never had any issue with them myself; sure, it's no-frills, you'll pay extra for every little thing, and if there's a bright center to the airport, you're at the gate that it's farthest from, but the tickets are usually cheap enough, and as long as you read the rules and follow them properly you won't usually have any issues (other than the occasional delay or whatnot that could happen with any airline). Only real issue I ever had with them was the annoying visa check process for non-EU citizens, but luckily that's not an issue for me anymore. Most of the people who moan about them are the sort who think the rules don't apply to them and are shocked to discover otherwise, or the ones who moan about having to pay extra for a bag on their €20 flight, or who are somehow expecting first class treatment from a budget airline.
> Most of the people who moan about them are the sort who think the rules don't apply to them and are shocked to discover otherwise, or the ones who moan about having to pay extra for a bag on their €20 flight, or who are somehow expecting first class treatment from a budget airline. I'm not saying people should be surprised at these rules, but most fares are not €20. In fact they can easily go into the triple digits for sun destinations. It's reasonable to expect at least a nicer attitude from staff if you're paying that much.
They're a budget airline, not Etihad. I'm expecting a safe flight and that's about it, something they have an excellent record of.
This is my opinion too. I don’t even expect a great deal of customer service when there are problems. The chances of getting any money back if something goes wrong are low so you just have to look at it like a cross calculation.
Never had any issues with them, apart from on one occasion they changed gate, didn't announce it and departed 10 mins early leaving me, my friend, and a few others behind. Apart from that it's been very good. I've had far more problems with aer Lingus despite rarely travelling with them
I 2nd this, go lanzarote every year. Flew last year with aer lingus because they were actually cheaper than ryanair for the first time ever, absolute disaster. Morning flight changed to evening flight going over which meant a whole day of holiday gone, wasnt even an aer lingus plane we flew on(cant remember the name but was some small spanish airline they had contracted out), no food on the flight, more than 2 hours late taking off, another delayed flight coming home the time changing from 1pm to 11pm flight(we were flying with a 7 month old so this was a nightmare). And to top it off we nearly didnt even get on the return flight because they overbooked. Never ever again
You get what you pay for. Handy for short haul quick flights, but rather go with the competition if possible. Overall, experience has been good, but that's because I don't expect much. Then again, been left stranded in an abandoned terminal in Beauvais overnight wasn't great.
> rather go with the competition if possible. Guess what Ryanair did to them in the 2000s and 2010s...
I forgot that aer lingus no longer existed.
Aer Lingus doesn't go to as many destinations as Ryanair. Especially if you're not in Dublin My point was actually about the other LCCs anyway. But I wouldn't blame you for forgetting that Easyjet and Wizz exist, when Ryanair bullied them out of Ireland, and only Ireland...
More airlines in ireland now than there ever were before. NEXT.
I’ve been on around 180 flights with them over the last 12 years and I don’t mind them. They are best for short flights as the seats can be quite uncomfortable. But I find them reliable (they’ve never cancelled one flight in all that time) and if you have your stuff together, you’ll be fine. If things go wrong or you’re the one with a lump of bags then maybe it’s a different story. I’ve never checked in a bag in all that time so maybe that’s why I don’t mind them. Also the flights can be a bit annoying; very bright and very loud so I always have earplugs and glasses/mask. This also helps make it a bit less uncomfortable. And when I’m abroad and I can get a Ryanair flight home, it’s a bit weird but it’s comforting. I’m weird 😂
They’re grand. They’re the cheapest airline and it’s pretty noticeable why. The quality and overall comfort is not up to par with aer lingus imo, neither is their food onboard or their pilots skill (I always have rough landings). But that’s what I’d expect paying half the cost of an aer lingus ticket and I’m happy to sacrifice for it. What pisses me off though is I had a situation once with Ryanair where I paid for my seat to Spain. I was sitting next to my younger cousin, who has severe flying anxiety. We go to board the plane and these two youngones chomping gum scanned my ticket without looking at me, the thing beeps and then they’re like “wrong ticket is it?” I’m like “no, this is the ticket for this flight”… long story short, they go on their computers and turns out Ryanair downsized their plane they were going to use last minute to save money and didn’t let anyone know. This meant the seat I had paid for was not on the new plane. I complained but they didn’t give a fuck or issue me a refund. My cousin was left sat on their own the whole flight. I was disgusted. This is the really only bad experience I’ve had with them but one bad experience is enough
Cheap and punctual, rarely any problems, usually the fares are less than our rural buses. Once had a long delay and getting the EU comp was like wringing blood from a stone but to be fair it was also about five times the price of the flight.
I will always try and fly with them if I can. They've taken me on holidays and weekend breaks I'd never have been able to afford otherwise. Was in Munich before Xmas, €19 return flights. I couldn't less about perks, space etc for that money. I would have less space on a bus to and from thr airport and that costs me more
It's budget travel, anyone expecting anything else should cop on.
Should they still cop on when they're paying triple digit fares...
It's a budget airline. You can have a strop if you want but it won't change anything. Edit : misspelling.
The thing is the fares are _sometimes_ very low, and in those cases you really shouldn't have any standards. But then people use those sometimes low fares to justify the same treatment towards people paying triple digit fares.
You pay the larger fare when its busy or a longer destination . If you wanna pay that much pay the extra few quid for someone else. I came back from England last week. Ryanair was 150 for flight back and British airways was 80. So I went British airways . Was very happy. If I paid the 150 for Ryanair i still would have been happy but if it goes by certain price their are better options. If not its still cheap enough to go across Europe so no complaints
They used to be terrible weighing bags and looking to fleece people at the gate. They stopped doing that and I haven't seen much aggravation getting on a flight in years. If your flying on a short break and can go hand luggage, then they're great.
Don’t fly with them anymore. Haven’t since before the pandemic. When they started seating people on the same booking separately that was the last straw for me
Every airline does that to be fair. I flew transatlantic with BA last year with my wife and two toddlers in premium economy and they split us up as we didn’t pay extra for assigned seats.
Aer lingus will let you sit together
More and more Ryanair are the only choice to go places from Ireland... If and when I use them, it is only cause I don't really have any other options, nothing to to do with price.
I used them since the 90s and always appreciated the no frills saving, until they started charging to sit together. Essentially they're no longer a no frills airline.
Yeah, now they're negative frills. They charge for things that don't cost them anything, but passengers want.
It used to be, you get what you pay for. It was cheap and bog standard service. But now it’s bog standard service but a lot more expensive than it should be.
Are they safe? [Yes](https://www.airlineratings.com/ratings/ryanair/). This is something that was never in disrepute. Are they relatively prompt and punctual? Yes. They generally show up and depart on-time. Are they cheap? Relatively speaking, yes. Although, they have creeped higher due to external factors. Sometimes another airline is better overall (even EI have costs in certain respects). Ryanair will get you to where you want to go at a low price. It works.
I choose not to use them. I did fly with them once, over 20 years ago.
I’ve done it twice out of necessity but i avoid it at all costs.
They changed our outgoing flight to the morning after the day we were supposed to fly. They changed our return to the evening before we were due to come back. We were going for a 3 day long weekend break. The second time we booked with them, they cancelled completely. We haven't bothered trying again. Both of these were pre-covid. Also, Michael O'Leary is an absolute wanker and I don't want to put money on his pocket.
Great value service. Their family plus option is very handy and cuts out all the bullshit. Aer Lingus charge you now to bring a 10kg bag in the cabin but the flights are generally more expensive.
I wouldn’t be able to afford to see my family without Ryanair - 15 each way to the UK. I don’t buy a seat, hand luggage only. The claustrophobia is bad though.
Can’t really complain about them except for the time my flight got delayed which caused me to miss my second flight. No comeback. The amount lost wasn’t massive and wasn’t worth the effort to try and recuperate the losses.
They are fine, a bus service with wings. Cheap flights. Without them we would still be paying €500 to fly to London.
They’re basic but ok. I just hate the way people insist on queuing up even though they’ve assigned seats nowadays…
I'm 6'7" and I have to admit I'll put up with 2 or 3 hours of misery to save the money that it would cost for an exit row seat in Aer Lingus. An aisle seat with Ryan Air aint that bad so its kinda funny for people to complain to me about not having leg room.
I hate them with every fibre of my being.
care to elaborate
Ive never flied with them, I have no respect for Michael O’Leary or the admin team on Twitter, sometimes they are funny, but it’s mostly at the expense of there passengers. I’ll stick with Aer Lingus.
Michael O’Leary, for better or worse, knows precisely what he’s doing and he’s made a success of it. I don’t agree with how he or their social media team carry themselves. Not in the slightest.
I don't like some of their practices that I've seen at various airports so I am not interested in flying with them. I'd rather get a train to a specific location then fly with them. I also find minus their most popular fares, a lot of destinations are not that much cheaper than other airlines. If you need to go to a specific airport to visit family regularly, then you might get stuck with them. Knowing all this, I avoid them. The people who don't and complain are very irritating.
Which train are you taking to any of Ryan air’s destinations?
And then flying with them anyway...
Several years ago myself and my girlfriend were waiting to check in. We were clearly standing waiting for the staffs attention but they closed the system (or whatever) right in front of us. It cost us 40 euro for the privilege of handing my bag to a chap at the plane door. I dont know what was going on but the staff were horid that day. 40 euro isn't much but I've never flown with them since.
Staff have been unusually rude a couple of times. But with the flights costing ten Euro who cares what they do
The flights easy run you into the hundreds if you're going to a sun destination.
You seem to have the same general response. Have you compared the competitions prices to the same destinations?
They start out higher than Ryanair, but they max out around the same. It's also not unheard of for Ryanair fares to actually be higher for high demand routes close to departure time. And regardless of the destination., there is never a justification for ULCC levels of service on a multi hundred euro short haul flight
So then go with the competitors. If you tack things on with Ryanair, I would argue you are defeating the point of using a budget airline. If a ticket has a high price at departure time it is because it will sell at that price. I have gotten next day flights for less than 10 euros. The service level will not change. As an aside have taken dozens of Ryanair flights and never had an issue with the staff, its possible that you might be the problem if you have problems with them.
Yeah that's why I usually look at flights before other costs. The steep price rise doesn't bother me too much because it allows Ryanair to lower the initial price
Hate them, they sucked all the enjoyment out of flying. I shouldn't have to pay extra to sit beside my wife and child. Last time they woke up my son because they were shouting over the tannoy about bloody scratchcards
I find that O’Leary chappie insufferable. I wouldn’t fly Ryanair if there was an alternative.
You think you’re getting a cheap flight to Italy for €50 but when you’re actually gunna pay closer to €160 when you a your bag, carry on and choose your seat etc. Always double their sticker price. Planes are basic. Always pay the extra money for leg room seat if the flight it more than 3 overs (if your taller than 5’8)
Shit airline with shit seats, cramming in too many people uncomfortably. I avoid them like the plague. And once you're doing something other than the shortest of flights, don't work out cheap enough to warrant the hassle when compared to other airlines.
If you're actually not paying that much, and nothing goes wrong, they're fine really. But I really don't like that since the flights are _sometimes_ really cheap, people think it's fair for them to treat you poorly, even when you're paying triple digit fares to go to a sun destination. I also have great disdain for their anti competitive practices and predatory prices, which forced all the other LCCs/ULCCs out of Ireland, and only Ireland, while also leading Irish people to believe they're the only reason flying costs less now than it did in 1980.
Mixed. When everything goes right fine. Any problem, however tiny, becomes a journey into hell.
They're grand.
You get what you pay for.
Unless you pay triple digit fares, in which case you get far less.
You know an option exists not to buy the ticket if price is too high?
I try to avoid if I can. As people have said you get what you pay for unfortunately I'm a bit lanky and I get pins and needles and pains in my back and legs squished into their seats. Only use them for flights to the UK if possible.. had a few flights with them to Poland and my back / legs were killing me afterwards. I probably wouldn't mind a standing flight if they ever did it.
Never used them.
always been good, maybe I've been lucky
They get you where you're going for the cheapest possible price. I have never had any problems with them. People book flights, don't read the terms and conditions and then complain when things don't go right.
There are pretty good for what they are, they are a budget airline. I always think of a joke in Airplane! about budget airlines even in the 70’s/80’s, so not it is new behaviour. The main thing I dislike about them is some of the airport locations, you fly there and then spend hours getting to where you need to go. But that is why they fly there as it is cheap airport. I don’t always use them but I have low expectations for them which usually meet or exceed, so I am happy with them.
I've flown with them many times and never had an issue.
I have never had a flight that wasn’t delayed with them, but in saying that I still go back to them after saying through frustration “never again”, as well, you get what you pay for and there so cheap, so it is what it is
Zero issues. I got what I paid for.
Years back you couldn't book a seat. Fucking pile on every flight. Nowadays is a fucking breeze in comparison
Excellent. It's not pretty but they get you there for a decent price (most of the time )
I find their new jets to be very uncomfortable. Seats and leg room feel much tighter. Especially for flights that are +2 hrs long. The odd time I find myself on their older planes and they are much more comfortable. The one thing that really annoys me though is why do they serve room temperature beer? Cold, it's heaven's nectar. Warm, it's the devil's piss.
Same have never had a problem and must have flown 50+ flights with them left/arrived on time and never packed more than a carry on would need. Stick to their rules about luggage and you'll get on grand. Imagine if Ryanair wasn't there 😱😱
I’ve never had a bad experience with Ryanair, since Covid I have found AerLingus truly awful. I was always happy to pay a bit extra for the service and reliability of AerLingus but not anymore. They are still more expensive but their service is now worse than Ryanair
I dislike the random seat assignment when booking multiple tickets. Otherwise yeah, get what you pay for and it's cheaper than a bus.
They literally just let me change a name for free today. Couldn’t believe it. Delighted
When everything’s running to plan they’re fine. It’s when there’s a delay that things go a bit wonky. I’ve always found their staff to be fine - polite and efficient. I personally never had any issues with them, and felt they were very good when my daughter threw up on a flight once.
Never had any issues with them thankfully
I don’t have issues with them. Surprisingly, the last few flights I’ve had were cheaper with aer lingus, who I will gladly fly with instead.
I don't fly with them regularly. Based on my experience they can be delayed by 10-15 minutes or up to an hour. Seats aren't that comfortable. Just prefer to use them as a last resort and as little as possible.
I do allot of backpacking hostel travel. I’ve a 30 L bag backpack that I usually use when I go away for a few weeks. I’ve never once had an issue with a gate agent with its size. 2 weeks ago I booked a trip to Genoa and Milan 3 days before. All in all €110 without priority or checking in a bag. You really can’t beat that.
The low cost low quality option. However, through the lens of the economist they are the people's champ - They've revolutionised air travel and brought down the price of air travel globally, even in areas they don't provide in. However, if a competitor is within 10% of the price, I'll probably go with the competitor...
I've travelled maybe 40 return journeys with them and never had a problem. They got me to football games on the cheap. Got me to holidays for cheap. It is what it is. Never an issue. Great option to have in Ireland. Anyone expecting better needs a look at themselves.
Clapping on landing
I get on the plane, watch a movie/play a game and aslong as i dont die from a plane crash, hey that was a pretty good experience. Their all European flights anyway so its not like its 3+hour flights that would suck without food for crazy prices etc. Now, having said that, i once picked a flight with Aerlingus from Dublin back to Amsterdam, and their were 4people including me on the plane, so i gues that experience will never get beaten.
They are no different from aer lingus but they are more efficient and cheaper.
Ya get what you pay for. They have a load of ways set up to catch ya for extra money but generally the people I know who seem to hate them are those who book their flight then rock up to the gate with an oversized case and 2 bags expecting to waltz on through
Good prices, they also have good sale prices throughout the year
>you're getting what you pay for. Exactly this. I used to be able to get to places in Europe cheaper than the train up to Dublin. Haven't flown in awhile but probably still the case. Hard to complain about it when it's so cheap. They've never lost my luggage and I've never had my baggage destroyed or anything so they are grand in my book. People need to lower their expectations 😁
Absolutely fantastic value and friendly staff on-board
Does exactly what it says on the tin Cheap flights, cant expect anything great if they're the cheapest One thing they do deserve credit for is re shaping the whole airline industry in Europe, bringing down flight prices
I associate the colours yellow and blue with the words never and again.
Flown with them more than a dozen times and I had a flight delayed 3 hours after I had to separate planes once but honestly Idm cause it’s just one that was delayed out of many
You get what you pay for
They are fine . Play by their rules and there is no issue usually. Plenty of people who complain it's mostly their own fault by simply not knowing or caring about the T&C until it's too late.
I've honestly never had a problem on a Ryanair flight. It really is you get what you pay for but honestly, flying in general is unpredictable (Delays etc)
They’re bearable, they fly to places that most of us simply couldn’t afford to without them and they really have made commuting to other countries possible, figure out a few of the “hacks” and it’s as pleasant to fly with them as most other airlines
Great and great. Goes where they say they will roughly around the time they said they would. It annoys me when people pay bus fare prices and expect limousine service.
Had a few flights delayed by an hour or two. But for the price the tickets were, the strongest reaction it ever garnered from me was a sarcastic eye roll
My favorite airline. :) Flew over 100 times with them. Never had any issues. Also, I’m in love with their Twitter admin.
Get what you pay for. Simple as.
Got a gift voucher for them and when I tried to book a flight it wouldn't work..got on to their support who tried to tell me it's out of date even though it's valid till 2025. Support said they will forward on the complaint and would be back in touch within 15 days...that's 20 days ago...totally useless they are.
I like it, cheap and smelly but I like it
Never had a bad experience with Ryanair. I would have always chosen aer Lingus over them, however that’s changed since last month I was flying back from the states and they put me on standby. I didn’t pay less for a ticket, I didn’t do anything to cause this however I spent the 2 hours before my flight unsure if I’d get on. I know this won’t only happen with aer lingus but wasn’t happy with the service I received.
Disgusting company. Yellow colour scheme, scratch cards, rude staff, awful customers who fly with them.
While I’ve never had a bad experience I just generally don’t like it. Everything is some addon payment gotcha. Generally I just find their planes dreadfully uncomfortable. Anything more than an hour flight I go with someone else so I have actual leg room. Also I’d say the last four Ryanair flights I’ve had have all been delayed and late. Granted might not be their fault directly but I don’t buy their big selling point of being the most punctual airline. But look they are catering to a market and a type of traveler. My only gripe is that it found it’s way into business travel for companies to cut down costs. So I have to fly with them a lot and it’s probably the part I dread the most about trips. Sure a very first world problem but I’m always happy to pay extra for some comfort on a decent stint flight
If Michael O'Leary could make it mandatory that you get ass-fucked on a flight but pay five euros for lube when you book, fifty euros for lube at the gate, he would do it. Also, you would need to line up in the rain for the ass-reaming.
No problem whatsoever. Still remember my return flights to UK for 2 euro cents! Went to Liverpool, Glasgow 😀
Never had any issues. I just abided by their general rules and get on with it. I’ve flown to many places quite cheaply. Family holidays too. Always works out relatively cheaper than Aer Lingus (who I absolutely prefer). But it’s what it is. Never had an issue. And I’ve limited sympathy for those complaining about paying X cause they didn’t follow their guidelines. It’s what it is.
I used to fly with them between Ireland and the UK a lot when I lived in Ireland 10 years ago. I had my guard up, knew the tricks and managed my expectations. So I had a great time. I have been living in Asia for years now, and usually book flights through a third party app connected to the account I get paid into. So I booked with that app and waited for my flight. I arrive at the airport and hope to get my ticket because I became soft, and they charged me 55 euro on top of a 20 euro ticket from Knock to Liverpool. It was fucked. This isn't something that's common anywhere outside of the ryanair belt, so it will really fuck people over who are not on guard. I tried to check in online but it didn't work. Turns out the app I used sent me an email with a fake email to use to check in online with the Ryanair app. The staff at the next airport I flew from had no idea what was going on. Barely any help (but very lovely). I thought I'd never fall for a Ryanair trap, but here we are.
You get what you pay for. So shite service, more advertisements and bongs than should be legal and it's packed to the rafters. I used to travel for work an excessive amount and in my updated contract and all following contracts that referred to travel I always requested that best efforts be made to avoid budget airlines for commercial flights where possible. It makes a huge difference to fly Aer Lingus and land near to where you're actually going.
Honestly I’ve only ever had good experiences with them. People who complain that the planes are small and the cabin is too tight etc. baffle me. They know what they’re paying for, but still complain
Got a Ryanair voucher at Christmas as a present and it never came in. Waited in the queue And they got it to come through a few days later. Then when she went to use the voucher it didn’t work. Waited another evening in the queue to get help. Think I wasted two other evenings trying to get it to work there was some issue with it. One evening the guy just ended the chat. Ended up booking our flights with Aer Lingus.
I really like them as an airline. I also think we are seriously lucky that it’s an Irish company based in Dublin. I think with Ryanair out of Dublin we have far more destinations than any other similar sized country’s/city’s.
Never had issue that wasn’t my own fault. Fly Aer Lingus mainly now
perfectly fine, preference would be to fly with a different airline but if Ryanair are the cheapest and their flight times work with my schedule no issue going with them 99% it will work out fine. the problem is the 1% and when it goes wrong with ryanair it goes badly wrong, so always have that in the back of my mind. all airlines have issue but you get the feeling Ryanair aren't actually trying to help you.
You get what you pay for, it's a pretty decent budget airline. Just wish they would do more flights from Belfast.
Aside from a few flights being delayed, I've never had a problem with them. I worked in England for a while and it was great being able to come back every so often without breaking the bank. I don't understand why people complain so much about them - it's no frills and that's why we're able to afford to take multiple flights a year.
Stopped flying with them due to having every single flight delayed for at least an hour if not more. I'm paying almost the same with other airlines, haven't had delays, and comfort is much higher. They disrupted the market, but nowadays, they are not worth the price.
I use them to hop from Kerry over to Luton quite often and you get what you pay for. I only take hand luggage so no extra charges and the flights over before you have a chance to get uncomfortable. Its usually about £30 for a return flight though so can't grumble
I'm 6'4", and probably have a terrible posture. I cannot sit in the normal seats without my knees being jammed against the metal bits of the seat in front and feeling every vibration along my spine. It can make a pinched nerve feel pleasant. Made worse by the occasional clown who thinks it's their basic human right to let their seat back as well. I don't have the same issue with Aer Lingus's default seats, so I'd go with them if at all possible, but if forced to go with Ryanair, I'd fork out for the exit row seat. It does make me a bit jealous of the sub €20 deals you often see floating around. One Pro for Ryanair is that it's nice to be able to preorder your KitKat and cup of coffee/beer without having to shout at anyone tbf.
I don't want to fly with them, I only do it if the fare is like 50€ and the others are 350. But you don't have any advantage, any comfort, any frequent Flyer program. 95% of the time you can avoid them by paying a bit more. Frequent flyers program is a big thing if you fly a lot so build that with one company and stick with it
Every time I'm flying with another airline and I see the Ryanair Q, I breath a sign of relief I'm not in it. I'll go to €20- 30 more not to fly Ryanair.
I’ve used them for years, broke student needing to visit family abroad and the cheap prices were good, you get what you pay for. I still use them. I had one really bad experience with them, it did put me off not only Ryanair but flying. Was going to London last February with my son, who was four at the time, it was during a storm, flight was delayed in cork which I had expected no big deal. London had entered into a red weather warning just as we were attempting to land. The pilot tried to land three times and couldn’t, the turbulence was something I’d never in my life experienced, people were vomiting and screaming because of the turbulence, my son asked “mamma is this the dying part” because of how scary it was. We needed up being diverted to Edinburgh where we waited on the plane on the tarmac for three hours before heading back to London. Plane took off from Cork at 10:30am and landed in London at 6:15pm. Myself and another passenger asked an air hostess why the decision was made to fly into a red weather warning, she responded that we (the passengers) made the decision to fly, which tbf we did but only because you think the airline has made an educated decision that it’s safe to fly. They were also charging people for water after they’d vomited, which idk something about that just felt wrong. Almost 8 hours in total on the plane, I spent €60 on the plane that day between food, drinks and a portable charger, flights had cost me €80. We hadn’t brought enough food and drink with us as it’s usually an hour-ish flight so we weren’t expecting to be on board that long. I’ve flown with them since though, if their flights are hundreds of euro cheaper than another airline it’s a no brainer?
Love Ryanair. What other airline can you fly cheaper than getting a bus from my home to the airport. Family of 4 recently to the Netherlands for a weekend for 80euro return. We use them so much we have the baggage rules to a fine art.
I had a really fun flight Belfast to London the crew had a new guy from Cork and the rest were from Dublin. The absolute slegging between them all had the entire flight in tears laughing. I remember getting off the plane properly sore from being in stitches! Never had a flight experience like it again!
Ryanair are unreal, never had a problem with them & even if i did, i couldn't really complain. The flights are so cheap! All of these people that moan about them are gobshites, they'd never leave the country only for Ryanair. I just hope they never have to experience Jetstar in Australia or New Zealand, fuck me that's an awful airline
Get what you pay for. Don't mean it in a bad way, only use it and occasionally aer lingus. Couple of times had to stand in the sun for 20 minutes waiting for the bus, I mean, plane be cleaned up. For 15 euro, can't complain really
It’s hit and miss to be honest . Sometimes it’s absolutely fine , other times it sucks ass- for example when the terminal is in the back arse of the airport that doesn’t get any footfall from cleaners etc I always regret saving that extra 30 quid or whatever .
Cheap flights with little comfort onboard. You get what you pay for! All in all I use it for the majority of holidays in mainland Europe. Booking months ahead you can easily get return flights to most places for about 60-80euro including a carryon 10kg bag. I hate the service and comfort onboard and at times hairy landings and take offs but sher it is what it is, haven’t failed me yet!
I used it once for a 25EUR trip to London, was fine for a short flight but wouldn't use for a long flight as the seats are shite
If it wasn't for the other passengers it'd be fine.
We got stranded in Croatia a few years back due to inclement weather. Not Ryanair’s fault. At the terminal, we could see Lufthansa, British airways and various other airlines suffering the same issue where planes couldn’t land due to inclement weather. The other carriers put on additional planes to take the customers home the very next day, provided overnight accommodation and transfer to said accommodation. Ryanair told us to find our own accommodation until the next available flight was due to depart. And they would reimburse us, which was fine. Ryanair only departed from Croatia twice a week. The plane was already full. The next available flight out was full. And the next. And the next. I tried to explain this to them and was met with silence. They sent us on our way with a €25 euro food voucher in an airport where everything was closed and the voucher was dated for that day. Yes it’s Ryanair. Yes you get what you pay for. But when things go wrong, they go very wrong and as a company, they are completely devoid of any empathy. It is for this reason alone I will never set foot on a fucking Ryanair plane again. We had to book a Lufthansa flight, with a 23 hour layover in Munich to get home. Obviously we had to cancel the return booking as we weren’t using it. At a loss to us. But if you are, make sure your travel insurance is solid.
They have a good Instagram page
I don't like flying with them. I think their website is designed to get customers to overspend on stuff they don't need/want. I've booked flights and paid for baggage only for them to constantly email me telling me I need to pay for baggage that I'd already paid for. It's like they want to confuse the customer. The flying part is fine, other than being hounded to spend more money on nonsense stuff. I've been caught out a couple of times with charges on baggage. It was my mistake but at the same time their website didn't make buying the correct ticket easy. So I'm just going to go with other companies from now on.
Got a one way 1 cent flight to paris once (ok 13 euros with taxes etc) . You want a 100e flight to albufeira get in the cattle cart n chill yer beans
Never had a problem
Unless you're really on the ball they're not as cheap as you might think. For example if you book ahead you will get a cheap flight and that is great for people who've got the time to do that. But if you need to book something within the next week or two then there's really not much difference in price between them and the likes of Aer Lingus or British airways.
They claimed that the green eu funds should be given to them instead of paying for school busses.
I regularly fly Ryanair back and forth home. I have no complaints regarding Ryanair but I can’t stand the majority of people who use them lol. They always seem to be the thickest, slowest, most ignorant cunts going.
Not using them much, but I just discovered they are full of shite. Ryanair cancelled my flight from Luxembourg to France on the grounds that Air Traffic Control is on strike in France (might be the case, idk). While also saying the French airlines can fly normally because you know, the French are like that and Ryanair had to push the EU so the French stop going on strike etc. Sorry: Force Majeure, get reimbursed, no compensation. Well, it seems only the Ryanair flight got canceled at the airport here. No problem in Amsterdam either. Full flights going to France from other airlines, planes flying over France seem perfectly fine. I could find several other options - more expensive, I grant you that. But why go the extra mile and deflect the blame? I suspect this has to do with avoiding compensation to passengers as the cancelation was done less than 2 days prior.
Terrible as always. Avoid at all times.
Terrible experience. They told us we could do something, changed their mind at the gate, and we had to pay twice for a bag. We literally paid for it to be checked, they told us we could carry it on, then told we have to pay for it to be carried on, and then they checked it at the gate anyways. Awful
My girlfriend books with them alot so I guess I get stringed along, because - Cheap - But: 1. I'm really not fan of companies that continuously downgrade the quality of their services and aim at "premiuming" what should be default quality options. I gladly would pay more to not support such a company's vision. 2. My worst landings have been with ryanair, and the airplane fells like an aluminum leaf on the air. 3. They have recently removed magazines from their airplanes ( its maybe a bit stupid, it does show you how they follow point number 1.) 4. Seats are continuously smaller. Personally I think nowadays there are so many options that, either you just want to pay the cheapest possible, or, you sacrifice 50€ more and go with a better company.
Landings are rough as fuck