crookesey Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We always book by credit card, just in case the carrier goes bust (£8.00 debit/£15.00 credit ). We have now got it down to one hold bag, having bought two approved cabin bags. We buy a couple of sandwiches at Boots/W H Smith to take on board, I only have a coffee on the plane, as I'm driving on arrival, the wife gets through circa £10.00 worth of miniatures, we can't trim it down much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Smith Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 ryanair are planning to introduce reserved seating at a cost of £8-£10 per person per flight. I`m aware they`re experimenting with it at the moment, do you know when they`re supposed to introducing it across all their flights ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I'm waiting for them to introduce a "only food and drink bought from us can be consumed on the plane" rule. Such a rule can however easily be got round by explaining (when they try to sell you their own muck), that you have Turbo-Schluck-Wasser syndrome which means that if you eat certain combinations of common nutrients you are liable to projectile vomiting. You won't risk it, if they don't mind. Then smile sweetly and carry on eating your own food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish1 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 The only thing which went wrong with those flights was the return, when the cow in front reclined her seat right back the instant the plane took off. Such a pity how I "accidentally" bashed her seat back a few times........ I've been on 6 Easyjet planes this year. All had non-reclining seats. Every flight we had 3 seats between the pair of us. Don't know if the non-reclining is standard or we've just been lucky. Just as a side-point, every single flight into Manchester Airport has had a delay Manchester end. 4 times this year the connecting gangway (or steps) have taken 20 minutes or more. The Pilot even joked "Sorry, I don't think Manchester were expecting us today" on Saturday. Last week it was 90 minutes before the first case came round the carousel. 2010 UK airport of the year....having a laff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Smith Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I've been on 6 Easyjet planes this year. All had non-reclining seats. Every flight we had 3 seats between the pair of us. Don't know if the non-reclining is standard or we've just been lucky. I have to say, that for short haul flights, I think non reclining seats, or minimal recline seats, are a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlepup Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If you don't like it then there are plenty of alternatives, pay more and use one of them. But the vast majority of people who use Ryanair are too tight to pay any more for their airline but then moan when they aren't given fantastic services. Personally I like being able to get on with just hand luggage and don't see why I should have to pay a premium on my ticket to cover the price of other people's luggage, I also like being able to get good deals going off peak. I'm only on it for a couple of hours and I'd far rather spend my money where ever I'm going rather than spending it on the two hours there and two hours back which are never going to be much better than uncomfy and cattle like unless you go first class. My husband is Irish and he used to never see his family from 1 year to the next, in fact before Ryanair started once he didn't go and see his family for 3 years. In the 90s before Ryanair got big it used to cost £400 to go over there, and considering that was 15-20 years ago that would be more like £700 in todays money. Plus the ferry is mank and cost a bomb and you had to take at least a week off for it to be worth it because it took so long. Now we can just nip on a plane for the weekend and we have had that for as low as £25.00 for the two of us including card fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Unless you fly 1st class you're always gonna get lumped in with the scrotes regardless of how much you pay. If you really don't want to fly with Ryan Air, then don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Smith Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 It`s not just Ryan Air, though they`re probably the worst. I`ve been trying to phone Thomson to enquire about a flight with them. I got to work early so I could phone them, but their phone lines don`t even open till 9.00. Then I get through on an 0870 number to be told there`s a 10 minute wait. I can`t be doing that I`m at work for Gawds sake...... Even when I get through I suspect they`ll tell me that I can only prebook my seats 2 months before the flight (we`ve had this before with them), so I`d have to pay for my seats now, then hope I can prebook the correct ones in a months time ! That`d be bad enough but for the fact we were going to pay for the extra legroom seats, of which there are only a certain number, so less chance of getting two together. We don`t get all this poor sressful crap when we go long haul and get Trailfinders to sort it. You phone them (not an 0870 number) they answer the phone pretty much straight away, they sort it, done....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a bloke Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Get onto Youtube and listen to Fascinating Aida's take on this ( search for "cheap flights" ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeApe Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Ryan air, cheap. nuff said. when I fly to limoges in a few weeks I can go on Ryanair or pay double for a seat with a dinner. er Ryanair it is. I'm off to limoges on thursday irrelevant I know but just wanted to tell you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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