Ryanair

Cheer up Lisalou
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Great song, jane

Really annoying for you, tho, Lisalou.

Understand that they treat their staff really badly too.

I don’t understand your post .... you can print your tickets up to four days in advance free of charge if you want to print ahead of the four days they do charge you You can also print them up to 2 hours before your flight without being charged so you could in essence use the computer at the airport when you arrive for checkin You could also put the Ryanair ap on your phone and use that so not having to print at all
I m no lover of Ryansir had some bad times with them in the past although the last few years have been good but just got back from using them very recently where it cost me £5 each way to get to see my family in Ireland so I m not complaining
You do have to be savvy though as they will try every trick in the trade to get a ‘ little bit more’ squeezed out of you

I have been using Ryanair for over 10 years and I fly with them every few weeks - the most recent was last month. I have never had problems, except one delay, which was not their fault. Nowadays I have my boarding card on my phone which has always worked up till now, but I keep a printout in my handbag as backup.

I never pay the extra for insurance (there is a travel insurance policy included in my credit card), priority boarding or extra baggage (only ever take hand luggage), or the €6 for booking a seat in advance, unless I am travelling with someone, to ensure that we sit next to each other.

However, I don't really have a choice as they're the only airline that fly the stretch which suits me best. It takes me 5 hours to get to my mother's house, door to door, which is really good, and stress-free.

Oh - and the car hire deals are not more expensive than if you book directly - I usually book my car via their website, too.

I fly regularly to Ireland and Italy and haven’t had bad experiences with Ryanair. Just have the boarding pass on my phone this has always worked. I do prefer EasyJet as it’s easier to change your flights , but let’s face it people continue to fly with these airlines as you get cheap flights. You can slag them off for their ways of getting extra money out of you, but that’s understandable as they’re a business, and as others have said you can avoid them.

We’ve used them twice this year and both times we were able to print off boarding cards about 2 weeks beforehand. I’ve never been charged extra for doing so. I do agree though about the extra charges for anything they can.

I am glad that I can choose not to pay for things I am not going to use. For example, on cheap airlines you pay for the food you eat - and not for everyone else's as well. On my last long haul flight I didn't eat a thing because I had an upset tummy. I didn't get a refund, though.

How odd. I've never had to pay for printing tickets, or seen any peculiar formatting. And the extras are just what you could buy - just scroll past. I might just have been fortunate, but I've never had a problem with the budget airlines, and I've travelled for as little as £1.99!

When I had a return flight and knew before I left home it would be difficult to print off the return boarding card (don't have a smart phone) - I needed to book a seat to print it - all worked though. Although I only had a hand luggage sized case I booked it into the hold and was I glad I did - at Liverpool the flight of steps up to the plane were so steep I would never have made it with my case in hand!