Originally Posted by
OzzyOzBorn
So the customer has plenty of more trustworthy alternatives to consider if Ryanair wishes to pursue their rip-off change-fee policy ... Why do this???
You make some very fair points.
The real issue I see is that we have regulators who let airlines get away with this kind of crap. Large corporations are allowed to manage the business risk associated to COVID-19 (for example by re-scheduling or cancelling flights with far fewer consequences than normal), while consumers have no such leeway when they are individually impacted by the situation.
In today's environment and uncertainty, there is absolutely no reason to advance money to airlines for flights operating a few months down the line.