Flyin'Dutch' - Ive had good and bad experiences with FR since 1993. My latest incured a night at STN due to snow even though the runway opened 2 hours after departure. As well as that I had Michael Schumacher driving her to Charleroi from Liverpool who wanted to "Cut Corners" as he said on the flight announcement to enable an earlier landing?! Landing was like riding a rollercoaster.
Taking everything into consideration though, if its short haul and cheap, fair enough. More than 3 hours forget it! I dred the day they bring long haul low cost flights. When will they be asking us pax to fly the plane ourselves???
Thanks to the Ryanair check-in staff at Bari, Stanstead and Altenburg for letting me get away with a few more kilos than permitted. Its easy when you know how!
PS You have to ask for a sick bag now if you want one unless you take your own!