For your "Ryan Bashing reference" Saskatoon, Ryan are taking 800's with Leather seats and of the 30 800's coming this year, many are replacing the fully airworthy 200's.
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Implying that Altenberg is near Leipzig is like saying Birmingham is near London (shhh, might give MoL ideas!!!)
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Actually it's like saying Stansted is a London Airport.............. Oh bloody hell they do that don't they......... surely Ryanair must of put them up to it!!
Some of these postings constantly complain about the use of secondary airports and the basic service that are the hallmarks of low cost , cost cutting, compare that service level to others and then rubbish it.
If you don't like Ryan then pay up and fly with someone else.
If the obvious passenger comfort advantages of premium service carriers like Air France and SAS are such great value for money then why do the facts prove that where Ryan compete they win in terms of pax numbers and market share. If the other product was better value for money to the majority of air travellers they wouldn't. For the traveller (possibly business) who is hiring a car it may be an advantage to go to the secondary airport, easier access and Ryan each and every month has the very best punctuality record of anyone. Never seems to be mentioned by the Ryan bashers.
The use of secondary airports also opens up vast regional areas that never had major airlinks before, creating many commercial opportunities, more choice for passengers, thus the reason regional airports fall over themselves to get the business.
Everyone knows you can't get something for nothing, so why do you expect you can. BA cabin service levels at Ryan prices is impossible. Sustainable UK to Spain/Germany availabilty for 99 pence could not be offered by BA.
Pay your money and take your choice.