Did anyone spot the article in last Saturdays Daily Telegraph Travel section about RYR. There they calculated that RYR could, conservatively, raise
650m pounds by extra charges such as baggage, sport equipment & credit card charges. Wow, that is more than their annual profit. They also explain how much these have risen in the past 3-5 years; as much as 300%. Yet RYR still pump out the mantra that they are fair, transparent, no fuel surcharge and the cheapest fares. They still insist that the fare is what counts not the final cost. They claim all the others are optional add ons. They still claim that by offering Electron cards for free there is a choice. No there's not becaus
e the vast overwhelming majority of pax can't get one. They want to force you into hand bags only and web checkin, But they give you only a feeble 10kgs alloowance and a heafty credit card charge for the privilege. How can a week away be catered for in 10kgs? Even a spontaneous weekend, which is what they survive on, is difficullt in 10kgs. So it is a con which ever way you look at it.
As someone who takes sports equipment most times, and a suitcase RYR is not always cheaper. EZY can be much better just because of more baggage allowance and cheaper sports charge. Recently, 3 months in advance, even KLM was 1/2 the EZY price on AMS GVA. Even more baggage and 4 flights a day to choose, not only 2. I have friends who take BA very often with golf clubs or skis, or kite surfers etc. No charge and a very small credit card charge. The final cost with the majors is often cheaper than LoCo's. With more convenient flight times, i.e. not 06.00, you can use public transport and save a bundle in parking charges. All part of the cost.
To paraphrase the older Bush; "it's the final price stupid, not the basic fare. Read my lips."
Surely there are grounds for a case if an operator says it is charging you Xeuros for a credit card charge and the banks say they only charge 0.1X. And this is perpax not per transaction. This is a transpartent con, so where are the comsumer protection bodies when you need them.