I Wish I Could Whinge About Ryanair!
For me, I have a personal dislike of all things EasyJet and Ryanair because these two jokers seriously bu66ered up the aviation industry, destroyed jobs and peoples' livelihoods and only got to where they are thanks to Terrorist Activity! (There is no way in hell EasyJet would have obtained BA's Gatwick Slots without Al Qu'eda's kind assistance in almost destroying the "Heritage Airlines"!)
Having said that, my wife an I flew Ryanair from Stanstead to Valladolid for a friend's wedding last year because the alternative would have been a 10 hour journey each way via Barcelona. The tickets were £60 each and we paid £5.50 to check in one suitcase. I can't remember how much we paid, but there was a "Countrer Check In and Priority Boarding" fee which we paid as well which was compulsory if you had checked baggage.
After reading all the shock-horror stories about Ryanair charging for everything, we scrutinised the Terms and Conditions.
Surprise, surprise! When we turned up at Stanstead with plenty of time to spare, the girl on check-in smiled sweetly and accepted our bag. The clean, fresh aeroplane boarded and departed on time and landed on time in Valladolid.
The return trip was equally hassle-free and, once again, pleasant ground staff (even if he did make me leave a couple of bottles of "San Miguel" behind as they pushed my bag slightly overweight! We had another clean, smart aircraft and pleasant crew and arrived back into Stanstead on time!
My wife and I would have loved to have a "shock - horror" story to tell you because we love anything which dishes the dirt on EZY or FR! Sadly, however, Ryanair did everything they told us they would and I am devastated to tell you that we would definitely choose to fly with Michael O'Leary's airline again - especially with some of the offers avalable! British Airways' Staff Travel can't touch his £1 fares!
Sorry Folks! Read the small print, don't turn up late, don't take over your bag allowance and don't expect to change your booking with impunity. Take your own small supply of "Scooby Snacks" and buy a bottle or two of water from WH Smiths or Boots airside in case you get delayed and your trip will be fine!
My guess is that the whingers are the ones who haven't checked up on the Terms and Conditions and these are the guys Michael O'Leary loves for they are a license to print money!