If anybody travelling by air now does not understand the simple rules about flying with Ryanair then they must be hermits.
The ticket prices are so low, that somewhere you have to understand that nothing comes free.
OK, low seat price..... then when confirming your booking, all the other wonderful add ons make it almost as expensive as a competitor that seemed at first to be charging twice the price.
Once you decide on the flight EVERYTHING else comes at a price. Priority boarding (puttting you on a bus that departs at the same time or later than the hoi polloi). Seats on a less than full aircraft are cordoned off so no time weasted clearing those for the next sector.
Bags....Charge for hold baggage with lowest weight allowance (of course). If there is pressure for revenue, then bag sizes are scrutinised to maximise revenue. Bag I cm bigger, tough, you read the size when booking. What about the others on the flight with steamer trunks? Shrug, we got you.... Want a seat together..... if you are prepared to bare knuckle fight .....
In flight sales.... almost desperate pleas from CC to buy something, anything. Bottle of water? that'll be £3 sir..... no, I'm not taking the p*ss, do you want it or not?
So, a shortish unpleasant flight where even shaking hands you then count your fingers or try and find an alternative which isn't much different at the final "click".
It's the lack of transparency where a £10 ticket offer ends up being over £60 by the time you get to confirmation.....
The trouble is, other loco's aren't publicising all these rip-offs by Ryanair. I f they did then they'd see a surge away from Ryanair.
Stand up and put comparison prices on your websites. yes, Ryanair look cheap (never a truer expression) but the loco's simply let them take potential customers away without highlighting all the add-ons.
Even the airports put Ryanair on the furthest pads, so it's a 2 mile route march to get to your aircraft, which then lands 20 miles away from the so called nearest town......
So, yes, I'll fly by Ryanair if the ticket price outweighs the inconvenience of going without food or water for a couple of hours, with minimal baggage.
I can work out that flying me to a destination in the sun for £10 can't be profitable, even adding on what other passengers pay, it's a close financial tightrope to see any profit.