Could this be the ruse RYR uses to force everyone to check-in online?
No that ruse is to charge 40 euros/£ if you dont! Mind you they then charge you £10 for the pleasure and convenience when you do!
Fact is that when you have finally navigated your way past all the nearly disguised charges and then get the £10 per person (not per transaction) card charge you are pretty cheesed off. I reckon that if there was a box at the bottom with a tick option entitled "pisstake charge £5, tick here to complete transaction or go back to square one" most people would tick the bloody box just to be shot of the whole thing!
And guess what? MOL knows it!!!
This is how he was able to predict all those years ago that there would be a point in the foreseeable future when he would offer the `seat` for free.
However, on the subject of taking the pxxs, how can the majors justify the extraordinary hike in fares from business to first? Even I cant drink that much `poo / fine wine / armagnac, on one flight! (I know `cos I`ve tried!!)