5aday / Courtney,
Come, come gentlemen. Whilst I agree, Ryanair are one of the worst airlines in this hemisphere, they are nevertheless a very cheap transport option that covers big distances fast.
Yes, everything about their airline is awful with the exception of cost and running on time. They exist because there is demand for their services and they are a healthy profit making company to boot. If you think of them purely as a transport option, in a similar vein to the London Underground, then it is a more palatable comparison. Ask yourself - would you not use the underground because it is full of scumbags?
Meanwhile, for those of us still serving and working south of Watford with families living in Scotland, NI etc, the weekend commute between MB and Kinloss (as an example) means options such as walking or driving are neither realistic or practical and we will take whatever we can get.