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Old 28th Apr 2007, 14:36
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The US DoT would not have any data on Ryanair. Ryanair are doing what they did with the AUC data - using someone else's numbers, sticking in their own numbers on top and then claiming that that US DoT/AUC/whoever confirmed their figures.

There are REAL on-time figures out there. Ryanair come 12th in data from UK airports. See my previous post for more details (#163, page 9 of this thread).
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Old 28th Apr 2007, 18:19
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And thus, in one fell swoop, yet another Ryanair myth is buried.

Shot down in flames 'DONTTELLTHEPAX'.

Good name by the way, I guess the full version is DONTTELLTHEPAX THE TRUTH UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES....
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Old 30th Apr 2007, 16:52
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Flew EI-DHN out STN-DUB on Saturday with the lurid blue and yellow interior and leather seats. Topped off with Ryanair advertising on the overhead luggage lockers. I was however asked to stow my bag in the overhead locker as the Polish flight attendant ( aren't they all with Ryanair ) didn't want it under the seat in front. Is this no longer allowed with Ryanair? I ask only because on the flight home on EI-CSR ( nice old style airline interior ) the young Polish girl next to me was permitted to have her bloody case sitting freely on the seat all the way to Stansted. It was clearly seen on several occasions and no one said ought. Am I missing something????
She had previously asked me if I could carry on some of her luggage as she didn't know there was a one bag limit......I already HAD one bag and I explained that I didn't want to be arrested if it was all the same thanks very much!!
Also noticed the oldest B737-800 EI-CSA has had it's eyebrow windows removed. That had to hurt.......
Next time Aer Lingus, nothing is worth this! The Ryanair decor gives me a headache........
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Old 1st May 2007, 23:40
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24th April 2007, 03:35

long haul order

15 ordered with options on 35 - official announcement expected imminently
Thats 1 week gone.
Yawn...

Talk about a hostage to fortune!

....whats the ryanair translation for 'IMMINENT'........next year??
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Old 2nd May 2007, 06:31
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Just completed my 40th return trip with FR. This time PIK - STN. Both flights on time, 70% full going down, 95% full going back. Cabin crew friendly and courteous, aircraft clean, flights smooth and all for £39 return all in. Of the 80 sectors only three have been delayed, the longest of which was 80 minutes.

If you can put up with the rush for seats (and online check in has helped these), the sales pitch on board, and their various strict rules then, certainly short haul, FR are very hard to beat.

As regards ' imminent' this is now a favourite word in business particularly from those who do not want to (and can't) pay invoices - four months and I am still waiting from one organisation. (and its not FR!)
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Old 2nd May 2007, 11:04
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They are what they are.
No problem with that. Forewarned is forearmed.

What they are not is:

A Long Haul Carrier.
The worlds most punctual airline.
The airline with the lowest passenger complaint rate.
The airline with the lowest baggage loss rate.

....except of course in the fevered imaginings of a few half baked reggie spotters.
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Old 2nd May 2007, 21:07
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What they are not is:

A Long Haul Carrier.
The worlds most punctual airline.
The airline with the lowest passenger complaint rate.
The airline with the lowest baggage loss rate.

....except of course in the fevered imaginings of a few half baked reggie spotters.
Prove it...
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Old 2nd May 2007, 21:27
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I've no gripe either way in this very heated debate, but just three points:

1. Ryanair do use a lot of smaller regional airports (like DSA where I live) so planes are less likely to have to queue, and so are more likely to be punctual.

Is there a universally accepted definition of 'punctual' by the air industry like there is in the UK rail industry (up to 5 mins late) and when is this measured - when the planes land or when the passengers disembark?

2. The nature of Ryanair's short-haul flights and charges for hold baggage means that there will be less baggage to lose. Use of smaller airports means there will be less chance of baggage being lost.

3. Ryanair may have less complaints because it is incredibly difficult to complain or indeed contact the airline by website/e-mail. I wanted to contact them to praise a staff member who had been particularly helpful to me, but as far as I could see the only way was by a premium number, so I gave up.
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Old 3rd May 2007, 10:25
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Prove it...
You spotters make the fantastical claims for FR - It's your job to back them up with supporting facts.

The fact that you (and FR) cannot produce evidence is ALL the 'proof' anyone needs.

That bit of common sense from johnnychips simply emphasises your gullibility.

Another FR myth shot down in flames!
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Old 3rd May 2007, 15:15
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Ryanair - Cheapest Fares?

Just listening to a phone-in show.

Guy in Dublin wants to get to Liverpool on May 23rd and is shocked to find Ryanair charging 199.99 euro ONE WAY - BEFORE TAXES.

On the 16th of May (1 week earlier) the price is .01 euro (one way before taxes).

Go on line and check it for yourselves.

Why the difference?
Well I'll tell ya!

May 23rd is the day of the European Champions League Final in which Liverpool are playing.

So Ryanair (the CHEAP FARES airline) have recognised a golden opportunity to RIP OFF the football supporting public, and they're going for it in spades.

What a pity there's no credible competition on the Dublin - Liverpool route, eh!

Maybe things would've been different if Aer Lingus hadn't been thrown off the route in the mid 80's to 'protect' the struggling Ryanair.

See - competition works, monopolies don't.

This is the company which wants to have a monopoly on ALL routes out of Ireland?

Wants us to 'trust them' on pricing?
My ass!

Ryanair the low fares airline?
Bulls**t!

Another FR myth shot down in flames!
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Old 3rd May 2007, 15:26
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As BA and EZY have informed the press today, the fares are contolled simply on demand. If the flight is filling up more than the flights aorund, then the cheapest flights have gone.

Just because 25% of the plane pay 0.01 euro/pence each way, doesn't mean the whole plane does! They have to make money someway!

Plus, on that early morning LPL inbound flight, there are only 3 seats left, so those other 186 passengers have payed for their tickets, and the other three are left with these fares - it happens on all of there routes!

So, once again, you are failing to support your critisism of the airline.
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Old 3rd May 2007, 16:23
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Whatever was decided in the 1980s, EI are very much free to fly Dublin-Liverpool today. The route was dropped last year (or year before?) only because it was not deemed profitable enough for the airline....the fact that it was only daily and not more frequent, plus only offered connection to New York and not elsewhere in North America, must have been contributive factor in the route being dropped.EI still serve the north-west region, so FR cannot be considered a pure monopoly. Cologne and Basel are only served by Easyjet, Bucharest adn Gdansk are only served by Wizzair and Malta by Air Malta from LPL, so should we DEMAND competition on all these routes in the name of 'fairer' pricing? Of course not.

Naturally the fares are high for this weekend- this is how all airlines work... demand increases and if supply cannot increase accordingly in the short run, then prices will increase. This is not another conspiracy.
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Old 3rd May 2007, 16:24
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Maxalt

What you dont seen to understand is that as far as I can see
there is only Ryanair that offer this route , BA,EI ect dont even
fly from Dublin to Liverpool

So once again Thank you Ryanair for flying to local Airports
and giving local people local conections to Europe

Shame on you so called major flag carriers for not using local Airports
as much as the Loco's, the demand is there, your just not that brave
to take on the likes of Ryanair
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Old 3rd May 2007, 16:50
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You don't seem to understand how a low-fares airline works. As the plane fills up the price goes up for the remaining free seats. Due to high demand on this day the seat prices are high. There are 3 flights per day on the Dublin to Liverpool route and the first 2 have less than 25 seats available for booking. These seats are always the most expensive. Thats how low-fare airlines make their money. It's not rocket science

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Old 3rd May 2007, 16:58
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Maxalt, I cannot understand why you are so anti Ryanair, in my company we have been flying with them at least 10 return flights throughout Europe per month for the last 3 years and I can count on my hand the times we have had any problems worth mentioning.
For us Ryanair at the moment is by far the best airline there is, both in terms of availability and of cost, on board service is reasonably good and they are generally on time. We regularly fly economy with KLM, BA, SAA and Air France to connect to intercontinental flights at much higher prices and no detectable service difference. Often we book flights at short notice and we pay relatively more but on the day of booking we hardly find cheaper alternatives ever.
How often do you fly?
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Old 3rd May 2007, 17:05
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Any rumors about new routes or Ryanair press conference to annunce these?
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Old 3rd May 2007, 19:43
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Just noticed that FR are also ripping off their Manchester pax on the 23rd.
169.99 euro for a Dublin Manch - the same day - Aer Lingus 1 euro.

Chill pill? Hah! I'm off for a celebratory glass of the finest Margaux.

I'll leave you twerps to cry in your beer.
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Old 3rd May 2007, 20:09
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Maxalt, ripping off passengers was BA's thing.
they charged between £200-£300 for a return flight
from STN-MAN until AB came along and kicked some butt.

Ryanair are just doing what all the charter airlines do in school holidays.
Get over it thats the way most Airlines work.

Its funny how you make a big deal of it when they charge over the odds
but when they give seats away at rock bottom prices you still moan
about them.

We all get the picture, you dont like them, so what, loads of us do.
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