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I wanted to send a parcel to a friend in Spain but it is actually cheaper for me to fly out with Ryanair and deliver it myself so I will be doing and a day or so in the sun!
Thanks Ryanair - cheaper than Royal Mail inc. yourself!
Thanks Ryanair - cheaper than Royal Mail inc. yourself!
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So what is the latest rumours on new bases.
here are my thoughts :-
1) Oporto
2) Santander
3) Malta
4) Malaga
5) Valencia
6) Treviso
here are my thoughts :-
1) Oporto
2) Santander
3) Malta
4) Malaga
5) Valencia
6) Treviso
Once very strong candidate for the FR base, Riga seems to be out of question right now.
Riga Airport President Krisjanis Peters hopes that the Irish low-cost airline will not file suit for the cancelled discounts that it benefited from in Riga.
Riga Airport is currently significantly changing its policy as of November 2009, airBaltic and Ryanair will lose their 80% discount at the airport and thus also a key competitive advantage over other airlines.
As Peters points out in an interview to the business information Web site "Nozare.lv", the two main questions that will arise for the airlines will be about how to survive competition and retain profitability, writes LETA.
"Profitability does not always go hand in hand with the development budget, however, the previous tariffs allowed to expect certain profit. airBaltic and Ryanair understand very well that in order to escape reproaches about competition distortion, change has to take place. Reiterated criticism in the media does not benefit neither the airport nor the image of the airline. In this case we have reached a compromise solution," the head of the airport underlines.
However, he does not exclude either the possibility that Ryanair could protest against the airport's ruling to no longer offer discounts. No confirmation about such information has been received yet, and it is possible that the airline will not take any action in this matter before November when the new fees will come into force.
Riga Airport is currently significantly changing its policy as of November 2009, airBaltic and Ryanair will lose their 80% discount at the airport and thus also a key competitive advantage over other airlines.
As Peters points out in an interview to the business information Web site "Nozare.lv", the two main questions that will arise for the airlines will be about how to survive competition and retain profitability, writes LETA.
"Profitability does not always go hand in hand with the development budget, however, the previous tariffs allowed to expect certain profit. airBaltic and Ryanair understand very well that in order to escape reproaches about competition distortion, change has to take place. Reiterated criticism in the media does not benefit neither the airport nor the image of the airline. In this case we have reached a compromise solution," the head of the airport underlines.
However, he does not exclude either the possibility that Ryanair could protest against the airport's ruling to no longer offer discounts. No confirmation about such information has been received yet, and it is possible that the airline will not take any action in this matter before November when the new fees will come into force.
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Scanning of boarding passes at security and gate
Sorry if this is ever so slightly off topic...
At the end of the month I will fly with Ryanair:
Charleroi - Dublin
Dublin - Cork
Web check-in, no hold luggage.
In Dublin when I arrive can I go straight to the gate for the Dublin to Cork flight. Or am I forced to exit Dublin arrivals and do the security queue for departures? Because they usually scan one's boarding pass at security. If I stay airside and go straight to board my flight to Cork, my boarding pass will never have been scanned before my arrival at the boarding gate...
See what I mean?
About bases....
Well Brindisi and Bari and hot contenders for the next bases.
Ryanair are also negotiating with the Sicilian airports of Catania and Comiso. The rumoured routes suggest a Sicilian base. A bold move to immediately launch a destination and a base at the same time, but considering there Italian ambitions, not at all surprising. In fact, any Italian base wouldn't surprise me. We've also been promised an announcement soon of a base in Germany, so all existing non-base German destinations are potential candidates. My money being on Memmingen or Karlsruhe.
Indeed, aspirations of a Malta base is public knowledge, and Ryanair want to get it up and running quicksmart if negotiations go in their favour. I'm not holding my breath though. Word of negotiations between Ryanair and Copenhagen have quietened down again. Maybe it'll become a destination before becoming a base anyway.
Sorry if this is ever so slightly off topic...
At the end of the month I will fly with Ryanair:
Charleroi - Dublin
Dublin - Cork
Web check-in, no hold luggage.
In Dublin when I arrive can I go straight to the gate for the Dublin to Cork flight. Or am I forced to exit Dublin arrivals and do the security queue for departures? Because they usually scan one's boarding pass at security. If I stay airside and go straight to board my flight to Cork, my boarding pass will never have been scanned before my arrival at the boarding gate...
See what I mean?
About bases....
Well Brindisi and Bari and hot contenders for the next bases.
Ryanair are also negotiating with the Sicilian airports of Catania and Comiso. The rumoured routes suggest a Sicilian base. A bold move to immediately launch a destination and a base at the same time, but considering there Italian ambitions, not at all surprising. In fact, any Italian base wouldn't surprise me. We've also been promised an announcement soon of a base in Germany, so all existing non-base German destinations are potential candidates. My money being on Memmingen or Karlsruhe.
Indeed, aspirations of a Malta base is public knowledge, and Ryanair want to get it up and running quicksmart if negotiations go in their favour. I'm not holding my breath though. Word of negotiations between Ryanair and Copenhagen have quietened down again. Maybe it'll become a destination before becoming a base anyway.
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The boarding pass scan is to check it is genuine and to prevent non fliers getting airside. So long as you are at the right part of the terminal airside, you can go straight to the next flight.
In Dublin when I arrive can I go straight to the gate for the Dublin to Cork flight. Or am I forced to exit Dublin arrivals and do the security queue for departures? Because they usually scan one's boarding pass at security. If I stay airside and go straight to board my flight to Cork, my boarding pass will never have been scanned before my arrival at the boarding gate...
See what I mean?
See what I mean?
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There is a problem at FMM, it is day Ops only and Skippers landing. This is due to runway width of 30 meters (a throw back to its Military past). So I guess a base there would be difficult, especially in winter!
I hear KRH is doing major runway work and BVA is closed at the moment for runway work and Cat3 ILS installation. Maybe these where Ryanair demands in advance of becoming a base. I guess important with BVA, don't want based aircraft and crews diverting overnight! chaos
I hear KRH is doing major runway work and BVA is closed at the moment for runway work and Cat3 ILS installation. Maybe these where Ryanair demands in advance of becoming a base. I guess important with BVA, don't want based aircraft and crews diverting overnight! chaos
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Charleroi-Dublin-Cork : I just don't see how you could go straight to the gate for the Cork flight, you have to change piers.
Besides, arriving from a Schengen- to a non-Schengen country, you have to go through a passport control. There is none at ORK when arriving from DUB.
Besides, arriving from a Schengen- to a non-Schengen country, you have to go through a passport control. There is none at ORK when arriving from DUB.
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Originally Posted by Coquelet
Charleroi-Dublin-Cork : I just don't see how you could go straight to the gate for the Cork flight, you have to change piers.
Besides, arriving from a Schengen- to a non-Schengen country, you have to go through a passport control. There is none at ORK when arriving from DUB.
Besides, arriving from a Schengen- to a non-Schengen country, you have to go through a passport control. There is none at ORK when arriving from DUB.
(and yes, this does mean that if there is no passport control at ORK when arriving from DUB, and if your CRL-DUB flight arrived in the A pier and your DUB-ORK flight left from the same pier, you would have successfully entered Ireland from the Schengen area without any passport check. I guess the only reason this isn't an even huger immigration loophole than it already is
is that you can't be sure in advance that the flights will use the same pier.)
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Charleroi-Dublin-Cork : I just don't see how you could go straight to the gate for the Cork flight, you have to change piers.
Besides, arriving from a Schengen- to a non-Schengen country, you have to go through a passport control. There is none at ORK when arriving from DUB.
Besides, arriving from a Schengen- to a non-Schengen country, you have to go through a passport control. There is none at ORK when arriving from DUB.
Or, I pass through passport control, then I'm in the baggage reclaim, and from there I go to the pier I need to be at for the Cork flight by following the sign for "Transfers"... Anyway, I'll see whether or not it's possible and let ye know.
As O'Leary once said, "we're a point to point airline, we don't do transfers, don't come whinging to us if you miss your connection....."
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Why aren't arriving and departing passengers kept seperate. I assume this allows anyone to wander onwards into the UK?
I remember once chatting to a successful and iconoclastic airline founder/CEO who said "when I'm not sure how to do something, I look at how the industry does things and then I do the opposite." In the same way, I believe that DUB can serve a vital anti-role-model for the airport industry - any well-meaning airport CEO can look at how things are done in Dublin Airport and then do the opposite, with a high probability of success.
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Charlie
Hertz don't do one way drop off fees in Ireland, not sure about any of the rest though.
Hertz don't do one way drop off fees in Ireland, not sure about any of the rest though.
The plan is to rent a car anyway. Cork (Thursday) to Shannon (Sunday). If I miss my flight to Cork, then I'll just rent Dublin (Thursday) to Shannon (Sunday). No fear of no more cars being available, not with the recession and all that. They nearly beg you to rent a car, and then you get all sorts of free upgrades when you mention "I'll just try out the competition before committing".
I've tried all the rental companies down through the years, and all the websites, and all the brokers. At the end of the day, they've all effed me over at one stage or another, and now I only use AVIS and am a very happy AVIS customer
Anyway, if CRL - DUB is not too much delayed I'll make the DUB - ORK flight. (Sorry for distracting this forum from the regular discussions)...
CRL - DUB: 1900 - 1935
DUB - ORK: 2050 - 2140
As a polite request, could I suggest someone starts a 'Rental cars at airports' thread somewhere in the 'Passengers and SLF' section ?
I'm sure there's plenty that can be discussed and would be very interesting to a number of people who look at PPRuNe, but I think it would attract interested readers in a much better way than using the Ryanair thread for this purpose.
I'm sure there's plenty that can be discussed and would be very interesting to a number of people who look at PPRuNe, but I think it would attract interested readers in a much better way than using the Ryanair thread for this purpose.