Ryanair - 6

[Squark7000]

Reduction in hours

Don't forget Rat5, that a limit of 900 hours per year exists. This is 75 hours per month. I am sure that some RYR crews will have flown more then 75 hours a month during the summer, and so some reduction in flying will be required over the winter to stay within the rules. Depending on your point of view, is this not good planning by RYR?
Squark7000

[pee]

Originally Posted by eu01

an example TMP from HHN

I'm surprised that you have been able to notice the potential that here in TMP and Finland exists, while Ryanair didn't bother. Well, certainly FR is in the possession of very precise data, like the load factors and yields (with TMP-HHN and TMP-BRE shining there), but does nothing to benefit from it. I suppose they just cannot accept our Finnish sense of equality; generally we do not want to distinguish anyone and all are given the same conditions. I bet FR could function and expand here without any incentives as well, but it must be infuriating to them.

Did I say they do nothing? Actually they just decided to reduce the frequencies on their best-running route from Bremen! It's BRE-TMP, obviously, with over 90% LF last month . Should I comment on this?

[Charlie Roy]

No flights from Charleroi are bookable on the Ryanair website for the winter timetable.

Glitch in the system? Or preparation for the introduction of new flights / schedules??? Or will all operations be moved to another airport (although I doubt it)?

[Aisle2c]

Originally Posted by Squark7000

Don't forget Rat5, that a limit of 900 hours per year exists. This is 75 hours per month. I am sure that some RYR crews will have flown more then 75 hours a month during the summer, and so some reduction in flying will be required over the winter to stay within the rules. Depending on your point of view, is this not good planning by RYR?
Squark7000

I thought it was the Ryanair modus operandi to get the pilot hours in as early as possible ?

[Jippie]

Originally Posted by Charlie Roy

No flights from Charleroi are bookable on the Ryanair website for the winter timetable.

Glitch in the system?

According to the dutch aviation-news site www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl you can only book flight till 11 november. According to Ryanair this is because they need to sort out some things with the airport. To make sure there is an emergency plan if there's a strike again.

[Jippie]

Yes, according to luchtvaartnieuws.nl, Benelux manager mr. Gering said that there are other issues with CRL as well but he refused further comments on that issue.

[DrKev]

Ryanair in trouble over advertising claims again...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6957882.stm

[Based]

CRL

Ryanair officially announcing the Charleroi suspension now: http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=07&month=aug&story=reg-en-200807

[Curious Pax]

From the RYR website: "forcing the cancellation of over 22,500 of Ryanair’s passenger flights.".

Didn't realise that Charleroi was so busy!!!

[Jippie]

According to various newspapers they want a compensation of 1 million euros for the strike in june.

[owenkirk2005]

think it ment 22,500 passengers, not flights.

[manintheback]

Hmmm. So Ryanair complain they are unfairly treated by the ASA over claims of whos quicker to Brussels then cancel all the flights. Surely shome mishtake?

[eu01]

Brussels Airlines, a fierce local rival [of Ryanair] in the Belgian market, took advantage of the dispute [with CRL airport] to offer a fire sale of 150,000 cheap tickets for flights from November 12 to ten European destinations from its hub in Brussels.

Source: The Financial Times

[rafinha130]

Spanish expansion

my first post...

according to local spanish press, FR is about to land in Leon, in the Castilla Y Leon province, by establishing an agreement with the local government. At the present, Virgen del Camino Airport is in deep remodelling and magnifying works.

The idea is to dominate all the region, from Valladolid to South Asturias.

http://www.lne.es/secciones/noticia....do-prioritario

[Based]

Check-in

€3/£2 to use the check-in desks from September 20th, web check-in free! Effectively €9 to check-in a bag now then.

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=07&month=aug&story=gen-en-240807

[VanBosh]

thats what i thought - a sneaky increase to the baggage charge but from reading their website im not sure you have to pay that fee if you pay baggage. wouldnt put it past them tho!!

[Cyrano]

Originally Posted by JackEssex

Say I book (after Sep 20th) a return flight from STN - ? -STN and select the now free online check in. I check in online on the outbound flight but can't find an Internet cafe at my destination to print my return boarding pass. When I return to the airport without using the OLCI what will happen then? Will I just be checked in as normal or asked to pay £2 just to check in at the desk?

No, no, a Ryanair customer service manager will come out, apologise to you for the inconvenience and offer you a free drink voucher. Then you'll hear a "flap, flap, oink, oink" sound over your head...
Jack, Jack, what do you think will happen? (Little teeny clue: this is Ryanair we're talking about here...)

Will this now mean the max number of pre boarders will be increased, will there be no limit? I can just see the morning Dublin flights where it is pretty much all hand luggage only. Everyone has priorty boarding. LOL.

No LOL needed - this is what will happen. And I'll bet you that some point in the future, when e.g. 75% of passengers are checking in online (i.e. when enough of the lumpenSLF have been educated to avoid the check-in desks), Ryanair will redefine web check-in so that it no longer includes "priority boarding", and will introduce a new charge of £2 or whatever for said priority boarding. Wait and see...

[chrism20]

Ryanair will redefine web check-in so that it no longer includes "priority boarding", and will introduce a new charge of £2 or whatever for said priority boarding. Wait and see...

This is a double A rated, copper bottom guaranteed certainty.

I give it to November if you are lucky.

[JulietNovemberPapa]

This development is excellent news for people who like me only take hand luggage when flying FR. It'll mean that I can beat two queues, can spend less time at the airport, have a less stressful and frustrating experience, and pay less.

[befree]

what is next?

1) Ryanair to charge £2/3 euros for using the WC.
2) Ryanair to charge £2/3 euros for using the seat
3) Ryanair to charge £2/3 euros for using the steps
4) Ryanair to charge £50 to apply for a job (sorry they aready do that!)

Do they wounder why load factors are falling?