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As far as I am aware Dublin might be the only other destination served from all five London Area airports. Are there any others?]
Glasgow
LHR (BA,BD)
LGW (BA, U2)
LCY (BA)
LTN (U2)
STN (U2)
Barcelona
LHR (IB, BA)
LGW (BA, U2)
LCY (BA)
LTN (U2)
STN (U2)
I'm sure there are more.
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Vinnym,
You don't HAVE to buy anything on board. On a 2 hour flight is easy to chill out and ignore the hard sell, read your paper and listen to your mp3.Then when you get to your destination have a real meal in a local resturant and stick two fingers up at MOL as you quaff a cold beer.
Have just booked Pisa for 3 day break from BOH for £36 inc taxes next week and a trip to Verona for £29 at end of month. Oh and I will be using the on line tkt to avoid the check in charge and sad pax with screaming children and will also carry on a small cabin bag. You have a choice, pay over the top for this and that or travel light in the knowledge that it's cost less than a taxi ride in any major city and you are helping RYR go broke !!
You don't HAVE to buy anything on board. On a 2 hour flight is easy to chill out and ignore the hard sell, read your paper and listen to your mp3.Then when you get to your destination have a real meal in a local resturant and stick two fingers up at MOL as you quaff a cold beer.
Have just booked Pisa for 3 day break from BOH for £36 inc taxes next week and a trip to Verona for £29 at end of month. Oh and I will be using the on line tkt to avoid the check in charge and sad pax with screaming children and will also carry on a small cabin bag. You have a choice, pay over the top for this and that or travel light in the knowledge that it's cost less than a taxi ride in any major city and you are helping RYR go broke !!
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You have a choice, pay over the top for this and that or travel light in the knowledge that it's cost less than a taxi ride in any major city and you are helping RYR go broke
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You seem to be claiming that if everyone used your flying technique on Ryanair the company would go bust.
Going by that, the "sad pax with screaming children" are actually subsidising your cheap flights so be glad they're there.
You seem to be claiming that if everyone used your flying technique on Ryanair the company would go bust.
Going by that, the "sad pax with screaming children" are actually subsidising your cheap flights so be glad they're there.
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Many years ago I've learnt the basics of Russian, so today I was able to understand the text about Russians travelling with Ryanair. Potentially lucrative business for low-cost carriers? Well, Russians in general are keen to use Ryanair planes. Some of them come from Russia, others live in Latvia or Estonia and (still) use Russian passports - and they want to experience Europe.
The issue with Russians originates from the "Web Check-In" system. Maybe not elsewhere in Europe, but at least in Riga the citizens of Russia are being denied this check-in option while using Russian passports.
The Irish airline is sending them into long queue requiring the additional payments for the airport check-in. While other travelers have the opportunity to avoid long queues and save a lot of time and nerves (and some money as well), Russians can't. And they protest.
"Such are the EU requirements!" -- claims in a telephone interview with the newspaper the Regional Manager for Northern Europe Ryanair William Hamilton. When asked about the details of the document, Mr. Hamilton only asked to give him the flight data and the name of the protesting passenger, then he just didn't answered the calls.
Today, however, he'll arrive in Riga and is expected to give a press conference there.
The issue is sensitive, other airlines do not place such obstacles during the online check-in.
And in fact nobody knows why such a limit exists in Latvia. One of the Latvian ministers says: "This is a private business company. We do not interfere in it."
"This is a matter of Latvian legislation, the airport does not have the right to decide - assures the spokesperson of the airport - Perhaps this is the competence of the Ministry of the Interior "
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, however, they say: "It is not our jurisdiction".
And so on, and so on. Just read it, if you can. But if you do understand this text, try to look at the readers' opinions. The publicity FR is getting on this occasion is not a favourable one, very clearly so.
The issue with Russians originates from the "Web Check-In" system. Maybe not elsewhere in Europe, but at least in Riga the citizens of Russia are being denied this check-in option while using Russian passports.
The Irish airline is sending them into long queue requiring the additional payments for the airport check-in. While other travelers have the opportunity to avoid long queues and save a lot of time and nerves (and some money as well), Russians can't. And they protest.
"Such are the EU requirements!" -- claims in a telephone interview with the newspaper the Regional Manager for Northern Europe Ryanair William Hamilton. When asked about the details of the document, Mr. Hamilton only asked to give him the flight data and the name of the protesting passenger, then he just didn't answered the calls.
Today, however, he'll arrive in Riga and is expected to give a press conference there.
The issue is sensitive, other airlines do not place such obstacles during the online check-in.
And in fact nobody knows why such a limit exists in Latvia. One of the Latvian ministers says: "This is a private business company. We do not interfere in it."
"This is a matter of Latvian legislation, the airport does not have the right to decide - assures the spokesperson of the airport - Perhaps this is the competence of the Ministry of the Interior "
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, however, they say: "It is not our jurisdiction".
And so on, and so on. Just read it, if you can. But if you do understand this text, try to look at the readers' opinions. The publicity FR is getting on this occasion is not a favourable one, very clearly so.
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I can't see the Latvians (or Estinians and Lithunians) being that bothered about the Russian passport holders. All three hate the Russians for the ill-treatment post-WW2.
In Estonia, unless the Russian passport holder is prepared to jump various hurdles such as learning Estonian, they have no choice but to retain a Russian passport - like it or not.
As for the "Worlds Least Respected Airline" aka Ryanair - it's no doubt a querk with the cheap IT deal they got which prevents them from operating the Online Check-in for Russian passport holders.
In Estonia, unless the Russian passport holder is prepared to jump various hurdles such as learning Estonian, they have no choice but to retain a Russian passport - like it or not.
As for the "Worlds Least Respected Airline" aka Ryanair - it's no doubt a querk with the cheap IT deal they got which prevents them from operating the Online Check-in for Russian passport holders.
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expected to give a press conference
Concerning Russians. To my knowledge, the once-frozen negotiations between FR and the almost forgotten airport near Saimaa lake by the Russian border (EFLP on the EU side, should we call it "Petersburg-West"?) did make some progress recently, so who knows, it might be wise to have a better press in Russia.
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Many years ago I've learnt the basics of Russian
Wish I knew the same man now and could tell him it was the Arabs and Chinese who we needed to watch!
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People from Marokko can not use Online-Checkin because of all that overweight in the luggage 
FR earns a lot of money with that and the Passengers are happy because the price is still low!
FR earns a lot of money with that and the Passengers are happy because the price is still low!
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Winter Reduction!!!!
WINTER SCHEDULE
Oslo - Madrid is axed,it wont be back
Oslo - Marseille is taking a pause, it will be back next summer
Reduction
Torp - Girona/Barcelona (from 4 to 2 weekly)
Torp - Bremen (from 5 to 3)
Torp - Dublin (from 7 to 4
Torp - Milano (from 7 to 4)
Torp - Liverpool (from 4 to 3
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the online check in is only for EU passport holders
If not (which I don't think it would be !) then surely it should be included in the price under the new EU rules where a fare must include all Fees and Charges.
If they can't pick which they want, then how can they be compulsary charged for something they have no control over?!
