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According to nu.nl: nu.nl/economie | Betalen voor wc in vliegtuigen Ryanair
O'Leary said they will start charging 1 pound for using the toilet.
We always thought of that as a joke...
O'Leary said they will start charging 1 pound for using the toilet.
We always thought of that as a joke...
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O'Leary said they will start charging 1 pound for using the toilet.
I suppose, as a work around, by buying something to eat/drink on a Ryanair flight you could receive a token for free use of the toilet, where other passengers would need to pay.
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I didn't even think I was that passionate about the connecting flight debate! A few more points to add against the idea - a lot of the money made flying to small peripheral airports is through 'marketing costs', etc. not through passenger numbers. The first flight out of these airports will be towards late morning, possibly the afternoon, as a based aircraft has out to fly to the airport first reducing connection oportunities if it ever became an actual service offering. Ryanair open themselves up to a lot more EU regulations regarding delays/re-routing, etc. Ryanair already have self-connecting passengers but suffer no risk in carrying them. Ryanair is all about efficency, offering connecting flights, even a few, doesn't fit into that, that's why it's a complete shift in it's business model.
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Ryanair VERY HIGH COST AIRLINE
I have booked a ticket with them:
1 baggage to check in: 30 euros
if it weights over 15 kg I will be charged 16 euros per kilos over 15 kg
and finally, to pay I am charged 20 euros because I pay with visa card which is the only way to pay (they don´t accept cheque nor cash).
1 baggage to check in: 30 euros
if it weights over 15 kg I will be charged 16 euros per kilos over 15 kg
and finally, to pay I am charged 20 euros because I pay with visa card which is the only way to pay (they don´t accept cheque nor cash).
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Welcome to FR's business model.
Dangle cheap fares at you, suck you in and sting as much out of you as possible. They'll charge you to breath soon......
Still, at least there will be plenty of seats available for the gullible, with today's noise about charging for using the toilet, I reckon the average passenger might think again about even bothering with FR.
Dangle cheap fares at you, suck you in and sting as much out of you as possible. They'll charge you to breath soon......
Still, at least there will be plenty of seats available for the gullible, with today's noise about charging for using the toilet, I reckon the average passenger might think again about even bothering with FR.
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Soon it will be make sure you GO before you leave the terminal building ...dont have anything to drink, keep yer legs crossed and dont book a long flight 
........IF you cant make sure you have a supply of £1 coins on you 
(foreign coins not accepted) 
........IF you cant make sure you have a supply of £1 coins on you (foreign coins not accepted)
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What a pointless waste of bandwidth.
€20 to pay with a visa card as that is the only way to pay?
As has been mentioned countless times on here, and is pointed out on ryanair.com, the Visa Electron card doesn't incur a fee.
Why should a predominantly internet based business accept payment by cheque when most retailers in the UK no longer recognise them as a form of payment? Why should I, as a consumer, incur additional costs relating to the processing of cheques, that a minority would choose to pay with?
You've chosen to check in one piece of hold baggage, no one is forcing you to. Again, why should I, a consumer who travels on most occasions with hand baggage only, subsidise passengers who wish to take hold baggage (incurring the airline more costs)?
Out of interest, what route will you be flying on? Did the route exist before Ryanair's arrival? How much would it cost to fly with a competitor?
€20 to pay with a visa card as that is the only way to pay?
As has been mentioned countless times on here, and is pointed out on ryanair.com, the Visa Electron card doesn't incur a fee.
Why should a predominantly internet based business accept payment by cheque when most retailers in the UK no longer recognise them as a form of payment? Why should I, as a consumer, incur additional costs relating to the processing of cheques, that a minority would choose to pay with?
You've chosen to check in one piece of hold baggage, no one is forcing you to. Again, why should I, a consumer who travels on most occasions with hand baggage only, subsidise passengers who wish to take hold baggage (incurring the airline more costs)?
Out of interest, what route will you be flying on? Did the route exist before Ryanair's arrival? How much would it cost to fly with a competitor?
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liamfr, thank you for your clever answer, but I don't have visa electron, sorry.
I have chosen a route which is flown only by ryanair, if there was another operator on that route I would not take ryanair, there is no doubt about it
I do fly a lot, and I avoid as much as possible ryanair. (I do take low cost easyJet, Air Berlin, BMI baby, Vueling, Clickair, and flag airlines... all are good)
I have chosen a route which is flown only by ryanair, if there was another operator on that route I would not take ryanair, there is no doubt about it
I do fly a lot, and I avoid as much as possible ryanair. (I do take low cost easyJet, Air Berlin, BMI baby, Vueling, Clickair, and flag airlines... all are good)
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Atleast with near parity on the currencies, the cost of a Pound to Pee will be little different than it will be of a Euro to Eurinate 
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Whether it is a stunt or not (and I think it is) it has generated huge media coverage. Once again MOL and his sidekicks have generated £££££s worth of free advertising and again the traditionalists mock his antics. But then again in the UK we don't like methods that are 'just not cricket' do we?
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Agreed allanmack it certainly has generated a huge amount of "free" media exposure for Ryanair to-day! In fact it has very neatly deflected the spotlight away from the topic that the BBC was talking to him about at the start of the interview this morning regarding the Hand & Hold luggage plus the removal of airport check-in's. He really didn't want to talk very much about the £30 charge for luggage but kept repeating just how much cheaper Ryanair is to fly!
Ah...the art of deflection is alive & well!!!
Ah...the art of deflection is alive & well!!!
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I have chosen a route which is flown only by ryanair
Would you prefer that I part subsidise your baggage cost is that it? You choose to check in a bag and pay, I choose not to and don't. Seems fair to me.
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if you play ryanair at their own game and read their terms and conditions it doesnt cost a lot, i saw the interview on the bbc this morning and the bbc were putting the words in his mouth, it was only when the man presenter said next youll charge for the loo he said wev looked in to that , then they went in to one asking all sorts he just pointed out at railway stations you have to pay. every day i see people at stansted with their extra bags crying their eyes out as they havnt read the bit about extra bags, the way to beat ryanair with over 15 kg is send it by freight its alot cheaper. oleary even said get a visa electron card it doesnt cost you .hes clever the cost of this publicity is priceless hes brilliant.