My first choice for flying within Europe is Ryanair, a low cost airline on a very sound financial footing. I take between 10 and 20 Ryanair flights per year and have been doing so for years. I follow the rules and I have never had any complaint. In fact I can cite a number of occasions when the airline was deserving of praise.
My next Ryanair flight is Dublin to Porto. Cost per passenger €31 including "Priority" boarding and two cabin bags. 30 years ago such a journey would cost the equivalent of €200, with inflation that probably equates to €400-€500 now. Ryanair doesn't offer a free glass of wine and cooked meal but I can live with that.
Liam
Well said
Most of our flights are with Ryanair too
Never had a problem with them since the started from Stansted.....more like a "shed" back then!
Before that, it was a horrendous journey ...train and boat...and God help you in the Irish Sea if you suffered from sea sickness..it was pure hell...so thank goodness those days are over!
I regularly fly to Dublin with hand luggage for approximately £20 ..
It's cheaper than getting from one side of London to the other, but again we are lucky here as we have free travel.
And it's mainly because of Ryanair that so many have been able to travel.
3 years ago when we had to cancel our flight from Santiago due to illness Ryanair gave us the money back ...within a week!!
Why.....when budget airlines are mentioned, does Ryanair always bear the brunt of people's venom?
After all, many many airlines are now following the Ryanair model..pay for food, pay for seats, pay for hold luggage...this includes British airways for all of these
Also when flights have often been cancelled,(apart from staff strikes last year) it's usually the fault of air traffic controllers in France who always seem to be on strike ....then every airline is affected
Mind you, when we do fly with BA, we use air miles ..wouldn't think of paying their exorbitant fares unless we had to.
People need to work out which airline is best for them re cost, length of journey, connections etc and of course "cheap" may not always be the best option....just as "expensive" may not be eirher
So many moan about Ryanair, but they still fly with them...I wonder why?!
Yes, some budget airlines are at risk these days but I don't think that Ryanair is going anywhere any time soon...pardon the pun!!