Originally Posted by
EnglishAlex
Spanish people have also stood up to the ridiculous charges Ryanair have. A judge recently ruled that the charge for not printing your boarding card is not legal. The airline selling the ticket is responsible for issuing you with a ticket to board the plane. Obviously Ryanair earn loads from this so aren't taking it laying down. They've appealed the decision so passengers wait with bated breath for the time being.
What I find OTT is this: You have to print a boarding card on A4 paper, or pay £40 for them to issue this at the airport. I didn't print mine off for my flight here on Saturday. I wasn't issued with an A4 boarding card, far from it. A tiny piece of tracing paper with faded writing on it seemed to be fine. £40 well spent eh. If I would have presented this as a boarding card I would have been laughed at but it's ok for them. hmmm. In the end I would have been better off flying with a different airline by the time I'd paid this. Own fault I know but it still stings.
Although I HATE flying with Ryanair (feeling like cattle, fighting for a seat, being bombarded with adverts for the entire duration of the flight and so on), I'm with you HL - they're loads cheaper the majority of the time. However, if another airline slightly more expensive I'd fly with them rather than give O'Leary my business.
He's good at making money but there's more to a successful business than the bottom line. I could make more money if I rushed my clients and didn't offer a good service but I refuse to be this way. Such a thing called Pride gets in the way, I'm happy to report.
He isn't a good business man if people are continually unhappy with the service he offers. It's a case of like it or lump it. I see no reason why the general public shouldn't try and fight against the excessive charges that are invented every few months. Power to the people!