OK, I admit it. I bought a Ryanair 'free' flight for £0.02 all in
May 20, 2007, 11:16 am
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OK, I admit it. I bought a Ryanair 'free' flight for £0.02 all in
Anybody noticed Ryanair's curious 'million free seats' offer, where they pay APD and other surcharges, and even absorb their own notorious wheelchair 'levy'.
We're off for lunch in Dublin having paid all of £0.04 in total for the two of us, with no surcharge for debit card payment.
It would be really, really ungentlemanly to make a block booking for 25 (maximum allowed for an online reservation) for a total of 50p, ensuring reasonable space in the cabin. So ungentlemanly that I'm tempted to try.
Book by Monday 21 May.
We're off for lunch in Dublin having paid all of £0.04 in total for the two of us, with no surcharge for debit card payment.
It would be really, really ungentlemanly to make a block booking for 25 (maximum allowed for an online reservation) for a total of 50p, ensuring reasonable space in the cabin. So ungentlemanly that I'm tempted to try.
Book by Monday 21 May.
May 20, 2007, 12:21 pm
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Anybody noticed Ryanair's curious 'million free seats' offer, where they pay APD and other surcharges, and even absorb their own notorious wheelchair 'levy'.
We're off for lunch in Dublin having paid all of £0.04 in total for the two of us, with no surcharge for debit card payment.
It would be really, really ungentlemanly to make a block booking for 25 (maximum allowed for an online reservation) for a total of 50p, ensuring reasonable space in the cabin. So ungentlemanly that I'm tempted to try.
Book by Monday 21 May.
We're off for lunch in Dublin having paid all of £0.04 in total for the two of us, with no surcharge for debit card payment.
It would be really, really ungentlemanly to make a block booking for 25 (maximum allowed for an online reservation) for a total of 50p, ensuring reasonable space in the cabin. So ungentlemanly that I'm tempted to try.
Book by Monday 21 May.
I note with interest that FR will be flying to BUD from EMA (East Midlands) from October ^ Not in time for the do in July though
May 20, 2007, 12:59 pm
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I booked no less that 76 seats on one flight - LPL-DUB! One for myself an 75 made up names who obviously have no intention of checking in, just to ensure a bit of extra leg room
.Terrible I know, but they've screwed me over enough times!
May 20, 2007, 1:04 pm
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Indeed, I have booked 104 flights to date. I shall be booking more later.
I booked no less that 76 seats on one flight - LPL-DUB! One for myself an 75 made up names who obviously have no intention of checking in, just to ensure a bit of extra leg room.
Terrible I know, but they've screwed me over enough times!
I booked no less that 76 seats on one flight - LPL-DUB! One for myself an 75 made up names who obviously have no intention of checking in, just to ensure a bit of extra leg room
.Terrible I know, but they've screwed me over enough times!
May 20, 2007, 1:14 pm
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I've tried this but I can't get it to *not* charge me for checked baggage. I don't want to check any bags in! How do you get the flight for just the 1p? (Tried searching the forums but clearly I'm not searching for the right terms!).
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May 20, 2007, 1:22 pm
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Hidden in the next para (3rd line) is the Remove link which brings the option to £0.
But you have to book by tomorrow midnight.
May 20, 2007, 1:26 pm
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May 20, 2007, 1:27 pm
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May 20, 2007, 1:34 pm
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May 20, 2007, 2:03 pm
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Hrm. This still doesn't work the way I expect it to. for instance,
But
So it appears it's charging me taxes on mon-thurs...
Odd
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Going Out
Web fare
Adult Reg Fare 0.01 GBP
Mon, 11 Jun 07
Flight 8748
08:30 Depart London Stansted (STN)
11:00 Arrive La Rochelle (LRH)
Coming Back
Web fare
Adult Reg Fare 0.01 GBP
Thu, 14 Jun 07
Flight 8747
18:15 Depart La Rochelle (LRH)
18:40 Arrive London Stansted (STN)
Web fare
Adult Reg Fare 0.01 GBP
Mon, 11 Jun 07
Flight 8748
08:30 Depart London Stansted (STN)
11:00 Arrive La Rochelle (LRH)
Coming Back
Web fare
Adult Reg Fare 0.01 GBP
Thu, 14 Jun 07
Flight 8747
18:15 Depart La Rochelle (LRH)
18:40 Arrive London Stansted (STN)
Pricing
Going Out (Web fare)
5 @ 0.01 GBP 0.05 GBP
Taxes, Fees & Charges
details 126.00 GBP
Coming Back (Web fare)
5 @ 0.01 GBP 0.05 GBP
Taxes, Fees & Charges
details 96.75 GBP
Going Out (Web fare)
5 @ 0.01 GBP 0.05 GBP
Taxes, Fees & Charges
details 126.00 GBP
Coming Back (Web fare)
5 @ 0.01 GBP 0.05 GBP
Taxes, Fees & Charges
details 96.75 GBP
Odd
-simon
May 20, 2007, 2:12 pm
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