I've flown Ryanair a few times although this was a few years ago before they went totally mad with cost cutting. At the time they were great, got you from A to B cheaply and on time. Now they've gone so far I'm with the people that say they are making it deliberately confusing and difficult so as to extract more cash from you.

What really gets my goat is the charges that you HAVE to pay in order to fly. For example, why do I have to pay to check in (even online) when it is not possible for me to fly without doing so? That's like being charged to put a letter in a letter box after you've bought the stamp.
Yes, I know that I pay for these services in the fare with other airlines, I prefer it that way, when I know what the price will be upfront.

Why do I have to pay to pay?? Surely that has to be illegal, it infruriates me so much that the 'handling' fees are so high and nowhere near what Ryanair is actually charged. If the banks aren't allowed to do this then why is Ryanair?

I wouldn't dream of flying Ryanair again because it seems to be their mission to screw you for every penny whilst delivering the bare minimum service that the law currently allows. Not for me.