Originally Posted by
Concerto
You've just got to watch this business of missing the flight and being able to take a later one. Usually, even with the normal carriers, a missed flight can land you with a hefty charge for a new ticket for a later flight. If you want to take a later flight you have to make the change well before the departure time of the originally booked flight. Turning up just for any flight that day is unlikely to work! Your ticket will be non existent!
I would agree with you for most airlines, but surprisingly not the case with Ryanair Busiess plus:
On the day of travel, you can change your booked flight (flight/route), free of charge, to an earlier or later flight that day (subject to seat availability). This free flight change can take place up to 1 hour after the original flight departure time if transferring to a later flight or 40 minutes* before the new flight if moving to an earlier service.
This change can be completed at the airport ticket desk or via a call centre (subject to opening hours
I don't intend to do it on a whim. I'm flying back from IAD on UA126, which is obviously on a separate itin, but I have allowed a four hour layover in Dublin. If it is obvious that there will be a significant delay in leaving IAD it gives me the opportunity to arrange an alternative without having to book an entirely new one way ticket. Additionally, if something causes me to just miss the connection, I still have some piece of mind, and the change can be done at the check in desks free of charge.