Originally Posted by thebigben

<br />Very much of a generalization. I have booked tons of great deals at any time of the day. Just need to know when and where to look. Being flexible with dates help.<br /><br /><br /><br />That's because you're looking at the forum where people will post if they have any trouble. It's not really representative. The thing is that Ryanair doesn't have the planes or connections to rebook you.<br /><br /><br />Apples and oranges. You're not going to Eindhoven airport to get into Amsterdam, are you? LCCs can indeed serve smaller airports and that does fill a niche. Where BA doesn't have any alternative I do find myself using them, but if BA flew there, I would take BA over LCC.<br /><br /><br /><br />Empty flights happen on every airline. Difference is as a frequent flyer BA will try to seat people in a way that would give me an empty seat next to me as a frequent flyer, unless the fight is completely full.<br /><br /><br /><br />Depending on the weekend, yes, this happens. Although you're quoting Ryanair's lowest price vs a very average price for BA. Talking about AMS though, LGW-AMS is routinely sold around 60 quid, and you get at least 5 back as avios. So the difference isn't as big as you say it is.<br /><br /><br />Ryanair's service is superior to BA? I wouldn't go that far.