RyanAir airport check-in fees
Feb 19, 2009, 7:54 pm
#16
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Both Air Berlin and Aer Lingus sneak a compulsory 'Handling fee' onto the total price well into the booking process, after you've chosen your flights, and unlike Ryanair you can't avoid it by paying with an Electron card!
It's an additional £8 with Aer Lingus, and even more with Air Berlin.
It's an additional £8 with Aer Lingus, and even more with Air Berlin.
Last edited by abfab; Feb 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Feb 20, 2009, 2:52 am
#17
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Give me some examples then!
I have booked lots of flights with lots of different airlines this past year, and not one of them has advertised anything other than the end price. If you know of airlines that are still non-compliant then why not list them instead of referring people to Google?
I have booked lots of flights with lots of different airlines this past year, and not one of them has advertised anything other than the end price. If you know of airlines that are still non-compliant then why not list them instead of referring people to Google?
http://www.vzbv.de/go/presse/1111/7/59/index.html
It is from 22 Jan 2009 Here an excerpt from the article:
Tuifly hat seine Seiten inzwischen geändert, Condor will dies bis Ende Januar tun, EasyJet bis Ende März. Germanwings hat nur einige Voreinstellungen geändert. Gegen Intersky Luftfahrt, Ryanair, eDreams und Air Malta laufen die Mahnverfahren noch. Reagieren diese Unternehmen nicht, droht ihnen wie Air Berlin eine Klage
Feb 20, 2009, 6:05 am
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If you can read German go to the following :
http://www.vzbv.de/go/presse/1111/7/59/index.html
It is from 22 Jan 2009 Here an excerpt from the article:
The airlines are named!!
http://www.vzbv.de/go/presse/1111/7/59/index.html
It is from 22 Jan 2009 Here an excerpt from the article:
Tuifly hat seine Seiten inzwischen geändert, Condor will dies bis Ende Januar tun, EasyJet bis Ende März. Germanwings hat nur einige Voreinstellungen geändert. Gegen Intersky Luftfahrt, Ryanair, eDreams und Air Malta laufen die Mahnverfahren noch. Reagieren diese Unternehmen nicht, droht ihnen wie Air Berlin eine Klage
Tuifly changed their web page, Condor will do so until end of January, EasyJet until end of March. Germanwings had changed a view pre-settings. The EU warning is still in place for Intersky Luftfahrt, Ryanair, eDreams and Air Malta. If they don't react, then they will be sued - such as AirBerlin.
Well the airlines have been named, but only 5 out of all EU airlines are left. And - as to be expected - Ryanair is one of them. And I personally would be very surprised if Ryanair will act before taken to court.
Feb 20, 2009, 7:26 am
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Feb 21, 2009, 3:14 am
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That has been true at some airports, but not all of them. We, for example, had to pay the fee in Hahn, Luebeck, Breslau and several others, while for example in Madrid it was not necessary. We therefore are now walking up to the check-in counter, and if they want the fee, we pay and request it back later, if not, just as well. It is a hit and miss situation, so do not count on it. I DO always though book the non-EU persons as EU persons with on-line check-in, avoiding the initial fee, I rather pay it at the airport, if necessary. And always the non-EU person(s) on a separate booking. It does not cost more, but avoids, at those airports where you do have to pay the fee, to have all of them pay, simply because there is one non-EU person in the group and you can't do on-line check-in for the others.
So rather than getting an unpleasant surprise on future Ryanair flights and joining the anti-ryanair group in this forum, I would suggest you book yourself and the Mrs on separate bookings. Just in case!
So rather than getting an unpleasant surprise on future Ryanair flights and joining the anti-ryanair group in this forum, I would suggest you book yourself and the Mrs on separate bookings. Just in case!
can you please comment this a bit more...
i have bought some 0.01 tickets and stated that all the passengers have EU passports (just so i can get many tickets, even if i dont know if i will use them), when in fact ALL of use carry passports of Ukraine (not EU)...
i have no problems paying the check in fee, my main concern would be that they allow me to fly if i pay this fee, and not claim that i have cheated them by stating we have EU passports (if they dont take the check in fee from me, that would be of course great, but not my primary aim).
I was happy to read your message... so you are sure this wont be a problem for us ??
thanks a lot
Feb 21, 2009, 3:20 am
#21
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one more thing to mention... it actually sometimes PAYS YOU to book people separately !!!
for now i only bought (not counting the 0.01p tix) tickets for one flight (Girona - Paris) for 6 people.... when i tried to book 6 people at once.. the price was 10 euro more for EACH !!! with a hit and miss system i found that there are 3 tix at 10e lower, so i bought those 3, and the other 3 at that higher price.. so 30e was saved by actually splitting the reservation (of course it could have been 1 out of 6 at a lower price... or even 5 of 6)....
so my rule of thumb would be to check the price for 1 ticket always, and then (if you travel in a group) check to see what prices you get when booking together....
one question i have (as i have never traveled with Ryanair yet), if i have 6 people on a ticket, and only 4 travel, i wont have any problems ??
for now i only bought (not counting the 0.01p tix) tickets for one flight (Girona - Paris) for 6 people.... when i tried to book 6 people at once.. the price was 10 euro more for EACH !!! with a hit and miss system i found that there are 3 tix at 10e lower, so i bought those 3, and the other 3 at that higher price.. so 30e was saved by actually splitting the reservation (of course it could have been 1 out of 6 at a lower price... or even 5 of 6)....
so my rule of thumb would be to check the price for 1 ticket always, and then (if you travel in a group) check to see what prices you get when booking together....
one question i have (as i have never traveled with Ryanair yet), if i have 6 people on a ticket, and only 4 travel, i wont have any problems ??
Feb 21, 2009, 9:10 am
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Feb 22, 2009, 11:07 am
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Last edited by Aviatrix; Feb 22, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Feb 22, 2009, 2:10 pm
#26
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I usually go to the information desk, get a stamp and/or receipt on the failed print-out of the on-line check-in, and than proceed to the check-in counter and get the boarding pass. So that perhaps will be the same after the installation of the check-in machines!!??
Mar 3, 2009, 8:46 am
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Weird, I was in London Stansted (STN) and I had a flight ticket to Oslo TORP (Sandefjord) and my norwegian friend bought 2 online tickets of course separated tickets, we didnt have any problem with our tickets only showing printed and passports. And when I had to go back to America my norwegian friend bought online tickets like before but I dont remember same booking or separated but yes we had problems with luggages because one of them was heavy so we had to pay.
One thing, I dont understand why EU citizens cant refund their tickets? I thought passagers's ticket from any country could be refunded, there is any exception? Sounds like discrimination.
should I tell my bf to buy one online ticket for him and one for me in separated way?
Im confused O_o
One thing, I dont understand why EU citizens cant refund their tickets? I thought passagers's ticket from any country could be refunded, there is any exception? Sounds like discrimination.
should I tell my bf to buy one online ticket for him and one for me in separated way?
Im confused O_o
Last edited by DulcePaola; Mar 3, 2009 at 6:51 pm Reason: alanR, I re-edited
Mar 3, 2009, 11:18 am
#28
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DulcePaola could you repeat that with some punctuation please - and preferably not in txtspk .
Ryanair allow everybody holding a passport or ID card issued by an EEA (note not EU) country to use on-line checkin IF THEY DON'T HAVE CHECKED LUGGAGE.
As non-EEA folk can't check in online they are allowed to reclaim the airport checkin fee IF THEY DON'T HAVE CHECKED LUGGAGE.
So don't know why your Norwegian friend could check in online - assuming that's what you were asking
Ryanair allow everybody holding a passport or ID card issued by an EEA (note not EU) country to use on-line checkin IF THEY DON'T HAVE CHECKED LUGGAGE.
As non-EEA folk can't check in online they are allowed to reclaim the airport checkin fee IF THEY DON'T HAVE CHECKED LUGGAGE.
So don't know why your Norwegian friend could check in online - assuming that's what you were asking