It's not exactly news but when will this ever end?
What makes me laugh is the phrase "...the last time I ever fly with Ryanair" comes up so often - implying that Ryanair suited them just fine up to that point.
Given that they make absolutely no bones about being a "no frills" airline, (in fact they practically make a virtue of it) that the dogs on the street know about their strict baggage allowances, that you are probably the sort of person who needs parental supervision on flights if you don't realise that most of their airports are not exactly convenient, that they are, lets not forget, cheap and generally run on time...
What exactly is the problem?
I honestly think that a lot of this stems from gleeful criticism of their every move by some frankly xenophobic and jealous sections of the British media.
The Daily mail is a particular culprit - a recent feature reported how "Ryanair dumps passengers on wrong island - told to make their own way"
In reality, due to a thunderstorm the plane had to land on Fuerte rather than Lanzarote. The ferry couldn't run until the next day due to the weather, all passengers could avail of receipted expenses for overnight hotel stays and get free ferry the next day - and Ryanair don't even operate from Fuerte hence the lack of a 'welcome party' there which some irate passengers seemed to think was essential.
I know when things go wrong people get annoyed - fair enough but reporting like this is dreadful. Nothing new though.
God the Daily Mail is bad - it's like The Sun without breasts but with added jingoism.
I don't love Ryanair or anything but I'm certainly glad they exist and they don't deserve half the flak they get IMO.
Even when they do, many other airlines are generally no better, but cost more.
What makes me laugh is the phrase "...the last time I ever fly with Ryanair" comes up so often - implying that Ryanair suited them just fine up to that point.
Given that they make absolutely no bones about being a "no frills" airline, (in fact they practically make a virtue of it) that the dogs on the street know about their strict baggage allowances, that you are probably the sort of person who needs parental supervision on flights if you don't realise that most of their airports are not exactly convenient, that they are, lets not forget, cheap and generally run on time...
What exactly is the problem?
I honestly think that a lot of this stems from gleeful criticism of their every move by some frankly xenophobic and jealous sections of the British media.
The Daily mail is a particular culprit - a recent feature reported how "Ryanair dumps passengers on wrong island - told to make their own way"
In reality, due to a thunderstorm the plane had to land on Fuerte rather than Lanzarote. The ferry couldn't run until the next day due to the weather, all passengers could avail of receipted expenses for overnight hotel stays and get free ferry the next day - and Ryanair don't even operate from Fuerte hence the lack of a 'welcome party' there which some irate passengers seemed to think was essential.
I know when things go wrong people get annoyed - fair enough but reporting like this is dreadful. Nothing new though.
God the Daily Mail is bad - it's like The Sun without breasts but with added jingoism.
I don't love Ryanair or anything but I'm certainly glad they exist and they don't deserve half the flak they get IMO.
Even when they do, many other airlines are generally no better, but cost more.