Easyjet and Ryanair low-cost airlines

easyjet and ryanair... anyone used it before? is it reliable?

thanks before.. =)

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How about using the search function?

Low cost and they will get you there and usually on time but not always. So if it was for an important appointment I would use someone a little more reliable

@ Kay - super fast reaction post, limiting a whole barrage of abuse there, me thinks!!

http://www.toytowngermany.com/search/?q=easyjet

http://www.toytowngermany.com/search/?q=ryanair

afaic, they're as reliable or non-reliable as any other airline, just sometimes cheaper.

i flew ryanair (FRA-Hahn to Glasgow) & it was as organized as one would expect. bad thing though, i didn't get to sit next to me traveling partner cause they don't reserve seats. it's a free-for-all to get in the plane.

but watch out. you go over the 10kg baggage limit on the return, even by 100 g, they will charge you a pretty penny.

thanks for your info.. =)

If you are flying in to London Stansted, just remember you are actually flying into Cambridge more or less. It is bloody miles away. Also add around 30 quid onto your journey for additional travel costs associated with arriving at an airport miles away from anywhere

@citra

Used Easyet 6-8 times... No problems at all and all my luggage arrived as well... In fact I have had better flights with Easyjet then some of the flights I have taken with Lufthansa.

Oh ... Glad you didn't use the search function... otherwise I wouldn't have gotten a dig in at Lufthansa...

The embarrassing scramble for identical seats is probably the biggest thing that puts me off flying with budget airlines. That's not the fault of the airlines (there's no particular reason why one needs a specific seat reserved); it's just the sheep mentality that messes up the plan.

The other disadvantages of budget airlines, beyond those already mentioned here, are fewer flights to choose from, generally less convenient times and a lack of backup for when things go wrong. If a plane is faulty or can't land because of bad weather, budget airlines have fewer possibilities to get you to your destination than the traditional airlines.

Advantages include the ability to buy singles (this is revolutionary and fantastic), the fact that the provincial airports are sometimes more convenient (Frankfurt Hahn for the Eiffel and Friedrichshafen for Bodensee, for example), plus of course the lower prices. But the latter comes with a big caveat: traditional airlines have responded to the low-cost revolution by slashing their prices, and now often work out much better value. Always compare prices; don't assume that a budget airline is the cheapest.

You asked about both Ryanair and Easyjet, but these two airlines are very different. Easyjet, for example, usually do fly to a city's main airport; the Stansted routes in London are a relic of BA's former budget airline, Go!, which Easyjet bought up some years ago. Ryanair, on the other hand, always use out-of-the-way airports. There are now countless dozens of budget airlines so it's difficult to generalise, especially as the traditional airlines are making their short-haul flights more and more budget-like.

i flew 4 easyjet flights last week, all planes were new, staff was friendly, all flights were on time or even early...

I only ever had one problem with Easyjet which was when they cancelled my return flight. I was warned a couple of weeks beforehand so could make arrangements to extend my stay, but it cost me an extra day of car hire.
Otherwise I like them and usually look to them first.

Flying into that area is quite good for me too as I always drive on further North.

If only Easyjet would fly into Yorkshire and save me more time!

easyjet are ok but HLX are Sooooo much better and germanwings are great to!

fley easyjet last month munich to standstead. Was delayed 4 hours without so much as a reason. Passengers (mainly german) started kicking up in the airport demanding food vouchers etc. etc. got 4.60 yo yos enough for a weisen and pretzal. cheers.
What was scary though is that nobody new anything accept there was one flight later that evening but was fully booked, shit. luckily plane arrived and i got back. Easyjet SUCKS fly quality if you got the cash its not worth the hassle .

i mean when i book easyjet, i am taking a calculated risk, it is cheap airline, i don't expect certain standards... and i am always hoping that i am lucky. ...

I never really understand this. Yes its annoying but why do people expect food vouchers etc? You get what you sign up for. You should be pleased you got 4.60 really

Because the law says that you are entitled to these things if you are denied boarding for certain length of time.

My mate and my sister have both had cancelled Ryanair flights from Salzburg. When this happens you are 100% on your own and need to get your own transport to a hotel (overnight is your cost) and back the next day etc.

Conversely when I had an aborted takeoff and overnight with BA they gave us dinner and overnight at that Munich airport hotel which is very pleasant.

So you can considered BA as flying "insured" and Ryanair "uninsured" when flights get cancelled.

I thought it was considerably longer than 4 hrs but I don't know for sure

No, over 2 hours delay will entitle you to some free food and drinks.

Easyjet now offers online check-in for passengers flying with hand luggage only for flights arriving/departing Munich and Cologne/Bonn airports.
FAQ in English
If you check-in online, be aware that you may only print the documents out twice!
By checking in online, you will be assigned boarding group D (last on) but your arrival at the gate can be reduced to a minimum of 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
TT Easjet threads

Just as an aside, the last few times back to UK i have booked carhire through easycar and you get a car from Avis or Hertz or whomever at rates well below what you would pay if you went directly to their sites. Worth knowing.

Have used Easyjet for hotels too. Good rates.

It's the old addage of you get what you pay for.

Book early and travel off peak and budget airlines are excellent value for money.

I have used Easyjet, Ryanair and BMIbaby many times for both business and pleasure and generally have been happy with the service.

I have used Ryanair's East Midlands to Berlin Schoenefeld several times and have never had problems.

Ryanair is definitely the most basic, the planes aren't very clean and a lot of the cabin crew are foreign and have pretty ropey English. They generally have the longest queues at check in and they use Stansted as their UK base, which, unless you come from East Anglia is in the arse end of nowhere for most people. Having said that it is fairly common to fly Ryanair for 30 or 40 quid return all inc which makes them by far the cheapest out of the budget carriers.

Easyjet are based out of Luton which is much more accessible from most of the UK and you're not at the mercy of the exorbitant Stansted "Express" to get into London if that's where you're headed.

Both Easyjet and Ryanair are non-allocated seats so it's a free for all when you board.

I, too had great travel with Ryanair. I was living in Dublin at the time and they do fly out of the main airport there so only one end of my journey would require and arduous bus ride.

In my opinion the bus trips are okay for a longer trip but if you are just going for a weekend somewhere, shell out for the major airlines since you will get to the centers of major cities faster...and IMHO, my time on a short trip is much more valuable than those wimpy US Dollars.

According to the Grauniad Ryanair are getting into trouble for overcharging.
Ryanair

According to an msnbc article, EasyJet gouges you unexpectedly for packing your bags to heavily.



Particularly be warned if you check the box saying "yes, I want to pay the extra fee for a second bag" that doesn't mean that your weight limit increases. The fine print still says that your total weight remains fixed at 15 kilos. That misleading fee you paid for an extra bag makes you think that your weight limit suddenly doubles, at it naturally would with other airlines. However, if you are a simple 20 kilos over you pay over 400EUR - even for a short flight from London to Paris.


Now why would I pack two bags that hold 7 1/2 kilos each instead of one 15 kilo bag and pay extra for that privilege? This seems to be very misleading. Beware TT flyers. Read the fine print with EasyJet.

At least you still get one "free" bag with Sleazyjet. With Lyin'Air you have to pay for your fist bag too.

You can also only take one bag onto BA flights, and if you want to take a second bag it costs £60 (€90) for European destinations each way, even if both bags together weigh less than the weight allowance of 23kg. Old people are the most affected because they may want to spread the weight over two bags, but these prices are higher than the flight itself in many cases.

Easyjet have no weight allowance for hand luggage, so you can easily take a further 20kg onboard with you. Furthermore, their website states that "Each passenger is usually permitted..." (my emphasis), suggesting they are prepared to be flexible.

From the above link, you are only allowed 10kg with EasyJet.

That's Ryanair he's talking about at that point.

from Sep 20 if you do not use Online check in with Ryan air you will have ot pay for desk check in:

Ryanair shifts fees to check-in desks

While I can understand the idea about trying to reduce the number of people checking in it really does seem aimed at the weekend getaway crowd. How many of those will have access to the internet on the return leg?

Now if you could book lugguage in with a fast drop system like many other airlines I wouldn't have a problem.

Just about to set off for Salzburg to catch the evening Ryanir flight to Stanstead. I hope they don't give me any more reasons to dislike them.

Easyjet will now be charging for checked in baggage for flights departing after 30th September 2007.


But the 25% off offer at the moment is *fabulous* - going to Scotland and back for 68€ all in? Nice.

God, at this rate we'll be flying the plane ourselves. Paying to check in at a counter, paying to bring luggage, paying for your food - what exactly are we paying for at the end of the day?...just fuel/take-off & landing fees etc...certainly not any service anymore!

Why exactly must we now pay to bring luggage? At least the allowance is still 20kg and not 15 like with Ryanair.

i thought ryan air's limit increased since they started charging. I managed my personal best for light packing last year and did a 2 week trip around Ireland and Denmark using Ryan air and paid less than 45 € for 3 flights all inclusive, took only carry on including a sleeping bag for sleeping in the airports (check www.sleepinginairports.com)

These are the hidden costs of flying with the "budget" airlines. My favourite is the "speedy boarding" that Easyjet offer. I think you'd have to be out of your mind to pay extra to spend more time on their horrid planes, and yet this option is apparently very popular amongst people who haven't yet realised that all the seats are as miserable as each other.

I have absolutely no problem with what they are doing. They are able to reduce costs, and that means reduce costs for passengers too, but implementing things like this. Why should you pay extra if you're doing online checkin and not taking any bags? Maybe they should give a higher price and then you can remove these things if you want.

One of my pet hates are "taxes" like fuel tax, which are just costs of doing business. But these are not taxes, and you can still fly without paying them if you choose.

I dont have a problem with sleazy doing this, if they make sure that people dont take their massive rollies into the planes. Hand Baggage means something you can carry in your hand, not wheel about!

They're charging for hold luggage as far as I understand, so that won't stop people bringing cases on board, infact there will probably be even more people doing it to avoid paying extra. I agree though - it is no longer "hand" luggage that most people bring on board!