My flight to Rome next month was one of those cancelled - fortunately I was able to choose another flight the day before. Also, the 4 of us got £80 flight vouchers each. Which ties in nicely for return flights to Madrid in February.
Now, what you need is a company like Norwegian Airlines or some other enterprising airline to come along and advertise that they will fill in some of the routes that Ryanair have cancelled - even if it was a loss leader. That would put the cat amongst the pigeons.
After arriving in a hotel in Manchester, Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair, went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness. The barman nodded and said, "That will be £1 please, Mr. O’Leary." Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money. "Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England". "That is remarkable value", Michael comments. "I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £3 please." O'Leary scowled, but paid up. He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £2. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £1." "I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please". Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame". "I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir". O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £3." O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager". "I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please." O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?" "Of course I do Mr. O'Leary." "I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!" "Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof". "I will never use this bar again". "OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £1."
I'm not a fan of Nick Ferrari but his interview with a Ryanair pilot is illuminating stuff (if not just a bit scary!). Spend seven minutes listening to this. Ryanair charge their prospective pilots 300 Euro for a job interview ffs.
I'm not a fan of Nick Ferrari but his interview with a Ryanair pilot is illuminating stuff (if not just a bit scary!). Spend seven minutes listening to this. Ryanair charge their prospective pilots 300 Euro for a job interview ffs.
If they are breaking the rules re compensation then can't the respective authorities take his licence away?
I assume that's the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation? (Unless I've missed it,) they seem to have been very quite on the whole subject of consumer rights haven't they?
I'm not a fan of Nick Ferrari but his interview with a Ryanair pilot is illuminating stuff (if not just a bit scary!). Spend seven minutes listening to this. Ryanair charge their prospective pilots 300 Euro for a job interview ffs.
for me the best way to look at it is you sort of get what you pay for,
if you book a train ticket in august for a charlton match in november, knowing full well the game could be cancelled, then thats your problem.
if you book with an airline that cancel the flight you are entitled to the money back what you paid for the ticket, admitedly in this day and age you should be able to book a flight with some conviction that its going to fly.
If they are breaking the rules re compensation then can't the respective authorities take his licence away?
I assume that's the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation? (Unless I've missed it,) they seem to have been very quite on the whole subject of consumer rights haven't they?
I'm not totally up to speed with all this & haven't flown for almost 10 years, bur what I've seen on TV over the last few days is that its the CAA that are throwing the book at him. Not sure what the EU has to do with T&C's (unlike the volcano issue) but I wouldn't be surprised if the CAA have more power than the EU or any other body in this case.
I wouldn't also be surprised if this broke the company - Ratners went bust because the boss said that the cheap earing's they were selling (at around £5) weren't worth it & wouldn't last as long as a prawn sandwich you could buy for the same price. The public don't forget.
As for cheap flights - have a gander at the Fascinating Aida sketch. Tells you all you want to know.
Well, the EU actually has quite a lot to do with the fairness of a businesses T&C's but that's another issue (and another benefit we get as consumers from our membership btw).
This on the other hand is nothing to do with Ryanair's T&C's as it relates to their attempts to avoid complying with their statutory requirements around cancellation of flights, rebooking, compensation, etc which are set out within an EU regulation.
Ryanair is a perfect example of a company that, whilst it might be against Brexit in principle, will be doing everything it can in the future to make sure that whatever laws replace those EU derived laws it currently has to comply with are worked around/watered down to it's own advantage...and the public's loss.
Now, what you need is a company like Norwegian Airlines or some other enterprising airline to come along and advertise that they will fill in some of the routes that Ryanair have cancelled - even if it was a loss leader. That would put the cat amongst the pigeons.
Especially as thats where all the 'holidaying' pilots now work
I'm not a fan of Nick Ferrari but his interview with a Ryanair pilot is illuminating stuff (if not just a bit scary!). Spend seven minutes listening to this. Ryanair charge their prospective pilots 300 Euro for a job interview ffs.
I'm not totally up to speed with all this & haven't flown for almost 10 years, bur what I've seen on TV over the last few days is that its the CAA that are throwing the book at him. Not sure what the EU has to do with T&C's (unlike the volcano issue) but I wouldn't be surprised if the CAA have more power than the EU or any other body in this case.
I wouldn't also be surprised if this broke the company - Ratners went bust because the boss said that the cheap earing's they were selling (at around £5) weren't worth it & wouldn't last as long as a prawn sandwich you could buy for the same price. The public don't forget.
- He'll ignore the CAA and pay their 'big' fine when it arrives - it will still be cheaper than doing the decent thing and ensuring inconvenience for his disappointed customers is minimised. A mass boycott is being planned and if that succeeds he will have to give up valuable slots to his competitors which will see Ryanair having it's wings clipped and being forced to treat customers like customers and not like value-less hostages Personally, I gave up on them years ago when the bastards sold me a cheap flight with a link to a boarding pass which deliberately was'[t working so they could effectively charge me double and make some money. O'Leary is a con man who thinks because it's cheap he is justified in fleecing us every which way once we have bought a ticket.
I'm not totally up to speed with all this & haven't flown for almost 10 years, bur what I've seen on TV over the last few days is that its the CAA that are throwing the book at him. Not sure what the EU has to do with T&C's (unlike the volcano issue) but I wouldn't be surprised if the CAA have more power than the EU or any other body in this case.
I wouldn't also be surprised if this broke the company - Ratners went bust because the boss said that the cheap earing's they were selling (at around £5) weren't worth it & wouldn't last as long as a prawn sandwich you could buy for the same price. The public don't forget.
As for cheap flights - have a gander at the Fascinating Aida sketch. Tells you all you want to know.
To get to Kerry I have no choice but to fly Ryanair. And to be fair I've only ever had one problem with them in over 10 years, which was my fault. I've flown all over Europe with them and unless they cause me huge problems will carry on so doing. Unless there's a cheaper alternative.
Would not touch this outfit with a barge pole...A friend of mine piloted for them for about 6 months a few years ago and said he often had to take over the controls from inexperienced co-pilots particularly on landing...Happy flying with them
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He's a clever man is O'Leary. One who has probably changed the industry forever, but I can't believe people are defending him for this.
The barman nodded and said, "That will be £1 please, Mr. O’Leary."
Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.
"Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England".
"That is remarkable value", Michael comments.
"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £3 please."
O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £2. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £1."
"I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please".
Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir".
O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £3."
O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".
"I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please."
O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary."
"I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
"Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof".
"I will never use this bar again".
"OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £1."
Spend seven minutes listening to this. Ryanair charge their prospective pilots 300 Euro for a job interview ffs.
if you book a train ticket in august for a charlton match in november, knowing full well the game could be cancelled, then thats your problem.
if you book with an airline that cancel the flight you are entitled to the money back what you paid for the ticket, admitedly in this day and age you should be able to book a flight with some conviction that its going to fly.
This on the other hand is nothing to do with Ryanair's T&C's as it relates to their attempts to avoid complying with their statutory requirements around cancellation of flights, rebooking, compensation, etc which are set out within an EU regulation.
Ryanair is a perfect example of a company that, whilst it might be against Brexit in principle, will be doing everything it can in the future to make sure that whatever laws replace those EU derived laws it currently has to comply with are worked around/watered down to it's own advantage...and the public's loss.
I've flown all over Europe with them and unless they cause me huge problems will carry on so doing. Unless there's a cheaper alternative.
Long live o Leary