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quick quiz - how much does a £1 flight cost?

Salad
Salad Posts: 10,189
edited August 2009 in Fun, Jokes & Captions
A family of three get Ryanair £1 each way return tickets to Europe. They pay on a debit card (cheaper than credit card), take a suitcase each (not pre-booked) and check-in at the airport.

So the "flight cost" is £6 ... now, guesstimate the total 'additional' charges?

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  • dartfordgent
    dartfordgent Posts: 885
    £54
  • Brunello
    Brunello Posts: 1,950
    215
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    £90
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,330
    546
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    27,111
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,218
    9,900,000 and a 3 quid for a piss each.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    [cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]9,900,000 and a 3 quid for a piss each.

    Plus a pound per square piece of toilet paper, if required.
  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    The answer is a £390, making the total £396.

    This includes £10 return each for debit card payment (£30 total), £40 return (£120) per suitcase, and airport check-in’s £80 return (£240).

    In fairness it isn't very hard to avoid most of those charges, but it does show you how dishonest they are and how they try their utmost to fleece you given half a chance.


    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/beat-budget-airline-charges
  • McLovin
    McLovin Posts: 2,307
    Buy another ticket for the the suitcases.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,330
    £132 return flights to "Europe" don't seem too expensive to me.
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  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    indeed not, but they should advertise what is realistic to be paid
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,330
    Indeed.
  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,963
    i've signed up for a Visa Electron card just to pay for Pikeyair flights.

    off to Holland next month for £2...
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,832
    The prices should show the most expensive price if you used everything.
    Then you can deduct airport check in if you are going to check in online etc and the price falls rather than the add ons.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    [cite]Posted By: McLovin[/cite]Buy another ticket for the the suitcases.

    What a brilliant idea!
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    [cite]Posted By: Addickted[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: McLovin[/cite]Buy another ticket for the the suitcases.

    What a brilliant idea!

    Would it need a passport?

    ;-)
  • Chaz Hill
    Chaz Hill Posts: 5,216
    Plus the b'tards rip off the Brits by a further 15% using parity £/euro exchange rate.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    With all the moaning on here and yes I agree some of their "charges" are sneaky I really don't mind, I wouldn't have seen so many fantastic cities around Europe if it wasn't for budget airlines like them and for me Ryanair are generally the cheapest. Off to Madrid in October, £52 return, some train fairs around the country are more than that so I'm not too bothered when they add on a £10 charge for using a debit card or charge me to check in at the airport because I'm getting a great deal anyway
  • Chaz Hill
    Chaz Hill Posts: 5,216
    All we want is a bit of honesty. If they are the cheapest what have they got to hide by being so underhand?
  • Valley_floyd_red
    Valley_floyd_red Posts: 3,194
    Said it before, I've flown with Ryan air once; never again. A dreadful company, the poorest standards of customer service I've ever come across. I will always pay the extra and go with someone like British Airways or Lufthansa.

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