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20/05/2008, 16:44 sweet 17 Joined on 05/08/2006 charente maritime Posts 2,043 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges I wouldn't pay on principle.  They've taken my money, adding taxes and all sorts of extras onto the basic ticket and now they want me to pay over and above all that just to get on the plane a few minutes ahead of others? Why not then have priority get-off whereby you get to leave the plane before other people?  A blatant extortionate practice like this should be boycotted and not encouraged.      Report

21/05/2008, 7:33 JMB Joined on 22/03/2008 Posts 18 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges I think priority boarding is a really good idea it saves me having to push people out of my way. However it's too cheap, in my opinion you should have to pay at least 50€.    Report

21/05/2008, 15:14 Hagar Joined on 28/10/2004 Posts 252 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges  Ron Avery wrote: Spoke to bruv, he said that there is the additional bonus with on-line Priority Boarding of not having to queue up to check-in, you go straight to the security gates, that has got to be worth a £5, saves putting a fuel surcharge on for the summer as well Not sure if it is still the case but that was not true for awhile at some airports i.e even though you had checked in on--line with priority you still had to queue at the check-in desk to get a boarding pass. rgds hagar    Report

21/05/2008, 15:25 Hagar Joined on 28/10/2004 Posts 252 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges  sweet 17 wrote: Why not then have priority get-off whereby you get to leave the plane before other people?  A blatant extortionate practice like this should be boycotted and not encouraged. Strangely enough that used to be one of my bugbears before they did away with priority boarding for familes etc. Yes I appreciate we should give them time to settle the family in - make sure they've got everything needed in flight and everything is stowed properly before us impatient b..........s try to push past to get our seat.  What I do object to is the reverse - them blocking the isles rather than let us disembark swiftly. Always remember one time out of carcassone where when boarding we all stood on the tarmac in the pouring rain whilst a lady with two sticks struggled up the steps to be sat at the front of the plane - on arrival Stansted - door was opened - up she got sticks under her arms and gaily skipped down the steps. rgds Hagar    Report

21/05/2008, 15:28 Hagar Joined on 28/10/2004 Posts 252 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges Whislt on this boarding/disembarking lark - does anybody know of a really convincing reason why Ryanair and other "lo-cost" airlines  do not operate allocated seating.? I know the official reason is that "free" seating improves turn-around time but having flown many many times with both systems I simply don't beleive it does. rgds Hagar      Report

21/05/2008, 15:32 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,017 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges I have only used RyanAir a few times but have noticed a reluctance of people to sit in row 1A/B/C, right by the door. Each time I have been a non-priority but have found a seat in that row. More leg room and first off at Stansted. Strange! Steve Sharjah + 50 (in France) ........................................................................... Roll on death.....Demob is too far away.    Report

21/05/2008, 16:04 Benjamin Joined on 21/08/2005 Vendée South Posts 1,564 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges  Hagar wrote: Always remember one time out of carcassone where when boarding we all stood on the tarmac in the pouring rain whilst a lady with two sticks struggled up the steps to be sat at the front of the plane - on arrival Stansted - door was opened - up she got sticks under her arms and gaily skipped down the steps. rgds Hagar This happened on an LD Lines sailing a couple of years ago. We asked to be near a lift for Mrs Benjamin's sake and we and three other cars were let on first and parked by a lift. One couple (showing an A for assistance hanger) jumped from their car and skipped up the nearby stairs. I missed them that time but they certainly got my tongue whilst waiting to disembark.  Benjamin Snips, snails and puppy dog tails    Report

21/05/2008, 16:14 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,649 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges  powerdesal wrote: I have only used RyanAir a few times but have noticed a reluctance of people to sit in row 1A/B/C, right by the door. Each time I have been a non-priority but have found a seat in that row. More leg room and first off at Stansted. Strange! Yes I've done that a number of times.  I think its because rows 2, 3, 4 (A/B/C) are blocked off then people think it applies to row 1 as well. Also, to sit in an emergency exit row you have to be able-bodied, 18 (I think) or over and be able to speak English Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me 3 times and you can see a statistical tendency    Report

21/05/2008, 16:31 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,017 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges Can anyone tell me why rows 2, 3 and 4 are not used. I realised row 2 was always blocked but didn't know it was 3 and 4 as well. Steve Sharjah + 50 (in France) ........................................................................... Roll on death.....Demob is too far away.    Report

21/05/2008, 17:17 Stefan Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 150 Re: New Ryanair Boarding Charges Hagar I believe the original theory behind "free seating" was that the airline didn't have to pay the extra expense of having to buy and run any seat allocation software...no doubt some-one from the LoCos will have the proper answer. And I agree that free seating is just as slow as pre-allocated.. personally I can't be bothered to climb over people to get 2A or F.. I just head down the back.       Report

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