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Innocent Accused
'Current cheapest Virgin and BA fares are £269 return to NYC. Ryanair will be sub £199'
I usually use budget airlines for a quick weekend etc,where one flight bag and no grub/drinks are ok.
However on long haul you'll need some drinks,and when you add in the 2 hot meals a scheduled flight gives too,and the fact that most people will hit the States for 2 weeks,so will need more luggage,and the £20+ card fee,plus the probable quid a throw in the toilet,plus......think you'll find the Ryanair price may not be exactly the best price anyhow...and the fact that the others will price match them anyway.
The only gripe we have about Ryanair is its dishonesty in advertising a price.Easyjet was much more honest in its advertising,just be nice to see Ryanair do the same.
Vaughan
Airlines such as Ryanair have altered European travel for the better. Next - flights to the USA!
Current cheapest Virgin and BA fares are £269 return to NYC. Ryanair will be sub £199, with more new (but larger) Boeings.
I , for one, shall not mind bringing my sandwiches and one small bag.
Innocent Accused
Yes Tracey we are certainly better off since these budget airlines arrived.
I regularly used to fly to Nimes and the like for £20 return back end of the century,including a full suitcase.
It is 'no frills',the scheduled boys give better legroom.and often serve a meal,so allow this in a ticket.But for say a 2 hour flight do we really need this? A long haul flight though really does need more comfort.I've done Dubai more recently with Air France,KLM and Royal Dubai,returns for around £230,so I don't think there's much room for improvement,especially when you think I get 2 meals,and as many free drinks as I ask for...be interesting though.
Tracey
Ryanair do not use price comparison sites and, yes, their advertising (like Easyjet, who do the same) can be a bit OTT. But, they have reduced the cost of European travel enormously.
Up to about 12 years ago, Aer Lingus and BA operated a cartel on the London/Dublin route - charging whatever fare they agreed between them. It was the most expensive route in Europe, £'s per mile.
Return fares in excess of £200 were charged; I regularly fly now for £20. Aer Lingus and BA are now virtually bankrupt whilst Ryanair (now a much larger airline than either) is highly profitable - with, as Boeing's biggest customer - the most modern fleet in Europe.
OK, Ryanair are not perfect (no frills remember) but their role in precipitating cheaper European travel is clear and I am grateful enough to put up with a small degree of 'sharp practice' - its not a perfect world.
Very soon, Ryanair will tackle the North Atlantic routes and, there again, I will be happy just to wait for the total flight cost to be detailed when booking on line - and, then, to take a view. Simples.
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