Hen Party boarding now. Blow up doll and all. Won’t fit in the hand baggage measurer.
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What’s this now? Even if it fits their dimensions they’ll charge you if the case is hard? Is that a new thing?
Did they board the plane deflated?
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Id the same leaving dublin. Nearly had to do a Tombstone to get it wedged in to meet size. Took the whole frame up with it trying to get it back out.
Handy trick is buy something at gates, ask for plastic bag and fill excess into it. Cant stop.you for contents bought in airport
On way to standsted, will remember. Your 75 well spent, thanks
Christ it must be awful traveling like a peasant
Lord Laois just doesnt get it
Rushing to buy a plastic bag and then shoving your jocks and socks into it in at the gate.
Now that’s living.
Its an ongoing battle to give as little to oleary as possible.
Why the need to rush if you remember before boarding?
It’s cuntish carry on by Ryanair in fairness.
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Apparently theyve a quota to reach. Some days, they pay little attention. Other days, ive seen them stop pretty much everyone and clean up from the one flight
Yeah they’re giving the excuse that if the hard shell case gets tossed around the plane from underneath the seat during turbulence it could cause injury so you need to have those in overhead lockers.
To be clear they are checking the under seat bags and the overhead locker bags. If your overhead locker bag juts out over the edge of the measurer you pay 75 notes.
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Fortycoats travelled by Ryanair, even though Fortycoats was on telly on 1985, and Ryanair didn’t start until 1986.
My sister was caught for that flying to Rome from Dublin last week. Pulled her up for a wheely bag that she’s used several times.
Waheeeeyyyyyyyy
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Nothing to do with the launch of Ryanair Prime this week I wonder
Ryanair Prime a load of bollocks
"Ryanair has launched a new VIP subscription service, Ryanair Prime, offering members perks on flight bookings.
The low-cost Irish airline joins Wizz, which in 2024 launched a controversial “all you can fly” subscription service for £515 which lets passengers book unlimited trips for €9.99 per flight.
The Wizz members club drew criticism as you can only book flights three days in advance, and environmental groups said the scheme encouraged people to make unnecessary journeys.
The Ryanair scheme looks entirely different, promising savings and perks rather than unlimited flights. But on closer inspection, is it really worth the membership fee? We have mined through the small print to find out.
How much does a Ryanair Prime subscription cost?
The Ryanair Prime subscription (advertised with the words “Become a VIP”) costs £79 for a 12-month period. Membership is limited to 250,000 people on a first come, first served basis.
What do I get for this?
For your £79 you can reserve seats on up to 12 Ryanair flights for free, you get travel insurance for the year and access to monthly “member-exclusive seat sales”.
Is this a good deal?
Ryanair says that you can save up to £420 per year with the Ryanair Prime service if you fly with them 12 times in a year. Those who fly three times per year will save up to £105, it claims.
If you sense a “but” coming on, you aren’t wrong. There are many significant caveats to Ryanair Prime.
Ryanair Prime costs £79 for a 12-month period Credit: JannHuizenga
The seat reservation perk is ambiguous
On the face of it, the primary benefit of Ryanair Prime is the free seat reservation offer. However, reserving a standard seat with Ryanair starts from just £4.50 per flight (it’s free if you don’t mind where you are allocated), rising to £15.50.
So if you take, say, three return Ryanair flights per year and pick a standard seat, you could be paying as little as £27. The upshot is that the only people who will be sure to make their £79 worth of seat reservations will be people who fly regularly with the airline. And, even then, the seat reservation perk is limited to 12 flights per year (or six return trips).
Which seats will you be allocated? We don’t know. Only selected rows will be offered and there is no detail on what these rows will be. You’ll have to pay the difference if you want a more expensive seat.
The Telegraph asked Ryanair to clarify which seat category will be available to Prime members and they did not provide any further information.
The ‘Companion’ perk is flimsy
Ryanair Prime offers the chance for members to select one “Companion” when signing up, who you can select a seat for, too. Only after combing through the terms and conditions did we learn that a “Companion” is not a free add-on to your membership – they, too, will need to pay the full £79 membership fee.
Oddly, you cannot add Prime members and non-Prime members on the same booking (unless they are infants under the age of two). And while we’re on the subject of infants…
Families should read the small print closely
Each Prime member can add one infant (under two) per adult on a booking. This means two full-paying adults can add “two under two” onto their booking. The catch is that “infants will be treated as regular passengers and will not be entitled to receive any Ryanair Prime Benefits”.
You will still have your personal travel insurance perk, but if you are travelling with children you will want to ensure you have a policy that covers them, too, rendering your Ryanair Prime insurance redundant.
The outlook is similarly disappointing for families with older children. Children aged 18 and under are not allowed to become Ryanair Prime members. Ryanair Prime members can only book flights for themselves and their “Companions” on the same booking, meaning you will not be able to secure your family flights on a single booking but will rather have to split it up over two separate bookings. The insurance point above stands for families with older children, too. This nuance makes Ryanair Prime of little value for families.
A Ryanair spokesman said: “Ryanair Prime will benefit passengers who are frequent flyers and want to fly regularly. This applies to families and infants also.”
Infants will be treated as regular passengers and will not be entitled to receive any Ryanair Prime Benefits Credit: alamy
The insurance comes with a major catch
Regarding the travel insurance: this is an annual multi-trip standard travel insurance policy provided by XCover.com and underwritten by Collinson Insurance. It covers things like trip cancellation if you fall ill, emergency medical expenses and lost luggage up to £1,500.
The problem is that Ryanair’s travel insurance only covers trips booked with Ryanair. I just went on Compare the Market and found an annual multi-trip travel insurance with Admiral costing £19.81, with equivalent to or better coverage than Ryanair’s policy. And, of course, this is not restricted to a single airline.
You can’t book outside of your membership window
This, you might think, is fair enough. If they allowed you to do so, you could plausibly enjoy some of the benefits of Ryanair Prime far beyond your subscription dates. However, this rule is enforced even if you intend to renew your membership.
So, let’s say the date is April 1. Your membership expires on May 1, and you wish to book flights in mid-May. Regardless of whether you fully intend to continue your Ryanair Prime membership, you cannot enjoy Prime perks on those flights. This gives you two choices – either book the flights now and enjoy zero Prime perks, or wait until May 1 and risk paying more for your flights.
What about these deals?
Regarding the monthly deals, it is hard to gauge what these are going to look like. Ryanair says that the minimum saving made on bookings made in the “seat sale” will be €10, but it is unclear whether this will be on specific flights, or if there will be discounted periods exclusive to Prime Members.
If these deals are strong (let’s say, a significant percentage discount across all flights if booked during a set timeframe), then Ryanair Prime suddenly becomes a much more appealing prospect.
The Telegraph asked Ryanair to clarify the sorts of deals on offer. They said: “Our member exclusive seat sales, which have yet to go live will also give access to additional fare discounts, and as mentioned will deliver great savings.”
The upshot?
If you are a single traveller with no children under 18, who flies exclusively with Ryanair (and therefore needs no alternative travel insurance) on at least six return flights per year, who wants the luxury of seat selection but without knowing which category of seat you will be offered, and is keen to be exposed to bespoke travel deals – the value of which is presently unclear – Ryanair Prime is the subscription service for you. For everyone else? That’s your call." (Telegraph)
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