Over the past 3-4 years Ryanair has been aggressively expanding its services. This might finally be catching up to them .. I'm assuming that their flight staff was either over-worked or expanded under old-style contracts (or both) to cover the increase in flights. Now comes the revolt.
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lucapal
Most passengers won't care about it.....if the flights are cheap,they will use them.And if the salaries are high enough they will get/keep staff...
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artemis2
There certainly was the era before and after Ryanair.
But something doesn't sound right in these times of global warming and fine dust pollution (apart from working conditions).
These days people are flying too much while at the same time they are travelling too little from and within their chosen destination.
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anonymous
TV ads broadcast here in the UK in the last couple of hours advertising flight prices starting at £14.99.
No information as to what routes this price refers to, need to check the website...
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lucapal
I saw Easyjet here in Italy are advertising both their low prices and their 'award winning low cancellation rates' ;-)
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anonymous
Got an email from them earlier in the week mentioning low prices on flights up to June 2018.
Not thinking that far ahead just yet!
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lucapal
Yes,they have just loaded up flights to June 25th I think.
I often book something a few months in advance,if its really cheap.And nearly always use it...but if not,I haven't lost much.
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anonymous
Last used Ryanair back in March, but bookings were first made via Expedia in November 2016.
£79.96 was base price for two return flights from Manchester to Malaga - rose to £135+ when seats were chosen and booked along with priority boarding for both directions. No hold luggage so no charges for it.
Partner is a nervous flyer so paying the extras allows her to settle in properly before take off.
The basic plans for next year don't rely on Ryanair - there are a few options open to us once we do actually sort travel dates and durations out for next year's travelling.
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helen0104
Just as the internet has changed our habits of pre-booking accommodation, the availability of cheap airfares is changing the way people plan their itineraries to Europe, far more readily flying from one destination to the next. Disparate destinations on an itinerary are being linked by plane instead of train/bus/ferry. Personally, I'm not sure I'm very keen on that, both on environmental grounds and because it's harder to appreciate where you're visiting if (literally) buzzing around between places which are culturally quite different. It's not unusual to see itineraries which include a few days in each of London, Paris, Barcelona and Rome, for example, which is something which didn't use to happen so much. Of course I'd be a hypocrite if I said I didn't love having access to cheap flights but always choose to travel somewhere closer by train than take a flight within Europe if I can. It's just more enjoyable. Of course it's different for Europeans who are travelling from home to a single destination and back again.
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