Hi Ria,
This was the header to my booking confirmation email when I booked about 4 weeks ago ...
THANK YOU FOR BOOKING WITH RYANAIR
Please do not reply to this e-mail.
Passengers are advised to reconfirm their flight times on WWW.RYANAIR.COM
Using the REVIEW function 24 to 72 hours prior to scheduled departure.
I've since logged to Ryanair and there is a detailed webpage for confirmation and changes !!!
As I see it I thought I had a confirmed booking but I am wondering if they are using this to avoid the penalty for overbooking flights .. ie sorry but you cant go as we have sold your seat (as I didn't re-confirm) to a full fare passenger and well .. here's your 1 € back and no the flight's not overbooked becuase we cancelled your booking as per our terms and conditions bla bla bla ...
I've flown with Ryanair several times without a problem ( incl 1 GBP flights) it's basic no frills but I get concerned about the apparently new innovation of cancelled flights. I also thought they replaced the plane with one that worked .. albeit several hours late ..
Did the price increased from 6€ to 10€ per bag? That's much.
I just returned from a 3 week trip on a Ryanair flight and i must say that 15kg per person should do, even for a female, even for 4 months (you'll have to wash clothes don't you?). They only disadvantage i see is that you can't buy a lot of stuff to bring home but apart from that i didn't use almost half the weight i had carried with me all the time (about 12 kg) - as usual :)
Could someone please tell me what's in your bags? You can take 15+10kg. What do you have that weights more then that? I understand if you have some fluids so you are not able to bring just hand luggage, but more then 25 kg?????????
Hi Roine,
The 15 Kg limit is a concern for me as my backpack is about 3.2 Kg and my tent is 3 kg - add fittings, sleeping bag and a beach towell this is almost 9 Kg - these are all things which cant be carry on which leaves about 5 kg for everything else. I actually have a 1.2 Kg hiking tent but in summer its too hot so I prefer the bigger tent.
The size limit for carry on also means that there's not too much that you can add there that is bulky - such as a pair of trekking boots which I prefer not to wear on short flights but are othewise too bulky not to wear on long flights.
The other issue is of course is if you visit that Turkish carpet salesman the week before you leave for home.
In summer, the 15 Kg is not a major problem but when you mix seasons ( its winter in the south) and europe in the north then you also need a set of cold weather clothes ( eg an extra set of jeans and a jacket .. all dead weight for most of a european summer).
Hi Meka.
Ok, if you are a hiker with tents and hiking boots, then I can of course understand 15 kg isn't that much. Do you mean you can't take the boots as hand luggage? How about a travell towel instead of a beach towell? Hope you don't mind I have this questions, don't have any experience in hiking.
I've only met ordinary backpackers who travel around in european cities and still have problems with the weight limits. I did meet an austrian girl who was backpacking in Italy (only Italy, and only in towns) and should take the flight Rome - Bratislava/Wienna back home. I think her hand luggage was atleast 15 kg and the backpack at least 25 kg. Still wonder what she had put inside. And I still wonder if she was able to flirt with a man on the boarding desk. That was her plan anyway. I didn't have the heart to tell her that there are almost only girls who works there.
Roine,
With hiking the problem is 15 kg is a comfortable limit so you dont want more than that. Hand luggage is extremely ackward to carry for long distances so you dont want to push any where near the 25 Kg .
But lets be realistic .. using a travel towell at the beach? This is like flying without a seat to sit in ...
Sometimes the check in staff will take pity provided you appear to be a frequent traveller or have some other tactic .. but not with Ryan air it seems ..
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