Ryanair Requires Web Check-In... Then Takes Down Website For 10 Hours
from the except-during-the-hours-of... dept
Ryanair, the discount Irish airline famous for incredibly cheap fares, combined with massive charges for anything extra (recently, it's talked seriously about charging for bathroom access), announced that passengers would need to check in online, or face a large additional charge of £40. Yet... just a month later, it announced that it needs to take down its website for a whole 10 hours for maintenance purposes. So, if you're planning to check-in or fly during that time period, you might be in a bit of trouble. Regulators aren't pleaseed either, noting that it's irresponsible of the company to both require online check-in and to close down the website for a significant period of time.![Hide This Hide this](https://ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/topclose.png)
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Just imagine
Now why can't regulators understand the same logic when it comes to #copyright 3 strikes internet termination!
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thieving Ryanair
Last week my mother flew from Stansted to Zaragoza. I warned he about the check in con so she made sure she had printed it out. They still charged her £10. What for I don't know.
If Ryanair are short of cash they should put their fares up. Not treat their customers with contempt, and not resort to sleazy, bullying extortion.
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caveat emptor
However, in ryanair's defense, half the time they are charging you 99c to fly hundreds of miles - that's cheaper than a bus ticket, and less than a litre of petrol. They do need to make money somewhere, often through the complacency and mistakes of customers. Not a great customer service model, but it is airlines like them that have helped reduce the cost of flights generally.
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RE:thieving Ryanair
That was the £10 print out reading fee.
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Re: caveat emptor
* That's livery, Cliff**.
** Mmm, that too...
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This airline...
Her name is Edita Schindlerova.
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Separating the Smart Customers From The Stupid Ones
Take some food.
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Bathrooms on planes??
I'd have thought even a shower would only be available to business class passengers who'd paid a special premium.
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Re: This airline...
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