The owner of Ryanair was being interviewed on an Irish radio station, someone phoned in and complained about having to pay for a sandwich on a flight. His made zero apologies and his answer was " you paid 30 euro for the ticket, bring your own ****** sandwich " lol
What is this obsession about food on airlines or trains even. If you were on a four hour bus journey would you really expect to be served a meal. Has anyone ever died of malnutrion on a four hour flight.
@@wideawake914 Thats what I reckon....Someone goes on a 1 hour flight and expects a 3 course meal...probably sit at their work desk and don't eat for three hours...I don't get it....Same with the movies...why all of a sudden do you need to spend $20 on snacks.
FUN FACT: People make jokes about Ryanair hard landings, but there is no airline in Europe that compares to Ryanair regarding their safety records! Been in operation for more than 35 years and they do more than 3000 flights a day and they never had a single casualty. Probably the best safety record in the word as well.
@@andrewmpachetti true but last year TAP and Finnair transported 23 million of passenger together… Ryanair alone more than 160 million… the scale of operation of Ryanair it’s way bigger than anybody else in Europe, that’s why it’s even more impressive.
As a Brit who has used Ryanair a lot of times I will just say this. Europe is only a little bit bigger than the US and I'd say 90% of its customers are vacationers travelling to and around Europe and North Africa. Its a very low cost airline where people just want to get on and get off so their holiday can begin. I've never had a problem with them and their cabin crew are great. I'm typing this before watching the video but I've never had a problem with them
They are good until something goes wrong. 1kg over weight bag, cancelled flight, bag slightly too big to fit in the rack. They will ‘nickel & dime’ you to death
One of my nieces is Ryanair cabin crew. So I think I should show her this comment when I get a chance. She'll appreciate it even if she was never on onenof your flights.
Im a Ryanair regular. I live in rural Ireland and my local airport is almost exclusively served by Ryanair. You definately have to learn to play the game, but if you are prepared, its amazing.
Made a vid about them last year and just filmed a new one as well... Ryanair gets A LOT of bad reviews but 80% of the time it's people's faults for not realizing how the pricing works, otherwise the flights themselves are pretty good!
Only flown once with Ryanair from Germany to the U.K., cost was around $20 one way with cabin baggage only, it left on time and arrived early so all expectations were easily met, Ryanair’s problem comes from people who travel by air rarely and are used to legacy carriers where everything is perceived to be free but the costs are hidden in higher fares, Ryanair charge for everything, but if you’re willing to forego bells and whistles they can be substantially cheaper than the rest. Plus you’re almost guaranteed to get one of the harshest landings in the world!
@@derektaylor2941 But with legacy airlines you don’t get the option of not paying for the things that you don’t want. If you’re going to Barcelona for a weekend from the U.K. you’ll only need hand luggage, if you’re there for two weeks you’ll need a suitcase, with BA you’d be paying for the suitcase regardless.
They will always be on time as they add time to journeys. A one hour flight will be described as 1hour 30mins. So any delays in landing are factored in to the time. So if you land in 1hr 10min you're 20mins early on a ryanair flight but 10mins late with another airline. 😂
I’ve flown with Ryanair a lot! And in my opinion, they’re worth every euro. People who complain about Ryanair, probably bought the cheapest tickets they could find, but expect the AirFrance La Premiere service. And that’s unrealistic. Ryanair is a budget airline, that brings you from A to B in a decent way. The price/ quality balance is perfectly fine, as you also experienced during this trip. Again a fair and realistic report from you. Thanks, and keep up the good work
Jeb, thanks for this report. The spiritual home of Ryanair however is Dublin! It's an Irish success story in how it has made flying more price competitive in Europe. 100% Irish owned business. Good wishes.
@@kaestnerstudios1679 The Ryanair holding company has five airlines including Ryanair.The aircraft registration you mentioned may be related to the fact that one of them is Malta Air. I think it''s just like the cargo ship registration and its ownership company.
I live in Dublin and my favourite thing about Ryanair is that they fly to a lot of smaller regional airports across Europe. Without them it would be necessary to fly to a larger hub and get another internal flight or train to the final destination. You get a basic flight for the base fare and then pay for anything extra such as assigned seats or baggage. That seems OK to me.
Same I git to Reus cambrills every year if Reus airport wasint a thing I would have to fly to Barcelona and then grab a train which is 2 and a half hours train ride along with a 2 and a half hour flight total time saver.
I live 10 minutes away from Stansted Airport. I have flown with Ryanair on many occasions. I do everything on the app. Booking tickets selecting baggage options, seats etc. I only ever take carry on luggage, so no need to check in as the boarding pass is on my phone. Quite often it is cheaper to fly with Ryanair to almost anywhere in Europe than my commuter train to London. I have never had any issues with Ryanair.
Ryanair has to be one of the most stigmatised airlines in the world. It’s safe, it’s cheap, and it’s honest. It’s a bus from a to b and doesn’t pretend to be anything else. As a European, I love Ryanair. I get to see my continent for the spare change I find down the back of my sofa.
As a person who has flown Ryanair multiple times, I pretty much agree with you. However, I just thought the seats were a wee bit uncomfortable. If you're lucky, you might get one of Ryanairs subsidiaries, a Lauda a320, and those are higher quality than the normal Ryanair 737s
I tried Ryanair for the first time in 2019 and flew from London to Kyiv for a few days. It was just 19.99GBP return, on time both ways and service was fine. Absolutely great way to get around Europe for little cost! Always hear stick about the airline but people's expectations are simply too high and you'll never get a premium experience, but you'll get a guaranteed seat. What more could you want :)
No matter what people say about Ryanair’s service it is them who allow ordinary people to afford holidays and travel around Europe. They also hail from my home country Ireland 🇮🇪
While I've never flown Ryanair before, but I do fly Easyjet fairly regularly. Whenever I'm in Europe, Basel is my base of operations and Easyjet operates lots of flights from there. Other than the limited pitch, I can only recommend Easyjet. They're affordable, have always been on time for me and are always friendly. The cheapest flight I ever took with them was from Basel to Venice in June of 2019 for just 7 Euros.
Ryanair has been nothing more than a godsend to me. I’ve been lucky to use a lot of their cheap deals for small Europe breaks and using a small bag and packing light, I’ve managed to visit some great cities and places on a shoestring budget. They’ve always got me from A to B
Very interesting review Jeb, given the vast number of different services and classes available it’s refreshing to see an honest review of a budget no frills airline! Living the dream !
I loved you did this vlog. We live in the Netherlands and my parents live in spain. We have used Ryanair 3 or 4 times a year for last 15 years. We have never had any problems with them.. We decided to use transavia for our upcoming summer trip to Spain and they cancelled our flights as have problems with getting their new planes. So paying the extra to fly the more expensive airline isn't always the best. We are huge Ryanair flyers and because of their great prices it means we can afford to visit my parents more times a year and my children seeing their grandparents more x
This Irish woman loves Ryanair. Have flown them many times. They've made air travel very affordable for us. For London they serve Gatwick and Luton as well as Stansted.
Enjoyed this review. Lots of great tips, answering questions I've always had that stopped me from booking them. Love the Tee shirt, Suzanne! Nice touch.
The toilet charge was never really considered seriously. Their CEO mentioned it in an interview and got all the free publicity he hoped for. I fly very often with Ryanair and never pay for any extras. Sometimes they have really nice deals. They fly on time most of the time.
Even if it was real what is the problem? People usually don't realize that other airlines are charging you 100$ for the "free" meal, nothing is free in this world.
Ryan airs spiritual home is Ireland, not London. London is in the UK. The logo is a harp. This is a symbol of Ireland. You’ll find harps on Irish euro coins.
I am always impressed how punctual Ryanair is.😊 I can still remember the times before Ryanair, when the big airlines charged a fortune for a "budget" ticket. You had to buy a return and it included many things that i did not use. Mainly used by people on expenses. Ryanair stopped all that nonsense with wowee fares that everyone could afford.
As a seasoned Ryanair traveller I never get into queue before boarding you'll spend too much time standing, stay seated till queue is moving towards plane. Get on last and unless plane is full - you'll have a choice of seats - always window in my case. Gatwick for me is always a better choice that Stansted, closer to town and less likely to have train issues
Great to see you trying standard low cost experiences like this. A lot of other channels spend too much time covering experiences the average European won't get to try for themselves. This felt like a pretty real experience.
Would you pay an extra $10 for an exit row on a 4 hour flight? Seemed like an upgrade option that would make sense for an average traveler. Thanks for watching.
I flew RyanAir a few times in Europe years ago, but my favorite trip was a $17 flight from Frankfurt to Edinburgh to meet my dad whilst I was studying in the UK. Much like EasyJet (or SW or Spirit, etc here in the States), it is what it is! They get you where you're going. I've had nothing but pleasant experiences with RyanAir over the years.
It’s worth mentioning that you were on an old style seat. The newer 737-800s and all the 737-8200s (Ryanair don’t use the MAX suffix) have a newer, thinner seat which affords a little bit more legroom. Incidentally, the 737-8200 manages to seat 197 passengers and has to have an additional full size emergency door on each side for it to pass the evacuation test. I’ve flown with Ryanair many times. It’s not a fantastic experience but neither is it an awful one.
Thanks for the video Jeb! Was just in London (Standsted) recently myself and used Ryanair. The landing I actually looked up once and its a combo of of the 737-800 landing characteristics (low engine, and its floats very easily so they pilots often have to force it down), as well as they tend to come in fast and get to the end of the runway quicker to reduce time/fuel. I enjoy Ryanair too living in Europe because like you said, they made a promise and they live up to it. You pay cheap fares for the "get me from point A to point B" attitude, and expect not much else. Once again great video!
@@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 Boeing procedures are landing instructions not taxi instructions which are company procedures. Please be more informed next time.
great Video Jeb m, I've used ryanair for years. I won't lie I think they do an incredible job. I've flown them 27 times without issue. i've always seen great service and even was moved to extra leg room. without airlines like ryanair it would be impossible to fly home to see my family weekly. the best advice is don't expect anything and you won't be disappointed
Honestly didn’t expect to see this on your channel. Some of my family flew with them not long ago. They had some issues while booking (they made some mistakes as well, said it was kind of confusing) , but none on the flight-side of things. We’re from the US, so we didn’t know what to expect, lol. Great video as always!
Very fair review. You have to watch carefully they do not sting you for unnecessary extras, but if you are careful, Ryanair are great value. They are also very reliable with their schedules, which are well padded to allow recovery of time and get their "on time" percentage back up.
Those bags Jeb would likely have been fine to bring on board as cabin baggage. Have flown Ryanair more than 50 times with pretty much the same dimensions as your bag and I’ve never had a problem. The peace of mind that you can have knowing you won’t have a few at the gate is understandable of course!
I can definitely see there’s definitely a use case for these low cost carriers but 95% of the time it’s not for me. More power to you if it’s for you. Love the Rick Steeves shirt too Suzanne!
I wanted a weekend away from the Irish weather so went on Skyscanner. I didn’t care where it was so long as there was a bit of sunshine so anyway I put in Cork airport (where we live) and anywhere as a destination obviously it came up with the U.K. as cheapest but the next was Mallorca going out Friday morning arriving at lunch time & coming back Monday afternoon arriving back to cork early evening & the price €27 so who cares if you have to buy a sandwich (if you want one on the plane) accommodation was €165 for 3 Nights! You’d be lucky to pay that for one night in Dublin plus you wouldn’t get much change from €60 on the train
When I am in Europe for business I do not fly Ryanair much mainly because of the timing and destinations. But for leisure travel I enjoy it for it's smaller destination offerings.
I travel a lot throughout europe to work remotely and often use Ryanair and Easyjet. They work fine for me. You can get some crazy cheap fares. But as you said they are both super strict about carry on. I've seen fights a few times at the gate when people turn up with oversized cabin bags not prepaid. Play by the rules and you're good. Don't expect any frills on board and everything is good.
Ive watched Ryanair grow from its beginnings flying from Waterford to London in the mid eighties to what they are now and its been a quite impressive journey. Ive flown with them quite a lot over the years and have never had a bad experience once i followed the rules. Glad you enjoyed your experience flying with them.
I fly regularly between Ireland and Spain and use Ryanair. Navigating their website is not that difficult. Given that I am flexible as to when I fly and book priority boarding (which allows a cabin bag and small bag), my return flight is usually less than €100. In 20 plus years using Ryanair I have never had a bad experience with flights operating to schedule virtually all the time.
The fact that it took only 30 minutes from landing to go ready for takeoff is amazing. Unless you’re up front, it could take 30 min just to get off the plane here in the US. So many folks using carry-on luggage takes seemingly forever to get off the plane.
I have always held my ground and saying us pathetic americans are getting dumber and dumber everyday! I look forward to leaving this country for vacation every chance I get! The amount of chemicals in our food and I eat twice as much outside of this place and always come back 10-12 pounds lighter. Ryan air also uses the front and rear doors for loading and unloading. Why dont we do that here? I tell you why its cause we are dumb~!
Every other airline announces multiple times as you're landing that you need to stay in the seat until they have taxied and stopped. Ryan here probably does the opposite The cabin crew goes through and stages people so that everybody's up and has their bags in hand. " Okay people how this is going to work. As soon as these stairs are out I'm throwing open this door. Rows one through five, you have 30 seconds to hit the pavement. Every 5 seconds beyond that 30 we're going to bill your credit card another $10. So let's be ready people when we hit the ground you get off my aircraft!"
It’s good to see an airline at your channel which I am familiar with :D They have a special place in my heart since I was able to fly so many places with them for a low price. I even bought some tickets for 1 EUR.
I hv been flying Ryanair for over 20 years. You are given the carry on luggage dimensions online before booking. I hv never has a delay of more than 30 mins, they score 10/10. Nice new fleet of planes, allowed me to travel low cost with my kids for years. I think Ryanair spiritual home will be Dublin, its an Irish airline in origin. 💚💚💚💚💚
I’m an American living abroad for work. Ryanair serves an airport near me. I flew with them to and from Budapest on a recent holiday. No issues or complaints whatsoever. Traveling with them again on some upcoming travel to Cyprus, Croatia, France, and Germany. You can’t fly with Ryanair, expect Singapore Airways quality, and then complain about your experience. Ryanair is a simple Point A to Point B airline without frills or luxury. I’d be happy to fly with them again in future.
Wow! Finally! I’ve been waiting for this for many years my friend to see you flying Ryanair! You’ll have to cross it off the list of airlines you haven’t flown yet and also tell Dennis Bunnik! 😂🎉 This was such a great video and I cannot wait to fly this big budget airline someday soon when I visit Europe again! Ryanair the Frontier Airlines of Europe! Cheers 🥂 you’ll need it flying Ryanair 😮
I always post a comment in this vein when I see Ryanair videos like this. You’re absolutely right, they don’t hide what they are, they are open and up front about how it works and what they charge. If you follow their rules and play their game then you will have no issues at all. It’s when people start to expect more than that you get problems. I’ve used them a lot and only ever had one bad delay (2 hours late, due to weather on its first sector of the day (we were no.6), get me from A to B with minimal fuss and just work.
Hi Jeb, love your videos, but love your watch collection even more! Your Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda in this video is stunning, and i'm always impressed by your beautiful pieces.
Great video and reviews; thanks! You didn't mention that Ryanair is a massive airline and is from Ireland! I've made the journey from London to Rhodes with Ryanair for as little as £29.99 (return!). If you book far in advance, don't bother with extras, carry a small bag and take your own food, it's SO cheap! I wish they would offer Transatlantic flights; there were rumours of this a while ago. Thanks again. Oh; although things do go wrong (as with all airlines) Ryanair has never had a serious accident!
I'm sure they still want to do transatlantic when possible. Others tried too and got the same issues blocking Ryanair to do it now. The fleets of narrow body planes used by these carriers can reach say New York but with load limitations. Less passengers. That gives a higher cost per seat per mile. A staying one is may be JetBlue flying to London from New York. They do it with less load and seem to be able to sustain the route. But for Ryanair I guess they need a new plane able to reach the other side of the ocean with full load while being able to give the same cost/profit for the European operations.
Great video Jeb! With regard to your comment about time getting into London, Ryanair use airports with cheap landing slots hence why they use Stansted instead of Heathrow or Gatwick.
I've flown with Ryanair a lot. For distances up to like 4 hours its the best option in Europe, they are cheap, mostly on time and reliable. Also they offer tons of nonstop connections that no other airline offers. If you are okay with a basic experience you can also get away with those initial 55 Euros which was your basic fare! I've flown for much, much less in Ryanair, I think the cheapest was like 9 Euros from Lübeck (near Hamburg) to London and return. Theres a reason why Ryanair became Europes biggest Airline and even one of rhe worlds largest within only like 20 years, when their huge expansion started.
I haven't flown with Ryanair but I got a lot to say. Espiacialy Rhodes airport gives me some mood that Ryanair owns this airport, cause once I flew to this airport, I couldn't stop watching as Ryanair aircrafts land every second! I was amazed and very happy.
5:07 and 5:09, Wow, 15 minutes is really fast and quick turn around, amazing. I set the stopwatch of how long the plane was park after arriving until boarding and departing.
You don't have to print your ticket now. Get the RA app and your boarding pass will appear. You just scan it on arrival at the airport and at the gate. Follow the instructions, buy what you need, turn up on time, and don't expect luxury and you'll be fine. I've flown with RA lots of times, the latest trip just two weeks ago, and I've never had a problem.
I honestly would say Ryanair isn’t as bad as people say. If you know what your doing it shouldn’t be to bad. I saw something with Frontier how the gate agents scam a lot of there customers into paying $100 for a carry on even if there bag fits into the personal item size. Glad Ryanair doesn’t do that.
Don't think of Ryanair as a leading airline, think of it as a glorified bus. That's what I do and they never disappoint! You get what you pay for and remember it's super important to read and follow their instructions properly when booking. My cheapest flight to date £7 Krakow to Oslo. I love Ryanair!
Spot on Jeb, when I was still residing in the UK I frequently used Ryanair and never had a negative experience when flying with them, I regret that the same cannot be said for EasyJet.
Glad you got the Ryanair experience for once! TBH they aren't like the worst they are just cheap and naturally cheap means they have to save costs. PS: Ryanair don't charge for the toilets, but their CEO wants to.
It’s fun to see how our previous travel experiences influence what we find exciting in further travel. You guys are so overly excited to catch a Ryanair flight, which for me is basically just like catching a bus at this point. I’m on board on them way more often than I’d like. On the other hand, I’ve flown just a few times in the US and I’ve been overly excited all the time, even traveling on United economy on a mundane Houston-Orlando flight.
Hey Jeb, Always love your videos, but it's especially neat to see a little ole guy from High Point NC traveling the world doing reviews! That must be pretty cool! Keep up the good work!
They're not the worst airline, I think you get what you pay for. It's a budget airline but some people expect to pay £20 and expect to get first class emirates treatment. I've flown with Ryanair many times and never had a problem. 😊
I don' t think expectations aren't that high at all. But their policy of herding people towards the aircraft in several steps (usually standing), their constant flow of sales pitches during flights and their pioneering of add-on charges (they were amomg the first to charge for check-in luggage, for carry-on luggage, for wishing to sit together) are just annoying. They reduced customer help to an English-only chat function many elderly can't use. Now they're imposing additional ID verification dances on passengers booking via independent portals - even if they can recognize their passengers' e-mail addresses and show those bookings in their own app. If you're not flying with them regularly enough to have a feel for what they're doing, you're well advised to look up what they've been cooking up since your last flight. It's stuff like that which pisses off most passengers - not the lack of red carpet.
I used to fly Ryanair a lot and thankfully I can afford something better now. If you think about the service and value for money there's nothing wrong in the airline, what I dislike the most are the general customers that fly this company, occasional travellers that didn't read the terms of their tickets, the rules about the cabin bags and stuffs like that and create a lot of disruption when boarding. It happened a couple of times that from a flight from Prague a passenger tried to sell me weed, it's not Ryanair fault but this may happen when fares are so low. Moreover, generally working conditions for the crews are not good so I feel like someone else is paying for the money I saved on my tickets.
All of Ryanair’s fleet (apart from the airbus) are fitted with air stairs. This is not so much for cost but more to save time. A 25 minute turnaround isn’t possible with using air bridges, that’s why you’ll find Ryanair do 35-40 minute turnarounds at the airports they use air bridges but yes of course it saves money too. Ryanair’s home is and always will be Dublin 🇮🇪. Great video though, really great and fair review, fantastic production too!
Have you flown French bee? It's offered from Seattle/Alaska air to SF to Papeete. The price differences range from +400-+3000 for economy on other airlines.
Honestly the fact that you're taking Ryanair, with the extra costs and the threat of having to pay to use the bathroom is worth 5 stars on the IFE category 😂
There is no bathroom on (nearly) all commercial carriers, only a lavatory with toilet and sink. If you require a bathtub or shower arrange same prior to or post flight.
Bare in mind you flew on an old style 737-800. The newer 737s have much slimmer seats which are far more comfortable. Ryanair enabled me to see places in Europe I would have never visited otherwise, since I didn´t have the money or time.
I live about 35 minutes from stansted by car so its my airport of chice when i fly out i always fly Ryanair when i go to Cyprus (they do a really good early morning flight to Paphos that gets me there around 1230 local time) i will admit i have had a couple of hard landings but over all i have never had a bad experiance with Ryanair also as a bonus if you have the Ryanair app on your Phone you get a notification about 50 minutes before departure which tells you what gate your leaving from thats good as it always seems to be about 30 minutes before on the airport screens.
Love Suzanne’s Rick Steves shirt! I have the same one. Eventually, Rick may be spotted wearing a Jeb Brooks shirt! I have flown Ryanair once, from Bergen, Norway to Stansted. It wasn’t that bad. The worst part was that immigration at STN took forever. IIRC, they were either understaffed that day or just don’t open many desks. I wouldn’t seek Ryanair out, but I would be open to flying on them again.
You were on the exact same plane that I got from Luton to Athens, but I was in 29D, about the toilet charge, the CEO tried to make people pay, but that was shot down by pressure groups who thought it would be cruel to make passengers pay for a basic necessity. Also, please try Northern rail as they are good from Sheffield to Manchester or Leeds
Charging to use toilets was never a serious consideration. Michael O'Leary is the ultimate master at getting free advertising, and this was just one such occasion.
I flu Ryanair all the time back and forward to uk to visit family or getting around Europe for holidays. At least one return trip a month, often more and I love them. Cheap as chips if you book early and pack right, never late and their cabin crew are always friendly and polite. They also flu to all the places the legacy carriers won’t go near, which means without Ryanair it’s be much more difficult for me to see my family. Also, the flights are always near capacity, regardless of where and when I’m flying. Love them!
Took a Ryanair flight from Krakow to Berlin - $38 for the fare - $18 to upgrade to exit row - $30 for the checked bag - Absolutely great deal for what it was.
The best think is to buy and check in in the app it takes 5 minutes, then all you have to do is show once your boarding pass and ID and you can go, it's like a bus
6:02 - Those bags are wider than 20 cm which is their limit. Most airlines allow 23-25 cm. This year we got pulled out of line with two similar bags at EDI and had to pay $180 to gate-check them, even though they would fit. Like speed limits in Europe, expect tighter tolerances and more, albeit inconsistent, enforcement than most US carriers.
CEO of Ryanair Michael O’Leary stated that passengers would pay for toilets but it never happened. He often comes out with outrageous statements about things Ryanair will do but it’s all for attention and they never intend to actually enforce their statements. He once said Ryanair would have free STANDING spots and passengers would hold onto rails.
I'm Irish and pretty much grew up with Ryanair, the no-BS airline. I never add any extras and travel with a small rucksack. You don't need a huge bag if you pack properly. You can get around for $20-50 each way, even on longer flights. The fares in the USA are much higher. God bless Ryanair, it has made air travel so affordable in Europe.
I heard you mentioned the hard landing, ryanair typically flies to smaller airports, like stansted, so if they land harder it allows the plane to stop faster. When they fly to bigger airports, their landings are much better.
Ive flown Ryanair multiple times and ive never had an issue. Im 6,5 and always have issues with space on any flight. I always use ryanair because of the prices.
A factor with Ryanair can also be what airports they serve. How long did your STN to London trip take and what was the cost. How does that compare to arriving at Heathrow or Gatwick.
I’ve flown a lot with Ryanair over the years. My first was Stansted to Palermo, Sicily. £9 one way. Bought a Boots meal deal at the airport, costing £3 for a sandwich, crisps and Diet Coke. Plane only half full, so had the whole of the back row of the plane to myself. What a bargain 😊 There were rumours they were thinking of charging for using the toilet, plus they were considering having standing room only for some passengers.
We were stationed in Germany and we flew Ryan Air all over Europe with no problems. The most I payed for a family of four was $230 to Rome round trip. I’ll fly Ryan Air any day than Spirit or Frontier.
The owner of Ryanair was being interviewed on an Irish radio station, someone phoned in and complained about having to pay for a sandwich on a flight. His made zero apologies and his answer was " you paid 30 euro for the ticket, bring your own ****** sandwich " lol
What is this obsession about food on airlines or trains even. If you were on a four hour bus journey would you really expect to be served a meal. Has anyone ever died of malnutrion on a four hour flight.
@@wideawake914 it's no surprise he keeps a low profile, he's dead.
@@wideawake914 Thats what I reckon....Someone goes on a 1 hour flight and expects a 3 course meal...probably sit at their work desk and don't eat for three hours...I don't get it....Same with the movies...why all of a sudden do you need to spend $20 on snacks.
He is absolutely right. For 30 euro they carry you to your destination, if you want anything else you have to pay for it.
@@wideawake914 tony is dead
FUN FACT:
People make jokes about Ryanair hard landings, but there is no airline in Europe that compares to Ryanair regarding their safety records! Been in operation for more than 35 years and they do more than 3000 flights a day and they never had a single casualty. Probably the best safety record in the word as well.
TAP and Finnair have pretty good safety records too
@@andrewmpachetti true but last year TAP and Finnair transported 23 million of passenger together… Ryanair alone more than 160 million… the scale of operation of Ryanair it’s way bigger than anybody else in Europe, that’s why it’s even more impressive.
EasyJet do also 👍 definitely both statically safer than British Airways though 🔥!!
I don't think it's in the top five. Still impressive!
Vediamo cosa accadrà quando avranno in flotta molti o esclusivamente 737Max.. il 737 max è stato definito "l'aereo maledetto"!
As a Brit who has used Ryanair a lot of times I will just say this. Europe is only a little bit bigger than the US and I'd say 90% of its customers are vacationers travelling to and around Europe and North Africa. Its a very low cost airline where people just want to get on and get off so their holiday can begin. I've never had a problem with them and their cabin crew are great. I'm typing this before watching the video but I've never had a problem with them
They are good until something goes wrong. 1kg over weight bag, cancelled flight, bag slightly too big to fit in the rack. They will ‘nickel & dime’ you to death
I don’t think it’s the worst, it’s definitely the most hated 😂
@@rickweissmann7101 He said Europe is bigger than the US and it's true.
@rickweissmann7101 the continent of Europe as a whole is slightly larger than the US, which is what they said. Shame you missed that information.
One of my nieces is Ryanair cabin crew. So I think I should show her this comment when I get a chance. She'll appreciate it even if she was never on onenof your flights.
Im a Ryanair regular. I live in rural Ireland and my local airport is almost exclusively served by Ryanair. You definately have to learn to play the game, but if you are prepared, its amazing.
Same 😂, I never have any problems cause I know what Ryanair is about and honestly you can get flights for 20 quid in 2023 which makes it unreal.
Yeah, I live in the U.S. and I only always fly lower cost airline Southwest. Love the "no assigned seats" policy.
I agree. Play the game or get shafted.
Made a vid about them last year and just filmed a new one as well... Ryanair gets A LOT of bad reviews but 80% of the time it's people's faults for not realizing how the pricing works, otherwise the flights themselves are pretty good!
That's right, I agree!!
We really enjoyed the experience! Thanks so much for watching!
Damn I was not expecting you to show up here.
Man Eric Struk commented on a Jeb Brooks video wow! It must be getting a lot of views for you to see it….
In today's world, you just need a safe plane ride from point A to point B.
Only flown once with Ryanair from Germany to the U.K., cost was around $20 one way with cabin baggage only, it left on time and arrived early so all expectations were easily met, Ryanair’s problem comes from people who travel by air rarely and are used to legacy carriers where everything is perceived to be free but the costs are hidden in higher fares, Ryanair charge for everything, but if you’re willing to forego bells and whistles they can be substantially cheaper than the rest. Plus you’re almost guaranteed to get one of the harshest landings in the world!
Spot on!
@@derektaylor2941 But with legacy airlines you don’t get the option of not paying for the things that you don’t want. If you’re going to Barcelona for a weekend from the U.K. you’ll only need hand luggage, if you’re there for two weeks you’ll need a suitcase, with BA you’d be paying for the suitcase regardless.
@@johng1943 It's not 2005 anymore, most European legacy carriers now offer fares that don't include baggage, meals, etc.
They will always be on time as they add time to journeys. A one hour flight will be described as 1hour 30mins. So any delays in landing are factored in to the time. So if you land in 1hr 10min you're 20mins early on a ryanair flight but 10mins late with another airline. 😂
@alan fairbrother Don't see a problem with Ryanair's stance here. Other airlines are publishing unrealistic schedules they can't meet.
I’ve flown with Ryanair a lot! And in my opinion, they’re worth every euro. People who complain about Ryanair, probably bought the cheapest tickets they could find, but expect the AirFrance La Premiere service. And that’s unrealistic. Ryanair is a budget airline, that brings you from A to B in a decent way. The price/ quality balance is perfectly fine, as you also experienced during this trip. Again a fair and realistic report from you. Thanks, and keep up the good work
Jeb, thanks for this report. The spiritual home of Ryanair however is Dublin! It's an Irish success story in how it has made flying more price competitive in Europe. 100% Irish owned business. Good wishes.
What does "spiritual home" mean anyway? Where's the actual HQ?
@@x1achilles99 Dublin
Waterfords the real hq but Fingal now yuppa
FWIW, tail number prefix in vid is 9H - registered in Malta
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The Ryanair holding company has five airlines including Ryanair.The aircraft registration you mentioned may be related to the fact that one of them is Malta Air. I think it''s just like the cargo ship registration and its ownership company.
I live in Dublin and my favourite thing about Ryanair is that they fly to a lot of smaller regional airports across Europe. Without them it would be necessary to fly to a larger hub and get another internal flight or train to the final destination. You get a basic flight for the base fare and then pay for anything extra such as assigned seats or baggage. That seems OK to me.
Same 😂, I never have any problems cause I know what Ryanair is about and honestly you can get flights for 20 quid in 2023 which makes it unreal.
Same I git to Reus cambrills every year if Reus airport wasint a thing I would have to fly to Barcelona and then grab a train which is 2 and a half hours train ride along with a 2 and a half hour flight total time saver.
Extra charge for sober passengers.
I live 10 minutes away from Stansted Airport. I have flown with Ryanair on many occasions. I do everything on the app. Booking tickets selecting baggage options, seats etc. I only ever take carry on luggage, so no need to check in as the boarding pass is on my phone. Quite often it is cheaper to fly with Ryanair to almost anywhere in Europe than my commuter train to London. I have never had any issues with Ryanair.
Ryanair has to be one of the most stigmatised airlines in the world. It’s safe, it’s cheap, and it’s honest. It’s a bus from a to b and doesn’t pretend to be anything else.
As a European, I love Ryanair. I get to see my continent for the spare change I find down the back of my sofa.
As a person who has flown Ryanair multiple times, I pretty much agree with you. However, I just thought the seats were a wee bit uncomfortable. If you're lucky, you might get one of Ryanairs subsidiaries, a Lauda a320, and those are higher quality than the normal Ryanair 737s
I tried Ryanair for the first time in 2019 and flew from London to Kyiv for a few days. It was just 19.99GBP return, on time both ways and service was fine. Absolutely great way to get around Europe for little cost! Always hear stick about the airline but people's expectations are simply too high and you'll never get a premium experience, but you'll get a guaranteed seat. What more could you want :)
How long was the flight 😮
@@jjqq9456 From what I found, about 3 hours.
No matter what people say about Ryanair’s service it is them who allow ordinary people to afford holidays and travel around Europe. They also hail from my home country Ireland 🇮🇪
While I've never flown Ryanair before, but I do fly Easyjet fairly regularly. Whenever I'm in Europe, Basel is my base of operations and Easyjet operates lots of flights from there. Other than the limited pitch, I can only recommend Easyjet. They're affordable, have always been on time for me and are always friendly. The cheapest flight I ever took with them was from Basel to Venice in June of 2019 for just 7 Euros.
Easyjet and Ryanair are pretty much comparable indeed. Both are good to fly with if you wish to fly cheap.
Ryanair has been nothing more than a godsend to me. I’ve been lucky to use a lot of their cheap deals for small Europe breaks and using a small bag and packing light, I’ve managed to visit some great cities and places on a shoestring budget. They’ve always got me from A to B
Very interesting review Jeb, given the vast number of different services and classes available it’s refreshing to see an honest review of a budget no frills airline! Living the dream !
I think Ryanair is fine as long as you understand that there’s a reason why the prices are so low. I think this video has highlighted it well
I loved you did this vlog. We live in the Netherlands and my parents live in spain. We have used Ryanair 3 or 4 times a year for last 15 years. We have never had any problems with them..
We decided to use transavia for our upcoming summer trip to Spain and they cancelled our flights as have problems with getting their new planes. So paying the extra to fly the more expensive airline isn't always the best.
We are huge Ryanair flyers and because of their great prices it means we can afford to visit my parents more times a year and my children seeing their grandparents more x
This Irish woman loves Ryanair. Have flown them many times. They've made air travel very affordable for us. For London they serve Gatwick and Luton as well as Stansted.
As someone who has flown with Ryanair, I think they are amazing! Low cost yet satisfactory flights are perfect for short city breaks.
Enjoyed this review. Lots of great tips, answering questions I've always had that stopped me from booking them. Love the Tee shirt, Suzanne! Nice touch.
The toilet charge was never really considered seriously. Their CEO mentioned it in an interview and got all the free publicity he hoped for.
I fly very often with Ryanair and never pay for any extras. Sometimes they have really nice deals. They fly on time most of the time.
Same 😂, I never have any problems cause I know what Ryanair is about and honestly you can get flights for 20 quid in 2023 which makes it unreal.
Even if it was real what is the problem? People usually don't realize that other airlines are charging you 100$ for the "free" meal, nothing is free in this world.
Ryan airs spiritual home is Ireland, not London. London is in the UK. The logo is a harp. This is a symbol of Ireland. You’ll find harps on Irish euro coins.
Agreed.
London is in the U.K.?
I am always impressed how punctual Ryanair is.😊
I can still remember the times before Ryanair, when the big airlines charged a fortune for a "budget" ticket. You had to buy a return and it included many things that i did not use. Mainly used by people on expenses. Ryanair stopped all that nonsense with wowee fares that everyone could afford.
As a seasoned Ryanair traveller I never get into queue before boarding you'll spend too much time standing, stay seated till queue is moving towards plane. Get on last and unless plane is full - you'll have a choice of seats - always window in my case. Gatwick for me is always a better choice that Stansted, closer to town and less likely to have train issues
Great to see you trying standard low cost experiences like this. A lot of other channels spend too much time covering experiences the average European won't get to try for themselves. This felt like a pretty real experience.
He always books exit rows or business class so it’s barely what the average customer experiences.
@@adamc9822 I have to admit, between this and surviving Spirit (in the Big Front Seat), I was a little underwhelmed.
2 stars.
Would you pay an extra $10 for an exit row on a 4 hour flight? Seemed like an upgrade option that would make sense for an average traveler. Thanks for watching.
I flew the normal Spirit seat a few years ago, check out the video here: th-cam.com/video/5oBGhspszKw/w-d-xo.html
@@GreenerGrass They just hating your a great travel channel
I flew RyanAir a few times in Europe years ago, but my favorite trip was a $17 flight from Frankfurt to Edinburgh to meet my dad whilst I was studying in the UK. Much like EasyJet (or SW or Spirit, etc here in the States), it is what it is! They get you where you're going. I've had nothing but pleasant experiences with RyanAir over the years.
It’s worth mentioning that you were on an old style seat. The newer 737-800s and all the 737-8200s (Ryanair don’t use the MAX suffix) have a newer, thinner seat which affords a little bit more legroom. Incidentally, the 737-8200 manages to seat 197 passengers and has to have an additional full size emergency door on each side for it to pass the evacuation test. I’ve flown with Ryanair many times. It’s not a fantastic experience but neither is it an awful one.
very true, I find the seats in the 737-8200 much more comfortable.
Thanks for the video Jeb! Was just in London (Standsted) recently myself and used Ryanair. The landing I actually looked up once and its a combo of of the 737-800 landing characteristics (low engine, and its floats very easily so they pilots often have to force it down), as well as they tend to come in fast and get to the end of the runway quicker to reduce time/fuel. I enjoy Ryanair too living in Europe because like you said, they made a promise and they live up to it. You pay cheap fares for the "get me from point A to point B" attitude, and expect not much else. Once again great video!
'They come in fast' is mega ignorant nonsense. They strictly obey Boeing procedure.
@@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 Boeing procedures are landing instructions not taxi instructions which are company procedures. Please be more informed next time.
great Video Jeb m, I've used ryanair for years. I won't lie I think they do an incredible job. I've flown them 27 times without issue. i've always seen great service and even was moved to extra leg room. without airlines like ryanair it would be impossible to fly home to see my family weekly. the best advice is don't expect anything and you won't be disappointed
Honestly didn’t expect to see this on your channel. Some of my family flew with them not long ago. They had some issues while booking (they made some mistakes as well, said it was kind of confusing) , but none on the flight-side of things. We’re from the US, so we didn’t know what to expect, lol.
Great video as always!
Very fair review. You have to watch carefully they do not sting you for unnecessary extras, but if you are careful, Ryanair are great value. They are also very reliable with their schedules, which are well padded to allow recovery of time and get their "on time" percentage back up.
They never sting you for anything you don’t choose yourself.
@@charliered105 I don't know how people do not understand this. Ryanair are great.
@@trishloughman5998agreed!! i’ve never had any issues
Those bags Jeb would likely have been fine to bring on board as cabin baggage. Have flown Ryanair more than 50 times with pretty much the same dimensions as your bag and I’ve never had a problem. The peace of mind that you can have knowing you won’t have a few at the gate is understandable of course!
I can definitely see there’s definitely a use case for these low cost carriers but 95% of the time it’s not for me. More power to you if it’s for you.
Love the Rick Steeves shirt too Suzanne!
I wanted a weekend away from the Irish weather so went on Skyscanner. I didn’t care where it was so long as there was a bit of sunshine so anyway I put in Cork airport (where we live) and anywhere as a destination obviously it came up with the U.K. as cheapest but the next was Mallorca going out Friday morning arriving at lunch time & coming back Monday afternoon arriving back to cork early evening & the price €27 so who cares if you have to buy a sandwich (if you want one on the plane) accommodation was €165 for 3 Nights! You’d be lucky to pay that for one night in Dublin plus you wouldn’t get much change from €60 on the train
When I am in Europe for business I do not fly Ryanair much mainly because of the timing and destinations. But for leisure travel I enjoy it for it's smaller destination offerings.
I travel a lot throughout europe to work remotely and often use Ryanair and Easyjet. They work fine for me. You can get some crazy cheap fares. But as you said they are both super strict about carry on. I've seen fights a few times at the gate when people turn up with oversized cabin bags not prepaid. Play by the rules and you're good. Don't expect any frills on board and everything is good.
Ive watched Ryanair grow from its beginnings flying from Waterford to London in the mid eighties to what they are now and its been a quite impressive journey.
Ive flown with them quite a lot over the years and have never had a bad experience once i followed the rules.
Glad you enjoyed your experience flying with them.
I fly regularly between Ireland and Spain and use Ryanair. Navigating their website is not that difficult. Given that I am flexible as to when I fly and book priority boarding (which allows a cabin bag and small bag), my return flight is usually less than €100.
In 20 plus years using Ryanair I have never had a bad experience with flights operating to schedule virtually all the time.
The fact that it took only 30 minutes from landing to go ready for takeoff is amazing. Unless you’re up front, it could take 30 min just to get off the plane here in the US. So many folks using carry-on luggage takes seemingly forever to get off the plane.
I have always held my ground and saying us pathetic americans are getting dumber and dumber everyday! I look forward to leaving this country for vacation every chance I get! The amount of chemicals in our food and I eat twice as much outside of this place and always come back 10-12 pounds lighter.
Ryan air also uses the front and rear doors for loading and unloading. Why dont we do that here? I tell you why its cause we are dumb~!
Every other airline announces multiple times as you're landing that you need to stay in the seat until they have taxied and stopped. Ryan here probably does the opposite The cabin crew goes through and stages people so that everybody's up and has their bags in hand. " Okay people how this is going to work. As soon as these stairs are out I'm throwing open this door. Rows one through five, you have 30 seconds to hit the pavement. Every 5 seconds beyond that 30 we're going to bill your credit card another $10. So let's be ready people when we hit the ground you get off my aircraft!"
It’s good to see an airline at your channel which I am familiar with :D They have a special place in my heart since I was able to fly so many places with them for a low price. I even bought some tickets for 1 EUR.
I hv been flying Ryanair for over 20 years. You are given the carry on luggage dimensions online before booking. I hv never has a delay of more than 30 mins, they score 10/10. Nice new fleet of planes, allowed me to travel low cost with my kids for years. I think Ryanair spiritual home will be Dublin, its an Irish airline in origin. 💚💚💚💚💚
I’ve flown Ryan air several times,
Very good every time.
Ground staff so helpful as well.
I’m an American living abroad for work. Ryanair serves an airport near me. I flew with them to and from Budapest on a recent holiday. No issues or complaints whatsoever. Traveling with them again on some upcoming travel to Cyprus, Croatia, France, and Germany. You can’t fly with Ryanair, expect Singapore Airways quality, and then complain about your experience. Ryanair is a simple Point A to Point B airline without frills or luxury. I’d be happy to fly with them again in future.
Dublin is the home of Ryanair not Stansted 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Yes, indeed! 😀 Nice video
Ryanair is Irish, so Dublin.
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Yes but Stansted is there hub airport
He said „spiritual home“
Wow! Finally! I’ve been waiting for this for many years my friend to see you flying Ryanair! You’ll have to cross it off the list of airlines you haven’t flown yet and also tell Dennis Bunnik! 😂🎉
This was such a great video and I cannot wait to fly this big budget airline someday soon when I visit Europe again! Ryanair the Frontier Airlines of Europe!
Cheers 🥂 you’ll need it flying Ryanair 😮
I always post a comment in this vein when I see Ryanair videos like this. You’re absolutely right, they don’t hide what they are, they are open and up front about how it works and what they charge. If you follow their rules and play their game then you will have no issues at all. It’s when people start to expect more than that you get problems. I’ve used them a lot and only ever had one bad delay (2 hours late, due to weather on its first sector of the day (we were no.6), get me from A to B with minimal fuss and just work.
Hi ...i suffer from flight phobia and i watch ur videos toovercome my fear. When i see u travel so much i feel inspired...thanks for ur videos
Hi Jeb, love your videos, but love your watch collection even more!
Your Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda in this video is stunning, and i'm always impressed by your beautiful pieces.
Great video and reviews; thanks! You didn't mention that Ryanair is a massive airline and is from Ireland! I've made the journey from London to Rhodes with Ryanair for as little as £29.99 (return!). If you book far in advance, don't bother with extras, carry a small bag and take your own food, it's SO cheap! I wish they would offer Transatlantic flights; there were rumours of this a while ago. Thanks again. Oh; although things do go wrong (as with all airlines) Ryanair has never had a serious accident!
I'm sure they still want to do transatlantic when possible. Others tried too and got the same issues blocking Ryanair to do it now. The fleets of narrow body planes used by these carriers can reach say New York but with load limitations. Less passengers. That gives a higher cost per seat per mile. A staying one is may be JetBlue flying to London from New York. They do it with less load and seem to be able to sustain the route. But for Ryanair I guess they need a new plane able to reach the other side of the ocean with full load while being able to give the same cost/profit for the European operations.
Very nice vlog. The poem was very clever. Keep up the good work.
Great video Jeb! With regard to your comment about time getting into London, Ryanair use airports with cheap landing slots hence why they use Stansted instead of Heathrow or Gatwick.
Ryanair does use Gatwick. It's only Heathrow they don't use.
I've flown with Ryanair a lot. For distances up to like 4 hours its the best option in Europe, they are cheap, mostly on time and reliable. Also they offer tons of nonstop connections that no other airline offers. If you are okay with a basic experience you can also get away with those initial 55 Euros which was your basic fare! I've flown for much, much less in Ryanair, I think the cheapest was like 9 Euros from Lübeck (near Hamburg) to London and return.
Theres a reason why Ryanair became Europes biggest Airline and even one of rhe worlds largest within only like 20 years, when their huge expansion started.
I haven't flown with Ryanair but I got a lot to say. Espiacialy Rhodes airport gives me some mood that Ryanair owns this airport, cause once I flew to this airport, I couldn't stop watching as Ryanair aircrafts land every second! I was amazed and very happy.
5:07 and 5:09, Wow, 15 minutes is really fast and quick turn around, amazing. I set the stopwatch of how long the plane was park after arriving until boarding and departing.
I flew them 7 times, and it was a pleasant experience... I really like Ryanair as it is one of my favourite low-cost airlines.
You don't have to print your ticket now. Get the RA app and your boarding pass will appear. You just scan it on arrival at the airport and at the gate. Follow the instructions, buy what you need, turn up on time, and don't expect luxury and you'll be fine. I've flown with RA lots of times, the latest trip just two weeks ago, and I've never had a problem.
I honestly would say Ryanair isn’t as bad as people say. If you know what your doing it shouldn’t be to bad. I saw something with Frontier how the gate agents scam a lot of there customers into paying $100 for a carry on even if there bag fits into the personal item size. Glad Ryanair doesn’t do that.
Travel poem was top notch.😂 Love Suzanne's response. Your videos make my Saturdays so much sweeter!
Don't think of Ryanair as a leading airline, think of it as a glorified bus. That's what I do and they never disappoint! You get what you pay for and remember it's super important to read and follow their instructions properly when booking. My cheapest flight to date £7 Krakow to Oslo. I love Ryanair!
Spot on Jeb, when I was still residing in the UK I frequently used Ryanair and never had a negative experience when flying with them, I regret that the same cannot be said for EasyJet.
As long as you understand the extra costs, and learn how to get around them, Ryanair are great. I’ve flown all over Europe on
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Not bad at all
Good service indeed for such a cheap flight
I love your work guys
Thumbs up for the extraordinary shoots and shots
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Glad you got the Ryanair experience for once! TBH they aren't like the worst they are just cheap and naturally cheap means they have to save costs.
PS: Ryanair don't charge for the toilets, but their CEO wants to.
Jeb and suzanne! I love your narration style and humor. You guys are great!
It’s fun to see how our previous travel experiences influence what we find exciting in further travel. You guys are so overly excited to catch a Ryanair flight, which for me is basically just like catching a bus at this point. I’m on board on them way more often than I’d like. On the other hand, I’ve flown just a few times in the US and I’ve been overly excited all the time, even traveling on United economy on a mundane Houston-Orlando flight.
Hey Jeb, Always love your videos, but it's especially neat to see a little ole guy from High Point NC traveling the world doing reviews! That must be pretty cool! Keep up the good work!
They're not the worst airline, I think you get what you pay for.
It's a budget airline but some people expect to pay £20 and expect to get first class emirates treatment. I've flown with Ryanair many times and never had a problem. 😊
I don' t think expectations aren't that high at all.
But their policy of herding people towards the aircraft in several steps (usually standing), their constant flow of sales pitches during flights and their pioneering of add-on charges (they were amomg the first to charge for check-in luggage, for carry-on luggage, for wishing to sit together) are just annoying.
They reduced customer help to an English-only chat function many elderly can't use. Now they're imposing additional ID verification dances on passengers booking via independent portals - even if they can recognize their passengers' e-mail addresses and show those bookings in their own app.
If you're not flying with them regularly enough to have a feel for what they're doing, you're well advised to look up what they've been cooking up since your last flight.
It's stuff like that which pisses off most passengers - not the lack of red carpet.
I love you and Suzanne together! So cute! Love your channel! You are very well spoken! 😊
I almost thought you were going to fly on Air Koryo 😂
they're actually better
Or Spirit!
Air Koryo has much better service than Ryanair, believe it or not.
I used to fly Ryanair a lot and thankfully I can afford something better now. If you think about the service and value for money there's nothing wrong in the airline, what I dislike the most are the general customers that fly this company, occasional travellers that didn't read the terms of their tickets, the rules about the cabin bags and stuffs like that and create a lot of disruption when boarding.
It happened a couple of times that from a flight from Prague a passenger tried to sell me weed, it's not Ryanair fault but this may happen when fares are so low.
Moreover, generally working conditions for the crews are not good so I feel like someone else is paying for the money I saved on my tickets.
All of Ryanair’s fleet (apart from the airbus) are fitted with air stairs. This is not so much for cost but more to save time. A 25 minute turnaround isn’t possible with using air bridges, that’s why you’ll find Ryanair do 35-40 minute turnarounds at the airports they use air bridges but yes of course it saves money too. Ryanair’s home is and always will be Dublin 🇮🇪. Great video though, really great and fair review, fantastic production too!
Have you flown French bee? It's offered from Seattle/Alaska air to SF to Papeete. The price differences range from +400-+3000 for economy on other airlines.
Honestly the fact that you're taking Ryanair, with the extra costs and the threat of having to pay to use the bathroom is worth 5 stars on the IFE category 😂
The paying for the toilet thing is not actually going to happen, it was just to get people talking and negative publicity
There is no bathroom on (nearly) all commercial carriers, only a lavatory with toilet and sink. If you require a bathtub or shower arrange same prior to or post flight.
Bare in mind you flew on an old style 737-800. The newer 737s have much slimmer seats which are far more comfortable. Ryanair enabled me to see places in Europe I would have never visited otherwise, since I didn´t have the money or time.
Not fair to judge a low coast carrier for not having a lounge .
I live about 35 minutes from stansted by car so its my airport of chice when i fly out i always fly Ryanair when i go to Cyprus (they do a really good early morning flight to Paphos that gets me there around 1230 local time) i will admit i have had a couple of hard landings but over all i have never had a bad experiance with Ryanair also as a bonus if you have the Ryanair app on your Phone you get a notification about 50 minutes before departure which tells you what gate your leaving from thats good as it always seems to be about 30 minutes before on the airport screens.
I am a big fan of Ryanair and fly often around Europe on them. I think the issues are generally because of people who expect more than they should
Love Suzanne’s Rick Steves shirt! I have the same one. Eventually, Rick may be spotted wearing a Jeb Brooks shirt!
I have flown Ryanair once, from Bergen, Norway to Stansted. It wasn’t that bad. The worst part was that immigration at STN took forever. IIRC, they were either understaffed that day or just don’t open many desks. I wouldn’t seek Ryanair out, but I would be open to flying on them again.
You were on the exact same plane that I got from Luton to Athens, but I was in 29D, about the toilet charge, the CEO tried to make people pay, but that was shot down by pressure groups who thought it would be cruel to make passengers pay for a basic necessity. Also, please try Northern rail as they are good from Sheffield to Manchester or Leeds
Charging to use toilets was never a serious consideration. Michael O'Leary is the ultimate master at getting free advertising, and this was just one such occasion.
I flu Ryanair all the time back and forward to uk to visit family or getting around Europe for holidays. At least one return trip a month, often more and I love them. Cheap as chips if you book early and pack right, never late and their cabin crew are always friendly and polite. They also flu to all the places the legacy carriers won’t go near, which means without Ryanair it’s be much more difficult for me to see my family. Also, the flights are always near capacity, regardless of where and when I’m flying. Love them!
Ryanair sells scratch tickets
J&S - that was some of the best scenery ever! Worth a day trip to be able to see that.
Took a Ryanair flight from Krakow to Berlin - $38 for the fare - $18 to upgrade to exit row - $30 for the checked bag - Absolutely great deal for what it was.
The best think is to buy and check in in the app it takes 5 minutes, then all you have to do is show once your boarding pass and ID and you can go, it's like a bus
You do not know just how lucky you are to have a Ryanair flight go well for you.
6:02 - Those bags are wider than 20 cm which is their limit. Most airlines allow 23-25 cm. This year we got pulled out of line with two similar bags at EDI and had to pay $180 to gate-check them, even though they would fit. Like speed limits in Europe, expect tighter tolerances and more, albeit inconsistent, enforcement than most US carriers.
I do feel the JebScore, 'should' be scientific! - Great video as always, Jeb!
CEO of Ryanair Michael O’Leary stated that passengers would pay for toilets but it never happened. He often comes out with outrageous statements about things Ryanair will do but it’s all for attention and they never intend to actually enforce their statements. He once said Ryanair would have free STANDING spots and passengers would hold onto rails.
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I'm Irish and pretty much grew up with Ryanair, the no-BS airline. I never add any extras and travel with a small rucksack. You don't need a huge bag if you pack properly. You can get around for $20-50 each way, even on longer flights. The fares in the USA are much higher. God bless Ryanair, it has made air travel so affordable in Europe.
I heard you mentioned the hard landing, ryanair typically flies to smaller airports, like stansted, so if they land harder it allows the plane to stop faster. When they fly to bigger airports, their landings are much better.
I’m actually taking a flight from London to Rome on this airline! Thanks for the tips!
Thank you both for the good info!!
I've been waiting for this video ever since I found this channel
Ive flown Ryanair multiple times and ive never had an issue. Im 6,5 and always have issues with space on any flight.
I always use ryanair because of the prices.
A factor with Ryanair can also be what airports they serve. How long did your STN to London trip take and what was the cost. How does that compare to arriving at Heathrow or Gatwick.
I’ve flown a lot with Ryanair over the years. My first was Stansted to Palermo, Sicily. £9 one way. Bought a Boots meal deal at the airport, costing £3 for a sandwich, crisps and Diet Coke. Plane only half full, so had the whole of the back row of the plane to myself. What a bargain 😊 There were rumours they were thinking of charging for using the toilet, plus they were considering having standing room only for some passengers.
We were stationed in Germany and we flew Ryan Air all over Europe with no problems. The most I payed for a family of four was $230 to Rome round trip. I’ll fly Ryan Air any day than Spirit or Frontier.
Cheap and cheerful! I like to bag a bargain Ryanair flight to discover somewhere new, I’m a bit of a fan