Tbh i fly cheapest airline on my route. Sometimes i flight ryanair if they offer satisfactory flight sometimes something else. I think of flights as public transport not "experience"
For a lot of European routes, Ryanair and easyJet are effectively competing against the railways - the only reason you'd get a short haul flight on a traditional airline like Lufthansa, KLM Air France or British Airways these days is because you're connecting onto a long haul flight
Experience only matters on mid to long haul flights(more on ones that are at least 8 hours or more if you ask me) as a bad experience such as discomfort in the form of not having eaten or rested well on board can leave you feeling miserable and tired and can worsen the effects of jet lag if you're flying from, for example, Europe to the US or Canada.
@@vaska00762But would it be worth it even then if people could just take short-distance trains to other airports? Some cities even have intercity rail stops at their airports.
Ryanair are still astronomically cheaper. They keep their planes full by having regular, massive sales. Very common to get flights all across Europe for 19.99 even during peak holiday times
once you add on the cost of a suitcase being like 30 euros each way, it tends to add up to a similar price to easyJet/Jet2. especially around Christmas, flights to Poland which are normally cheap go up to the hundreds for Ryanair. they don’t do 19.99 flights in peak season anymore
I wish I could fly that cheaply domestically in Canada. I just priced out the closest flight distance wise I could quickly find. Toronto to Quebec City. About 45km further than Berlin to Luxembourg. Prices ranged from $262 to $52 one way a month from now. That was on Flair Airlines which is basically a bus with wings. Air Canada was actually reasonable at $189 which is very surprising because they usually bend you over and don't even give you a kiss
I normally fly with national carriers now just because when you add a carry on bag it is more expensive on the low cost carriers. All of the other things like free food and drink are just a bonus but I would fly ryanair if it was cheaper, which I used to do
Ryanair or easyJet is the only option in a lot of places - low cost airlines often connect regional airports to major destinations. Flying British Airways or Air France to change planes in Heathrow or CDG, when it's a direct easyJet or Ryanair route is just a waste of time and money. Especially on European short haul routes where the European airlines are increasingly adopting low cost models of operation.
Same situation on LCCs here in Asia. The basic "low fare" will entice you, but the moment you add in luggage, seat selection, taxes, and so on, it'll come out more expensive.
I don't see an advantage here anymore for the classic carriers. They all added extra cost for checked luggage (at least in Europe) and it's often even more expensive than with Ryanair.
@@alexokrat8171 occasionally, classic carriers may end up cheaper than the low cost ones if you decide to pick the same levels of luggage allowance For example - easyJet will be cheaper than KLM for a basic fare with no extras - but pick the KLM fare that includes a 23kg checked bag, and it becomes cheaper than easyJet to Amsterdam with the same 23kg bag, 10kg overhead locker bag and personal item. All that, plus KLM gives you a sandwich and beer for free - that'll probably be £20 on easyJet
This is why I no longer use Ryanair and use traditional airline. They are not much more expensive and you can collect points with frequent flyer programme to get perks.
@@kibaanazuka332In my experience there is seldom much communication with the flight crew other than an announcement on the flight duration and possibly the weather forecast for your destination.
Live in SW France As cheap / cheaper / better value to get BA out of Bordeaux to Gatwick inc getting to Bordeaux Airport ( approx 1.5 hrs ) compared to Ryanair out of Bergerac ( 20 mins journey to airport ) to Stanstead
You contradicted yourself, saying Ryanair blame the German government for stopping competition (allowing them to fly to more airports) then say it’s because their flights are full.
The problem is for lots of smaller/mid size European routes, RyanAir is the only regular option. So as long as demand is there, they charge almost what they like and people will pay, because transfer flights are such a pain.
Ryanair usually inflates their prices around holidays and important events, they’ve always done that. But you can still buy cheap tickets when it’s off season, and these flights are barely full.
Literally this !! I live in Brussels and Ryanair almost only flies from an Airport 1 hour away from the city which you need to pay 40 euros round trip to go to, while all the other major airlines fly from the main airport in Brussels which you can get to for 2.50 if you’re feeling greedy. Add this cost to buying a bag and other costs and it’s actually cheaper to fly in major airlines like Iberia, British Airways etc
I've flown this year and 2021 with them and never got the strip search. Not even a bag weight or size check. Just show up to the gate 5 min before it closes and you are good.
Rryanair always has had a super high load factor. That's how they can get the prices so low in the first place. I think you just booked your flight one week in advance instead of 5 months in advance, hence the price. (and it's always been this way)
Ryanair is still the cheapest option usually and my preferred choice if they offer a suitable timing. Their reliability is way higher than anything else in Europe
It's really weird. London tu Dublin is still doably less than €20 with basic everything, whilst the same for London to Greece will easily go into the €200s and even €300s. So for Dublin it would be a much better deal, for Greece or smt like that might as well go legacy at that point
well, yeah. a lot of it goes down to demand, really. ever wonder why flights to billund are so cheap? nobody really wants to go there, that's why. ever wonder why flights to tenerife are so expensive? everyone wants to go there, that's why.
I remember flying from Italy to Germany to see my brother for Christmas 20 years ago at the €5 rate. The middle of nowhere airports you had to get to seemed like a worthwhile trade off for those prices.
The way "budget" airlines aren't even budget anymore but they still don't let you check baggage into the hold unless you pay extra and you also have significantly less space when you sit down lmao
Ryanair fly from from and to inconvenient airports, that adds cost in itself, also poor time economy. Thats why now inside Europe for the same price or cheaper i'll fly regular airlines particularly Austrian Airlines on my usual route
@@vidarmartinsen2813 how much does chicken breast cost at your supermarket? Cause at the nearest one here it goes for 19 to 24€ per kg and it can cost more if it’s organic
ok, flights for 5 Euros are over. But all of the last flights I had cost from 25 to 65 Euros (including a seat reservation) and thats still very cheap.
Its costing me almost £300 to travel return Stansted-Budapest next week (although I increased the luggage to 20kg from 10kg). By comparison when I first flew with Ryanair with some friends as part of a long weekend in Ireland it was £40 return, including accommodation. That was more than 10 years ago though.
Also now that Ryanair/EasyJet has positioned themselves as the cheapest option, people see the price and automatically assume any other airline will only cost more. I get British Airways flights from Heathrow for less than or slightly above EasyJet once you add bags and whatnot. If it’s slightly more expensive, it’s worth it for me because then I can get an 11am flight instead of a 6am flight (And an 8pm return instead of 11pm return) which all EasyJet flights seem to be.
Sure if you buy tickets closer to the date they will be expensive, it’s good knowing a lot beforehand. But even now, I just got a one way ticket for €75 for Easter for that day specifically. Any other day was €200+. It’s all about luck and forethought. Ryanair is still miles ahead of its competition when it comes to price, for a short haul flight, there’s not much experience to be had, so cheapest is the way to go for me.
I think 30-40 euros is fair, their moto is 'low fares - made simple' after all, 5 euros was a gift I remember taking a flight to Vienna and back for 5 euros each way, it was amazing. They could do a promo that taking another flight with them in the next year will let you fly for 5 euros for 1 way (lowest price between the 2 or something)
When I have to spend 400€ for a Ryanair Flight with a Boeing 737 Max and 500€ to the same destination (our holiday home in the Mediterranean) with Lufthansa on an A320neo my answer will always be: “I chose life” 😂
If you want to compare Ryanair and Lufthansa, Ryanair has the best safety record though 🤷♂️ The news always likes to blow up stories to scare the public, your next 737max flight isn't just gonna crash relax. Also the a320 aircraft has had massive engine trouble too and lots of aircraft grounded
Two things: 1. Ouigo are still showing TGV fares from just €10,- 2. Ruinair are now flying 737-MAX aircraft. Advantage rail by a long way, I'd have to say...
Ryanair haven't been cheap since O'leary took over. He spins the myth of cheap flights with advertising of flights to London for €10 but omits to tell you he classifies PWK Prestwick as London as on the same island and that maybe ONE seat on an unsocial hours flight is €10 but if you need to take more than a SuperValu carrier bag with knickers then baggage will be €100. I'll stick to network carriers [Iberia, Air Europa, TAP, Aer Lingus, Loganair...] You might pay a little more but 80% of the time you get a better deal.
Well ryanair stopped doing like “fly next week for 5, 10, 20€” deals and focused on deals for advance bookings while still profiting from bookings not made in advance which means they profit from business travellers, and others who don’t book in advance, like most airlines do already they simply apply extreme pricing and of course popular flight destinations rarely get those sub 20€ prices and when they do the flight for returning is always above 50€, still cheaper then full service flights even booked in advance
You will still find very good deals in between. One just has to be flexible. Took my family of 4 to Portugal for 180€ return total, to Pisa for 280€ return (all 4 of them) and to Croatia for 420€ return all of them.
Me and 2 friends went from Dublin (DUB) to Mallorca (PMI) for €30 return for 2 days 🤷🏼♂️. I don’t see anything wrong with €30 for beaches, sun and drink ☺️
Many Europeans: „oh, economy going to hell, rent is high, groceries are expensive, salaries don’t grow. Also European airlines going noticeably above pre-COVID numbers and people are ready to buy tickets for very high fares.
Still only cost me €20 to fly from Dublin to Leeds Bradford at 7 in the morning, compaired to aer lingus' €91 around the same time (it goes up to €130 at midday for aer lingus)
Having flown with many cheap carriers I must say I’ve never had a bad experience with Ryanair yes it’s uncomfortable but it’s a budget airline if I can fly to Malaga for £45 I’ll be uncomfortable for 3 hours.
Was chatting to a colleague about this, the price of budget airlines means that quite often the regular airlines work out equally priced but with a far better experience. Also means you don't have to spend a 3 hour journey sharing a plane with...well, _those_ people.
Yeah, I'll avoid Ryanair if the alternatives aren't much more expensive, and with prices lately they aren't usually very different if you include bags and such. Their charge-you-for-breathing policies are very off-putting.
Why are you comparing a promotional 5-euro fare to a peak-season last-minute price of 300? Ryanair make Money because they are efficient, innovative and work hard. Can't say the same about most other airlines.
I only fly Ryanair if it's by far the cheapest, or the only option for a certain trip. If somebody like Lufthansa flies the same route on the same days for 50-70€ more, I will choose them, as then I can take some liberties with luggage.
well I still flew with them from Vienna to Barcelona and back for 80 euros with luggage and all that shebang (without luggage it was around 30e 😂) and we weren't very flexible with dates either. they are more expensive, that is true, but still have a lot of very cheap flights
I’m consistently shocked by how often my European friends travel relatively short distances by air, when so many excellent rail options exist within the continent. Yes, even Hugh speed trains usually take a lot longer to get between cities than flying, but the environmental impact is many times less, and not having to deal with airports is a bonus. Honestly, there should be a huge carbon tax placed on air travel in Europe, because as it is, flights are too cheap.
I don’t mind the price rises, it’s just that on average I’ve found Ryanair to be more for less, awful service and rude or none friendly staff plus it’s just drunken holiday makers constantly onboard so I’d rather pay the extra £20 for another airline for just basic friendly staff
They're not cheap? Ryanair is perfect for daytrips (depart and return on the same day) around Europe if you have a day off with nothing to do, you can fly to A LOT of cities in under 2 hours for less than 100 euro return.
I think people under estimate the cost to run an airline, I never understand how they make money! Especially post 2020 with the cost of labour and spare parts procurement and the lack of skilled workers such as engineers
I got a flight to Barcelona(BCN) the other day for £13 and it was a weekend too. Bought another ticket from London to Valencia for my friend’s birthday £23 return lol
ryanair are reporting weak pricing at the moment, with fares down significantly YOY. You just have to not buy a friday evening flight on thursday night.
They stopped being cheap when they stopped being a _small_ budget airline that few people wanted to fly with. Of course they still have the same low quality service for their customers and low pay for their staff, but now at a higher ticket price! 🥴👍
Typical bullshit short content. Ryanair is still cheapest by far. It is and was common to see very expensive flights from time to time but then you simply don't book them, the flights in general are still very cheap
As a Canadian I'm surprised how cheap Europeans travel for so cheap. Same distance travel in Nunavut and we are paying over $600 and all you get is pop and pretzels
Happy to see Ryan Air cannot offer very cheap prices Back at the University, I wrote a paper on them… their CEO delt very similar to Trump Home he’s not the next American president
So they have no competition and can increase prices with little to no consequences , sounds like their business is doing well rather than them having any type of problem. Ofcourse the only way they'll drop their prices is if competition is back but since every sain airline has opted to cancel boeing jets in favor of the safer airbus jets ryanair will get their new planes faster whilst other airlines will get them way later.
Well it’s all the above, rising gas prices, and thanks to the UN and WEF many countries are pushing to restrict everyone to one flight every three years.
Its not justified for me as i have family in lituania, if i were to fly a normal airline id have to have a stop in either warsaw, riga or helsinki, which i’d perfer not to have
I still get regular fares in Europe with Ryanair from €15 to €30.
This. I exclusively fly to and from poland on ryanair for like 30 euros.
That’s partially true because you have to actually make some effort to get cheap flights
€30 retour to Dublin in february 😂
@@rugbyf0rlifeI did that when I lived in Poland also! Usually Kraków but Katowice twice
Aren't there new rules restricticting flights less than 2 hours long?
Tbh i fly cheapest airline on my route. Sometimes i flight ryanair if they offer satisfactory flight sometimes something else. I think of flights as public transport not "experience"
If it would be if you weren't broke
For a lot of European routes, Ryanair and easyJet are effectively competing against the railways - the only reason you'd get a short haul flight on a traditional airline like Lufthansa, KLM Air France or British Airways these days is because you're connecting onto a long haul flight
Experience only matters on mid to long haul flights(more on ones that are at least 8 hours or more if you ask me) as a bad experience such as discomfort in the form of not having eaten or rested well on board can leave you feeling miserable and tired and can worsen the effects of jet lag if you're flying from, for example, Europe to the US or Canada.
me too honestly, the experience part for me is looking outside, could care less about leg room and food quality (as long as it’s edible at least)
@@vaska00762But would it be worth it even then if people could just take short-distance trains to other airports? Some cities even have intercity rail stops at their airports.
Ryanair are still astronomically cheaper. They keep their planes full by having regular, massive sales. Very common to get flights all across Europe for 19.99 even during peak holiday times
once you add on the cost of a suitcase being like 30 euros each way, it tends to add up to a similar price to easyJet/Jet2. especially around Christmas, flights to Poland which are normally cheap go up to the hundreds for Ryanair. they don’t do 19.99 flights in peak season anymore
@@florallyclover don’t bring a suitcase then
@@Foxtrot6624 if you're going for more than 4 days or in a cold weather period you need a suitcase...
@@Foxtrot6624 not every traveller is a slump on a hen weekend.
@@florallyclover No you don’t. Public washers and drying machines exist all across Europe.
I just came to Luxembourg with a 14.99 Euro ticket from Berlin, and I will leave Luxembourg tomorrow with a 14.99 Euro ticket😅
I live in Luxembourg i wish Ryanair still had those flights to Budapest
I wish I could fly that cheaply domestically in Canada. I just priced out the closest flight distance wise I could quickly find. Toronto to Quebec City. About 45km further than Berlin to Luxembourg. Prices ranged from $262 to $52 one way a month from now. That was on Flair Airlines which is basically a bus with wings. Air Canada was actually reasonable at $189 which is very surprising because they usually bend you over and don't even give you a kiss
I normally fly with national carriers now just because when you add a carry on bag it is more expensive on the low cost carriers. All of the other things like free food and drink are just a bonus but I would fly ryanair if it was cheaper, which I used to do
Ryanair or easyJet is the only option in a lot of places - low cost airlines often connect regional airports to major destinations.
Flying British Airways or Air France to change planes in Heathrow or CDG, when it's a direct easyJet or Ryanair route is just a waste of time and money. Especially on European short haul routes where the European airlines are increasingly adopting low cost models of operation.
@@vaska00762i found it cheaper to do manchester to madrid via heathrow than going direct with ryanair by over a hundred quid lol.
Same situation on LCCs here in Asia. The basic "low fare" will entice you, but the moment you add in luggage, seat selection, taxes, and so on, it'll come out more expensive.
I don't see an advantage here anymore for the classic carriers. They all added extra cost for checked luggage (at least in Europe) and it's often even more expensive than with Ryanair.
@@alexokrat8171 occasionally, classic carriers may end up cheaper than the low cost ones if you decide to pick the same levels of luggage allowance
For example - easyJet will be cheaper than KLM for a basic fare with no extras - but pick the KLM fare that includes a 23kg checked bag, and it becomes cheaper than easyJet to Amsterdam with the same 23kg bag, 10kg overhead locker bag and personal item.
All that, plus KLM gives you a sandwich and beer for free - that'll probably be £20 on easyJet
Ryanair flights still readily available for less than £30 one way
I flew to eindhoven for £29
And easyjet £19 to Amsterdam from Manchester
This is why I no longer use Ryanair and use traditional airline. They are not much more expensive and you can collect points with frequent flyer programme to get perks.
I always prefer using British Airways short haul than Ryanair
@tahmedurrahman666 you also generally get more pleasant flight crew on the flag carriers in my experience
@@kibaanazuka332In my experience there is seldom much communication with the flight crew other than an announcement on the flight duration and possibly the weather forecast for your destination.
They’re still insanely cheep.
Can get from Ireland to the continent for under 30€
Live in SW France
As cheap / cheaper / better value to get BA out of Bordeaux to Gatwick inc getting to Bordeaux Airport ( approx 1.5 hrs ) compared to Ryanair out of Bergerac ( 20 mins journey to airport ) to Stanstead
Literally just had a flight return for £34
If it stopped being cheap, does that mean it's getting better?
Imagine if 2030 news headlines read: Ryanair beats Emirates as #1 airlines
Nah it hasn't changed since 2021
Flew them twice recently, MAN-PRG.
Still like Megabus with wings.
Flew back both times with Easyjet who were like Qatar by comparison.
I’ve seen the Ryanair Concorde mock-up meme lol
You contradicted yourself, saying Ryanair blame the German government for stopping competition (allowing them to fly to more airports) then say it’s because their flights are full.
The problem is for lots of smaller/mid size European routes, RyanAir is the only regular option. So as long as demand is there, they charge almost what they like and people will pay, because transfer flights are such a pain.
Ryanair usually inflates their prices around holidays and important events, they’ve always done that. But you can still buy cheap tickets when it’s off season, and these flights are barely full.
Literally this !! I live in Brussels and Ryanair almost only flies from an Airport 1 hour away from the city which you need to pay 40 euros round trip to go to, while all the other major airlines fly from the main airport in Brussels which you can get to for 2.50 if you’re feeling greedy. Add this cost to buying a bag and other costs and it’s actually cheaper to fly in major airlines like Iberia, British Airways etc
Literally, this is so cool.
15 years after getting veritably strip searched for 100 grams of extra carry on, I still loathe Ryan Air.
I've flown this year and 2021 with them and never got the strip search. Not even a bag weight or size check. Just show up to the gate 5 min before it closes and you are good.
@@ebermtheburn Good to hear. For certain, it couldn’t have gotten worse.
200-300€ one way? where the hell do you even search lmao. I get 200€ max round trip
Supply and demand. If they're filling all their seats, they can charge anything they want, up till the point they can't fill all their seats.
Rryanair always has had a super high load factor. That's how they can get the prices so low in the first place.
I think you just booked your flight one week in advance instead of 5 months in advance, hence the price. (and it's always been this way)
Ryanair is still the cheapest option usually and my preferred choice if they offer a suitable timing. Their reliability is way higher than anything else in Europe
It's really weird. London tu Dublin is still doably less than €20 with basic everything, whilst the same for London to Greece will easily go into the €200s and even €300s.
So for Dublin it would be a much better deal, for Greece or smt like that might as well go legacy at that point
well, yeah.
a lot of it goes down to demand, really.
ever wonder why flights to billund are so cheap?
nobody really wants to go there, that's why.
ever wonder why flights to tenerife are so expensive?
everyone wants to go there, that's why.
I remember flying from Italy to Germany to see my brother for Christmas 20 years ago at the €5 rate. The middle of nowhere airports you had to get to seemed like a worthwhile trade off for those prices.
The way "budget" airlines aren't even budget anymore but they still don't let you check baggage into the hold unless you pay extra and you also have significantly less space when you sit down lmao
Dude what are you talking about? Yes there are some expensive routes but I still can easily find one-way flights for 20-70€
Ryanair fly from from and to inconvenient airports, that adds cost in itself, also poor time economy. Thats why now inside Europe for the same price or cheaper i'll fly regular airlines particularly Austrian Airlines on my usual route
Just got back from Rome with Wizzair ->and Transavia
Tf.. you buying wagyu a5 chicken?
@@vidarmartinsen2813 how much does chicken breast cost at your supermarket? Cause at the nearest one here it goes for 19 to 24€ per kg and it can cost more if it’s organic
ok, flights for 5 Euros are over. But all of the last flights I had cost from 25 to 65 Euros (including a seat reservation) and thats still very cheap.
This is why you don't let finance people run a company. Michael doesn't know anything about business. He's awful at it.
lol
I'm going to Denmark with 20Kg Check-in luggage, go and return, 50€
It's still cheap.
Wizz Air new cheapest. I’ve been using them when travelling for work often…
Its costing me almost £300 to travel return Stansted-Budapest next week (although I increased the luggage to 20kg from 10kg). By comparison when I first flew with Ryanair with some friends as part of a long weekend in Ireland it was £40 return, including accommodation. That was more than 10 years ago though.
London to Dublin is still cheap, how do you want to compare different routes with different demand
Summers are crazy in London, hotel prices skyrocket too.
I have just got my ticket yesterday from germany to morocco for 14.99 euros
£40 to Poland seems pretty cheap to me
I miss the time that I could fly from Eindhoven to Milan for €15.
Also now that Ryanair/EasyJet has positioned themselves as the cheapest option, people see the price and automatically assume any other airline will only cost more.
I get British Airways flights from Heathrow for less than or slightly above EasyJet once you add bags and whatnot. If it’s slightly more expensive, it’s worth it for me because then I can get an 11am flight instead of a 6am flight (And an 8pm return instead of 11pm return) which all EasyJet flights seem to be.
Sure if you buy tickets closer to the date they will be expensive, it’s good knowing a lot beforehand. But even now, I just got a one way ticket for €75 for Easter for that day specifically. Any other day was €200+. It’s all about luck and forethought.
Ryanair is still miles ahead of its competition when it comes to price, for a short haul flight, there’s not much experience to be had, so cheapest is the way to go for me.
Although it’s gotten more expensive, it’s still way cheaper than other European airlines
I normally pay 20-80€, which is still the cheapest in comparison to competitors.
Good for the environment. So people only fly if it is really necessary
Not as cheap as €5 but 1 word Easyjet
I just flew with RyanAir from London Stansted to Stockholm Arlanda, €14 in total
ok
@@markusklyver6277 fuck is the point of commenting that
You fly of peak Ryan is still fairly cheap
The most communist thing ever is restricting competition
Competition isn't restricted
Are you booking last minute?
I just booked a Ryanair flight from Lisbon to Paris for €26
How far in advance?😊
€30 retour to Dublin 1 week ago😂
I routinely do Gothenburg - Dublin - Gothenburg for 15-20 euro per way...
Meanwhile I’m going to Amsterdam in July my whole 4 member family for just 151€
i just got flights for 20€ to london the other day So they still gladly exist
Irks me as to why so many commentators on Ryanair articles type 'Ryan air' instead of Ryanair - why the space??
I think it's because everyone wants to experience the crazy landing
Dunno, if I really wanted to land like that I'd join the US Navy! 😂
I think 30-40 euros is fair, their moto is 'low fares - made simple' after all, 5 euros was a gift
I remember taking a flight to Vienna and back for 5 euros each way, it was amazing.
They could do a promo that taking another flight with them in the next year will let you fly for 5 euros for 1 way (lowest price between the 2 or something)
When I have to spend 400€ for a Ryanair Flight with a Boeing 737 Max and 500€ to the same destination (our holiday home in the Mediterranean) with Lufthansa on an A320neo my answer will always be: “I chose life” 😂
So, Ryanair
If you want to compare Ryanair and Lufthansa, Ryanair has the best safety record though 🤷♂️
The news always likes to blow up stories to scare the public, your next 737max flight isn't just gonna crash relax. Also the a320 aircraft has had massive engine trouble too and lots of aircraft grounded
I can’t agree more.
Two things:
1. Ouigo are still showing TGV fares from just €10,-
2. Ruinair are now flying 737-MAX aircraft.
Advantage rail by a long way, I'd have to say...
Ryanair haven't been cheap since O'leary took over. He spins the myth of cheap flights with advertising of flights to London for €10 but omits to tell you he classifies PWK Prestwick as London as on the same island and that maybe ONE seat on an unsocial hours flight is €10 but if you need to take more than a SuperValu carrier bag with knickers then baggage will be €100.
I'll stick to network carriers [Iberia, Air Europa, TAP, Aer Lingus, Loganair...]
You might pay a little more but 80% of the time you get a better deal.
Im flying from Vienna to London for 14,99€ (booked 2 months in advance) and back for 14,99 as well. That’s cheaper than a McDonald’s menu 😅
Well ryanair stopped doing like “fly next week for 5, 10, 20€” deals and focused on deals for advance bookings while still profiting from bookings not made in advance which means they profit from business travellers, and others who don’t book in advance, like most airlines do already they simply apply extreme pricing and of course popular flight destinations rarely get those sub 20€ prices and when they do the flight for returning is always above 50€, still cheaper then full service flights even booked in advance
Not to forget airport slots, landing fees, air stair fees, fuel fees, ground power fees, maintenance, employee salaries, seats, cleaning, catering, 737-800 split scimitar modifications and INFLATION
You will still find very good deals in between. One just has to be flexible.
Took my family of 4 to Portugal for 180€ return total, to Pisa for 280€ return (all 4 of them) and to Croatia for 420€ return all of them.
Me and 2 friends went from Dublin (DUB) to Mallorca (PMI) for €30 return for 2 days 🤷🏼♂️. I don’t see anything wrong with €30 for beaches, sun and drink ☺️
Many Europeans: „oh, economy going to hell, rent is high, groceries are expensive, salaries don’t grow.
Also European airlines going noticeably above pre-COVID numbers and people are ready to buy tickets for very high fares.
I just LOVE Ryanair ! and ...... Not ONE have crashed with dead's ! Consider they have LOADS of planes, and flights, EVERY day !
Still only cost me €20 to fly from Dublin to Leeds Bradford at 7 in the morning, compaired to aer lingus' €91 around the same time (it goes up to €130 at midday for aer lingus)
Having flown with many cheap carriers I must say I’ve never had a bad experience with Ryanair yes it’s uncomfortable but it’s a budget airline if I can fly to Malaga for £45 I’ll be uncomfortable for 3 hours.
Was chatting to a colleague about this, the price of budget airlines means that quite often the regular airlines work out equally priced but with a far better experience. Also means you don't have to spend a 3 hour journey sharing a plane with...well, _those_ people.
Yeah, I'll avoid Ryanair if the alternatives aren't much more expensive, and with prices lately they aren't usually very different if you include bags and such. Their charge-you-for-breathing policies are very off-putting.
Why are you comparing a promotional 5-euro fare to a peak-season last-minute price of 300? Ryanair make Money because they are efficient, innovative and work hard. Can't say the same about most other airlines.
I only fly Ryanair if it's by far the cheapest, or the only option for a certain trip. If somebody like Lufthansa flies the same route on the same days for 50-70€ more, I will choose them, as then I can take some liberties with luggage.
well I still flew with them from Vienna to Barcelona and back for 80 euros with luggage and all that shebang (without luggage it was around 30e 😂) and we weren't very flexible with dates either. they are more expensive, that is true, but still have a lot of very cheap flights
I’m consistently shocked by how often my European friends travel relatively short distances by air, when so many excellent rail options exist within the continent. Yes, even Hugh speed trains usually take a lot longer to get between cities than flying, but the environmental impact is many times less, and not having to deal with airports is a bonus. Honestly, there should be a huge carbon tax placed on air travel in Europe, because as it is, flights are too cheap.
I don’t mind the price rises, it’s just that on average I’ve found Ryanair to be more for less, awful service and rude or none friendly staff plus it’s just drunken holiday makers constantly onboard so I’d rather pay the extra £20 for another airline for just basic friendly staff
Well said! I don’t fly with them even when they were cheap, there’s no reason to board on one now 😂
They're not cheap? Ryanair is perfect for daytrips (depart and return on the same day) around Europe if you have a day off with nothing to do, you can fly to A LOT of cities in under 2 hours for less than 100 euro return.
I think people under estimate the cost to run an airline, I never understand how they make money! Especially post 2020 with the cost of labour and spare parts procurement and the lack of skilled workers such as engineers
I got a flight to Barcelona(BCN) the other day for £13 and it was a weekend too. Bought another ticket from London to Valencia for my friend’s birthday £23 return lol
Don’t forget that eu added flight tax, some country’s even topped them like Germany. A 200km trip in Germany comes with 25€ tax + sales tax
You can easily find 15€ flights all the time with Ryanair
Ryanair flights being cheap is all very well, €25 euro return? Great! I better take some clothes I suppose, that'll be €200!
ryanair are reporting weak pricing at the moment, with fares down significantly YOY. You just have to not buy a friday evening flight on thursday night.
I usually fly for 50-100€ and this is significaly cheaper thank even wizz air. I saw 150-250€ prices but it isnt common
They stopped being cheap when they stopped being a _small_ budget airline that few people wanted to fly with.
Of course they still have the same low quality service for their customers and low pay for their staff, but now at a higher ticket price! 🥴👍
As most of my flight get paid by my employer.
Expensive Ryanair Tickets are good news.
So less explaining why I fly SWISS.
Europeans: paying €20 for an International flight.
Meanwhile, in Brazil: Any international flight cost no less than 2 months worth of income.
So, when their planes are full, they're making good money, they take the opportunity to max out their prices...... because they can.
Typical bullshit short content. Ryanair is still cheapest by far. It is and was common to see very expensive flights from time to time but then you simply don't book them, the flights in general are still very cheap
As a Canadian I'm surprised how cheap Europeans travel for so cheap. Same distance travel in Nunavut and we are paying over $600 and all you get is pop and pretzels
20-30 euros is still very cheap, almost always cheaper than anyone else
Happy to see Ryan Air cannot offer very cheap prices
Back at the University, I wrote a paper on them… their CEO delt very similar to Trump
Home he’s not the next American president
So they have no competition and can increase prices with little to no consequences , sounds like their business is doing well rather than them having any type of problem. Ofcourse the only way they'll drop their prices is if competition is back but since every sain airline has opted to cancel boeing jets in favor of the safer airbus jets ryanair will get their new planes faster whilst other airlines will get them way later.
Well it’s all the above, rising gas prices, and thanks to the UN and WEF many countries are pushing to restrict everyone to one flight every three years.
Bollocks. I fly with Wizz and Ryan. I've never paid more than 80 EUR for my flight.
The only time you will pay €300 for a Ryanair flight is if the flight is already full or you are booking very close to departure date.
I once got a Ryanair flight for 1 cent each way.
I also once got 4 flights for €30 and saw the best of Europe...
You can still get great deals, especially if you’re not taking a ton of luggage.
Its not justified for me as i have family in lituania, if i were to fly a normal airline id have to have a stop in either warsaw, riga or helsinki, which i’d perfer not to have
Cheaper to fly BA from PMI to EDI with luggage and hand luggage than ryanair! Madness!
Loved it in between lock downs it was 4.99 most flights, best time to travel almost whole plane to yourself
€200-€300 one way? Is that because you want all the extras to emulate the experience of an American airline?
They are still in most cases 2x cheaper than their "full service" competitors