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Low Cost Airline - Low Cost Flight : Ryanair
Ryanair fares are priced as
single segment one way trips. If you wish to change planes
in a hub then you must book the two segments separately,
and there is no transfer of baggage. You can book a return
at the same time as the outbound but you get no discount
for doing so. Paying for return and outbound trips at
the same time will however save you from paying the credit/debit
card fee twice, which can cost up to €10 with Ryanair.
If you miss a second flight due to a delay in the earlier
Ryanair flight, you will not get a refund for the missed
flight and will be forced to buy a new ticket.
Ryanair operate a huge network in Europe,
and are generally (but not always) the cheapest airline
on the routes where they compete with another airline.
They have hubs in Shannon, Dublin, Glasgow (Prestwick),
Liverpool, London, Brussels (Charleroi), Frankfurt (Hahn),
Stockholm (Skavsta), Milan Bergamo, Rome and Barcelona.
They serve 82 other European destinations, with 209 routes.
In order to lower travel costs, Ryanair uses small airports
that can be quite far from the the city they purport
to serve so check carefully your travel time and costs
estimates. Ryanair keeps extremely low
prices setting a standard customer behaviour (tipically
an airport to
airport travel without on flight meal and hand luggage
only) and placing additional fares for every addition
you need. So you'll be able to catch a €20fare for a
London - Milan flight, but you'll be heavily charged
for on flight meal, excessive luggage weight and so on.
If you need a basic and cheap transport service, Ryanair
is definitely a good choice. In order to allow passengers
with hand luggage only a faster check-in, starting
from march 2006 Ryanair
introduced the possibility for them to check-in in advance
via their website and a fixed fare €3.50 per checked
suitcase. Luggage weight limits are 10kg for hand luggage
and 15 for checked-in luggage. Compared to most other budget airlines, Ryanair
provides very limited compensation in the event of flight
cancellations. Typically, Ryanair will only provide a
replacement seat on a later Ryanair flight (which can
depart up to 3 days later than the original flight),
or a full refund of the single journey price. Alternative
travel arrangements and accomodation is not normally
provided by Ryanair. Passengers wishing to return on
the same day are normally forced purchase a new non-advance
ticket with a different airline, which can easily exceed
the price of the original ticket by a factor of ten.
Therefore, it is not advisable to travel with Ryanair
if you're not insured against flight cancellation or
if you have important work commitments the day after
the return flight. Also bear in mind that Ryanair is very stict
about checking in no later than 40 min prior to departure.
Passangers arriving at the check-in desk even one minute
late have been known to be refused boarding, even if
they only carried hand-luggage. When flying with Ryanair
it is advisable to get to the airport early.
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