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Low-cost airline plans $15 flight to Europe
Europe's biggest budget carrier Ryanair (RYAOF) is planning to launch cheap transatlantic flights by 2020. (money.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I have travelled to many destinations in Europe on Ryanair at very low prices. I've made many trips between Frankfort-Hahn, Portugal and Ireland for 25 Euros, although I did pay more for taxes and fees. I won't gripe about the the service or the travelling conditions, you get what you pay for. I got to be pretty good at packing for three or four days of travel into a back pack. It is, to say the least, an adventure. To the best of my knowledge, Ryanair never instituted a fee for tolilets. That was just noise from Michael O'Leary to get some free publicity. The same goes for their proposed standing room only seats as well as their proposal to sell porn to customers wireless devices. It's cheap advertising for Ryanair. Regarding long haul flights on Ryanair, I would not want to fly Ryanair on a long haul flight.
I flew, only once, RyanAir, which was from B,mouth to Faro dime 4 years ago. Having heard of their 'money grabbing, antics, I aldo bought, from their website, the approved RyanAir cabin case ( confirmed to all sorts etc and was even in their logo colours). At the gate the boarding staff asked me to put the case into their measurement gauge.. Then told me it was too big and tried to charge £45. No amount of discussion helped.. Until I used my iPad to show the advert, the RyanAir claims and a receipt. Flummoxed, the boarding gate staff had no option but to agree, in a rather unpleasant manner. One employee did finally say that they relied on their commission from these fines to pay their weekly supermarket shop...! I now use a slightly more expensive airline whose staff smile and dint rely on commission for their living needs...
Plus $150 for the first bag, $200 for the second, $300 for the third, $50 per hand baggage, $100 to board, $50 for a seat belt, $50 if you want to get up and walk about, yadda yadda... same old BS.
Does it it make sense ? Not to me , who has been a marketing professional for over 25 years ! These days it is common that they advertise for low fares which are preposterously low . And such ads are allowed or say are not declared illegal ! But most important , whether any body gets those kind of prices ? And if yes how many ? Even in the most prevalent practice of low fares in India , the passenger never gets the benefit because when ever s/he wants to book , seats are not available ! Why ? Because they have already been blocked , meaning booked by travel agents. Obviously in connivance with the airlines ! But $ 15 ? And in the year 2020 , 5 years hence ! No adjective can suffice .
Again this barking CEO has free of charge advertisement including photos in the world wide Media.
Almost all Prime News as TV news programs, Newspapers, Talkshows ect came with this stunt.
Saving of marketing funds: several millions.And with every stupid story he get the floor again.
By 2020, he can also give 1 ticket per flight for $7.=. Who will keep him on his word in 5/6 years.
Stop to eat all fantasy from this guy with his idee to pay for the toilet and other stories.
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Almost all Prime News as TV news programs, Newspapers, Talkshows ect came with this stunt.
Saving of marketing funds: several millions.And with every stupid story he get the floor again.
By 2020, he can also give 1 ticket per flight for $7.=. Who will keep him on his word in 5/6 years.
Stop to eat all fantasy from this guy with his idee to pay for the toilet and other stories.
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That's nothing new with RyanAir - they are full of rubbish!!! I remember several years ago, Ryanair advertised £1 one way from LBA or else to Europe sites, but taxes taxes taxes total up to £60 or more. Plus, it was HARD to find that price of £1. Forget Ryanair for good.