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 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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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
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.
@@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
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.
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 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
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.
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)
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.
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.
I have flown Ryanair 12 times in the last year, peak holiday periods its ~120 each way, off season ~65 euro for a 2 hour flight. Can't beat that and 5 pound flights were NEVER the average fare for a given flight
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
I regularly fly from the UK to Alicante. Pre-covid, in the winter i used to get flights for as little as £15 each way (but usually more like £30-40), and in the summer around £100-150 each way. Those prices in 2023-24 were more than double. My only issue is from where i live theyre about the only option, aside from Jet2 who are the same flight price, same aircraft model, same seat pitch, same onboard prices, same rock hard seats, and the service is just as hit-and-miss as Ryanair. I'm just approaching 40, and when i was a kid in the early-90s, flying (even within Europe) was a real pleasure, and was exciting. Now i hate it.
I think everyone has had the ‘I’m never flying Ryanair again’ chat but in the past they would flock back when they saw the cheap fares. It seems they still are flocking back despite higher fares.
I don't know, but flew Hamburg -> London and then London -> Hamburg with my mother and sister for 148 € including seat reservation. Next month, my wife and I will take a similar route: Dortmund -> London and then back a few days later. That cost us little over 100 €. Cheap, if you ask me.
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.
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
I noticed that the prices changes a lot, depending on from the airport you are taking off, in the same country. Like it is different if you take off from Berlin, or somewhere near or a bit far like cologne.
Yeah, it depends on the specific flights. I've been flying a specific route multiple times a year since 2019, and the flight tickets are on average around 5x more expensive as they use to be. But that might also be bevause of Brexit since I fly between the UK and the EU
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...
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
I can still get dirt cheap flights from Riga to Poland, Sweden and Germany with Ryanair. Definitely below 50 euros roundtrip. However, the prices for flights on very competitive routes, such as Riga to London, can go the way of a legacy carrier, like BA. Hell, I think Ryanair cut their route fron here to Helsinki because of the competition from AirBaltic (who have multiple major codeshares) and Finnair (who many people frequently use as a connection to North America or Asia).
I’m from the UK, but whenever I fly short haul I always use British Airways, especially if your going on holiday with family as with budget airlines adding checked baggage is very expensive. Plus, yes Ryanair tickets are cheaper than British Airways, but as budget airlines don’t fly out of main hub airports, it costs money to travel to the Airports they do fly out of. That’s why it’s technically cheaper for me to fly out from Heathrow than it is Luton or Stansted. And plus BA is miles better 😊
Just bought a ticket from Vienna to Bologna for 12.99 eur. There are discounts all year round but some specific locations (such as Eindhoven) always have rather expensive flights. Obviously the rest depends on demand
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.
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.
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.
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)
Regular airlines can be cheaper than Ryanair or Easyjet or Eurowings, if 1) you need extra carry-on luggage 2) fly from a major airport. I have flown British Airways or KLM for €50, including free hand luggage. Not to mention with budget airlines, I would need to travel to some obscure airport with limited public transport options. You may still sometimes find bargain with Ryanair like €17 for 4-hour flights from mainland Europe to the Canary islands, but it is getting rarer. Typical prices including hand luggage are now €60-€100 one way.
Although the load factor is significantly high, don’t forget this is low cost carrier. It requires high load factor to break-even. In fact , the breakeven load factor is around 85%
As someone who is super excited about RyanAir’s recent expansion into Moroccan domestic flights, this worries me. Are they going to start canceling flights last minute if loads aren’t high? Once they start, they will be the only option for many domestic routes, saving travelers from an 8 hour drive with a one hour flight.
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
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
@@han9488 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.
@@han9488 No you don’t. Public washers and drying machines exist all across Europe.
Ryanair flights still readily available for less than £30 one way
I flew to eindhoven for £29
And easyjet £19 to Amsterdam from Manchester
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 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
They’re still insanely cheep.
Can get from Ireland to the continent for under 30€
Literally just had a flight return for £34
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
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
£40 to Poland seems pretty cheap to me
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.
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
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.
Well said! I don’t fly with them even when they were cheap, there’s no reason to board on one now 😂
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
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.
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.
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 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
I can’t agree more.
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.
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)
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! 😂
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.
€30 retour to Dublin 1 week ago😂
I routinely do Gothenburg - Dublin - Gothenburg for 15-20 euro per way...
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.
I just flew with RyanAir from London Stansted to Stockholm Arlanda, €14 in total
ok
@@markusklyver6277 fuck is the point of commenting that
200-300€ one way? where the hell do you even search lmao. I get 200€ max round trip
i just got flights for 20€ to london the other day So they still gladly exist
thank you for masking!
I have flown Ryanair 12 times in the last year, peak holiday periods its ~120 each way, off season ~65 euro for a 2 hour flight. Can't beat that and 5 pound flights were NEVER the average fare for a given flight
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
This is also because other operators scaled back a lot during the pandemic and never bounced back leaving ryanair the only option
If you book ahead I’ve had recent Ryanair flights for less than £30 return
Regular Airlines 🤣🤣🤣 love it
I miss the time that I could fly from Eindhoven to Milan for €15.
Same with spirit, you just gotta know when to book the tickets. Cause we can still get tickets for $20 or less
You can still get great deals, especially if you’re not taking a ton of luggage.
They are still in most cases 2x cheaper than their "full service" competitors
Loved it in between lock downs it was 4.99 most flights, best time to travel almost whole plane to yourself
I regularly fly from the UK to Alicante. Pre-covid, in the winter i used to get flights for as little as £15 each way (but usually more like £30-40), and in the summer around £100-150 each way. Those prices in 2023-24 were more than double. My only issue is from where i live theyre about the only option, aside from Jet2 who are the same flight price, same aircraft model, same seat pitch, same onboard prices, same rock hard seats, and the service is just as hit-and-miss as Ryanair.
I'm just approaching 40, and when i was a kid in the early-90s, flying (even within Europe) was a real pleasure, and was exciting. Now i hate it.
Not as cheap as €5 but 1 word Easyjet
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 think everyone has had the ‘I’m never flying Ryanair again’ chat but in the past they would flock back when they saw the cheap fares. It seems they still are flocking back despite higher fares.
I don't know, but flew Hamburg -> London and then London -> Hamburg with my mother and sister for 148 € including seat reservation.
Next month, my wife and I will take a similar route: Dortmund -> London and then back a few days later. That cost us little over 100 €.
Cheap, if you ask me.
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.
20-30 euros is still very cheap, almost always cheaper than anyone else
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
I noticed that the prices changes a lot, depending on from the airport you are taking off, in the same country. Like it is different if you take off from Berlin, or somewhere near or a bit far like cologne.
Ryanair has never been cheap once you add the extras.
Yeah, it depends on the specific flights. I've been flying a specific route multiple times a year since 2019, and the flight tickets are on average around 5x more expensive as they use to be. But that might also be bevause of Brexit since I fly between the UK and the EU
I still fly between the UK and Ireland on a regular basis and fares are still quite cheap.
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...
£9.98 to Norway
In the UK, for example, A RYANAIR flight from Bristol Airport to Budapest, its usally like £30 to £60. Not very expensive, but still a little high.
Dude what are you talking about? Yes there are some expensive routes but I still can easily find one-way flights for 20-70€
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
I just booked a Ryanair flight from Lisbon to Paris for €26
How far in advance?😊
lol
I'm going to Denmark with 20Kg Check-in luggage, go and return, 50€
It's still cheap.
It’s totally fine. Just wish they had a compartment in the seat to put your things. That’s mainly the negative with them
Also, inflation since 2019. People don’t realise, but £200 in 2019 has the equivalent worth of £160 today.
I can still get dirt cheap flights from Riga to Poland, Sweden and Germany with Ryanair. Definitely below 50 euros roundtrip. However, the prices for flights on very competitive routes, such as Riga to London, can go the way of a legacy carrier, like BA. Hell, I think Ryanair cut their route fron here to Helsinki because of the competition from AirBaltic (who have multiple major codeshares) and Finnair (who many people frequently use as a connection to North America or Asia).
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
I’m from the UK, but whenever I fly short haul I always use British Airways, especially if your going on holiday with family as with budget airlines adding checked baggage is very expensive. Plus, yes Ryanair tickets are cheaper than British Airways, but as budget airlines don’t fly out of main hub airports, it costs money to travel to the Airports they do fly out of. That’s why it’s technically cheaper for me to fly out from Heathrow than it is Luton or Stansted. And plus BA is miles better 😊
Looked at a return flight to sweden the other week for like £30, they're still among the cheapest around
Wizz Air new cheapest. I’ve been using them when travelling for work often…
Just bought a ticket from Vienna to Bologna for 12.99 eur.
There are discounts all year round but some specific locations (such as Eindhoven) always have rather expensive flights. Obviously the rest depends on demand
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.
€1000 our return summer holiday flight with bags etc. easyJet was €1400.
Jesus, leave some bags at home.
Where the hell did you fly to?? And how many people went?
At least we got spirit w
All passengers were admitted to Hospital after landing 💀💀💀
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
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.
Irks me as to why so many commentators on Ryanair articles type 'Ryan air' instead of Ryanair - why the space??
Wow, the higher price points really are expensive! 😩
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.
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)
Regular airlines can be cheaper than Ryanair or Easyjet or Eurowings, if 1) you need extra carry-on luggage 2) fly from a major airport. I have flown British Airways or KLM for €50, including free hand luggage. Not to mention with budget airlines, I would need to travel to some obscure airport with limited public transport options.
You may still sometimes find bargain with Ryanair like €17 for 4-hour flights from mainland Europe to the Canary islands, but it is getting rarer. Typical prices including hand luggage are now €60-€100 one way.
When you add up everything that you have to pay extra for, Ryanair never was worth it.
Although the load factor is significantly high, don’t forget this is low cost carrier. It requires high load factor to break-even. In fact , the breakeven load factor is around 85%
As someone who is super excited about RyanAir’s recent expansion into Moroccan domestic flights, this worries me. Are they going to start canceling flights last minute if loads aren’t high? Once they start, they will be the only option for many domestic routes, saving travelers from an 8 hour drive with a one hour flight.
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...
maybe it’s also because of increased competition from other low cost carriers
I always see them advertising cheap tickets, I just never get to experience them, going to bucharest tomorrow and the flight cost me £155 😭
Cheaper to fly BA from PMI to EDI with luggage and hand luggage than ryanair! Madness!
Regular airlines use the low cost model too to a degree and are certainly no better and more expensive....which is why I don't use Aer Lingus
I thought it was about minions.
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
You can easily find 15€ flights all the time with Ryanair
Im flying to portugal next week for 18 euro and back for 25 euro so its still WELL below the other carriers at the moment.
I remember flash sales of 0,99€ from Porto to Barcelona