Comments on: Paying to pay – Ryanair’s “handling” charge scam

By: Chris A

Chris A — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:22:03 +0000

Just bought some tickets and tried to pay using Visa Electron – the website says that Visa Electron and Mastercard Prepaid Debit will not pay handling charges. Guess what – the O’Leary trick is now that ONLY Mastercard Prepaid will not incur administration charges. Beware of this latest con trick. Seems the comments of the OFT have led him to yet another childish trick.

By: Han Maenen

Han Maenen — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:49:56 +0000

As long as you return within 15 days you can check in at home for both flights and pay ‘only’ 10 euros or pounds for using your own computer, printer, paper and ink to print two boarding passes for the flights up and down. Ryanair claims that this charge is used to maintain their website. If you stay longer than 15 days you will have to go to an internet cafe. However, these are on the way out and are closing in droves. For most no internet cafe means no access to a computer and printer, thus they will have to pay the ‘avoidable’ charge of 40 euros or pounds to get a boarding pass at the airport. I regard having to pay for checking it at home with my own equipment as an outrage, and for me this is one of the reasons for boycotting Ryanair, I can only hope that this ‘marvellous’ idea will not be copied by other airlines. Aer Lingus is now rolling out checking in at home, but it is free and I hope it will remain so.

By: Marus

Marus — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:00:27 +0000

I have had 3 flights with Ryanair all of them there has been something that really hits you where it hurts, I hate even the company template its complete shite i hope they go bust and fast. I only fly with British Airways if you have never gone T5 Heathrow then do it you wil never turn back and you will not mind paying a little more.

Its noce to feel human rather than like cheap cattle.

Marcus

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:15:13 +0000

Previously I’ve been pretty supportive of Ryanair, because I like the idea of paying for what you want.

However, just now I went to book a flight, and was confronted with a £24 handling fee, which is totally unavoidable for me.

I don’t like the idea that they can advertise cheap flight prices, then lump on an unavoidable charge at the end. If it costs £5 per segment, per person, then this charge must be included on the price.

It costs me time to plan out a flight, so I should be presented with all the details straight away instead of having to manoeuvre around 6 different screens to see what is actually 6x the advertised price.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:43:43 +0000

Sorry Eliot but your position on the ‘payment handling fees’ shows total ignorance and a lack of foresight.

I don’t mind paying any fees as long as the function of the fee is the same as what it advertises. Ryanairs isn’t and it sets a precedent for other retailers to follow.

Imagine walking into tesco or buying at Amazon and being charged for every item under the guise of a ‘payment handling fee’. Shouldn’t be legal and needs to be stopped!

By: Michael's Mum

Michael's Mum — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:03:19 +0000

Dear Eliot – please could you advise the thousands of RyanAir passengers who do HAVE printers at home how they can check in onlne and print their return flight boarding cards when they are at their holiday destination (hotel, motel, camper van, youth hostel, tent, etc etc) and do not have their computers and/or printer with them. Hope that make sense to u.

By: eliot

eliot — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:59:16 +0000

Good point about leaving u in peace. U were funny at the start but now it is just boring. Why should u have a printer? Well it is 21st century darling and I always thought that printer is quite useful piece of equipment but I guess I’m wrong ;p (printer is useful to print off many kinds of booking conformations, files etc. not only for Ryanair flights). Hope that this makes sense to u. Anyway that is my last comment so – PEACE \o/

By: Mrs Nice

Mrs Nice — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:51:25 +0000

Is that your argument? Brilliant! You’re a genius! Your response doesn’t even make sense!

As you commented this site was created to offend a company yet you are on here defending it and offending people ”It is not an offense to show people their stupidity”. Why don’t you set up another blog Eliott -”I Love Ryanair” and piss off and leave the rest of us ”brainless” people in peace.

Your comment on getting a job to buy a printer says it all about you! The point of the argument is why should we have to????

By: eliot

eliot — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:58:58 +0000

Well u started with all this offending so u know i just had to lower myself to ur level. Yes it was hard to go so low but it provoked ur next funny comment so I’m ok with it. If it takes u all day to travel through this website than I feel even more sorry for you, I’m visiting it 1-2 times a week just to have a look on comments from brainless people like you (probably i read faster than u so it takes me only a few minutes, not a day;). This website was created to offend a company (thousands of people) so what are u doing here if I’m the only one who’s looking to offend somebody??? It is not an offense to show people their stupidity, but you wouldn’t understand that as your one of them… And sorry for my error MRS – GZ on that lol. I think u should leave thinking for others (clearly it is not ur best side) and get a job so u wont have a problem with spending £30 on printer.

By: Mrs Nice

Mrs Nice — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:32:46 +0000

It’s MRS Nice actually- who’s the retard now needle dick?

Well Eliott not everyone can afford to throw around £30 MATE just to buy a bloody printer but we know you can as you so commented in the past!

If you have so much of a life why do you seem to spend your day trawling through this site looking for people to offend? So yeah, again me thinks – get a life buddy