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  #41  
Old February 22nd, 2009, 03:57 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc
Mel Rowing
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On Feb 22, 12:49*pm, Chris Game wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:23:34 -0800 (PST), Mel Rowing wrote:
I think I have had my last flight with Ryanair. It's no longer the
deal it used to be. My latest jaunt was by Swiss International
from London City. I can recommend London City over the others for
a start. My flight took me straight into a main airport and not
one 100 miles away.We thus saved on transport costs at the other
end, We had an allocated seat and refreshments were served en
route. It cost us just over £30 extra.


If that was Easyjet to Geneva it would double the cost of the
flight!


My calculation was based on RyanAir Stanstead to Basle which I
estimated would cost us both ~£200 return. We never take early or late
flights to Europe.

I wanted to be in Zurich. I cannot get from Basle to Zurich for
nothing especially in these straitened times. I was able to get London
to Zurich and back for £230 Especially taking into account all the
other advantages associated with travelling scheduled vis a vis
Ryanair I don't think I got too bad a deal.


  #42  
Old February 22nd, 2009, 04:17 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc
Stevie Plunder
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* Roland Perry wrote:
Interesting you should ask that, as I was about to remark that the
current rules disallow online check-in for people without EU [1]
passports.


This is true but currently this is enforced via a check-box on the web
form which someone might accidentally or deliberately check.
  #43  
Old February 22nd, 2009, 04:46 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc,alt.travel.uk.air
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"MC" wrote

They sited saftey issues of one bag
weighing more than 6 kilo should it fall from the overheads.

Though 5 kg wouldn't be exactly pleasant if it fell on your bonce.

Peter


  #44  
Old February 22nd, 2009, 05:02 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc,alt.travel.uk.air
Roland Perry[_1_]
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In message , at 14:44:37 on
Sun, 22 Feb 2009, MC remarked:
If a passenger does not have the appropriate documentation he will not
be boarded that much is true.


Exactly so. It is that documentation check which will become more
"interesting" after Ryanair abolishes check-in desks.


Will be done at the gate.


I suspect that people with a "non EU/EAA/Swiss" passport will be asked
to use the bag drop "not a check-in desk honest guv".
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  #45  
Old February 22nd, 2009, 05:04 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc,alt.travel.uk.air
Roland Perry[_1_]
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In message , at 14:39:31 on
Sun, 22 Feb 2009, MC remarked:
They sited saftey issues of one bag
weighing more than 6 kilo should it fall from the overheads.


A concern not shared by "as long as you can lift it, it's fine by us"
Easyjet.

IME the things most likely to fall out are bottles of duty free.
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Old February 22nd, 2009, 05:09 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc
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In message
Roland Perry wrote:

In message
, at
13:17:32 on Sat, 21 Feb 2009, Lord Truscott of Brownenvelope
remarked:
The carrier said that 75% of its passengers already checked in online.


That's fine, as long as you can check in well in advance.

Easyjet seem to allow you to check in as soon as you book, but BMI-Baby
only 48hrs in advance (until recently it was just 24hrs). The latter is
extremely impractical if you are doing a return trip.


The other problem with Ryanair is that you can't check-in on-line if someone
else is buying the ticket. At least you couldn't last year.

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  #47  
Old February 22nd, 2009, 05:28 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.politics.misc,rec.travel.europe
The Real Doctor
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On 22 Feb, 12:51, Chris Game wrote:

It's the only check against multiple boarding passes being printed
and used on that flight.


Apart from that bit at security where they scan your boarding pass and
your name pops up on their screen.

Ian
  #48  
Old February 22nd, 2009, 05:35 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc,alt.travel.uk.air
Roland Perry[_1_]
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In message , at 12:47:35 on Sun, 22 Feb
2009, Roland Perry remarked:

I'll report back on my Easyjet flight today. Last week's Ryanair flight
was about 80% full (as per their average loading) and there was plenty
of room in the overheads, and almost nothing under any seats. [iirc the
official maximum size of a carry-on is also supposed to fit under a
seat, although that won't leave much room for feet.]


I obviously looked like a soft target because I was swooped upon while
waiting at the gate by a 'supervisor' who said I would have to check one
of my bags (rollerbag or laptop) as there was a limit of one. "You
agreed the terms and Conditions" he said. A few other people had more
than one carryon and weren't challenged.

So I packed the laptop bag inside the rollerbag, and as I boarded he
gave me a knowing smile.

On the plane I had a row of three seats to myself, and overall the plane
was just over half full (but I knew this was likely, based on the price
being charged a month ago).
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Old February 22nd, 2009, 05:36 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc,alt.travel.uk.air
Roland Perry[_1_]
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In message
, at
06:24:07 on Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Neil Williams
remarked:
Came back from Berlin on a very new Ryanair plane last week (first time
I've flown with them in perhaps 15 years) and was very impressed at the
size of the luggage bins (much larger than normal


I thought they were standard 737-800s (on which the bins are slightly
larger than the -300/400/500 series). Have they perhaps specified a
larger-bin variant for their newest planes, I wonder?


I probably meant "larger than an airbus", but it was an -800.
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Roland Perry
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Old February 22nd, 2009, 05:44 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc
Roland Perry[_1_]
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In message , at 15:17:56 on
Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Stevie Plunder
remarked:
Interesting you should ask that, as I was about to remark that the
current rules disallow online check-in for people without EU [1]
passports.


This is true but currently this is enforced via a check-box on the web
form which someone might accidentally or deliberately check.


I'm not quite sure what you mean by "enforced", or what you are getting
at with accidental vs deliberate. I'm pretty sure that if you arrived at
the gate and they saw your Outer Mongolian passport for the first time,
you would not be getting on the plane.
--
Roland Perry
 




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