Growth of airlines’ add-on fees sparks calls for price reforms
Growth of airlines’ add-on fees sparks calls for price reforms
Study finds almost 90% of carriers charge for at least one item, leading to questions about whether firms should be forced to be more transparent
They keep these fees because they know they can get away with it and you'll still pay them but they can advertise a cheaper initial fare. It's like saying that 98% of their flights take off and land on time but when you dig into it they classify a forty minute flight as an hour and a half which gives them the leeway to be delayed.
Ryanair might be cunts but they're not stupid.
Haven't most people understood that model for a long time though? If I'm taking a proper trip that requires checked luggage, more than four hours in the air, etc, I'm booking aore expensive flight. Budget airlines are for a few days break somewhere where I can get everything into my carry on backpack.
I don't think they have. For as long as I can remember the base price for CuntyAir and co has been relatively cheap but the optional extras went from a similar price to almost double the cost of the base flight. This is over a good 20 or 25 years. So that tells me that they know people will still be suckered in by the cheap base flight and get stung with the extras so they maximise the revenue in that area. Charging to print a boarding pass is astronomical. They're just milking old people that can't use a mobile phone (and there are plenty). I don't think people have understood the model and I think Ryanshits knows this.
But it's not like that.
When I try and book an international flight, out of Europe, BA.com will still try and nudge me towards flights that start to tack on fees to make them seem cheap.
Isn't the whole point of these airlines that you get a cheap flight, if you travel lightly and are ok with no-frills. That's how I've always treated easyJet and Ryanair, weekend away, everything in a carry on sized backpack, flight for a score, jobs a good'un.
If you want the frills you either pay for a more expensive flight to begin with or buy all the add-ons. It's like buying electronics off a market stall and being annoyed they don't offer the years guarantee that John Lewis do.
Pretty much this. I've just flown with Ryanair and it was super easy and no issues. Just read the instructions and you'll be fine. I think the main bulk of complaints come from older people who are used to the older all in one price style.
Like it's ~£40 a ticket. Pay the extra for hold luggage and your still quids in basically.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ryanair has emerged as the carrier that levies the most for extras such as seat selection, baggage check-in and insurance, as it becomes increasingly difficult to find an airline that offers everything up front.
The controversial issue of add-ons was reignited last week when an elderly couple were charged £110 by Ryanair for new boarding passes after they mistakenly checked into the wrong leg of their flight.
In June, Rishi Sunak ordered a review of “drip pricing” under which companies hide the true cost of products and services by charging consumers extra fees.
NetVoucherCodes examined a series of similar routes for the world’s top airlines and calculated the costs of add-ons such as carry-on baggage, 20kg checked bags, seat selection, fast tracking, insurance and onboard wifi.
In the case of a Ryanair flight to Ireland, an initial cost of £18.39 quickly quadrupled to more than £80 after optional extras were added, with fees of £22.49 to check in baggage, £14.50 for one piece of carry-on luggage, £8 for seat selection and £18.39 for insurance.
Katy Maclure of Jack’s Flight Club, which monitors airfares for the cheapest options, said customers needed to become more aware of the fees as more airlines employed the tactics.
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