Ryanair - Got to love 'em

Capt Doufos

Capt Doufos

Capt Doufos

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Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Ryanair fan, they have taken me many places in Europe for peanuts. I have no real issues with them, but this is rather stupid:

We are taking advantage of some cheap fares, but this is kind of ridiculous. Adult return fare is £22 all taxes fees etc included. However to take my 6 month old daughter who would be sitting on my lap (no seat) will be £40 return.

I can't even book her a seat at £22 as it's against regulations! Pants.
 
Ryanair - like boarding a cattle crate on a train and the clientele aren't much better!

Used them once, never again.
 
The extra £18 could be covering for risk factors associated with youngsters, although not having a seat for her (with the correct straps / fitting) does seem a bit unfair.

It's the other way round with cars and ferries. My sister and her b/f took a crossing to France with their car which cost £300 for a return trip. They then invited me, and the cost of taking me as an extra person was just a mere extra £4. That implies that the car incurs the most cost.
 
Capt Doufos said:
I would have previously agreed with you, and not just infants. Children and Loud Idiots, Stag Parties etc....
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If there was no-one young, loud, annoying, fat, smelly, etc. allowed on flights, then the tickets would be a lot more expensive. Would have thought pmkeates of all people would have learned tolerance by now ;).
 
Build her a suit that makes her look like a full grown person with stilts and stuff.

Two birds with one stone - cheap fare, and awesome project.

In fact , third bird - instant internet fame once you put the video on YouTube.

Robbie G said:
If there was no-one young, loud, annoying, fat, smelly, etc. allowed on flights, then the tickets would be a lot more expensive. Would have thought pmkeates of all people would have learned tolerance by now ;).
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He is jolly intolerant for a poofter. Especially one from Tilbury.
 
Pixel said:
I'd pay an extra £40 if it guaranteed I wouldn't be on the same plane as a wailing baby.
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I had this whilst going on a holiday flight to Egypt.
Seriously, what sort of moron takes a 1 year old to a hot country when all they can do is sit in a pushchair in 41C with a thick nappy on.

Crying babies really **** me off on planes and restaurants.
 
Not everyone is going on Holiday, people could be visiting relatives etc. I agree it's the last thing anyone wants is a screaming child in an enclosed space, that would include the parents!
 
OpenToSuggestions said:
I had this whilst going on a holiday flight to Egypt.
Seriously, what sort of moron takes a 1 year old to a hot country when all they can do is sit in a pushchair in 41C with a thick nappy on.
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People that want to go on holiday to a hot country and have nowhere to leave their kid? It's not exactly about what the 1 yr old does on the holiday, it's about not wanting or not being able to drop your kid off at the grandparents' for two weeks.

What a lot of people don't get is that the people with the crying babies are often very aware that their kid is annoying other people and are often embarrassed by it, however I'd far rather annoy someone and have a great hol than stay at home just in case I get some foul looks from another member of the great British public.
 
Robbie G said:
People that want to go on holiday to a hot country and have nowhere to leave their kid?
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You completely miss the point. You should take a child on holiday, but I highly doubt a 1 year old who cannot even walk properly will enjoy the stifling heat or 10 days of the squits (I got it OMG it was awful!) from visiting Egypt.
Take them to the nearest seaside in the UK and help them make their first sandcastle.
Take them on holiday abroad when they can enjoy the pool and are old enough to not crap themselves twice each day.

Taking a baby somewhere like Egypt is quite selfish. Nobody to have the kids for you? Tough - That is part of having children!!!
 
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PardonTheWait said:
Especially one from Tilbury.
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I wasn't born in Tilbury, and don't live there.
Robbie G said:
Would have thought pmkeates of all people would have learned tolerance by now ;).
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It's annoying because I can avoid it at every other part of the journey; chauffeur to the airport, lounges, priority check-in/boarding, 1st class trains etc, yet unless I get a private jet nothing will stop me being frustrated by a screaming child on an Embraer E-170.
 
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Children should have a mute button. I don't know what it is, but the sound of children screaming makes me want to backhand a kitten or something.
 
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