Ryanair Seat Allocation question.

[Ahleckz]

I'm flying with Ryanair on Thursday. I have booked myself and a friend on one booking and another friend booked himself.

Does anyone know how their seat allocation system works? If we both checked in online at the same time would be allocated seats together or is it totally random?

If it is random, we'll just ask at check in if we can sit with each other and if that fails we'll see if we can move on the plane.

I would just check in now, but I don't have one persons passport number and this question will bug me all night!

 

[Ahleckz]

My girlfriend recently flew with them and everyone in their party had an allocated seat even though they didn't book it.

 

[Ahleckz]

I'm pretty sure it was Ryanair, but I'll double check. I remember being surprised you got seat allocations because I always thought it was a free for all.

Just sent her a text.

 

[Ahleckz]

She just told me it was Easyjet (through Thomas Cook).

Right, worry over. I'm a total nazi when it comes to getting to airpots in plenty of time so I'm sure we'll get one of the first lot of boarding card numbers so we'll get a seat together.

My fault, I'm an idiot.

Thanks .Griff. & POB.

 

[Ahleckz]

But that would involve having to go on holiday with the girlfriend Brookert! GOD NO! This is the only week of a year I get some peace and quiet!

 

[Ahleckz]

If you haven't booked and paid for an allocated seat then you all pile on and fill up the plane at random.
I used them for the first time to go to Lanzarote over the Easter weekend.
They file you on and try to get you to fill up the plane from the rear.
If you are the very last on then yes, pickings are slim as everyone has tried to sit together and the only seats left are singles, so try and be near the back of the queue to get on but not right at the back.
That way you'll end up sat near the front.... if you're lucky.

Just stick together and sit down together if you must hold hands for the duration of the flight.
Otherwise MTFU and sit where ever is available

Yea, not a huge issue but it's nice to travel with friends. Have better chat and all that. As I said above, I got mixed up with airlines.

Book with a decent airline instead. You'll be surprised how often the fares can be nearly identical

'Decent' airlines were at least £150 more expensive. I have no issue with Ryanair.

 

[Ahleckz]

Ryanair is a cheap no frills product.
For me the plane was clean, the procedure was quick and efficient, it departed on time and arrived on time... You don't ask for more really.
The only "erk" was the constant "buy this ****ty overpriced ryanair product" bull up and down the isle multiple times per flight.

What mainly ****s it up is morons taking baggage that clearly wont fit their test equipment and then moaning like **** about it.. and believe me they are VERY strict on this so make sure your hand luggage fits well inside their stated measurements or you'll easily find yourself with a £50 bill for them to carry it and they take no **** from anyone about it.

This is my view. I have no idea why people berate them. Sure, their customer service may lack but who cares? I want to sit on a plane for x amount of hours and get to where I want to go. I'm not going to pay double, or triple the fare just to get a free meal or a smile.

I can travel with hand luggage only (I'm a man, going for 3 nights). I don't need anything but the most basic service. I will take a book, I don't need seventeenhundred films.

 

[Ahleckz]

I quite agree Housey, you should always check. However I did had a jolly good look, at for this particular route (Glasgow/Prestwick/Edinburgh - Barcelona) they were by far the cheapest. They also do a 10kg hand luggage allowance which is pretty good.

I haven't actually ever found that anyone is cheaper, and I wouldn't pay £50+ just to get a smile.

 

[Ahleckz]

They don't add more fees at all, they tell you the cost of the flight at the onset. If you want to pick any extras then it'll add up (rapidly). Only idiots get 'caught out' by their 'hidden' costs. They make no bones about it.

I know that KLM & their group are now charging for particular seat reservations, so would suspect BA are also doing the same.

Scummy/chavvy? Woopdedoo, you're sitting on a plane for a short amount of time. Read your book, speak to your friends. Who cares who is around you.

 

[Ahleckz]

It's been a while since I last booked, but IIRC they have things like credit card fees, booking fees etc? That may have changed.

I don't know about you, but I like my plane journeys to be relatively peaceful and painless. I don't want to be denied my sanity by some morons who feel the need to argue with flight attendants about rip off prices sitting next to me :/

EDIT:well said scuzi, you may want to edit the inappropriate language though

Whilst only one payment method is free (and you have to plan ahead to get it), that's the only slightly hidden fee iirc.

I've never, ever, had people argue with flight attendants on any of my flights. Be it Ryanair, KLM, Virgin, BA, Delta, Emirates, etc etc. You'll get muppets on any flight, no matter of the carrier and I haven't seen any more of them on the budget airlines. People tend to just want to get to their destination and get on with their holiday.

I'm not blindly defending Ryanair, but my point is that they offer a service. That service is to get you from A to B and nothing else. They do it well, and they tend to do it cheaply. Sure, you have to play by their rules but plenty of other services demand this.

 

[Ahleckz]

True, you get them on all carriers but moreso on budget carriers. I fly a lot, and by a lot I mean haemorrhoid inducing amounts, and I can safely say that I encounter obnoxious chavs more often on budget airlines than others.

Meh. The price difference is usually to great for me to worry about that gamble. As I said, and as Fuzz agrees, they provide a service which they do reasonably well and usually do for a fine price.

People seem to think that airlines should provide all sorts of bells and whistles (just look at the amount of threads worrying about IFE). Whereas, others want transport from A to B. I'm easily capable of ignoring 'obnoxious chavs', but if people want to spend £xx more on a non-budget airline fair play. I'd prefer to put up with a few hours of potential uncomfortableness and have more spending money.

Different strokes, and all.

Plus, I'm one of these really annoying people on flights who starts chatting to whoever gets to sit next to me.