Budget airline (Ryanair)

Member Name: djkunal

Product:	Ryanair
Date:	28/09/09 (24 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good value

Disadvantages: Poor service, Inconvenient

I had never flown by budget airline Ryanair until last year when I managed to obtain a flight from London Stansted to Stockholm in Sweden for just over a fiver including taxes.

They has a special offer on where you could literally get return flights for a couple of pennies including taxes, however you still have to pay a card processing fee of around five pounds unless you have a Visa electron card, which I don't have. During the booking process, they try & sting you for more money along the way so you've got to be very careful. Extra charges include checking in any luggage, being the first on the plane and also not checking in online.

To avoid these, I made sure I fitted everything in to hand luggage and checked in online beforehand so for a fiver I couldn't really go wrong with this flight, or could I?

Well I shouldn't really complain for that price but I've got to say that the service whilst waiting to board the plane was poor. It was delayed but there were no announcements whatsoever. The plane journey itself was satisfactory although I was shocked at how overpriced the food & drink was on board, but I guess this is where they make their money.

When we arrived in Stockholm, the airport was about an hour out of the city, which from what I've heard is normally the case with Ryanair flights as it's cheaper to land in such locations. So make sure you take the cost of such travel into account.

From my experience, I would say Ryanair is a budget airline in all senses. Look out for their special offers and you can get really cheap flights, but with these comes poor service and inconvenience.

Summary: Worth it if you can get a good deal