Ryan Air Flight Question

[keepitsecret]

Hi Guys,

Right.. I'm off to Spain on Saturday with Ryan Air (Cheap Flight). I decided I wouldnt need a suit case and be ok with hand luggage for a few days.

I've kinda realised after booking I'm going to need to take my suitcase. Does anyone know If I will be able to load it on the flight even though I have not booked for it?

I know what I was booking Ryan air were going to Charg £35.00 for the suitcase. But now I'm bringing it to the airport un-anounced does anyone know how much it will cost if they will let me put it on the plane at all?

Its just a Bog-Standard Stuicase under the max weight of 15kg

Any help would be great.

cheers guys.

 

[keepitsecret]

I dont really want to phone Ryan Airs customer help line at 10p a minute. lol

 

[KidsBeeHappy]

When you do your online check in you can I think add this and pay. At prestwick airport the staff weigh and measure all handluggage at the gate, PDQ machine in hand. Very entertaining to watch all those people that think they have sneaky ways of getting their overweight/size suitcases on. (Partic is seems Italian women, who turn up all flouncey last minute with the "i'm too busy for this" coat swishing thing going on - next time you're flying from Prestwick, pull up a chair next to the gate for a very entertaining half hour)

 

[Tom McClelland]

Make sure that you're nowhere near the weight limit for the suitcase.

Anecdotally the weighing machines for flights back to the UK are more savage than those in the UK airports where there may be a little leeway. And the fee for an overweight bag is enormous.

 

[the locksmith]

If you have a look at Ryanair's website , it would appear you can add baggage but it's not clear how much it costs, however the "manage-your-booking link should tell you (?)

http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions...-in-airport-check-in-and-checked-baggage-fees


After the booking is made checked baggage can be added to a reservation via the Manage My Booking facility on http://www.ryanair.com/en/manage-your-booking up to 4 hours before the scheduled flight departure time. The checked baggage fees are charged per person/per one way flight and are discounted when booked on-line. Higher fees apply if booked via a Ryanair call centre or at the airport and also for travel undertaken in the peak months of July or August. Fees may vary from time to time but it is the rates in force at the time you book and/or pay for your checked baggage allowance which apply.

 

[Naughty Vend]

Whatever you do, change the booking before you get there or compare the cost to buying clothes on arrival...

 

[Deleted member 61074]

Yep you can add baggage to your online booking, don't forget to check yourself in online to

Pretty sure it's £15 for the bag each way.

Check the dimensions on cabin luggage as not all trolley cases adhere to Ryans requirement

 

[spreadsheetsdirect]

Get one of these...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1292933/How-help-17-pocket-jacket-I-beat-Ryanair-game.html

 

[keepitsecret]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the info.

I think i'm going to have to call Ryan Air to ask how much 1 suitcase will be to take. The reason being we had already booked in online and cannot now add it to the ticket. (Stupid I know).

I'm half tempted to wear a lot of my stuff as well. to get around the luggage thing.. maybe 3 T-shirts 2 pairs of socks etc, etc and then put them all back in the bag. I've never flown Ryan Air before and always Easy Jet. I've heard bad things about Ryan Air so i'm not expecting anything more than having to stand up and Sh*t in a bucket. ^_^

I will phone them today and tell you guys the outcome. Could be quite handy to know for future reference.

 

[keepitsecret]

Hi Guys,

I found a few emails on a complaints website for customer services. So I thought I would throw a Quick Polite email out there (thinking it would get lost in space).

However...

I got a reply for the email address I sent the email to within 15mins! *Shocked*

It said the following:-

Dear Mr B

You can still add a checked bag to your booking upto 4 hours before departure via the Manage My Booking section of our website. This is the cheapest option at the airport it will cost €35/£35

Regards

Customer Service

Quite unexpected.. but rather happy I got a reply. I will check this now as I didnt think you were able to book bags in once you have 'checked in' online.

 

[thetime22]

I have a Ryan Air question.. Why do they block off heaps of rows on flights that aren't full?

 

[DorsetLockDoctor]

Probably a weight - centre of gravity thing for the plane - they have to even out the weight distribution of pasengers, cargo/luggage and fuel.

Gerry

 

[thetime22]

Probably a weight - centre of gravity thing for the plane - they have to even out the weight distribution of pasengers, cargo/luggage and fuel.

Gerry

wow that really makes me feel safe.

But if ppl are spread out all over the plane why would it matter? I bet the reason has something to do with cutting costs.

 

[thetime22]

Probably a weight - centre of gravity thing for the plane - they have to even out the weight distribution of pasengers, cargo/luggage and fuel.

Gerry

and how come no other airline does this if it's a safety concern.

 

[Tom McClelland]

It isn't a safety thing. The plane uses a tiny amount less fuel if as much weight as possible is concentrated over the wing.

 

[thetime22]

It isn't a safety thing. The plane uses a tiny amount less fuel if as much weight as possible is concentrated over the wing.

yep thats what it would be. But wouldnt customer satisfaction be more important? Nobody wants to be cramped, people like to spread out. Would they really save THAT much money doing this?

 

[Tom McClelland]

yep thats what it would be. But wouldnt customer satisfaction be more important? Nobody wants to be cramped, people like to spread out. Would they really save THAT much money doing this?

Customer satisfaction is completely irrelevant to Ryanair's business model, or they'd change tons of things about it. Every part of their operation is designed with the twin views of (a) maximising extra cash extracted from passengers above and beyond headline ticket prices and (b) minimising operating costs. When you fly RA you are making a choice to endure poor facilities in order to save as much money as possible. It is a choice that I've chosen to make, on occasion. No point in griping about a proposition that is well understood by all concerned.

 

[thetime22]

Customer satisfaction is completely irrelevant to Ryanair's business model, or they'd change tons of things about it. Every part of their operation is designed with the twin views of (a) maximising extra cash extracted from passengers above and beyond headline ticket prices and (b) minimising operating costs. When you fly RA you are making a choice to endure poor facilities in order to save as much money as possible. It is a choice that I've chosen to make, on occasion. No point in griping about a proposition that is well understood by all concerned.

Exactly.. But i can't understand why the flight attendants are so strict about this.. company policy and rule enforcement are different.. just cant understand how rigid they are... eg a mother and small child get on the flight.. theres no seats left.. why not just let em use the spare row. Sure it's company policy but why are they so anal about enforcing it.

 

[DorsetLockDoctor]

Try asking people who might know !

The link you need is near the bottom of the FAQ page.

Gerry

http://www.pprune.org/passengers-sl...0-forum-faq-welcome-passengers-slf-forum.html

 

[Magsite]

I took hand luggage to dublin on ryan air, its surprising the size that you can take on the plane, mine was a small suitcase, I'll never pay for hold luggage again! http://www.ebuyer.com/product/100448

 

[Tom McClelland]

OK, after reading that...

Because Ryanair doesn't allocate individual seats to passengers in theory everyone could sit anywhere. There is in fact a safety issue with that, and aircraft manufacturers won't allow it. Normal seat booking systems used by more expensive airlines automatically spread the passengers around safely, and in such a way that the CG of the plane is well balanced for minimal fuel consutmption.

So the manufacturer and RA get together and agree a loadsheet specifying how the passengers should be loaded. That is part of the CAA operating specification and RA wouldn't be allowed to vary it for reasons like, "I need three seats for myself and my screaming kid". THe flight crew get no choice about this.

 

[Tom McClelland]

I took hand luggage to dublin on ryan air, its surprising the size that you can take on the plane, mine was a small suitcase, I'll never pay for hold luggage again! http://www.ebuyer.com/product/100448

Indeed. I took my family of 4 to Spain for a wedding. We travelled with 4 hand bags, well within the RA weight and dimensions allowance, and we easily had everything we needed for a 3 day stay, including wedding and reception clothing.

 

[keepitsecret]

Hi Guys,

Just ot update you. I managed to login to the website and even though we have already checked in for our flights we were able to add baggage.

I am taking 1 suitcase (10% mine 90% wifes stuff!)

£30.00 return is'nt too bad.

just thought I would let you know

 

[Naughty Vend]

It isn't a safety thing. The plane uses a tiny amount less fuel if as much weight as possible is concentrated over the wing.

It's to do with "trim" and the angle of attack of the leading edge, if the ship can be ballast via a more natural distribution of weight rather than forced by trim she burns less fuel...

Another interesting one is the 500ft warning which signals head office automatically if the engines are below 30% at this altitude on the ILS, so the pilots on manual will give the engines a wee burst on the final approach... you'll hear this about twenty seconds before touch-down.

Also, the pilots on a flight from Dublin recently reported a squeeking noise in the cockpit... the engineers installed a stray cat to resolve the issue.

 

[Ashley_Price]

Ryan Air used to be brilliant. My wife and I used to fly to Ireland regularly and we really did get the fare for as little as 2p plus taxes (which made it about £30 total - still way cheap).

However, over the years they have added more and more costs. In fact the last time we flew to Dublin we went with Aer Lingus, because they were significantly cheaper - despite the fact that Ryan Air originally set up to be a cheap alternative!

The last time we went to Dublin with Ryan Air we had a suitcase, going out it was fine, coming back it was overweight - despite have the same stuff in it - and we had to pay an additional €15.

 

[bex91]

I am going to Portugal with my family tomorrow and I have just needed to pay for extra baggage! However, I have already booked online and printed off the boarding passes already.
I do have the email intinery to show I have paid for the extra baggage, so is it okay to have this to prove the extra baggage I had paid for because it doesn't come up on the boarding passes obviously?

 

[3Atech]

You can try to call them and cancel it...You can try source them from other ways.

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Exactly.. But i can't understand why the flight attendants are so strict about this.. company policy and rule enforcement are different.. just cant understand how rigid they are... eg a mother and small child get on the flight.. theres no seats left.. why not just let em use the spare row. Sure it's company policy but why are they so anal about enforcing it.

How did she get onto the plane? If all the seats were full or closed off,the staff would have known this and not allowed any more SLF on the flight.

 

[Tom McClelland]

How did she get onto the plane? If all the seats were full or closed off,the staff would have known this and not allowed any more SLF on the flight.

The thread is old, but I assume the person you were responding to was thinking of a situation where mother and child can't have 2 seats together. Presumably the flight-staff would ask someone to move.