I wonder what that nasty little man in Ireland will think of next (or copy next)?
Whilst I accept on-line checkin is generally a good idea, charging for checked baggage is NOT. Online checkin will not, however, as Ryanair claim alleviate boarding gate queues but merely change the order in which people stand in them.
Pay-for-baggage will merely result in more people trying to cram more stuff into overhead bins to avoid the charge, making the entire boarding/deboarding experience much less pleasant for everyone.
Whilst the claim of reducing fares is laudible, just like their claim that they do not have a fuel charge, it is misleading as Ryanair do not publish fares or have fare caps – it is thus impossible to tell whether they have reduced fares and in fact they can increase average fares invisibly simply by limiting the number of reduced fares available. Finally though, I do look forward to Ryanair reducing the price of its £0.99 tickets by £2.50 – it would seem reasonable to assume that they will now PAY THE PASSENGER £1.51 for buying such a ticket! :diablo:
I suspect that much of this will be revenue positive for Ryanair – many passengers will either buy the “check in baggage” in advance just to be sure, and then on the day of travel if they find they don’t need checked bags I suspect Ryanair won’t be giving any refunds… Or they won’t buy the checked bag option thinking they can make do with carry on, and then on the day find they need to take a checked bag and will get stiffed for £5.00 instead of £2.50.
Well done Ryanair – you seem to be determined to make the entire travel experience less pleasant and more stressful, and you continue to find ways to extract more money from your most vulnerable customers – those who do not travel regularly. OLCI is a good idea but won’t achieve what you say – as for the rest, I never have travelled with Ryanair and this just decreases the likelihood that I ever will.
Andy
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