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Miss Eck Jul 14th 2007 8:06 am
Rip off airlines
 
Booked a flight from Eire to the UK with Ryanair and have to now pay for checked-in baggage (12 euro per bag). I can understand it with Ryanair as they do pretty cheap flights.

Just got an email from Aer Lingus and they too charge for checked-in baggage.

Are most UK/Eire based airlines now doing this?

Fairydust Jul 14th 2007 9:09 am
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Miss Eck (Post 5053050)
Booked a flight from Eire to the UK with Ryanair and have to now pay for checked-in baggage (12 euro per bag). I can understand it with Ryanair as they do pretty cheap flights.

Just got an email from Aer Lingus and they too charge for checked-in baggage.

Are most UK/Eire based airlines now doing this?
I've had to pay with Flybe too

littlejimmy Jul 14th 2007 9:31 am
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 5053144)
I've had to pay with Flybe too
Not heard about that happening on scheduled airlines before.

Fairydust Jul 14th 2007 10:05 am
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 5053190)
Not heard about that happening on scheduled airlines before.
Bloody rip off, as i said somewhere the other day, my flight was £2.94 one way and it ends up costing over £100 by the time you have added on surcharges taxes etc. They charge for hold baggage, pre booking seats, booking on-line, the list is endless, will just have to make sure I don't have excess or god knows what the charge for that will be :eek:

Attila the Mouse Jul 14th 2007 12:10 pm
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 5053303)
Bloody rip off, as i said somewhere the other day, my flight was £2.94 one way and it ends up costing over £100 by the time you have added on surcharges taxes etc. They charge for hold baggage, pre booking seats, booking on-line, the list is endless, will just have to make sure I don't have excess or god knows what the charge for that will be :eek:
What's the baggage allowance FD? 1kg? :lol:

Confucius Jul 14th 2007 4:24 pm
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 5053303)
Bloody rip off, as i said somewhere the other day, my flight was £2.94 one way and it ends up costing over £100 by the time you have added on surcharges taxes etc. They charge for hold baggage, pre booking seats, booking on-line, the list is endless, will just have to make sure I don't have excess or god knows what the charge for that will be :eek:
if you arrive faster,there is a surcharge... if you arrive late, there's the same surcharge and a penalty... and if you dare change to another airline,they'll come after you and your family...
Oh yeahhhh...

Inselaffen Jul 14th 2007 4:47 pm
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 5054308)
if you arrive faster,there is a surcharge... if you arrive late, there's the same surcharge and a penalty... and if you dare change to another airline,they'll come after you and your family...
Oh yeahhhh...
not forgetting the 50p charge to use the toilets!

Fairydust Jul 14th 2007 4:54 pm
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Inselaffen (Post 5054349)
not forgetting the 50p charge to use the toilets!
Well you won't need to go unless you buy some of their over-inflated priced drinks as they don't come free any more either!!

Inselaffen Jul 14th 2007 5:18 pm
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 5054366)
Well you won't need to go unless you buy some of their over-inflated priced drinks as they don't come free any more either!!
had assumed you'd be paying a visit to the duty free ;)

Fairydust Jul 14th 2007 5:55 pm
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Inselaffen (Post 5054436)
had assumed you'd be paying a visit to the duty free ;)
Not on Manchester Isle of Man route :p

Attila the Mouse Jul 15th 2007 4:25 am
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 5054577)
Not on Manchester Isle of Man route :p
Don't you just love long haul flights! :rofl:

Fairydust Jul 15th 2007 6:03 pm
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Attila the Mouse (Post 5055962)
Don't you just love long haul flights! :rofl:
No time for mile high club though :p

Attila the Mouse Jul 16th 2007 5:33 am
Re: Rip off airlines
 
Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 5058185)
No time for mile high club though :p
Don't think the plane gets that high before coming back down!

If memory serves me well, there's not much room to do anything on that flight. :D


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