Ryanair

Flight FR9387 Barcelona - East Midlands 25/06/2014. Got to Barcelona airport to find flight cancelled due to French air traffic strike. This is when the horror starts had to wait in queue for 4 hours before I got to the information desk first question asked - would you like to cancel with refund of flight. My answer to that was no I want you to get me home this being 25/6/14. Answer to that - yes first available flight 1/7/14. Here is your new paper work what about accommodation answer find your own transport go to 2/3 star hotel keep your receipt see you in a few days time. I found alternative flights.

Stansted to Fuerteventura on 09/06/2014 flight FR8182. Fuerteventura to Stansted on 19/06/2014 flight FR8183. The feedback received regarding Ryanair was less than complimentary mostly very negative. I had the misfortune to use this carrier last month when flying to the Canary Islands. Ryanair was the nominated airline with the travel company I booked the holiday with. Unfortunately it was all true. Cattle would get better treatment. Lenghty and laborious checking in procedures. Had to pre-book seats with additional leg room on both journeys to ensure a minimum of comfort. Inflight food and beverages below "human" standard and extremely expensive. As a whole a very negative experience for a first time flyer with Ryanair which I sincerely hope never to repeat in the future. My advise to any prospective traveller is to pay extra and fly with a professional outfit.

I have never been so disappointed by a lack of customer service in my life. We arrived in plenty of time to make our flight from Gatwick to Dublin. This was a mid vacation excursion. We found out that they can't print boarding passes for anything less then £70 each. We also found out that they can't actually handle the money for the outrageous bag fee. We missed our flight and had to rebook. The whole adventure ended up costing an additional £450. Once on the plan we found it both dirty and cramped. I will never fly Ryanair again.

We went with 6 people (4 adults and 2 children). We accidentally had two pieces of luggage too much (this was our own fault) so we paid the extra other airlines do the same so its not just Ryanair. Boarding was very smooth and the children received special attention from a friendly crew member. Plane landed on time in Rome. Return was about the same. I fly regularly with Ryanair and I never had any problems. Delays are hardly the mistake of the airline but of the airport and the airport handling so you cannot blame them for that. Also people flying with Ryanair don't want to pay much for their tickets but they complain about the people paying the extras like priority boarding. Some passengers not paying for the extras were complaining why we could get on first! Also if you preselect your seat with a small extra you can print your boarding pass (also for the return flight) at home. Even with all the extras Ryanair was the cheapest solution. So to be frankly not Ryanair is the problem but some people flying with Ryanair are. Ryanair is very clear about their rules and I really don't understand why people don't obbey them? Do they do it on purpose maybe hoping they get the full service and not paying for it? I like Ryanair they bring you very safely from A to B for very little money. I don't expect much from them but I am always surprised they give good service for the money you pay.

Manchester-Tenerife-Manchester. Out 20/6 returned 27/6. Good flights crew very friendly. Plane on time both ways in fact landed 25 minutes early on return. Only problem we had to wait for one hour for our cases to come off in Manchester. Shame really I hope Manchester airport gets this issue sorted soon.

We travelled from Stansted to Madrid for a week arriving in good time with cabin baggage only. I asked for information on the route after none was given and was told "we have just passed Stuttgart and will soon enter Swiss airspace." On the return I again asked and no information was offered. We passed some marvellous scenery and it would have been helpful to pass the time if we had been told. This used to be standard procedure but now the main interest seems to be in selling as much as possible. Perhaps the pilot did not know where we were going.

On a flight to to Eindhoven from Dublin on 27/6/2014 the plane pushed back from the terminal and 5 mins later we were informed of a technical problem. We returned to the stand whilst the fault was investigated. Eventually we were told that the problem could not be fixed and another aircraft was being prepared. We eventually got on our way about 2.5 hours late. On the return journey on 30/6/2014 exactly the same thing happened. The plane pushed back and then we were informed of technical problems. We returned to the stand and the fault was investigated. After about an hour we were told that the problem was solved and we got on our way. On the first flight we were told we could not use the toilets whilst waiting for the fault to be found. After numerous complaints the staff gave in and allowed us to use the toilet at the rear of the aircraft.

East Midlands to Faro and return. Have flown many times with Ryanair both on business and for leisure. Only ever had one serious delay. Both flights were ok. Return flight delayed by 10 minutes with limited catering due to knock on effect of strike in France. Staff apologised for this with clear explanation as to reason. Staff on both flights very pleasant. British Airways should teach their business class stewards to give a genuine smile like this. With regards to complaints about add on charges. Read their terms before you book. Everything is made clear on their website. A bonus with Ryanair is no reclining seats. Why do you need to recline your seat on short haul restricting leg room for those behind you.

Return from Tenerife South. The same old problem - unable to print out return boarding pass charge 70 Euros. Baby ill on board the mother was unable to get any assistance and I heard the stewardess complain of the cheek of the women to expect them to help. Hand luggage taken at boarding and stowed in hold no warning so last second grab of passports etc. Went out Thomas Cook - superb. Never again with Ryanair.

Poor check in at Tenerife South airport very slow. Then delayed then after queuing at gate 5 we all had to move to gate 29. Stood waiting again whilst we watched the plane touchdown. There was no white wine or Fizzy white wine on board. When we arrived at Manchester we waited 40 mins for a staircase to arrive then when we got off we had to wait for the bus to open its doors then we waited for 30mins to get through passport control. Why didn't Ryanair phone ahead to Manchester to tell them they were turning up as they had no idea. Utter rubbish for this cattle class airline.