Ryanair

We flew last week Manchester - Alicante. The flight and boarding were flawless we only had hand luggage and had priority boarding. Outbound we were delayed by almost 2 hours because of French ATC problems but other than this the flight was quite unremarkable. the seats don't recline which in my opinion is a bonus and were adequate for a sub 3 hour flight. The tickets were fairly priced and the allocated seating is as it should be. Cabin crew were great and cockpit announcements fine. I'd gladly fly with Ryanair again. There was zero IFE but I had my tablet and didn't expect otherwise. Food and beverages were priced as expected.

Travelled many times with Ryanair LBA to ALC. Always on time give or take 15 mins. Staff generally helpful and friendly. Comfortable flight. Spotlessly clean bright plane. Seats ok for the larger person. Not always food available but ok for short flight. Only gripe a couple of years ago delayed boarding at Alicante. Passengers were rushed on plane resulting in bedlam. Plane taxiing before everyone seated and not enough baggage space. Normally let a few on at a time which is usually fine.

FR1121 on Sun 9th March 2014 - boarded the plane after a 45 minute delay on the check in desk to be told that the pilot was not prepared to fly a plane which had a problem with the water supply. After sitting on the runway for approx. 50 minutes we then had to wait for water and for re-fuel. Finally we took off to Tenerife. On landing at Tenerife Sur the captain aborted the initial landing and escalated back into the sky to attempt a second landing. Also no food on the plane other than snacks.

I've taken literally hundreds of flights with Ryanair from London to Kerry - either Stansted or Luton in the last ten years. Twice flights were cancelled once delayed and once I had baggage that was overweight which resulted in a penalty. I've never had a problem with any staff always found them fine - they respond to how you talk to them I think. They are always cheap and I can't fault them. I always paid priority got there early accepted what I couldn't change. I have trained myself to sleep as soon as I board so onboard purchased don't bother me.

Paris (Beauvais) to Bologna. FR4304 19 Mar 2014. Ryanair's business model is based upon ripping-off 20% of customers and then using this money to offer cheap flight and cheap services to the other 80%. Last night I was ripped off for 70 Euros which was actually the price of my ticket just because I didn't check-in online! It was my first time with this airline and there was nothing mentioned when they sent the e-ticket they took advantage of the little T&C that they claim to have put somewhere on their website. Staff were rude and ready to fight.

14th March Tenerife to Manchester and yet again no food for sale on the flight. There were quite a few people not happy with the situation but the crew just said they had nothing for sale. No inflight magazines were handed out so when they came with the duty free sales not much was sold as no one knew what was for sale. I really wish that Ryanair would sort out the inflight service as I enjoy all the other aspects of flying Ryanair but this lets them down terribly.

Flew from Edinburgh (EDI) to Alicante (ALC) and found that the journey had pros and cons. The pros are Ryanair is a very cheap airline to fly with it usually gets you to your destination 20 mins earlier before scheduled time when you land there is a fanfare sound which is quite funny and the staff are helpful because I had asked for a sick bag and got one right away. Cons are the seats are not comfy at all the staff are arrogant the leg room is very limited the food is expensive and when you board the aircraft it has a very weird strong smell. Would maybe fly with Ryanair again.

Flew to Marrakech with Ryanair and was very impressed with the improvements they have made from their website to the allocated seating. Much better and credit where credit is due. Special mention to the cabin staff who were smart friendly and very efficient - in fact far better than on a recent Air Canada flight where the cabin staff were miserable and unhelpful.

London Stansted to Tampere Rygge to London Stansted all in all a bargain bucket of a silly price of £36 return in January and booked 2 weeks in advance! They must be successful because the flights are always busy. I will keep using Ryanair because they are cheap cheerful idealistic flight times safe and very much punctual. Take no notice of the cabin crew much and adhere to their rules in other words be organised as it is not rocket science and you will be flying safely high! Why pay more money to fly into a rip off "tax con" major airport when Tampere is just a 1hr30 minute cheap train ride to Helsinki and believe me Tampere is a very non-congestive airport like Rygge.

Flew Bristol to Malaga. As usual flight on time good service and at a price impossible to beat and I have tried. Flying to Gran Canaria on the 8th March and I am sure I will get the same excellent service as I have on all flights with Ryanair.