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And they serve Google Ads when you search for a flight. Unbelivable.
The ads (1) open in a new window, (2) Ryanair knows that no one is going to beat them on price, and (3) Ryanair can block any company that they think is a threat from showing ads.
Some governments would be served well by cutting costs to the absolute bare minimum and increasing non-tax revenue streams.
And they serve Google Ads when you search for a flight. Unbelivable.
They don't like scrapers, they don't even allow links to their website without permission. From their TOS: "5. Links to this website. You may not establish and/or operate links to this website without the prior written consent of Ryanair."
They don't like scrapers, they don't even allow links to their website without permission. From their TOS: "5. Links to this website. You may not establish and/or operate links to this website without the prior written consent of Ryanair."
That's fairly standard legalese for large companies. I'm not saying it makes any sense, I'm just saying I've seen it a lot. I believe this is an attempt to lay some groundwork to support the removal of links from sites that you don't want any corporate association with.
For those who haven't read the Ryanair story, it's pretty remarkable. The Ryan family had a small commuter flight business in Ireland (what is Ryanair today) and a large, profitable business leasing planes to airlines in the opposite hemisphere during peak demand. When the latter business was ready to IPO, it went really, really badly and the Ryan family had taken out massive loans throwing their entire fortune into…
I am the biggest Ryanair supporter, they are the best airline in Europe: they are cheap and their planes are just as comfortable as city buses but they're always on-time and cheap if you know how to book. They're actually the most punctual airline in Europe. This said, I just gave up booking a ticket with them after the third captcha. They'll scrap that stuff as soon as they notice the drop in sales.
(Seems like different airlines are the most punctual depending on how you measure it…)
To put people who may not know Ryanair in context: is a low-cost Irish airline that operates in Europe. You can get round trip flights starting at EUR 0.01. His CEO is a very controversial person who has been on the press for suggesting aggressive measures to make air travel even cheaper, like run flights where passengers stand during the journey, removing toilets from aircrafts and the most recent one, providing pai…
Well, .01 EUR plus 'fees' (more fees than I've ever seen in my life - http://www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions#regulations-t... ) including a minimum 6 EUR "Admin Fee" for the privilege of buying a ticket and a 40 EUR fee if you lose or don't print a boarding pass...
To put people who may not know Ryanair in context: is a low-cost Irish airline that operates in Europe. You can get round trip flights starting at EUR 0.01. His CEO is a very controversial person who has been on the press for suggesting aggressive measures to make air travel even cheaper, like run flights where passengers stand during the journey, removing toilets from aircrafts and the most recent one, providing pai…
Well, .01 EUR plus 'fees' (more fees than I've ever seen in my life - http://www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions#regulations-t... ) including a minimum 6 EUR "Admin Fee" for the privilege of buying a ticket and a 40 EUR fee if you lose or don't print a boarding pass...
They often advertise flights for €0.01 but then charge ~€10 for various other things, so the actual price is usually about €15. However, it is possible to get a 1 cent flight, although it is rare.
Though this is pretty minor in the scheme of things, I'm constantly surprised at how horrible they can purposefully make the experience and still have people clicking to them. Myself included. From every interview I've seen with MD you get the impression he despises his customers. But they still make money. I guess until someone comes along who can compete and at least pretend they give a damn then it'll continue to…
In essence, they are cheap.
