They always do this with my bookings. They say "booking appears to have been made through a third-party travel agent". All the bookings were made from the same account for the same person, yet I'm always forced to do additional verification. Tried creating a new account - same thing. Their support keep saying how sorry they are and that it's a mistake because it shouldn't happen when you book on their website, but it's just BS. But unfortunately, sometimes there are no options other than Ryanair.
Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan
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Re: Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan
#32This is a good thing. Let them put those facial scans on a wall of shame. Generating CO2 should be as awkward and uncomfortable as possible. I'm waiting for airlines to remove all passenger seats.
Modern airliner travel is about as or more co2-efficient as riding a bus.
If the airplanes are completely full (which, despite all attempts by Ryanair to scare away their customers, they apparently still are). But this fails to account for "induced demand": if flights would be more expensive or less convenient, people wouldn't fly on weekend trips/holidays, visiting relatives in faraway countries etc. as frequently as they do now.
Re: Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan
#33This is a good thing. Let them put those facial scans on a wall of shame. Generating CO2 should be as awkward and uncomfortable as possible. I'm waiting for airlines to remove all passenger seats.
Modern airliner travel is about as or more co2-efficient as riding a bus.
It's the first time I hear about that. Do you by any chance have more information? Or keywords where I can find more?
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#34Requiring an account to book a flight seems perfectly reasonable to me
No. Most airlines allow you to manage your booking with your last name and PNR. Which is perfectly fine. You would usually only need an account for two things: the loyalty/miles program, and having your details autofilled next time you book.
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#35Surely the conspiracy theories were wrong - it can't be we are stumbling into technocratic feudalism, with biometric ID and health checks required to leave you house? This isn't China, right?
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#36We overlook the moment when airlines started requiring a smartphone to book, check in, and fly. It's been downhill from there.
Re: Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan
#37This is a good thing. Let them put those facial scans on a wall of shame. Generating CO2 should be as awkward and uncomfortable as possible. I'm waiting for airlines to remove all passenger seats.
It will only be awkward and uncomfortable for those who can’t afford business class and not flying in low cost airlines. So basically, it’s the same way it has always been, since we’re in the climate change situation because of rich countries, and I don’t think a lot of us in poor countries care to stop producing CO2, it’s our turn now. “Everything is gonna burn, we’ll all take turns, I’ll get mine too”
> I don’t think a lot of us in poor countries care to stop producing CO2
I’m not sure about the situation everywhere but China gouvernement seems to care more than most other countries, rich or not. They flew a commercial plane with SAF in September. I personally think SAF is a terrible idea but give them credits for willingness.
Re: Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan
#38What is wrong with Ryanair exactly? Do they have too many customers and want to trim some out? All of these are just barriers to bookings and reasons to prefer other airlines.
It's true that they don't have competitors on certain routes, but they certainly do a large number of them.
Re: Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan
#39This is a good thing. Let them put those facial scans on a wall of shame. Generating CO2 should be as awkward and uncomfortable as possible. I'm waiting for airlines to remove all passenger seats.
> Generating CO2 should be as awkward and uncomfortable as possible.
Since essentially every activity generates CO2, what you are essentially saying is that life should be made as awkward and uncomfortable as possible.
And this certainly feels like the approach many eco-activists are taking, triggering well-deserved backlash. The Green party in Germany, for example, does extremely sensible politics in most areas, but mixes it with performative policies that are more about visibility (through causing inconvenience) than actually meaningful impact. So every time your drink tastes like cardboard as your straw is dissolving, you're reminded to vote for anything else. And "anything else" will most likely not enact the policies that might actually make sense (e.g. stricter carbon taxation).
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#40Requiring an account to book a flight seems perfectly reasonable to me
Why? Thank God in Germany it is forbidden to requiring an account for online purchases and you can buy anything online without needing to register for an account first.