Just been to Dublin using Ryanair. About 2 months ago they sneakily introduced a system where if you didn't pay for designated seats they deliberately split you up. I was sitting in row 6 and my wife was row 29 yet when I looked at the available seating 3/4 of the seats were available. Always booked as soon as online check in was available and always ended up with adjacent seats with my wife. Apparently there was a report on this a few weeks ago on Watchdog and a Ryanair air representative made a feeble attempt saying they hadn't changed their policy

Nice

wish had more sale from east Midlands

Just be aware Christmas markets start around 24th nov definitely the case for Nuremberg as I went last year and just missed it by a day.
Good prices, also agree that book your seats in advance or you will be split up.

I'd make sure you book refundable accomodation.

I booked flights with Ryanair in November 17 for my wife and I to go for a long weekend in Ukraine from Manchester. A few months after booking I got an email saying they were cancelling the flight and I could get a refund or rebook onto a different flight. Annoyingly I had booked accomodation through airbnb and because they were strict I only got a 50% refund.

So I decided a weekend in Teneriffe would be nice so rebooked to that, again from Manchester in November. 2 weeks later - flight cancelled.

I then asked to booked onto a Liverpool - Teneriffe flight in October. Week later - email - flight cancelled.

I since asked for a refund and booked a return flight with wizz air. Still waiting for the refund from Ryanair!

Pretty sure they charge if you book in advance for seat choice .online free check-in if like easy jet is a not available to near departure time.
Yes Ryanair maybe cheap but why do they insist on being total ar$%ho+$.Is it really necessary or just that idiot Michael Leary .Surely you would want a good reputation for service not just price .

Awful airline...

No flights from Glasgow?

Ha ha Paul! As it happens I was glad we were separated on the outbound flight my wife was in a foul mood! :astonished: And no I couldn't switch seats as the flight was full

just wondering at this can you bring a luggage with you at no extra cost? or at this is just your self alone without any bags

Lidds you're missing the point. I've flown with Ryanair for numerous years have never paid for an allocated seat yet always sat with my wife. Plus if you're talking prices even last year I could fly to Dublin for £9.99 each way at off peak times of the year. This year most flights to Dublin from Manchester are at leat £19.99 which is an increase of 100%! And basic fuel costs have fallen so Ryanair can't blame that for the increase! It's called a sneaky add on if you google it there have been thousands of complaints so much so it caught the attention of watchdog on BBC1

Ryan Air, the free hassle airline.

Where you are guaranteed to be in a foul mood from your flight experience.

Honestly, don't. We just got back from Gran Canaria with them. This new abhorrent seating system to con you out of more money to sit next to your loved ones is the icing on a very high, multi-tier cake of absolute crookery.

We booked our family of seven in. The system purposefully sits you as far apart as possible, to then charge you up to £19 EACH to sit next to each other on check in. Yup. I had to pay £17.50 to sit next to my ten year old sister, who was sat on her own more than 15 rows away from her mother so I could comfort her as she dislikes flying.

On the way back, we decided not to pay and hope for at least one free seat next to someone or someone willing to swap. Guess what. When we got on the plane, there were free seats everywhere. So all seven of us had four connecting rows between us, with extra seats lying down or electrical. Michael o Leary is a greedy con man.

Even the cabin crew know the seating arrangement is a con and try their best to re-arrange families before take off.
My last flight reminded me of a kids birthday party playing musical chairs.

Lidds you're the only one supporting Ryan airs new seating policy! You're not related to Michael o Leary now are you?! :astonished: For the record I'm flying back over to Dublin in November with.............Aer Lingus! Let's see if they adopt the same policy as Ryan Air!

over the years of flying with ryanair I could not fault them. you pitch up early, print off your boarding passes, and bring the correct hand luggage.....all sorted, no hassle, quids in!

Until earlier today when I checked in for my Lisbon flights this morning.....WTF! ok I refused to pay the extra £12 for me and the misses to sit next door to each other, but she was allocated row 6, and I got row 33.. The lowest of the low for certain with this new BS seating policy. Admittedly this is my 25th wedding anniversary trip to Lisbon, yes i was feeling tight at the time of check in, but only because I felt the flights were over priced!
oh welll, hopefully O'leary will learn from this. I briefly saw him on Newsnight last week getting ripped over Brexit and their summer 2019 schedule.......

Got a flight next week. Got 3 seats allocated for free as children need to be next to an adult. So we got one row next to the window. The first seat in the middle row next to our seats is still free. Was thinking they'd give us it because we're all together. Now reading all these comments, I just booked it to be safe, £5 each way.

The cheapest prices by a long way and your moaning about paying for a seat together,go and pay an extra £100 and fly with jet 2 then!