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61. Author: Tad Allagash Date: Tue 30th Dec 2025. 19:08 Isn’t this guidance just for children under 12? I think Ryanair make it mandatory to pay for a seat when travelling with kids under 12. Reply
62. Author: parsmad68 Date: Tue 30th Dec 2025. 20:17 Tad Allagash, Tue 30 Dec 19:08 Isn’t this guidance just for children under 12? I think Ryanair make it mandatory to pay for a seat when travelling with kids under 12. No it is enforced for children under 12. It is general guidance for all passengers. Reply
63. Author: parsmad68 Date: Tue 30th Dec 2025. 20:20 GG Riva, Tue 30 Dec 19:07 parsmad68, Tue 30 Dec 18:40 GG Riva, Tue 30 Dec 18:26 parsmad68, Tue 30 Dec 15:56 GG Riva, Tue 30 Dec 13:39 "In my experience easyJet at least ‘try’ to put you together whereas Ryanair are more middle seat punitive." Definitely the case in my experience. I`ve never selected seats in over 20 years of flying with easyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair. This is the first instance in which my wife and I have been allocated middle seats some distance apart. The flight was not full and the seats next to each of us were not allocated, so once all passengers were seated, I got her to come and sit next to me. All I`m saying is there`s no need for Ryanair to do that. Another argument for another day is that if I was to book the same flights to the same destination for next week, I could travel for just over half the basic fare. How can they still turn a profit at those prices but feel it necessary to charge extra for passengers to sit together when it can be done at no extra cost to the airline? I can`t imagine I`m alone in having decided that I`ll only use Ryanair when there`s no viable alternative direct flight. GG I would raise that with the CAA. They are very responsive on such matters. That is unacceptable. Which matter are you referring to, Parsmad? It sounds like they deliberately seated you separately when the flight was not fully booked. This is against CAA guidance for safety. After our seats had been allocated, I received an email informing me that it was not too late for us to be seated together if I paid an extra £10 pp. This was less than 24 hours before flying as it`s another restriction imposed by the airline. If you select and pay for your seats you can check in 60 days beforehand otherwise it`s 24 hours. It`s a battle of wills. 😃 I`ll see what happens for our return flight, but I`m more minded to avoid them whenever possible than report them to the CAA. I had an issue with Jet2 on a holiday flight. I didn’t hold out much hope after discussions with the airline, so decided to go to the CAA as I felt the airline were dragging their feet. £250 later and a warning to the airline later, I felt compensated. Reply
64. Author: GG Riva Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 08:29 "Ryanair, while not suitable for you, offers choice to others - suggesting they should change their pricing structure to suit your own circumstances, which would result in increased costs for other, is pretty entitled tbh." This appears to be a good point, P, but it doesn`t stand up to closer examination. Airlines would only have to raise the basic fare if they didn`t charge for seats if they wanted to arrive at the same total. While this may well be desirable, it is certainly not essential. I can fly with Ryanair to the same destination for the rest of this month for approximately 60% of what I`ve paid for flights over the festive period. This is not exclusive to Ryanair, of course. All carriers bump up their prices during school holidays. Presumably, they can still turn a profit with these cheaper fares but will need the extra cash to keep their shareholders happy. Not your average Sunday League player. Reply
65. Author: P Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 09:07 The seat charge will be part of their margin & profits so the price would have to go up no matter what so reflect a different pricing policy, which for those who don’t care where or who they sit with is not fair. As an aside, minor tip if you’re worried about the hand luggage trap at boarding with budget airlines, go to duty free and buy a bag for 10p and stick a couple of your bulky items in the bag and seal it. You’re allowed duty free aside from bag allowance. Doesn’t work if you’re actually buying duty free mind you. Reply
66. Author: veteraneastender Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 09:36 Charging to reserve a specific seat(s) is not unique to Ryanair - standard practice with Jet2 and TUI the two biggest package holiday providers. However they won’t split up families/couples as a rule, unlike Ryanair who apparently use that to persuade punters to pay extra to be sure of being seated together . Reply
67. Author: GG Riva Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 10:01 veteraneastender, Thu 1 Jan 09:36 Charging to reserve a specific seat(s) is not unique to Ryanair - standard practice with Jet2 and TUI the two biggest package holiday providers. However they won’t split up families/couples as a rule, unlike Ryanair who apparently use that to persuade punters to pay extra to be sure of being seated together . This is what irks me about Ryanair. Other budget airlines will try to sell you seats, but if you don`t bite, you almost always sit together anyway. With Ryanair, there appears to be a deliberate attempt at coercion. " As an aside, minor tip if you’re worried about the hand luggage trap at boarding with budget airlines, go to duty free and buy a bag for 10p and stick a couple of your bulky items in the bag and seal it. You’re allowed duty free aside from bag allowance. Doesn’t work if you’re actually buying duty free mind you." Thanks for the tip, P. A bit sneaky though. Almost worthy of Ryanair. 😉 Not your average Sunday League player. Reply
68. Author: Tad Allagash Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 11:06 Sorry GG, but it’s your analysis that doesn’t stand up to examination. You’re making the incorrect assumption that airlines’ costs (e.g, landing slots, fuel, staff costs) are the same during the holidays as they are off season. Edinburgh airport can’t magically create an extra runway to cope with the demand in the holiday season. And the staff that work on Christmas Day and forgo holidays with their kids should be fairly compensated should they not? Reply
69. Author: GG Riva Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 13:07 Tad Allagash, Thu 1 Jan 11:06 Sorry GG, but it’s your analysis that doesn’t stand up to examination. You’re making the incorrect assumption that airlines’ costs (e.g, landing slots, fuel, staff costs) are the same during the holidays as they are off season. Edinburgh airport can’t magically create an extra runway to cope with the demand in the holiday season. And the staff that work on Christmas Day and forgo holidays with their kids should be fairly compensated should they not? Ah, fair point, Tad. I hadn`t considered that airport costs can vary. It doesn`t completely allay my suspicions that airlines take advantage of school holidays to raise prices. Fair enough at Christmas and New Year but maybe not during the tattie hols in October, eh? Not your average Sunday League player. Reply
70. Author: ipswichpar Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 13:46 Well, their operational costs certainly aren't increasing as quickly as their revenue or profit. As usual, they`ll be making the most of it but they are starting at a relatively low bar in terms of what they charge. Post Edited (Thu 01 Jan 13:47) Reply
71. Author: P Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 17:24 The budget airlines definitely use dynamic pricing, you only need to look at prices the second a Scotland away fixture is announced to see it in action. Reply
72. Author: GG Riva Date: Fri 2nd Jan 2026. 08:24 P, Thu 1 Jan 17:24 The budget airlines definitely use dynamic pricing, you only need to look at prices the second a Scotland away fixture is announced to see it in action. It`s more complex than just dynamic pricing, P. A friend`s son told me booking flights at weekends is often more expensive than say, booking at 3 am on a week night. I was quite sceptical but put it to the test several times and sure enough, the boy`s claim was true. Another thing I`ve noticed is that if you look at flights on the airline`s website but don`t book, if you go back to it, even a short time later, prices have gone up. Of course, this may be due to a layer of cheaper seats having been sold. What I do nowadays, is to identify the flights I want on Skyscanner, stick a 💙 on them so I am notified if the price goes up or down - which it does regularly - and then book at the most convenient price. Not your average Sunday League player. Reply
73. Author: GG Riva Date: Sat 3rd Jan 2026. 10:54 GG Riva, Sat 27 Dec 09:16 So, checking in for my flights today, Ryanair asks for my date of birth. This month`s calendar pops up. No function for entering it directly so I was obliged to hit the back button hunners of times to get all the way back to 19 canteen. And again for Mrs Riva, who`s slightly younger. 🙄 I`m thinking someone from Ryanair must read this forum and took pity on this dopey auld codger as filling in our DOBs was a lot easier for our return flight with the standard DD/MM/YYYY configuration. 😊 Not your average Sunday League player. Reply
74. Author: Sacktheref69 Date: Sat 3rd Jan 2026. 17:08 Never had an issue with them. Firmly believe if you follow the rules they make pretty clear then you`ll never have an issue. Had more issues with easyjet and BA than Ryanair. This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it. Reply
75. Author: P Date: Sat 3rd Jan 2026. 18:34 Sacktheref69, Sat 3 Jan 17:08 Never had an issue with them. Firmly believe if you follow the rules they make pretty clear then you`ll never have an issue. Had more issues with easyjet and BA than Ryanair. That is very true, I had significantly more bother & misery with BA with business class flights that cost more than £5k (work paid) than I have ever had with any Ryanair flights Reply
76. Author: GG Riva Date: Sun 4th Jan 2026. 19:09 P, Sat 3 Jan 18:34 Sacktheref69, Sat 3 Jan 17:08 Never had an issue with them. Firmly believe if you follow the rules they make pretty clear then you`ll never have an issue. Had more issues with easyjet and BA than Ryanair. That is very true, I had significantly more bother & misery with BA with business class flights that cost more than £5k (work paid) than I have ever had with any Ryanair flights Well, that`s me home again. Checked in yesterday and stubbornly refused to buy adjacent seats for £20. As in the outbound flight last week, it wasn`t full. My wife and I were allocated random seats and in both cases, there were empty seats adjacent to us so we sat together once all passengers were on board. I realise two flights is nowhere nearly big enough to draw any valid conclusions, but it does look like Ryanair try to coerce passengers into buying adjacent seats easyJet and Jet2 may try to do the same, but if you resist, you usually get to sit together anyway. Not your average Sunday League player. Reply
77. Author: veteraneastender Date: Sun 4th Jan 2026. 19:49 "As an aside, minor tip if you’re worried about the hand luggage trap at boarding with budget airlines, go to duty free and buy a bag for 10p and stick a couple of your bulky items in the bag and seal it. You’re allowed duty free aside from bag allowance. Doesn’t work if you’re actually buying duty free mind you." Would these be the general use shopping bag available at any airport controlled retail outlet - rather than the special Security Tamper Evident Bag (STEB) required for duty free liquid purchases when sealing is mandatory ? Reply
78. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 4th Jan 2026. 20:14 After reading this thread I can only conclude that the best interests and welfare of customers are not the priorities of budget airlines. Reply
79. Author: jake89 Date: Sun 4th Jan 2026. 21:01 wee eck, Sun 4 Jan 20:14 After reading this thread I can only conclude that the best interests and welfare of customers are not the priorities of budget airlines. Or any private transport provider. They couldn`t care less once they have your money. Reply
80. Author: pars4life1 Date: Mon 5th Jan 2026. 20:39 I don`t particularly like Ryanair, but we all know the game they play and you just need to be willing to take that on. Do they deliberately separate travel partners? Maybe, but who gives a **, being 10 meters away from them for 2 hours never killed anyone. Play the game , put up with some ** and you can get a cheap fair in return, don`t play the game, it will cost you. It`s not like Ryanair`s tactics are new and unexpected Reply

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