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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Ryanair's £10 flights to the US

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10665050/Ryanairs-10-flights-to-the-US-would-the-experience-be-worth-the-savings.html

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Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, has claimed the airline could offer flights to the US for less than £10 when it eventually buys the long-haul aircraft it needs.
The flights would leave from up to 14 major European cities to 12-14 destinations in the US, he said. Passengers, however, would pay extra for everything from meals to baggage.
So what would a long-haul flight with Ryanair be like? And how much would you save once all those extras have been factored in?
Seating
Currently Ryanair has a fleet of almost 300 Boeing 737-800s. Seats have a “pitch” (depth) of 30 inches and are 17 inches wide. A handful of premium economy seats have slightly more legroom, with a pitch of 32-34 inches. These short- to medium-range aircraft could not be used to operate a long-haul network, but to get an idea of the legroom that might be available – there are a few existing low-cost airlines that fly long-haul.

Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ryanair's £10 flights to the US

One seat per flight?
Quote:
Passengers, however, would pay extra for everything from meals to baggage.

No even ignoring the fact the tax would be way more than a tenner, you'd still have to pay. Chances are you're going for more than a weekend and will need checked in baggage if you're going long haul.
Once you include all that, I'd rather pay a few quid more and go with a real airline.

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ryanair's £10 flights to the US

l3v1ck wrote:
One seat per flight?
Quote:
Passengers, however, would pay extra for everything from meals to baggage.

No even ignoring the fact the tax would be way more than a tenner, you'd still have to pay. Chances are you're going for more than a weekend and will need checked in baggage if you're going long haul.
Once you include all that, I'd rather pay a few quid more and go with a real airline.

Same here, plus you get a cabin allowance that is not weighed plus 23kg of checked luggage, a meal and a paper, plus no need to worry about do you have to keep handing over cash or cards. When you add the hefty baggage fees you could be looking at a similar cost.

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