Ryan Air Again

[Jordyboy9]

Yes before anyone say you get what you pay for,dont use them go elsewhere, i find it a pain in the arise when they want you to pay for an allocated seat anyone got round this problem?,and i will accept all smart ass replies

[jno]

are you sure you need an allocated seat? The thing is, almost all their routes are short-haul, 3-4 hours max and may a lot less, and most people decide they don't care where they sit for that length of time.

I don't know any way round the problem except to try to get yourself at the head of the queue, and first off the bus if there is one.

[ukbod2015]

The current sale might help - see todays Mail

[LyndaB]

You don't have to pay for an allocated seat and haven't had to for quite a few months. Everyone gets a numbered seat now. You have to pay to pick your own seats - but most other carriers charge you to do that now

[jno]

that's true, LyndaB, I'd forgotten. I assume Jordyboy wants to choose his own.

[fiction-factory]

If this charge makes them more expensive than other providers then shop around. If they are still cheaper then I'd be happy to pay it if I could afford it rather than not make the journey

[chrissa1]

I don't care where I sit.

[Prudie]

I care a lot where I sit and always pay to choose - every airline flying from UK charges to preselect seats as far as I know, certainly BA, Virgin, Flybe, Thomson I know from experience.

[whiskeryron]

I care a great deal where I sit toiletwise & object to having to use the cheap option of outside toileting ( it's the draught you know)

[funkylad20]

We went with Ryaniar in May to Portugal; I can't fault them to be fair, the seats are much more spacious now there is no 'pocket' in front, much more space than when we flew a few 'budget' Asian airlines last year.

We booked our Ryanair tickets (through a good broker), arrived at the airport in time, checked in - we were allocated seats there and then (even though we didn't pay for that) and weirdly were given the 'fast track' check in at the departure gate. The only difference this was is effectively a shorter queue, but it is not managed and nobody checked, so it may have looked like we just pushed ion, but ah well! Anyway, point is, they allocated a seat on check in - I just assume they have to do this now? I wouldn't bother booking and paying for a chosen seat, just arrive at the airport two hours before, as normal.