Ryanair - What You Should Know

Ryanair Flights - Full Resources

Love them or hate them, Ryanair have a major presence in flying to Spain. They claim to have the cheapest flights in Europe, but is this really true? See the following links for the full lowdown on Ryanair.

Most Popular Articles About Ryanair

• Why Hate Ryanair? What the BBC's television program of the same name forgot to tell you.
• Myths About Ryanair What the airline, Ryanair's supporters and even some of their detractors have got wrong about the airline.

How to Avoid Paying Too Much With Ryanair

Ryanair often charges customers twice - once when they pay online, again when they reach the airport (having broken one of the company's miriad rules and regulations). Make sure you don't pay too much by following these links:

• Ryanair Fees Ten common Ryanair fees and how to avoid them.
• How to Get Cheap Flights with Ryanair For when you're booking Ryanair flights online.
• How to Avoid Paying Ryanair Extras Read this page after you've booked your Ryanair flights, but before you get to the airport.

Ryanair Responds! Ryanair Addresses Some of Their Most Frequently Asked Questions

What happened when Ryanair's Stephen McNamara agreed to answer my questions? Read my Questions to Ryanair or jump straight to the question that most concerns you below:

1. Ryanair's Advertised Prices Why Does Ryanair not include taxes and other compulsory fees in the main price?
2. Ryanair's Web Check-In Why is Ryanair's compuslory web check-in fee not included in the advertised price of one of their fairs?
3. Contacting Ryanair Why does Ryanair make it so difficult to contact them?
4. Ryanair's Credit Card Fees How can Ryanair justify charging multiple times for a single credit card transaction?
5. Ryanair's flights to 'Barcelona' Why does Ryanair say it flies to Barcelona when it does not?
6. Ryanair's Baggage Allowance Why does Ryanair have the lowest checked luggage allowance in Europe?
7. Ryanair's Boarding Card Reprint Fee How can Ryanair justify charging 40€ to reprint your boarding card?

Unfortunately, since answering these questions for me (plus one on the flawed Ryanair Priority Boarding), Mr McNamara has thrown his toys out of his pram and decided that Ryanair can only communicate with broadcast and print journalists (despite it being he who contacted me first). Web journalists, who he quaintly refers to as 'bloggers', are not worthy of communication, even though Ryanair makes 99% of its money on the web. So, alas these are the last of my questions Ryanair will be answering for you.

Ryanair's Flights to 'Barcelona'

More on Ryanair and its 'Barcelona' destinations.

• Flying to Barcelona with Ryanair
• Ryanair's Flights to 'Girona (Barcelona)'
• Ryanair's Flights to 'Reus (Barcelona)'

Legal Challenges to Ryanair

Ryanair's practices have prompted many legal questions.

• Ryanair Online Check-in Fees, The Office of Fair Trading and Fixed Non-Optional Costs
• Ryanair and Non-Optional Fixed Costs - The Office of Fair Trading Responds
• Ryanair Fees Challenged in Court

Ryanair's 'Duty-Free Ban'

Buying duty-free past passport control? Don't buy too much, Ryanair may fine you.

• Ryanair to Fine Passengers with Too Much Hand Luggage
• Ryanair Criticized for Duty-Free Ban

How Cheap Are Ryanair Really?

Ryanair prides itself on being the cheapest airline in Europe. But are they really? I've compared fares for all of Ryanair's destinations in Spain and found them to be a lot more expensive than one might expect.

See also: Who Really Benefits from Ryanair's Cheap Flights?

First, by vacation type:

1. Ryanair vs easyjet Price Comparison 1: The Business Trip
2. Ryanair vs easyjet Price Comparison 2: The Weekend Trip
3. Ryanair vs easyjet Price Comparison 3: The Summer Vacation

And now, by destination:

• Ryanair flights to Almeria
• Ryanair flights to Alicante
• Ryanair flights to Girona
• Ryanair flights to Granada
• Ryanair flights to Jerez
• Ryanair flights to Madrid
• Ryanair flights to Malaga
• Ryanair flights to Murcia
• Ryanair flights to Reus
• Ryanair flights to Santander
• Ryanair flights to Santiago
• Ryanair flights to Seville
• Ryanair flights to Valencia
• Ryanair flights to Valladolid
• Ryanair flights to Zaragoza

Ryanair and Other Airlines in Europe

Are all airlines as bad as each other? No, not really. But that isn't to say you shouldn't always be careful when flying with a budget airline.

• Ryanair vs British Airways - The Real Story
• Which is the Best Budget Airline in Europe?
• Ten Commandments for Budget Airlines
• Budget Airlines' Hidden Charges - Named and Shamed
• Budget Airlines' Price Guarantees

Other Ryanair Resources

• Getting an Electron Card for Ryanair Flights
• Ryanair Punctuality
• Ryanair's Priority Boarding
• Full Review of Ryanair
• Ryanair Website Review