Ryanair passengers face check-in charge

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From Times Online
August 24, 2007
Ryanair passengers face check-in charge

The Irish no-frills carrier is to levy a £2 or €3 fee for passengers
who choose to register for their flight at the airport
Joe Bolger

Ryanair, the Irish no-frills airline which pioneered charging
passengers for checking-in luggage, is going a step further, with
plans to charge customers for using the airport check-in desk.

The company, which carried more than 45 million passengers in the last
12 months, said today it would charge passengers an additional £2, or
€3, if they choose to use the airport's check-in facilities.

Those passengers who choose to check-in at the airport will also have
to wait to board the plane, until all those who checked-in online have
boarded.

The airline already charges passengers £5 for every bag they take on
their flight. The charge applies to each single leg of a journey,
making it £10 per bag for a return trip. Passengers with bags weighing
more than 15kg must also pay an extra £5.50 for each kilogram above
the limit.
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While those charges exclude hand luggage, current Department for
Transport restrictions mean only one bag may be taken on board the
aircraft by each passenger.

The airline introduced its luggage charges in March last year. In
February British Airways admitted it would charge passengers extra if
they split their baggage allowance into two or more bags.

A spokesman for the airline said the new check-in charge reflects the
cost of providing such facilities.

Ryanair currently charges £4 for passengers checking-in online but
will scrap the charge from September.

News of the charge, which will apply for all bookings made on or after
Thursday September 20, comes in the same week that the Advertising
Standards Authority upheld a complaint against Ryanair, for claiming
that it was quicker and cheaper than Eurostar on the London to
Brussels route. The ASA said Ryanair's advertisements failed to
acknowledge the cost and time involved in getting to Stansted airport
and from its base near Brussels into the centre of town.

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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle2321320.ece

From Times Online
August 24, 2007
Ryanair passengers face check-in charge

The Irish no-frills carrier is to levy a £2 or €3 fee for passengers
who choose to register for their flight at the airport
Joe Bolger

Ryanair, the Irish no-frills airline which pioneered charging
passengers for checking-in luggage, is going a step further, with
plans to charge customers for using the airport check-in desk.

The company, which carried more than 45 million passengers in the last
12 months, said today it would charge passengers an additional £2, or
€3, if they choose to use the airport's check-in facilities.

Those passengers who choose to check-in at the airport will also have
to wait to board the plane, until all those who checked-in online have
boarded.

The airline already charges passengers £5 for every bag they take on
their flight. The charge applies to each single leg of a journey,
making it £10 per bag for a return trip. Passengers with bags weighing
more than 15kg must also pay an extra £5.50 for each kilogram above
the limit.
Related Links

* Ryanair sues Europe over airline 'state aid'

* Grim forecast leads Ryanair to fresh price war

* Ryanair and Easyjet lose French battle

While those charges exclude hand luggage, current Department for
Transport restrictions mean only one bag may be taken on board the
aircraft by each passenger.

The airline introduced its luggage charges in March last year. In
February British Airways admitted it would charge passengers extra if
they split their baggage allowance into two or more bags.

A spokesman for the airline said the new check-in charge reflects the
cost of providing such facilities.

Ryanair currently charges £4 for passengers checking-in online but
will scrap the charge from September.

News of the charge, which will apply for all bookings made on or after
Thursday September 20, comes in the same week that the Advertising
Standards Authority upheld a complaint against Ryanair, for claiming
that it was quicker and cheaper than Eurostar on the London to
Brussels route. The ASA said Ryanair's advertisements failed to
acknowledge the cost and time involved in getting to Stansted airport
and from its base near Brussels into the centre of town.

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From Times Online
August 24, 2007
Ryanair passengers face check-in charge

The Irish no-frills carrier is to levy a £2 or €3 fee for
passengers who choose to register for their flight at the airport
Joe Bolger

Ryanair, the Irish no-frills airline which pioneered charging
passengers for checking-in luggage, is going a step further, with
plans to charge customers for using the airport check-in desk.



The Times certainly didn't research their claim that Ryanair pioneered
charging passengers for checking-in luggage. Maybe this is true for
Europe, but the old Peoples Express in the United States used to charge
$3/bag for checked baggage. Not only did they charge, but the passenger
had to carry the bag out to the aircraft where it was then placed in the
cargo hold.

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Fine - mercans are much, much worse than the Irish. Happy now?

Yes.

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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:48:48 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, Marty Shapiro
arranged some electrons, so they looked
like this:


... The Times certainly didn't research their claim that Ryanair
pioneered
... charging passengers for checking-in luggage. Maybe this is true for
... Europe, but the old Peoples Express in the United States used to
charge
... $3/bag for checked baggage. Not only did they charge, but the
passenger
... had to carry the bag out to the aircraft where it was then placed in
the
... cargo hold.

Fine - mercans are much, much worse than the Irish. Happy now?