Friday, May 29, 2009

Ryanair

I flew with RyanAir to the UK. They offer cheap flights that are not so cheap once you pay all the handling fees, baggage fees, booking fees and check-in fees (My 0 Euro fare was actually 103 Euro (NZD 230) with fees.) Extra kgs are very expensive and judging by the number of people in my queue who had to make extra payments a lot of people are caught out by the 15kg luggage limit.

In Lubeck the Airport is a tent. That must be a saving in light bulbs during the day, but what they save on lighting they must spend on heating in the winter. The walls are blue tarpaulin with RyanAir advertising.

The planes are just like other planes ... with wings that turn up at the end. Apparently this upturned wing saves a great deal on length and has caused airports to have to re-design.

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