Ryanair

[Jon MW]

The cost for debit cards to the retailer is less than 50p.  We pay less than that so I'm sure a huge company like Ryanair pay a lot less.

Yes it's expensive, but it's still a cheap flight and according to Watchdog, the wording had been changed.

It matters not a jot what the cost to Ryanair is. They are a business, not a charity & are entitled to charge whatever they wish. And their Customers have the choice - take it or leave it.

Note - Load Factors on Ryanair flights usually average around 80% - phenomonal by industry standards for short-haul airlines. So they must have a lot of customers. Happy punters, maybe not, but punters.

But ultimately if it's still the cheapest fare, it's a good thing.

And if it's not the cheapest fare then I blame the customer for not realising rather than the company for doing it.

[bolt pp]

The cost for debit cards to the retailer is less than 50p.  We pay less than that so I'm sure a huge company like Ryanair pay a lot less.

Yes it's expensive, but it's still a cheap flight and according to Watchdog, the wording had been changed.

It matters not a jot what the cost to Ryanair is. They are a business, not a charity & are entitled to charge whatever they wish. And their Customers have the choice - take it or leave it.

this is exactly what he said when they interviewed him on watchdog and of course is right.

[Graham C]

The guy on Watchdog was quite good I thought, I agreed with what he said and thought he put it across very well, to the point where he basically said take it or leave it.

[lazaroonie]

actually one of my very very favourite things about ryanair, is the fact that their seats dont recline. its totally uneccessary, esp on short journies, and good news for us who need a bit more space.

[lazaroonie]

Wondered how long it would take for you to get here Tikay.  Only an hour.  Pretty impressive for a busy Lad.

Thank you. I won't hear a word said against Ryanair. O'Leary is a God.

do you not miss the "old days" though ? I watch a lot of older films and it seems to me that flying back in the 60's and early 70s was a far more glamourous thing to do.

I fly pretty regularly, and find it the most unpleasant experience. security, no smoking, luggage restrictions, etc  and they wonder why people get steamed up about it

[AndrewT]

Wondered how long it would take for you to get here Tikay.  Only an hour.  Pretty impressive for a busy Lad.

Thank you. I won't hear a word said against Ryanair. O'Leary is a God.

do you not miss the "old days" though ? I watch a lot of older films and it seems to me that flying back in the 60's and early 70s was a far more glamourous thing to do.

I fly pretty regularly, and find it the most unpleasant experience. security, no smoking, luggage restrictions, etc  and they wonder why people get steamed up about it

The reason it was more glamourous back then was because the proles couldn't afford to fly.

[doubleup]

They are a business, not a charity & are entitled to charge whatever they wish. And their Customers have the choice - take it or leave it.

emmm you get this years missing the point award.  The law says that airlines should state their prices up front - Ryanair don't reveal this excessive charge until the end of the booking process.



btw I have an electron card and tried to book using it - my booking was never confirmed and someone else ended up booking later.

[gatso]

so thats how they get away with it - because technically it is still possible to pay with an electron card (even although it appears that only one bank still issues it -

pretty much every high street bank offers visa electron. lloyds, nat west and hsbc are I think the only ones that don't, the others will give you one if you ask. I've saved a fortune on flights with mine, easyjet do the same thing as do several other european budget airlines

[kinboshi]

so thats how they get away with it - because technically it is still possible to pay with an electron card (even although it appears that only one bank still issues it -

pretty much every high street bank offers visa electron. lloyds, nat west and hsbc are I think the only ones that don't, the others will give you one if you ask. I've saved a fortune on flights with mine, easyjet do the same thing as do several other european budget airlines

So pretty much all, except for 75% of the big four high-street banks?

[gatso]

so thats how they get away with it - because technically it is still possible to pay with an electron card (even although it appears that only one bank still issues it -

pretty much every high street bank offers visa electron. lloyds, nat west and hsbc are I think the only ones that don't, the others will give you one if you ask. I've saved a fortune on flights with mine, easyjet do the same thing as do several other european budget airlines

So pretty much all, except for 75% of the big four high-street banks?

it's not 1980 anymore fool. while you were in your coma all the building societies became banks

[Bongo]

And then went bust?

[kinboshi]

so thats how they get away with it - because technically it is still possible to pay with an electron card (even although it appears that only one bank still issues it -

pretty much every high street bank offers visa electron. lloyds, nat west and hsbc are I think the only ones that don't, the others will give you one if you ask. I've saved a fortune on flights with mine, easyjet do the same thing as do several other european budget airlines

So pretty much all, except for 75% of the big four high-street banks?

it's not 1980 anymore fool. while you were in your coma all the building societies became banks

In terms of the number of high-street customers, they still are the big four, aren't they?

[Jon MW]

so thats how they get away with it - because technically it is still possible to pay with an electron card (even although it appears that only one bank still issues it -

pretty much every high street bank offers visa electron. lloyds, nat west and hsbc are I think the only ones that don't, the others will give you one if you ask. I've saved a fortune on flights with mine, easyjet do the same thing as do several other european budget airlines

So pretty much all, except for 75% of the big four high-street banks?

it's not 1980 anymore fool. while you were in your coma all the building societies became banks

In terms of the number of high-street customers, they still are the big four, aren't they?

Big Five if you count HBOS

[gatso]

so thats how they get away with it - because technically it is still possible to pay with an electron card (even although it appears that only one bank still issues it -

pretty much every high street bank offers visa electron. lloyds, nat west and hsbc are I think the only ones that don't, the others will give you one if you ask. I've saved a fortune on flights with mine, easyjet do the same thing as do several other european budget airlines

So pretty much all, except for 75% of the big four high-street banks?

it's not 1980 anymore fool. while you were in your coma all the building societies became banks

In terms of the number of high-street customers, they still are the big four, aren't they?

err, yeah but what's your point? mine was to let Laz know that it's not just 1 bank that issues them, it's quite a few

[kinboshi]

so thats how they get away with it - because technically it is still possible to pay with an electron card (even although it appears that only one bank still issues it -

pretty much every high street bank offers visa electron. lloyds, nat west and hsbc are I think the only ones that don't, the others will give you one if you ask. I've saved a fortune on flights with mine, easyjet do the same thing as do several other european budget airlines

So pretty much all, except for 75% of the big four high-street banks?

it's not 1980 anymore fool. while you were in your coma all the building societies became banks

In terms of the number of high-street customers, they still are the big four, aren't they?

err, yeah but what's your point? mine was to let Laz know that it's not just 1 bank that issues them, it's quite a few

No point.  I don't even know why someone would have an electron card instead of a switch maestro one. 

Moving off at a tangent, this is the current (well 2007) split in terms of the market share for the banks (by numbers of customers):



So, like Graham said,  it is the 'big five' currently (although for how much longer, who knows).