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Sloss
 


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Ryanair - again!

Spare a thought for poor ole Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair.
After arriving in a hotel in Manchester, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness.
The barman nodded and said, "That will be £1 please, Mr. O’Leary."
Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.
"Well, we do try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday from 6 pm until 8 pm. We have the cheapest beer in England".
"That is remarkable value", Michael comments.
"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be £3 please."
O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra £2. You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you £1."
"I think you may be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please".
Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in, he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of £4 for your seat sir".
O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another £3."
O'Leary was so incensed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".
"I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be £2 please."
O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary."
"I've had enough! What sort of a Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
"Here is his e-mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9.00 am and 9.01am every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only £1 per second, or part thereof".
"I will never use this bar again".
"OK sir, but do remember, we are the only hotel in England selling pints for £1."
 Stew,

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And an alert from the hotel

As we have made an error in our bar staff holiday bookings if you have booked or paid for anything in advance please alter the dates to a time and date that are no use to you!

Currently in Granada with a flight back from Malaga in a few days ???
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I plan on living forever and so far so good !

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It's good to see that Ryan Air treat their staff in the same way as they treat their customers, with absolute contempt. Rolling Eyes
   
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But people keep using them so they must be doing something right.
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adam
 


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Cheap and reliable, now just cheap

Every time I've used them they have been fine - makes you think twice now though?
  
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Luckily I don't have to think twice. I used them once and never again. Shocking airline.
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Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

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No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
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Prospeed ladder
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DSL
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Moo wrote:
But people keep using them so they must be doing something right.


That's what peeps say about LR but it doesn't stop us giving them grief. Whistle Whistle
   
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Moo wrote:
Luckily I don't have to think twice. I used them once and never again. Shocking airline.


I used to have the 'pleasure' of using Flybe on a weekly basis to fly Mcr - Edinburgh - being delayed happened at a greater frequency than not, cancelations and diversions often also added to the fun - I had no choice if flying and used to detest them
  
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Used to fly Edinburgh - Belfast with Flybe. We’re so bad were known to one and all as fly maybe! Rolling with laughter
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adam
 


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Used to be a choice from Manchester to Edinburgh, BA, BMI and even cheap and cheerful Jet2

BA flogged routes to Fly(may)be, BMI went tits up and Jet2 concentrated on flights to the sun - so just left with Flybe - and spookily prices started to rise

Gave up in the end and started driving or getting train - thankfully not had to go for over 2 years

Back on topic, O'Leary has shot himself in the foot spectacularly - I read once he modelled Ryan Airs approach to customer care on Southwest Airlines in the US - a few years later some Southwest execs visited Ryanair and were appalled at the level of customer care.

I've used them a few times - mostly on p*ss up trips with mates and occasionally for work - always been OK.

Daughter's boyfriend is a First Officer with Easy Jet so mostly tend to use them now
  
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I used to use BA to fly Southampton to Leeds, was using them the day BA changed to Flybe, wet up on a BA plane came back via Newcastle Shocked with Flybe who spent most the flight trying to decide if we were going to go to Bournemouth or Southampton, not flown since thankfully.
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Moo
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What a surprise, Ryanair has been 'economical' with the truth and your rights...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41422571


 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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adam
 


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Wonder if O'Leary will walk the plank?
  
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Had a Ryan-air flight coming in from Faro at 12 noon but now not sure if they will get home today Evil or Very Mad
 The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have. 
 
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DSL
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And another 400,000 journeys trashed through incompetence. Peewee up, couldn't, in, a, organise, brewery: reorganise as appropriate.

Interestingly they have 325 more aircraft on order. http://corporate.ryanair.com/about-us/our-fleet/ Seems to moi that they are desperately trying to fill the aircraft they have with minimum staff, will be interesting when the new 737s all arrive.
   
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