Ryan Air Booking Tips - How to Avoid Hidden Fees When Booking Your Flight

The endless battle between me and Ryan Air continues. More undisclosed cost, predatory behavior, price drip feeding, you name the dodgy business tactic Ryan Air and other low cost airlines like Jetstar, Air Asia, Easy Jet, you name them, are using these tactics. But by far Ryan Air is the WORST. Here is my Ryan Air online booking tips and advice on how to book a flight with Ryan air and avoid the costs they try and hide form you.
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[@TravelWalesWithPaul]

Great video. I've heard other people say the same thing about jacking up the price if you go back to the site to check the price a second time.

[@RocknRolla_texthatgirl_com]

Always!!

[@seminaria.online]

That's the truth with Ryner... Thanks for this video.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

haha Im glad Im not alone, Thanks for watching mate!

[@zsuzsannaszucs4473]

If don't log in, you can browse the same flight as much as you want, it won't start raising. Only if you log in, but in this case - it will start raising in that moment. Proved a million times :)

[@timor64]

You have some real smarts - Citibank card is awesome. For UK people try Starling. Next level - edit your payment methods on PayPal to bill in original currency for that card. Then use PayPal for EVERYTHING when it is offered. You will never get a "Could not verify credit details" message again. As for the price went up conspiracy - I have *definitely* had this happen to me on both Jetstar & Virgin in Australia 5 years ago. How do I know. I waited an hour and went back with different browser/laptop/IP - old price was right there. I have not had this happen to me for a long time now. I *don't* agree with the fake info business. You miss out on alerts if your flight is cancelled/late , and in your case you missed out on the reminders sent by Ryanair to check in before the airport.

[@elduderino6758]

You got really lucky here with the 10kg 12€ check-in bag, on my upcoming flights they asked for 50€ each for the 20kg one, not even offering the 10kg version which of course I declined. The only other option is to buy priority with their new baggage policies.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Why do they do this? That kind of pricing structure incentivise soem great lengths to avoid the cost!

[@michaelmcinerney3380]

Hey man, if I am going away for 3 days & am bringing like a school backpack for my clothes do I need to pay for one of the other bag options or do you think I will get away with the one bag 40x25x20 carry on option.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

its all about the dimensions at the moment, if it fits in that tiny box thing the first one you should be right, but if you bag looks big they might make you fit it in... you could get away with it but its a dice roll! ... good luck!!

[@enricomonti156]

If you have a Revolut card and you use it to pay for flights in different currencies, will avoid these overcharges from hyped rate of change

[@khalilk6538]

Excellent video. Please comment do you feel you get better conversion rates on a visa or mastercard ?

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

I only have a master card, but like I said in the video I let my bank do the conversion. So It acts as a mastercard for them but it goes right to my bank account.

[@fordy9999]

There's an option in paypal to charge your bank the original currency instead of paypal converting it for you.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Good call I didn't know this! Thanks bro!

[@shanefthomas]

Yes allways select local currency of the airline in payal. For Australians link your credit card to Australian pay pal. ( best credit card is 28 degrees as no 3% curerency conversion or any other fees-Do not use for cash from ATM, use citibank or Ubank for this ) To book you select paypal ( select local currency ) knowing it goes to your credit card for 55 day int free. You have also bypassed the credit card fee. Dont forget when overseas and using your credit card ask to pay in local currency, if you see your home currency you about to be screwed dont sign, ask again for local currency.

[@wowaschneider9181]

Bag: Isn’t cheaper when you select basic ticket (value), not checking a bag - but then later choose “Priority & Bag” ....? 😀

[@MuhammadAbdullah-lu2eh]

thanks

[@tamilprince2008]

Do i have to weigh the jacket along with the carry on baggage???

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

not if youre wearing it

[@dtovee]

In the UK you have less legal protection with Paypal it's better to pay with a credit card as you can claim back from the credit card company if all else fails. I have found Paypal good but legally they don't have to help you, it's down to their goodwill...

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

good tip! thanks for that one!

[@ismetbayramoglu3684]

Btw, the thing about currency is kinda strange. For me, I wanted to pay in Turkish Lira (TRY), they showed me the "final" price in euros and when I type my card info, they tried to charge me in USD, which was also higher then the first "final" price. It's because they're taking the price like this "EUR->TRY->USD" and in each transaction, you money becomes more unvaluable (because of the buy-sell difference). I hope I explained it right.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Yeah exactly, they buy and sell at really bad rates. If you can, let your bank do it

[@hatiice]

İsmet Bayramoğlu Its my first time flying with rynair, do I have to print out my boarding passes? Or can I print them in the airport? Also I have no bags to check in.

[@ismetbayramoglu3684]

@@hatiice Ofc you can print them in the airport but it's whole point of video: DO NOT do that or they'll charge you with some extra fees. Just print your boarding pass your own to dodge any extra payments and you should be fine.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

@@hatiice if your just within the EU you shouldn't have to! Good luck!

[@timor64]

@@hatiice If you hace and EU/EEA passport - no. If you don't - YES.

[@elduderino6758]

I suppose it depends on the "brand" of the credit card. It's likely they have to pay these processing fees themselves so the 3.98 might be that certain percentage of your total. I've always used PayPal and they never charged a dime, maybe that's a suggestion? You can just add your card in your PayPal account. About the conversion rate.. well, I've never seen anyone, anywhere use the exchange rate shown on Google. Not PayPal, not my bank, I always got worse rates.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Yeah you're right you never get what Google shows, I'm my experience my bank is the closest, and Ryan are are the worst rates.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

I'll add that I think the whole "processing fee" thing is bs. Yeah sure they have to pay it but it's not the cost they tell us it is and charge us. Almost everything else I buy online never charges mroe for using a card.. Yet airlines do... Dodgy I say 😂

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

@bare nekid agreed!

[@chrismonks5043]

@@PhilosophiesofTravel in the EU they are not allowed to charge a processing fee so I guess you have to pay for all your "added protection"

[@stephkat123]

I had the same thing. It said it failed. I finally got it to work. I then got through and got 2 emails of duplicate bookings. However only charged thank good If you have proof that the over charged they surely would refund you

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Such a frustrating experience, So glad we dont have Ryan Air in Australia!

[@Baby75xx]

I think the reason the price went up is to do with cookies so yea they do remember your IP address and up the price. you can clear your browser history to prevent it before going back in to book the flights again.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Ugh surely that's not legal?! So frustrating 😤 😂

[@Baby75xx]

it's not right they shouldn't be allowed do it

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

@@Baby75xx agreed! So many dodgy business practices they have that are just unethical if not illegal.

[@Baby75xx]

@@PhilosophiesofTravel I was just chatting with my hubby RyanAir got fined for that last year. I wonder is it because they know your outside the EU when trying to book. try clearing all the cookies before booking if the website fecks up again. plus I wonder is there a way to report them for it

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

@@Baby75xx yeah good point! if they are sophisticated enough to track unique IP or cookies, they probably know when someone is outside the EU... Who knows! Just another case of corporations continuing to do what they want because sadly the fines they get are cents on the dollars they make from their unethical behavior so its just a smart business strategy for them.

[@peterhume7150]

Trying 2 put date of birth in ,won't go past February

[@rishic6701]

You just convinced me never to fly Ryan Air. I would rather do the distance by train but never Ryan Air. Thanks for the leg up.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Great to hear! Honestly Ill take 6 hours on a train than a "1 hour flight " (its always close to 5 hours anyway) with Ryan Air!

[@peteralriksson4806]

One year old but i'l comment anyway, the higher rate conversion in your own currency is a security, you get the same in some atm machines, you a l ways choose the local currency

[@skaites12346]

Hello everybody so 2 days ago I was flying with that company and I never did my online check in ,so in the airport they told that I can no longer do it online bcs it was too late now I that I had to do it over there with a 55 FUCKING EURO FEE and it was that or it was no flight...so can I do anything about it?

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Sorry to hear that mate, its the exact definition of a predatory business practice. Sadly I don't think there is anything you can do... write a letter to the competition and consumer commission of your country? and avoid flying with them. And I know that always isnt an option. Such a joke.

[@MrPadser]

Being travel with Ryanair. A long time.on their flight bus. On their. Web site. In ireland there is no off site charges. If you book a flight they have to give you a seat don't go for seat till you continue to the end .dont purchase anything. Just continue. Its different if your traveling with a family. Then they get you. This all came from American airlines. Cheap flights Ryanair jumped on the wagon. They do the same. As continental airlines. On the new 800 boing. its just a seat as on a bus. no room to move .tight tight.use the toilet before you board .you could be sorry. You have to press the call bell for the attendant to let you use the loo.with the virus. Today. People should plan what their going to need from their cases in the overhead lockers.its tight people cannot restrict their movements on flights always fudging in their cases and it's got so tighter in the iiles.

[@jamiesmith4727]

Google exchange rates are never ‘true’ exchange rates. Even the bank always gives you a slightly less favourable rate - but obviously that’s better than the Ryanair conversion.

[@Romanka840]

This happended to me too! And I thought it’s because the time I was waiting. Oh. F*ck them. I bought it but I was so sad that I had missed a better price. Wow. Thank you for your tips.

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

Thanks for watching! This happens too often for it to be 'coincidence' of price going up. Something else is going on! I wish I knew enough about the inner workings of the internet to uncover this conspiracy haha

[@Romanka840]

@@PhilosophiesofTravel yeah, it would be so good to know... but thank you once again, next time I would try it another way as much as possible :)

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

@@Romanka840 fight the good fight

[@ardi585]

Buy the ticket and paid more for the luggage double the price then when i come today to check in i paid 110$ for check-in (DO NOT FLY WHIT THEM PLS...)

[@blake9358]

Some dudes booked seats that didn't exist,had to stand up like on a bus 🤣😂😬

[@mstrmren]

I don‘t get how any of these things should violate consumer rights

[@degamegang8262]

I got a nice story my first time (and last time) i was gone fly with ryanair i payed and was all ready ( i live in europe) and i was ready but did not use my passport because it was not ready yet but this should not be a problem since im a EU citizen long story short i was at the gate and i was not allowed to boared the plane there goes the plane and my vacation reason was because my ID card was not good for ryanair but for other Airlines this is no problem in other words ryanair screws over european laws and citizens and gets away with it because its (cheap) i shall never ever fly with it again because i have been flying with allot of companys in the past but never has something like this happend to me

[@maverickmansions8941]

you should change tytle : how ryanair scr-s you borderline illegally

[@LastChanceFossil]

And temporarily steal my luggage!

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

haha yes

[@ismetbayramoglu3684]

I'll fly first time ever in my life and my first company is RyanAir, how screwed am I? lol

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

😂 Always a little screwed with Ryan air but you might come out OK 😂

[@hitoshishinsou9504]

Bruh WIZZ AIR BE THE SAME

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

💯

[@gmaromusic]

Never choose the check-in 10kg bag option. If it's over by 1k...they fuck you and you pay another €25

[@MaximusJohal]

They are a con, I have to goto a wedding and Ryanair is the only flight, seems cheap and then BAM! the cost of luggage is just as expensive. Such a con, hopefully it'll fall and it goes bankrupt

[@KimPhilby203]

Book in Europe ..Pay in Euros...simple stuff ..Ryanair is a European airline..

[@tsmeman63]

You shouldn't be whining! Ryanair is the cheapest of all companies and still you're moaning over 7 euros! Especially on a longer flight it's nice to not have people squirming past you when you're settled in with your book and headphones, or even sleeping. 7 Euros is less than a meal at Mc Donalds! If you have the cash to travel through Europe, coming from Australia, clearly you're not poor. And they give it as an option, don't they? You're not forced to take it! This luxury deserves a thumbs up!How do you think Ryanair keep their planes flying? On water??? Get real! Pay a meager price to travel through the sky!I Always fly Ryanair and get discounts on ALSO booking an hotel and car with them, easy does it, perfect service!

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

😂 Thanks for watching mate, love the comment. I think you might have missed the point though. Ryan air prices are never what they advertise, they have so many hidden costs that add up to more than 7 euros, their entire business model is designed to confuse and "catch out" people while in a very stressful situation. If they simply advertised the price you pay and didn't catch people with 120 euro hidden fines I wouldn't have a problem. Their business model is illegal in Australia and one day might be illegal in Europe too. So I have no problems have a good old whinge about what I see as unethical business practice that takes advantage of its customers, many of which have no choice but to fly with them. Just check the Australian exchange rate from Aus to euro and you'll see why it hits home hard 😉. Thanks for the conversation mate ☺

[@mr90s48]

Look simple Ryanair is best low cost airline in Europe but u have to be alert to them trying to catch u out it is possible to fly for ridiculous prices. Do it all the time if u r complaining about bad service etc fly ba first class and pay the money 4 there service. If u don't want to pay the money as the saying goes u only get what you pay 4

[@PhilosophiesofTravel]

A great easy solution for those who have the money to make the choice. Not everyone has the cash to "pay for the service" and just because some of us might not have that much money doesn't mean deception and being deliberately mislead is OK.

[@chrismonks5043]

Idiot they are offering you basic travel insurance, nothing to do with your consumer protection, nowthe transaction fee isn't from the airline, also the exchange rate is set by the credit card and not the airline, if you check with your bank they will explain the difference, you seem to think that everone is against you. You even pointed out the issue with getting money out on the cashpoint and said that it was with the bank and nothing to do with the airline. So now you have the fear on them putting the prices up....they work on supply and demand, as the flight gets busy they chanrge more for the last tickets, you can wait till the last moment and try and pick up a last seat as I do I travel to Ireland from the UK and rarely pay more than £10 total, as for seats the back two rows on the flight are the last ones sold you can get those if you wait and get on BUT the airline can ask you to take the seat allocated as according to them its a safety issue for weight but if you want to get put off the flight say no. I personally feel you shouldn't travel without someone to look after you as you seem to be scared of the world, they are not out to get you they are simply a business and out to make money unless you think that they are going to always try and give you the cheapest deal, you need to just understand the world and stop feeling people are out to get you.