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Re:Booking a Ryanair flight via an online travel agent might... by bangkoksbest on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:20AM (#36919551)
Another thing I like with the discount airlines like Ryanair and Wizzair is that, because they are dirt cheap and point-to-point, I end up visiting places on a whim.

For example, a couple months ago I noticed I could take an affordable weekend trip on Wizzair to Cluj-Napoca in Romania (never heard of the place before); I booked the flight, visited, and found it a very lovely little city that was perfect for a 2 or 3 day weekend trip.

The caveat of course is that they nickel and dime everything, so if you need hand baggage or don't want flight attendants trying to shill perfume mid-flight, they are annoying to fly with, but on the other hand you pay much less so if those aren't big issues, then the deals are great.

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Re:Booking a Ryanair flight via an online travel agent might... by momirlan on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:29AM (#36919626)
i remember flying Wizz from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona, and having to go through an 8 hour delay. Wizzair are renowned for that.
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Re:Booking a Ryanair flight via an online travel agent might... by bangkoksbest on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:30AM (#36919633)
Yeah I definitely have experienced more delays with them than with Ryanair. I rarely experience any meaningful delays in arrival time with Ryanair, so I'd say they are the best deal to service ratio.
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Re:Booking a Ryanair flight via an online travel agent might... by muro on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:20AM (#36920035)
Wizz cancelled a flight, gave me an advanced warning 2 days ahead, cancelled also all future flights on that route. Since I booked through an agent, didn't offer anything beyond monopoly points. Ended up going through my credit card company to get it refunded. It was quite a hassle to find a replacement flight flying reasonably close to my destination. That one was with Ryanair and everything worked out excellent with them.
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