These articles were both in todays UK Metro Paper. Regular travelers will appreciate the girl whose teddy bear was charged as excess baggage :)
Posted by
Freedonia
15109 posts
So, does that mean Americans will now have to pay 40 GBP for each Ryaniar flight since I thought non-Europeans couldn't check-in online...or have they fixed this?
Posted by
Delft, Netherlands
242 posts
From the Ryan Air website:
"From the 19/3/09 all passengers (bar exceptions below) will be able to check-in online.
Passenger can check-in online for one of both of their flights from 15 days up to 4 hours before the scheduled flight departure time of the flight on www.ryanair.com
The following passengers do not qualify for Online Check-in:
~ Children aged between 14 and 15 years travelling alone - PLEASE NOTE - Ryanair will no longer accept unaccompanied minors under the age of 16 from the 1st October 2009 onwards
~ Passengers travelling with infants (*)
~ Passengers travelling with driving licences as their form of photo-ID
~ Online Check-in is not available from Moroccan Airports
Where a passenger is unable to avail of Online Check-in by reason only of a matter marked (*) above any airport check-in fee paid will be refunded upon application. A refund of the airport check-in fee is only applicable to the person unable to avail of the service and not all passengers in the reservation.
A refund of the airport check-in fee is only applicable to the person unable to avail of the service and not all passengers in the reservation."
P.S. I have always had my airport check-in fee refunded in the past since I did not have an EU passport. It is a bit of trouble, but they have always refunded it.