What's The Best Way to Register Distaste?

Since I’ve been doing a lot of to’ing and fro’ing between Ireland and Rome, I’ve made a firm decision to never fly Ryanair ever again, unless it absolutely cannot be avoided. There’s a few reasons behind this.

  1. First, and most obviously, Michael O’Leary could possibly be the world’s biggest cunt. The kind of person I would be very happy to hear had spontaneously burst into flames and choked to death on his own melting oesophegus.
  2. I’m sick of being treated like a piece of shit by Ryanair’s barely-competent ground crew. I was blind drunk one night and went into Zaytoon, where the extremely condescending guy behind the counter started acting all “wellity, wellity, wellity, what a surprise, the drunk fat man wants a kebab”. I remember thinking “Hey fuck you, dicknose! You’re the shithead who works in a kebab shop, you’re in no position to judge anyone. Just slice the meat and shut your stupid face.” This is kind of how I feel about Ryanair ground staff.
  3. I’m sick of being hawked shit every ten minutes on their flights. Especially when I just want to sleep.
  4. They’re a false economy. Ryanair gives you 15kg for your checked luggage, and it’s €20 per kilo above that. Aer Lingus gives you 20kg. So whenever I’m booking a flight, I’ll always add an extra €200 to the Ryanair price. They’re never cheaper than Aer Lingus.

Simply avoiding them isn’t enough for me though. I want them to know each time I avoid them. Down the street where I work, there are a bunch of bars that we used to go to, but that we now avoid because they decided it would be better to try and rip us off once than have our continued, regular custom. Now, I’ll occasionally walk into one of these bars, wait until someone acknowledges my presence, and then leave and go to another bar. It’s ridiculous and petty, I know, but so am I.

So I want to do something like this with Ryanair. Every time I take a trip, I’d like to send a letter saying “Hello, I’m flying between $city_a and $city_b, but I decided to fly with one of your competitors because I think your business practices are appalling.” I thought this was a great idea until someone pointed out that they’re such cheap cunts that they’d probably charge me an administrative fee for having opened and read the letter/email.

So what’s the best way to let Ryanair when they’re missing out on a fare from me? The pettier and more ridiculous, the better.

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3 Comments

  1. Spacetweek
    Posted March 10, 2010 at 12:42 pm | Permalink

    I agree about the staff and MoL – but as for the luggage, couldn’t you just bring very little? Then there’s no worries. I only ever bring carry-on.

    Ryanair to Rome is particularly bad though – you have to use shitty Ciampino. Even as Ryanair airports go, it’s a fucken joke. I used it once ever and never again. Seriously, is Ciampino actually an airport or just a large car park with the cars removed and a nearby supermarket expropriated as the terminal? Of course other cities often have better facilities.

    I’d say they have email junk mail settings that search for “cunt”, “wanker”, “fucken joke”, and “never again” – so you’ll get nowhere with that. Go with the sarky letter. They can’t charge you for it and they’re more likely to read it than an email.

  2. Posted March 10, 2010 at 8:37 pm | Permalink

    Since the majority of my travelling is either to Dublin (luggage loaded with college books) or back to Rome (luggage loaded with Tayto/Cadbury/Rashers, Sausages & Pudding), I need every kilo I can get.

    Also, agreed about Ciampino. The taxis there are the worst in Rome. Probably because they’re run by a syndicate, who try their damndest to rip you off at every turn. The local council has a flat-rate fee from Ciampino (€30 to anywhere inside the city walls), but they’ll do everything to make you pay more. It’s bearable and work-aroundable if you live here, but I’d say if you’re just visiting on holiday, it would really get things off to a bad start.

  3. Posted March 12, 2010 at 2:54 pm | Permalink
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