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FR3082 Ryanair Rome to Brussels; Boeing 737-800; economy class (the whole plane is economy). Seat 26B in a 3-3 layout. Departed 6.15pm; flight time two hours, 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
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Ryanair: \u201cIt feels like you\u2019re constantly being gouged for more money\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Ryanair Choice won\u2019t earn travellers any air mile concessions but for a price \u2013 an annual fee of \u20ac199 ($329) \u2013 members can book the lowest fares, fast-track airport check-ins, priority board and have a checked bag weighing no more than a miserly 10 kilograms.<\/p>\n 6.0 tonnes CO2. Ryanair offers a carbon offset program to fully, or partially, offset CO2 emissions, and aims to be carbon neutral by 2050.<\/p>\n The airline is cheap but never cheerful. The website is so confusing, even impenetrable, with extra fees for a reserved seat, a carry-on bag, a check-in bag, priority boarding, speedy security clearance etc. It feels like you\u2019re constantly being gouged for more money. And you are. A recent report found Ryanair had earned an astonishing \u20ac3.84 billion this year alone through add-ons. The process was so bewildering, I ended up booking through another site, paid for more services than I used in the fear of missing something, and then had to pay an extra \u20ac55 at the check-in when the online check-in app refused to recognise my passport as ID.<\/p>\n Ryanair has some of the least comfortable seats you\u2019ll find on any airline. <\/span>Credit: <\/span>iStock<\/cite><\/p>\n One of the tightest in the air at 17 inches (43 centimetres) wide and 30 inches (76 centimetres) of legroom with no option to recline, no seat pocket, no magazine. Ryanair advertises itself as the low-fares airline, and there are definitely no frills. Luckily it never introduced the thrills either of its mooted standing room-only tickets, toilet charges and cutting the number of lavs to one to squeeze in more seats.<\/p>\n The only bag you\u2019re allowed on for free is a \u201csmall\u201d bag that must fit under the seat in front. But how small is \u201csmall\u201d? Most people pay for more because being caught with anything oversized is overcharged. Of course, you have to pay to use the overhead locker for a 10-kilogram bag, and extra again for a 20-kilogram check-in bag.<\/p>\n There are no screens; the only entertainment is watching all the other passengers grumbling and sweating over the size of their bags, and the stinginess of the airline.<\/p>\n Staff smile as we get on and off, but we barely see them otherwise. I can\u2019t blame them. Everyone on the plane is so grumpy.<\/p>\n There is food available onboard, but it generally has to be pre-ordered. Most passengers bring their own with them, grimly concealing it in pockets or stuffing it into their \u201csmall\u201d bags or into their carry-on luggage. No hot drinks allowed.<\/p>\n Ryanair is cheap, as long as you can avoid most of the extra charges. It does fly almost everywhere in Europe, and rarely cancels flights or departs late.<\/p>\n Is this really the nicest way to start a holiday? It casts a pall over even the best-laid plans.<\/p>\n \u2605\u2605<\/p>\nThe loyalty scheme<\/h3>\n
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Checking in<\/h3>\n
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Our rating out of five<\/h3>\n