To the point of almost being repulsive. Right down to the puke-yellow accents and the safety card printed directly on the head rest in front of you. As much fun as it is to make fun of these airlines for being so ridiculously cheap, I actually find the way that they execute the boarding process to be the most interesting.
As an American who rarely gets to experience such a thing in United States, I find that to be incredibly awesome. The only major difference between the boarding process of these two airlines is the way they can queue everyone up for it. Starting an airline is incredibly difficult. This means that hardly anybody pays just the base fare. Want to bring your baby along?
I know. However, I write airline reviews for a living , and ending this easyJet vs Ryanair comparison without telling you which ones better would be sacrilegious of me.
The reality is that it ultimately comes down to schedule and price. Assuming that both airlines operated the same route that I was looking to fly, and the price was relatively the same, I would go with easyJet.
Having to stand outside and wait to board the plane in inclement weather, having ugly advertisements in my face for the entire flight, and then having to deal with all those puke-yellow accent colors can be overwhelming.
For me anyway. On the other hand, easyJet feels like a more refined airline. The interior of their airplanes are quite well designed IMHO, to the point where I think they arguably have the best looking economy class interiors in the business. That, combined with a healthy network of flights and slightly better timings, makes me think that easyJet is the budget European airline for me. Keep in mind that these fares may be higher than the cost of a flight on another airline like KLM or Air Europa, which automatically allows luxuries like seat selection and checked baggage.
There are also fewer in-flight announcements trying to sell me things, making for a quieter, calmer flight. Ryanair, on the other hand, always asks passengers to buy lottery tickets, which is super annoying. In most cases, EasyJet is better. Its flight attendants are nicer, and the overall experience seems slightly more high-end than that of Ryanair. Why fly Ryanair at all? Well, sometimes its deals are the cheapest out there.
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They will try you to charge for other things to cover up low fares. You must be careful while booking to get all the details, and read carefully the offer or else you will end up paying far more than proclaimed. Check out the airport from where you have to catch the flight.
Often this cost more to reach it in terms of money and time. Baggage is seen as an opportunity to make revenues by both the airlines, so make sure you carry as little as possible. Seats are not assigned and so it is a free for all in the plane. You are advised to sit near the door in the bus to get off first and then get the preferred seat in the plane. When booked well in advance, Ryanair is almost always the cheaper of the two airlines. Take London to Edinburgh on 28th May. The tradeoff is that it can be cheaper to book with easyJet than Ryanair at the last minute.
Ryanair is notorious for its restrictive baggage policy. In fact, the airline changed its bag policy twice last year. Currently, without paying additional charges, Ryanair passengers are only allowed to bring a small rucksack on flights.
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