Was it fair for Ryanair to charge me extra?

It annoys me that card issuers absorb the loss on small disputed amounts. I have recently disputed two small charges from Ryanair with separate card issuers, and both absorbed the loss. Ryanair knows that it can easily add extra charges with impunity because either the card holder or the card issuer will take the hit. I disputed the amounts not so much to help my own pocket, but as a point of principle that Ryanair should not wrongfully receive additional revenue. The card issuers let them get away with it.

Michael O’Leary is the casino banker of the skies,he thinks he’s untouchable,get’s away with Blue(and Yellow) murder,constantly displays his arrogance and contempt to the regulators and his own industry,and screws customers for every penny he can get out of them.
He thinks he can walk on water,is the Messiah of low cost flights,(it was Stellios with Easyjet who was the real inspiration) and can challenge conventions with impunity.
Ryanair should be fined heavily for their regular questionable practises and need to be somehow kept on a leash.If the CAA or IATA need more powers to grow bigger teeth so be it.
O’Leary’s only redeeming feature is that he loves his jump racing,not even he is beyond redemption!

I’m not sure what all the fuss is about. RyanAir are well known for these kind of tricks, surely if you book a flight with them, you place your finances in Mr O’Leary’s greedy little hands.

I for one would never book a flight with them. If enough people did the same, chances are he might changes his business practices, but I doubt it.

There would appear to be a misinterpretation of the tax rules in that the tax is imposed on the airline in relation to the number of its passengers not directly on each passenger in person; it is the airline that is obliged to pay the tax. The taxation body is not concerned about where the money comes from only that it receives the tax due from the airline. Therefore the airline is not legally required to impose the tax on any one passenger as such it is only in its own intrestests that it has to pay its own liabilities to remain solvent and in business.

I’n sure RyanAir would charge you for making a charge to your tickets, no idea what silly LARGE amount it is, but can’t you charge them a similar admin fee, for dealing with this change I mean additional charge.

Just a athought.

I’m with william – if you don’t like Ryanair’s practices with charges don’t book & fly with them. I wouldn’t purely for the very things that everyone seems to complain about them. They’d soon change their ways if everyone stopped flying with them.
I’m sorry to say it but to an extent you only have yourself to blame if you are surprised and upset that Ryanair (or any other so called ‘low cost’ airline) imposes additional charges left right & centre – it’s not like no one knows about these practices!

People who book with Ryanair and put money in O’Leary’s pockets deserve what they get. Why not boycott the airline and send a message to O’Leary…. It’s not just about putting bums on seats. It’s about being ethical and providing passengers with a reasonable level of service. After an aborted landing, arguments at the gate concerning luggage restrictons, long drives from remote airports, rip off charges.and the fact that they had to call three mayday emergencies because of low fuel on the same day, I’ve had enough of the World’s Nastiest Airline.

This is very loosely connected with the comments.Recently booked a holiday with Travel Republic,paid £400 deposit only to be e-mailed that the hotel was booked up .Icould get my deposit back on hotel but not the flight or transfer as it was not a package.This left us tied to Travel Republic having to find another hotel.Surely they should secure your booking before asking for a deposit.Just wondered if anybody had similar problem.