27 May 2012 11:02:

As already stated you should not just accept what you are offered from 1 source. Whenever I move money I ask what rate several companies offer and then go back to my U.K. bank and ask them if they will match the best rate. They always do but charge around £10.00 for the transaction. I am prepared to accept this small charge as I am not taking any chance with liquidity of the companies mentioned on here or elsewhere. It all boils down to not just accepting what is their first offer but haggling over the rate. If the company wants your business they will haggle if they don't then maybe you should not give them your business

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22 May 2012 10:51:

This report just confirms the old adage that there are "lies, damn lies and statistics". Whilst one can not disagree that for the average family unit of two parents and 2 children it was cheaper to travel on the dates shown however it would have been cheaper to use the budgets if one looked at just the single traveller traveling. The whole point comes down to the modern laziness of the great unwashed in not doing their own 'homework' by looking at all flights from home to their destination. There are more things to take into account apart from the basic total cost of the flight. Time and costs in getting to the chosen airport at each end, the cost of parking at the selected airport, the time of the flight etc. and as mentioned above the size and make-up of the party. There is not a one size fits all solution.

On a personal note the I go to three separate destinations in the U.K. My nearest airport in Spain does not have the major carriers so there is only a choice of the budget airlines. If I wanted to use a major carrier I need to go to a larger airport which involves a 100 kilometer drive, parking at the airport and flights at not so convienient times. Also they only fly to one of the three destinations I wish to go to so they are not even worth looking at.

If it wasn't for the budget airlines offering flights at about £100 then we would return to the 'good old days' when flights with the majors would be around £500 to £700. The bottom line is nobody holds a gun to your head and tells you to book with budgets and suffer the poor service. We all make that choice ourselves so stop bleating and vote with your feet.

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16 May 2012 15:20:

Hi Acer

Regrettably it is only a rumour. However I have heard it from two different sources so we can but hope. There is also a lot of negative  chatter about Corvera which could mean them not opening until 2014/5   IF Ryanair took over San Javier would they then abandon Alicante and move everything down to MJV? That would probably force Corvera to close and maybe halve the throughput of Alicante. Very interesting...........but maybe just wishful thinking

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16 May 2012 11:08:

At last we have some sane comments about Ryanair. Thank you vivajonsey. We need to understand that Ryanair are a commercial airline that are here to offer, usually, the lowest fares. One way they do this is by not having a large complaints department and hoping that the complainant will just give up. Thank you to everyone who has not been successful in getting a refund/reimbursement from them as this keeps down the costs to the rest of us. By now everybody should know that all Ryanair do is fly you from "A" to "B" with the least delays. When you are dealing with around 70million passengers per year things will go wrong. I understand that some of the employees are human and humans do make mistakes. We don't like the way Ryanair deal with these mistakes but if everybody who complained got what they thought they should then the fares would have to increase. Simples! We all have a choice. Do we want the convienience of Ryanairs routes/times or are we prepared to spend more time going to a different airport or fly at unreasonable times. You, I trust, are sensible and weigh up the pros and cons of every flight before booking. We all know that if you if you follow their rules the vast majority of flights are ok.

 

Just a final comment.......I heard that Ryanair had started negotations to buy Murcia San Javier airport and if this is correct then R.I.P. Corvera.

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14 May 2012 15:30:

Jarvi

I will ignore the personal insult as obviously you do not read the comments raised here. I reiterate the comments made by me that Ryanair have costs involved in making a booking and as far as they are concerned have done what was asked. Through no fault of theirs you want to involve them in additional costs (admin) to cancel the booking. Why should this be done for nothing? Your comment that the airline has taken money due to the taxman and then keeping it for themselves shows complete niaivety on your behalf.  It was like saying, years ago, the the Road Fund Licence money should have been used solely for the upkeep of the roads. All money received goes into a "pot" and not into separate accounts for tax, fuel etc. and only at the "end of the day" the appropriate money is handed over to the government.

If you are looking for an airline that will accomodate unforseen circumstances AND make changes for no cost then do not choose a cheap airline but pay the full price and get a refundable ticket from the likes of B.A./Iberia.

The bottom line is you gets what you pay for

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