Tried to fly with RyanAir from Stansted to Grenoble today with 10 month old DS for a few days skiing. Complete mission negotiating luggage, pushchair and a baby whose into everything but as DH was meeting us at Grenoble airport I thought I would cope. Got to the airport and checked it at a new check-in machine (the only option available). Entered my reference number and the machine printed tickets in my married name whilst my passport is in my maiden name. I noticed this (DH had made the booking and obviously forgotten to remember to book in my maiden name) but assumed it was ok otherwise the machine would not allow me to check-in. Anyway, went to bag drop a few minutes later where they noticed the discrepancy and told me to go to ticket sales and pay £145 for a name change. I tried arguing against this for a minute and offered other ID to show I was the same person but they refused - only a marriage certificate would do and I didn't have it with me. So, off I go to Ticket Sales, baby and luggage in tow, queue for about 10 minutes then finally get to talk to someone re the name change, which I was pretty peeved about as I don't see how this change justifies a whopping charge of £145, more than the flight itself. Spoke to the rudest, stupidiest woman I've ever met (would have got more sense talking to a brick wall) who told me there was no other way and I had to pay and then spent ages trying to change the name. I checked the time (9.45, flight was at 10.10. tight but I assumed ok as I was checked in and there was no queue through departures) and she looked up and said, oh, you've missed the flight as you're not checked in. I said, I am checked in; she replied, I unchecked you to change your booking and now check in is closed and so there is nothing we can do. Then she added, we've charged you the admin fee though. So, they wanted me to pay an extortionate admin fee for a change of name (though same person) regardless of the fact that they had made me miss the check in for this flight by kindly "un-checking me". Being extremely sleep deprived and fraught, I got angry then burst into tears, and the DS. No other flights from Stansted to Grenoble today and we were only gpoing until Saturday so not really worth going tomorrow. Beyond furious. I will NEVER fly this horrible crappy airline again.
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