to feel a leeetle bit ripped off for having to pay £12 to sit next to my friend on a flight??

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What's worse is that she had to pay £12 for the sheer pleasuredom that is to sit next to me for 4 hrs.
Surely there is an illogicality to both of us paying to sit next to each other.
AIB logical and entirely R??

I know!! I don't think she's realised just how cheap she is!!

There's no excuse for this sort of thing really. I saw that vagabond from Ryannair on Brekfast tele talking about how these charges are designed to 'change behaviour'. Bollocks to you. It's about advertising 'cheap' flights and then bunging hidden costs in once you start booking to add to airlines take.

btw, they also wanted £14 per person per meal once on board. Noooo chance!! We eat like crazy on sandwiches before flight, and munch again at the end. Different for those with children obv. but it is still a really unpleasant rrrrrrip off.

I bring packed sandwiches. I also buy some juices and muffins in Starbucks, to make it "special" for the kids... Obviously bearing in mind I mostly fly on my own with two children (6 and 3) a few times per year, changing flights too, so needs must

michale o leary is a legend. i remember on one radio show over here at the start of his no frills experiment we had a load of people ringing in complaining that you didn't get a sandwhich or cup of tea on ryan air and comparing them to aerlingus.
o'leary said in response "i'm flying them to dussledorf for 12 euro, they can bring their own fucking tea".
and i do think that his methods are all about changing habits as they have most certainly changed mine.
i can pay a substantial amount less than someone on the exact same flight as me if i check in on-line/book on-line/ bring my own food/ only bring hand luggage. which is excellent, why should everyone pay for services on a flight that only some passengers wish to avail of like check in luggage or a 14 euro meal?

To return to a point made by theBOD who responded to my claim that it was perfectly reasonable for me to expect to be allowed to sit with my disabled son on a plane without having to pay extra charges, by saying that it was up to me for pay for this, I should like to point out this:
When I went on a package holiday in Greece before I had my son, and ended up with my leg in plaster after falling off a surf board, I was wheeled through the Greek airport in wheelchair by a member of staff, put on a seat right at the front of the plane with plenty of leg room and when the plane landed at Gatwick all in my group were the first off the plane and taken in one of those special jeeps round the airport. There was no charge for any of this.
I am not asking for any of that treatment. All I ask is that either myself or my husband should be guaranteed a seat next to my son on the plane so that
a)he is able to eat the meal that we have paid for;
b) he doesn't get confused or upset getting on or off the plane or going to the loo when on the plane.
From an airport safety point of view I would have thought that having vulnerable people unaccompanied was undesirable.
To repeat: I am not seeking any special favours. I don't care whether we have an aisle or window seat. All I ask is that myself or my husband should be allowed to accompany my son without having to pay extra for this.

"To return to a point made by theBOD who responded to my claim that it was perfectly reasonable for me to expect to be allowed to sit with my disabled son on a plane without having to pay extra charges, by saying that it was up to me for pay for this"

sorry i don't remember responding to a post of yours as such and can only imagine that i had you confused with the original poster where it appears to be 2 able bodied adults sitting together, if i did i apologise as that was not my intended message.
of course those who are infirm or in need of assistance (disabled/children under a certain age/elderly passengers) should be accomodated where necessary without extra charge.i intended to refer to people who were looking for setas together as a luxury.
once again i apologise