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by hexbin010 182 days ago
Firstly Ryanair don't fly the routes Qantas and Emirates do, so you have no idea what you're on about comparing them

Second, Ryanair et al have dragged all the previous decent airlines down with them into the gutter and even paying more doesn't really get you service of years gone by. The only way they could compete was by slashing costs and prices to appear near the same ranking in the search results. You don't really get what you pay for flying short haul in Europe. Even business is mostly "low cost economy plus" rather than true business class in Europe
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dmaa 182 days ago
If by 'the gutter' you mean cheaper - thanks Ryanair! I don't like the experience of flying either, but there is no denying that it is accessible to anybody today, 20 yrs ago it was still a luxury.

Regarding the destinations, yes, Emirates does not fly from Memmingen to Stanstead. But why would anybody, unless they live in the village next to either.

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expedition32 182 days ago
I mean if you really have money there are companies that can get you on a private jet. No customs, no luggage check in, no Heathrow/JFK.
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sokoloff 182 days ago
You still have the customs/immigration step; it’s just often done planeside.
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lotsofpulp 182 days ago
>Second, Ryanair et al have dragged all the previous decent airlines down with them into the gutter

Ryanair didn't drag anyone into the gutter. Buyers preferring to spend less did that, which could be for a variety of reasons, one of them being increased wealth gaps in society.

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testing22321 182 days ago
Yes, you are 100% correct. The routes that Ryanair flies are only serviced by the ultra budget airlines. The expensive airlines can’t make it work.

So again, if you don’t want to fly with ultra budget service, don’t.

Train, drive, bus.

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ghaff 182 days ago
Within Europe, I'm usually not in a big hurry or tight on budget within reason. But I understand that many are and it encourages race to the bottom budget airlines. Personally, I mostly do train within Europe even when it involves an overnight sleeper where they exist.
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hexbin010 182 days ago
I see you're doing Reddit level discourse. I'm out
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