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xer0s
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Posted: 03-17-2015 10:07 AM

http://www.wort.lu/en/business/transatl ... 6a8ce5591c

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(AFP) Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Monday confirmed its board has approved plans to start flying low-cost transatlantic routes in the next five years.

Proposed transatlantic fares would start from as little as £10 ($14, 13.99 euros) one-way...

Ya know, I read this and immediately thought about Geoff (I know, that's just wrong and scary). But in all seriousness, I'm not so sure this is a great idea. Lowering airfare prices to that extreme would ultimately allow any idiot, scumbag, and low-life to rome freely around the world. For lack of a better example, you'll start to see Geoff and his family all over the place and in your neighborhood. Tourism would skyrocket and the result would be trashy and devastating...

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losCHUNK
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Posted: 03-17-2015 10:17 AM

You'll have to pay 700 quid to bring your organs

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seremtan
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Posted: 03-17-2015 10:25 AM

xer0s wrote:
Tourism would skyrocket and the result would be trashy and devastating...

only if americans come over here

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SoM
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Posted: 03-17-2015 11:19 AM

maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

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Don Carlos
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Posted: 03-17-2015 12:24 PM

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Captain
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Posted: 03-17-2015 12:38 PM

SoM wrote:
maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record

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SoM
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Posted: 03-17-2015 12:47 PM

Captain Mazda wrote:
SoM wrote:
maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record

already been to my homeland and back

don't turn this into a stupid geoff thred

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Captain
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Posted: 03-17-2015 01:04 PM

Is that what you call prison now?

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syp0s
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Posted: 03-17-2015 02:48 PM

Captain Mazda wrote:

You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record

I've been all over the world. Criminal record means nothing when you travel.

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syp0s
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Posted: 03-17-2015 02:54 PM

This Ryanair deal will only affect tourist areas. Tourist areas, by definition, don't function for the residents of the country, so all this cheap air fare will do it pack more people into an area you yourself likely never visit.

Also, you need a passport to travel. The relative irritation of applying for one is a litmus test that will at find a good proportion of potential travellers staying home.

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Eraser
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Posted: 03-17-2015 10:02 PM

With all taxes and additional costs on top of that 10 quid it's still going to be an expensive undertaking.
I know a plane ticket from Amsterdam to London is like 10 euros for a premium airliner but you're spending like 10 times that amount in the end.

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Don Carlos
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Posted: 03-17-2015 11:17 PM

You should fly to Bristol - I paid £55 return including taxes

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EtUL
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Posted: 03-17-2015 11:27 PM

htf can they operate the plane at that cost? Crew and fuel?

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MKJ
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Posted: 03-17-2015 11:54 PM

better yet, how much profit have they been taking all those years?

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Ryoki
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Posted: 03-18-2015 12:04 AM

Indeed. Also, the environmental costs must be mental...

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phantasmagoria
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Posted: 03-18-2015 12:23 AM

FFS. Fuck Ryanair. You'd have thought with all the pro environmental stuff this was a thing of the past.

There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.

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MKJ
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Posted: 03-18-2015 12:26 AM

also yes, fuck ryanair. used their services one to Rome, it was atrocious.

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LawL
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Posted: 03-18-2015 03:04 AM

Lots of gotten to in this thread.

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Ryoki
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Posted: 03-18-2015 03:54 AM

phantasmagoria wrote:
There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.

Yes

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seremtan
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Posted: 03-18-2015 04:26 AM

MKJ wrote:
also yes, fuck ryanair. used their services one to Rome, it was atrocious.

was the low low ticket price not a clue before you booked the flight? you could have taken the train

oh wait, no you couldn't because that would have taken 4x longer, and you want convenience, right?

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plained
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Posted: 03-18-2015 06:07 AM

bring back the concord!

London to New York

3.5 hours!

and nice and quiet because you outrun the engine noise!

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MKJ
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Posted: 03-18-2015 07:14 AM

seremtan wrote:
MKJ wrote:
also yes, fuck ryanair. used their services one to Rome, it was atrocious.

was the low low ticket price not a clue before you booked the flight? you could have taken the train

oh wait, no you couldn't because that would have taken 4x longer, and you want convenience, right?

it was, I just didnt expect it that bad.

let me put it another way; the added comfort of a regular flight is surprisingly not parallel to the added price, though not a level of comfort I'd like to give up.
so maybe i should say, fuck those other airlines.

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syp0s
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Posted: 03-18-2015 07:54 AM

phantasmagoria wrote:
FFS. Fuck Ryanair. You'd have thought with all the pro environmental stuff this was a thing of the past.

There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.

Since air travel only contributes 1% to man-made climate change, I reckon we're alright if they squeeze a few more flights in.

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seremtan
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Posted: 03-18-2015 08:41 AM

more like 3.5%, but still small compared to the emissions from Geoff's bullshit

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plained
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Posted: 03-18-2015 09:28 AM

yea i guess flying in that purple layer is not that good

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Κracus
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Posted: 03-18-2015 11:22 AM

xer0s wrote:
http://www.wort.lu/en/business/transatlantic-flights-rumours-rife-of-14-euro-ryanair-flights-to-us-5507eb750c88b46a8ce5591c

Quote:
(AFP) Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Monday confirmed its board has approved plans to start flying low-cost transatlantic routes in the next five years.

Proposed transatlantic fares would start from as little as £10 ($14, 13.99 euros) one-way...

Ya know, I read this and immediately thought about Geoff (I know, that's just wrong and scary). But in all seriousness, I'm not so sure this is a great idea. Lowering airfare prices to that extreme would ultimately allow any idiot, scumbag, and low-life to rome freely around the world. For lack of a better example, you'll start to see Geoff and his family all over the place and in your neighborhood. Tourism would skyrocket and the result would be trashy and devastating...

That's like the most ignorant reason why you'd be worried about this. People should travel, that's how some people become more enlightened, especially people of low economic status who aren't given opportunities to travel because of the outrageous costs.

The real problem is the quality of the flight and hidden costs that aren't being divulged until you board and realize it's going to cost 200$ per bag of luggage.

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shaft
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Posted: 03-18-2015 02:46 PM

SoM wrote:
SoM wrote:
maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

don't turn this into a stupid geoff thred

potato

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DTS
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Posted: 03-25-2015 01:54 AM

xer0s wrote:
Outrageously Low Airfare

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saturn
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Posted: 03-26-2015 09:35 AM

MKJ wrote:
also yes, fuck ryanair. used their services one to Rome, it was atrocious.

I once flew to Milan or so I thought. First I had to drive 2 hours to Weeze in Germany before the plane landed at Bergamo. Then we had to take a bus for 1 hour before getting dumped in the middle of Milan. First and last time.

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You'll have to pay 700 quid to bring your organs

xer0s wrote:Tourism would skyrocket and the result would be trashy and devastating...only if americans come over here

maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

SoM wrote:maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record

Captain Mazda wrote:SoM wrote:maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record already been to my homeland and backdon't turn this into a stupid geoff thred

Is that what you call prison now?

Captain Mazda wrote:You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record I've been all over the world. Criminal record means nothing when you travel.

With all taxes and additional costs on top of that 10 quid it's still going to be an expensive undertaking.I know a plane ticket from Amsterdam to London is like 10 euros for a premium airliner but you're spending like 10 times that amount in the end.

You should fly to Bristol - I paid £55 return including taxes

htf can they operate the plane at that cost? Crew and fuel?

better yet, how much profit have they been taking all those years?

Indeed. Also, the environmental costs must be mental...

FFS. Fuck Ryanair. You'd have thought with all the pro environmental stuff this was a thing of the past.There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.

also yes, fuck ryanair. used their services one to Rome, it was atrocious.

Lots of gotten to in this thread.

phantasmagoria wrote:There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.Yes

MKJ wrote:also yes, fuck ryanair. used their services one to Rome, it was atrocious.was the low low ticket price not a clue before you booked the flight? you could have taken the trainoh wait, no you couldn't because that would have taken 4x longer, and you want convenience, right?

bring back the concord!London to New York 3.5 hours!and nice and quiet because you outrun the engine noise!

phantasmagoria wrote:FFS. Fuck Ryanair. You'd have thought with all the pro environmental stuff this was a thing of the past.There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.Since air travel only contributes 1% to man-made climate change, I reckon we're alright if they squeeze a few more flights in.

more like 3.5%, but still small compared to the emissions from Geoff's bullshit

yea i guess flying in that purple layer is not that good

SoM wrote:SoM wrote:maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states don't turn this into a stupid geoff thredpotato

xer0s wrote:Outrageously Low Airfare

xer0s wrote:
Tourism would skyrocket and the result would be trashy and devastating...

only if americans come over here

SoM wrote:
maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record

Captain Mazda wrote:
SoM wrote:
maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record

already been to my homeland and back

don't turn this into a stupid geoff thred

Captain Mazda wrote:

You won't be going anywhere with your criminal record

I've been all over the world. Criminal record means nothing when you travel.

With all taxes and additional costs on top of that 10 quid it's still going to be an expensive undertaking.
I know a plane ticket from Amsterdam to London is like 10 euros for a premium airliner but you're spending like 10 times that amount in the end.

FFS. Fuck Ryanair. You'd have thought with all the pro environmental stuff this was a thing of the past.

There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.

phantasmagoria wrote:
There should be a tax on the emissions per mile.

Yes

MKJ wrote:
also yes, fuck ryanair. used their services one to Rome, it was atrocious.

was the low low ticket price not a clue before you booked the flight? you could have taken the train

oh wait, no you couldn't because that would have taken 4x longer, and you want convenience, right?

bring back the concord!

London to New York

3.5 hours!

and nice and quiet because you outrun the engine noise!

SoM wrote:
SoM wrote:
maybe geoff can finally afford a flight outta the states

don't turn this into a stupid geoff thred

potato

xer0s wrote:
Outrageously Low Airfare