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Let me take you on a journey — not to Gran Canaria, where I was headed, but into the black hole of what flying Ryanair has become. Because this latest trip from Edinburgh wasn’t just uncomfortable — it was the final straw.

I used to love Ryanair. Genuinely. There was something brilliant about their get-up-and-go attitude, their cheap flights that let you hop around Europe like it was no big deal. But now? It feels like the airline has become a parody of itself — and not in a cute, meme-y way.

It’s bad. Really bad.

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🤑 The Budget Airline That Isn’t Actually Budget

Let’s start with the myth that Ryanair is “cheap.” It’s not.

Yes, the flight starts at £19.99. You feel like a travel wizard when you hit “Book.” But then you start checking boxes:

• Want a bag? Add £35.
• Want to sit with the person you’re flying with? Add £15.
• Want to avoid the middle seat near the toilet? Add £12.
• Want to check in at the airport because the app glitched? Add £55.

Oh, and don’t forget the cost of getting to the airport, because Ryanair refuses to fly from anywhere convenient. Edinburgh’s not the worst. However, when I have to travel from Aberdeen (3 hour drive) it adds up in cost and time! BUT try flying from other UK cities and you’re heading out to airports that may as well be in another time zone.

By the time I was boarding, I’d spent almost £150, and still felt like I was being punished for daring to bring luggage and sit down like a human.

Compare that to KLM or British Airways, where you get snacks, luggage, decent airports, and the revolutionary concept of basic dignity, and suddenly Ryanair isn’t so budget after all.

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⏳ Rushed Boarding, Delayed Departures – Every. Single. Time.

Ryanair has this obsession with speed. They’ll literally bark at you to get your boarding pass ready, hustle you onto the tarmac like it’s a fire drill, and slam the cabin door like they’re chasing a world record.

But then what happens?

Nothing. You sit. On the runway. For 45 minutes.

Every single time I fly Ryanair, it’s the same story: frantic boarding followed by an inexplicable delay. It’s like watching someone sprint to catch a bus that isn’t coming.

DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THAT DREADED BUS FROM TERMINAL TO PLANE – WE GOT ON A BUS FOR 3 SECONDS IN EDINBURGH WHICH IS THE MOST STUPID TIME CONSUMING THING EVER!

And the crew? You can tell they’re exhausted, stretched thin, and in damage control mode before the plane even leaves the ground. That’s not their fault — it’s a Ryanair staffing issue. They’re trying to keep up with a schedule that clearly doesn’t work.

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🍽️ Onboard “Service”: Chaotic, Unprepared, and Pointless

Let’s talk about the food service. Or more accurately, the lack of one.

They take your order for food and drinks as the plane takes off. Promising, right? But somewhere between writing it down and delivering it, the entire system collapses. My food showed up cold, late, and at the same time as the main trolley was clattering down the aisle.

No coordination. No flow. Just confusion and clutter, while the poor crew try to serve, clean, and manage complaints simultaneously.

Oh, and pre-ordering food? Might as well be a suggestion box. What you actually get is a random meal flung at you like it’s a raffle prize. Every single time I have tried to use this service in the past, it would NEVER WORK. Then if I ask the cabin crew why, they dismiss me and then make me order with them – but by this time, the food I wanted is sold out!

A huge issue I kept noticing with this flight, the lack of goods to sell! I was super lucky this time to manage to secure my order on the app before take off. Because every single person around me who wanted to order food kept being told they were out of this or out of that. So by the time you actually get some food, it’s not the food you wanted!

*I believe if Ryanair upped their service to include a meal with their ticket price, the service would be so much smoother and their cabin crew wouldn’t look so stressed – making the flight actually worth flying with them!

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🤡 They Use Comedy to Cover Up the Chaos

Ryanair’s Twitter/X account is… infamous. The sass. The memes. The “roasting” of customers who dare to complain.

Let’s be honest: it used to be funny. But now it feels like one big distraction — a sleight of hand trick to stop you from noticing that the actual product is falling apart.

The jokes are cheap. The responses are smug. And underneath every “clapback” is someone with a genuine issue being ignored.

It’s not brand personality anymore — it’s corporate gaslighting. Ryanair’s marketing team is spending more time going viral than fixing what’s broken. And it shows.

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🤯 Customer Experience? What Customer Experience?

This is what truly blows my mind: Ryanair has managed to make an entire airline feel like a glitchy vending machine. You put in your money, cross your fingers, and hope your product appears.

There’s no communication when things go wrong. No updates during delays. No flexibility if your plans change. No accountability when service fails.

Try getting a refund? Good luck.
Try speaking to a human? Hah.
Try using their chatbot? May as well ask your kettle.

The reality is: Ryanair doesn’t care. Once you’ve paid, you’re on your own — sitting in a seat you probably didn’t want, on a flight that’s probably delayed, wondering why you didn’t just book literally anything else.

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🧳 Add It Up: It’s Not Worth It Anymore

If Ryanair were actually cheap — like dirt cheap — maybe you’d accept the discomfort. Maybe you’d laugh it off and say, “Well, what did I expect?”

But it’s not that cheap anymore. And the level of service has dropped so far that even calling it “budget” feels generous. It’s just bad value.

I’d rather spend £20–30 more on a premium airline and get:

• A proper airport with working transport links
• A smooth boarding process
• Actual customer service
• A seat I chose, a drink I didn’t beg for, and the faint feeling that I’m not in a flying game show

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❌ Final Verdict: Ryanair, You’ve Lost Me

This latest trip from Edinburgh to Gran Canaria was the last straw. I’ve flown with you when you were great. I defended you. I laughed at your memes. But now?

You’ve cut too many corners, ignored too much feedback, and put all your energy into looking cheeky online instead of running a functioning airline.

I’ll be flying with KLM, British Airways, EasyJet, Norwegian, or even a hang-glider strapped to a llama before I fly Ryanair again.

Don’t get me wrong, I get that a £19.99 deal is totally worth it if you’re booking ahead – but I have never planned so far ahead, that for me – I know I am better flying a more premium airline!

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🗣️ Share Your Ryanair Story

Have you been burned by Ryanair recently? Delays, poor service, hidden fees, social media shade? Leave a comment below — let’s make some noise they can’t meme their way out of.