Why Ryanair Will Never Fly To Heathrow
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2023
- European low-cost giant Ryanair has a firm presence at hundreds of airports across the continent. One place it is never seen, however, is London’s Heathrow Airport. Speaking at Eurocontrols’ Straight Talk Live in November 2022, Ryanair’s operations director, Neal McMahon, was clear there was no interest in going there. Let’s examine why in today’s video…
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Teesside is unbelievable. No queues and the most high tech scanner in the UK for a tiny airport. Park at the door and straight through. We laughed when big airports had big delays last summer. RyanAir have also been spot on every time.
Only problem is they barely have any flights. Newcastle is a good middle ground, plenty of flights, efficient security
Same with Newquay. Arrive 1 hour before and you’ll be sat down past security in 5 minute
Back in 2018, I flew from Madrid to London Stansted roundtrip for about $33 and then took a $16 bus (also roundtrip) to the city… I’d probably pay close to a $100 or more to fly to Heathrow and wait hours to get through passport control. So yes, Standsted is a perfect choice for Ryanair
It costs as much to get a bus from London To STN, as it does to fly a £80,000,000 Ryanair jet all the way to the Canaries.
Stanstead is okay if you live in N London Hertfordshire or Essex
@@davidwebb4904 that’s because they lose money on people like us, those who take checked luggage and pay for extra space seats are the ones that make profit
@@MrAvant123 My destination is North London and both Luton and Stansted are indeed convenient. However, when my flights are from Gatwick the train service means the journey takes the same time for maybe just a few pounds more.
Takes 20 minutes to get through passport control pal
I've flown with RyanAir twice now to Malta. Departed from Bristol and Birmingham and honestly the price for the flight was reasonable and being able to use airports closer to where I'm based makes perfect sense! Best of all no missing bags nor delays! I think all my flights I've had with them either arrived exactly as planned or even a few minutes early which is always a bonus!
The missing bags part has nothing to do with the airline
For short haul, I think the best airport in the UK is London City. Stansted and Luton are also good. It seems to me short haul focused airports are able to be far more innovative than long haul focused ones. In the online era, the idea of having to arrive 4-6 hours before your flight (so you can queue for 2 hours to check in like you did in the 1980’s) is totally unpalatable. You simply don’t need to be in the airport for more than an hour prior to your flight nowadays. So airports don’t need to accommodate people waiting around anywhere near as much.
Also london gatwick
Short answer:Cost
Long answer: Cost cost and cost
Flown Ryanair out of and into London Stansted Airport several times. The whole package (Ryanair, the trains to and from the airport and the airport itself) works fantastic. Try it you'll love it.
Daily runway repair
Another reason why Ryanair won't fly to Heathrow😂
Due to the nature of Heathrow, runway maintenance is going to be constant. Stansted and Luton just don't have the volume of passengers or flights compared to Heathrow, making the maintenance much easier.
Of course because Ryanair has a reputation of doing hard landings
Spot on
@@paulmorrison9312 Spot off
I like this type of video's better, I must say! I also noticed some improvement in overall quality (like overall information and background music). Keep up the good work mate!
For years I flew to Spain and back two or three times a year, before coming here for good. Always with Ryanair, always reliable, cheerful, cheap and efficient. OK, the food is not Michelin, but having a glass of wine as I sped south to the sun was pretty damn fine.
Big thanks to Ryanair, you opened up the Mediterranean for me.
Gotta be honest for our Gothenburg journeys (which pre-pandemic we would have gone with Norwegian out of Gatwick) we've migrated from BA thru Heathrow which is infintely more convenient for us (coming in from South Wales) to Ryanair out of Stansted or even Manchester, simply because you don't get any more bang for your buck from BA (except maybe a bottle of water and a bag of crisps). Our next trip has come in at under £250 for 2 adults, a checked bag, a cabin bag, fast track and pick-your-seat; whereas BA wanted over £600 just for the ticket. Granted there will be a couple of extra costs such as getting to/from Manchester/Stansted, and the extra hotel on the outward leg, but even when you add all that up it still wouldn't come close.
Same with Southwest Airlines in Chicago. Although they are thinking of going through O’Haire Kama they use midway airport
As I live closest to Inverness (mainly serviced by BA and EasyJet), Ryanair isn't an option. Got to say that INV-LHR-Anywhere connection with one booking and checked baggage can be suprising affordable compared to 2 x checked baggage fees in addition to Ryanair's basic ticket price.
Totally agree about Bergamo. Excellent place. Very convenient for northern Italy and a nice city in its own right. (Just a short bus ride from the centre to the airport too.)
I am not a fan of Ryanair, but regarding LHR, they are spot on!
But airports like LHR and CDG make only sense if you are on a connecting flight, as they offer a network of destinations smaller airport do not, as well as facilities during transfer. Ryanair does not offer transfer flights! This makes the astronomical price they charge or services they may offer irrelevant.
Whenever I have used Ryanair, had no problem at all, the issue is getting from the Sussex Coast to Stansted, which is usually longer than the actual flight from Stansted. I try and aim for flights from Gatwick, but this isn't always possible.
Coming from the other side of the globe, I don't fancy flying to Heathrow either. The airport is huge, there's a lot of walking and rail connections are rather limited. Transport is better now with the Elizabeth Line but still very London-centric. There were flights from my city to Gatwick before the pandemic but these are now gone. Stansted would be perfect for people going to Northeast England and the eastern side of London, and I hope there will be more long-haul flights.
I agree. Heathrow is my closest airport. But it's quicker for me to get to Gatwick. Gatwick is a nicer experience, and the Train links are better, though not perfect. Getting westbound public transport for Heathrow is near impossible.
Gatwick has better transport links than Heathrow, although it has more methods, Gatwick has the Brighton mainline which can get you to major stations such as Victoria, East Croydon and Clapham Junction in no time at all.
@@mildlydispleased3221 Did we forget about buses?
Liverpool John Lennon is the alternative to Manchester Airport, the Northwest Friendly Airport, car park to gate in 20 minutes. 👍😁
Many of Ryanair's flights can be around 300-400 euros during peak times of the year if you're heading to the typical sunny holiday destinations. Big savings can be made by utilising Ryanair's flights with a transit stop; Malaga - Eindhoven - Manchester could cost 60 euros in total, as opposed to Malaga - Manchester direct - which could cost up to 400 euros one-way in July. It's the bag charges for every sector that will bump up the cost if you can't travel light.
The same reason why Easyjet, Wizzair, Jet2 and many more don't.
Make sense from their business model. However, Southwest Airlines in the US is also a point-to-point airline. Now, their issues were mainly caused by ancient software, the point to point model seems to be easier to break as hub airline may find it easier to substitute aircraft.
Stansted is great, punctual and speedy processing...Gatwick has been on my travels a mess. Delays, overcrowding etc
Yes Gatwick can feel overcrowded
@@jon6815 Cardiff was great when I used it.
Hi i worked in Shannon for 10 years and we had a lot of Ryanair flights they are the best Airline ever, 25 min turnaround and no hassle A to B thats what they promise, joe
I've only used Ryanair once- Stansted to Tenerife (and back). To be fair, they weren't too bad, even the pre-ordered snack on board.
As regards Heathrow, I would not, as a passenger, use it by choice, unfortunately the trans Atlantic carriers don't care about my choice, so I am stuck with it. I don't blame Ryanair for ignoring it. Stansted is nearer and easier to reach. I would rather use my local airport (Norwich) but it is the availability of flights that is the problem.
The London-centric government, regrettably seems keen on demolishing a couple of towns so that the Spanish company that owns Heathrow can have a third runway to increase its profits (plus pollution and traffic).
I love flying, but most airports now seem to think that I need a shopping experience instead so that getting to a plane involves a tortuous path around the terminal's expensive shops.
(Edit due to keyboard being unable to spell)
The Spanish company you refer to only own a 1/4 of Heathrow… with many other shareholders making up the remainder. Said company now owns a large portion of jfk and had been touted of selling their Heathrow share
I would consider using Stansted if I lived in Cambridge, or even in Norwich or maybe even Leeds, but I live on the wrong side of Great Britain to even consider Stansted if there is any alternative.
As someone who lives near Leeds, it's far more convenient to fly from LBA or MAN.
You're not missing anything, Stansted is an absolute nightmare!
@@JustinWelchUK I really did use Stansted from Leeds, once, mostly because the Ryanair fare to Turin was 1p each way.
I used Stansted while living in Leeds a few times, but in general I preferred to use Leeds where possible (also a Ryanair base). Manchester is a distraction - it's as much as a pain to get to as Stansted but without the super low prices at Stansted. It also is a mess of an airport with long wait times. But if there were a direct train from Leeds - Cambridge - Stansted, it would become a lot more usable from Leeds as currently at least one (usually two) changes are required at Peterborough, Ely and/or Cambridge.
I just wish Leeds had better road connections, coming from the south is always an absolute nightmare compared to EMA or Stanstead which are nice and close to the motorway.
Last week I flew from Gatwick to Verona with the with ( the world’s favourite airline). They didn’t have a cabin crew booked for the flight. We were delayed for two hours until the crew could make their way in from home. When they arrived they were as good as could be expected. It wasn’t their fault. My flight home was with easyJet. The flight was on time with a cabin crew that knew what they were doing. My conclusion is that BA have destroyed their reputation in the hunt for cheap labour
I like London Heathrow airport. It is one of my favourite ones.
Same it’s the only one that feels spacious enough to accommodate everyone and doesn’t get crazy (depends on the season and time though).
It’s a nice big airport. I do miss the 747s not being there anymore though.
It’s a nice big airport. I do miss the 747s not being there anymore though.
Smart strategy!
Also the routes that Ryanair cover are more than catered for at Heathrow.
They don't really need to go there either as they serve every other London airport.
When I was at stanstead we were delayed by 6hr and £600
Ryanair might be low cost but for many of their core roles they pay at or above market rate. In an economy where labour is at a premium, it means they keep their vital roles filled and so their operation works. Other airlines despite being established for many, many decades have CEOs that don’t seem to grasp that operational resilience is the core foundation of profitability.
Their strategy has made them the most profitable airline in the world. They use aircraft with built in stairs so they pay probably the lowest airport fees in the world. Their business strategy works well in Europe, but would work so well in other markets. Perhaps in the USA too because there are so many small regional airports that have a high demand but little service.
Airlines that use LHR and airlines that use, for example, Stanstead have different business models so it makes sense.
I was going to say the same. I feel that although Ryanair is lower in cost, that often comes with disadvantages for passengers as they seem less integrated with the majority of national carriers that operate the hub model. These have arrangements with other national carriers to provide almost seamless travel between destinations.
Heathrow surrounding area is way to congested to get in and out of - I definitely wouldn't use Heathrow for short flights unless i lived on their doorstep.
I'm not surprised Heathrow are too expensive. But I wish they'd fly more out of Birmingham/Bristol as Stansted is just the wrong side of London for many people
London Southend is virtually devoid of any airline services now, Ryanair should return with lots of routes SEN is probably the closest regional airport to London
@@well-blazeredman6187 Yeah but it’s bad to leave your car there for trips longer than a week cause it breaks down.
Would have been nice to hear some numbers.
Perfect strategy. Especially these airports have good rail connections to the major cities not like American airports that you need a rental to get to a regional airport to get Breeze, Spirit or Allegent
Same model as Southwest Airlines, also phenomenally successful.
Except that Southwest does fly into large hubs.
@@shrimpflea Despite being meme'd to death, no US airport is as bad (operations-wise) as the major Euro airports. Ryanair is _kinda_ right by trying to avoid them
@@Fay7666 - I can’t say for the terminal side of airport operations, but with respect to the runway side of things, most large American airports are simply dreadful. I’ve never been to one in Europe in the same league.
O'Leary was sent over to study southwest airlines when Ryanair was starting
I just want it to come back to FRA airport. the Frankfurt Hahn airport is so far away and what's worse there's NO infrastructure. no trains, buses only go to Frankfurt and mainz. Since the Rhein Neckar Metro Area doesn't have its own airport we rely heavily on FRA and STR, but airfares can be steep compared to Ryanair and easyJet.
Heathrow made sense when people needed to transit to fly to the Americas from Asia. Full service airlines would set up hubs in Heathrow, Charles De Gaulle, and Frankfurt.
Now, with efficient planes, it's just not needed anymore. Not just for Ryanair, even the big airlines. But they're stuck because of legacy.
I'm commenting before I listened but isn't is just as simple as airport fees? Am intrigued to watch and find out what else.
When I was at Heathrow in December I saw multiple planes takeoff and land
I flew from t5 Heathrow to Los angeles last year, heathrow was an absolute shambles! Won't ever fly from there again.
Great airline, great airports !
It's so that National Express can earn money, driving people in buses😂
And Megabus!
I'm very satisfied with the National Express services between London and Stansted or Luton and the prices are reasonable. Worth opening a user account so you don't get charged a booking fee each time.
A great airline
i prefer flying out of gatwick. excellent rail connections to the city, save heaps on the flight ticket.
For me average time travel by car is smaller then average time traveled by plain. And i am talking of over 1500 km distances. Just once it took me over 3 days to get to Sardinia - thanks to Ryanair. I prefer to drive
Love Ryanair
Wouldn’t have visited most of Europe only for Ryanair as couldn’t afford BA and Co
Can't fault them on business logic. Clearly with the growth in their business, despite being a scruffy uncomfortable airline to fly, they have the basics spot on and can only improve from there.
Yes I have flown Ryanair and their budget poundshop label is well-earned.
And before you get sniffy and self-righteous yes I go to poundshops as well as ordinary shops.
It’s more about the destination airport for me. I can get to most uk airports in a couple of hours in car or by train. I want to go somewhere for the cheapest cost. Why would I want the hassle of the M25 to get to Heathrow
These guys are okay. Wako sawa. I support that
They are super profitable but a pain in the backside for people working at the airport. Ryanair cheekily likes to put their problems on the shoulders of the airport. Still, I always fly them and they do right by me.
I quite liked going to Gatwick Airport to catch a Ryanair flight.
you can fly to dublin out of gatwick with ryanair. just dublin...
This just sounds like an ad for Ryan Air.
Personally, apart from Covid, Heathrow has been way easier to get to, way more organised and much more comfortable considering we have to be at airports hours before flights.
I wished Ryanair operated from Heathrow as in many occassions when flying transatlantic and connecting through London, reaching my European destinations would have been much cheaper via a connection to Ryanair or other budget airlines. Then I solved this conondrum by moving to London :)
Heathrow isn't the centre of the universe! Many operators don't go there, I don't see the issue. I use Ryanair regularly, Stansted to Perugia in Italy to visit family, regularly. It works for me, I think the reason people whinge about them is because they want 5 star service for 2 star prices! Need to take a reality check!!
Ryanair know what they are doing. I recently had to deal with EasyJet and I had to inform them about strike action in a European country they had no idea about and weren't going to cancel the flight for until last minute. Then they wouldn't tell me my booking reference for my rebooked flight so I wasn't able to check in!!
Ryanair’s business model is a success because it’s completely genius. Don’t change if it isn’t broken.
Ryan is only used to working from Alicante Airport, They do what they like in Alicante, Just like EasyJet
Heathrow needs shutting down.
Their strategy makes perfect sense for the airline & the passenger
Ryanair saying the transfer hub model failed passengers and luggage....Have they heard of Southwest?? It could easily happen to Ryanair too. One break in the chain and all the flights collapse and the big difference is that there is no customer service and you can't be rerouted cause it's point to point.
I fly with Ryanair 2 or 3 times a year from Bristol and find the routes on offer are adequate for my family's needs Ryanair don't need Heathrow
I would have thought he would have mentioned that CDG is also expensive for flying out of. Flights exiting the airport are a lot more expensive than they are for landing there, and it is the same at Heathrow. As an Australian when I'm planning a trip, especially post-pandemic, using London or CDG as gateway cities is often the only option but I try and limit how many times I aim to fly out of them (preferably to just the flight back to Australia) and use the other airports or the Eurostar to get to my next destination.
If travelling abroad from Australia, please book business class. You're already gonna spend thousands booking that coach ticket, why not spend an extra $1000 return to get lie flat business class the whole way? For instance, Sydney to Rome is like $3500 AUD return in business class now.
he does mention that CDG is also expensive in the vide no?
Would love to see them fly over to the east coast of Canada like West jet and AirCanada do I know the 737 has the range and the pilots would probably be able to make the round trip
Would love that too but a part of Ryanairs business plan is short trips. Average trip in Europe is 2 hours which allows them to fly again with new passengers and get the most out of the aircraft and tickets. Flights across the pond are just too long and would move away from the low cost fares.
Heathrow is typically your long haul flights. I know they do short haul to but it's not worth it. And is used by the bigger aircraft. Because try as they might one day. I don't see Ryan air going from uk to usa any time soon
Ryanair are generally efficient for the price, however the airports they fly to in some places like Paris BVA, put me off. The transfer to the city is a nightmare and far easier to use CDG or Orly
despite high charges why isvit cheaper to fly from Heathrow in comparison to Birmingham etc
Ryanair is very good at talking the talk I find. I've used Heathrow a number of times and prefer it, when it works it's a very efficient operation.
Just ask them about how fair they treat their sla...employees.
@@Karlthegreat84 LHR or Ryanair?
@@devon896 Ryanair
@@Karlthegreat84 Yeah, I think it's well known in the industry how badly they treat their staff.
Maybe it’s better for Heathrow’s runways as well…
Shocking why the airline never at Heathrow plus its at both at Glasgow and Edinburgh plus should be at Gatwick too or be at Luton rather than standsted
I'm Irish and my family live in Camberwell in London. It is quicker to fly to Gatwick and travel on the train than fly to Heathrow and cross London to get there.
All depends what part of London you are travelling to. Whereas Luton/stansted would be for north London… If travelling anywhere west or central London Heathrow is your quickest bet.. (not counting city for the central mind you)
Heathrow fees are too much as Ryanair is Stansted Airport and taxiing and take off can take up to 30mins longer than Stansted. Also boarding is quicker as there's no bridge so you can board from the front and back. If a ryanair flight takes 1hr30mins to example Berlin then makes no sense going from Heathrow as it will take an extra hour for everything considering they want that plane in the sky 5or6 times in the day. Heathrow is only okay if you get some freebie with airmiles or you are going Longhaul.
1 slot at Heathrow is around 20-30 million. 1 slot. No low cost carrier will ever enter Heathrow.
Ryanair wouldn't be Ryanair if it did operate from LHR mighty sure the short turnaround times would not be achieved, it's a shame that they have pulled all services from London Southend Airport, if ever there was a case to return now is the time with its cheaper operating costs.
Actually this might be wrong as Malta Air owned by Ryanair serves Heathrow
Ryanair doesnt need london heathrow airport it needs is the smaller airports like manchester, east midlands and some other the other
Flying within the continenent is great for low cost airlines.
All depends on the alternative. In Paris for Ryanair it is Beauvais... Which is over an hour away from Paris & badly deserved by public transport.
plus, heathrow's massive. takes donkey's years to get to the gate. gatwick, stansted, etc. are far quicker.
Personally, I avoid Heathrow for any European destinations. Hate the place with a passion. We should all be grateful for having the likes of Ryanair, they've transformed flying and all for the better.
Heathrow is too near London for Ryanair to consider 😀
😂
I wonder if they will ever fly to orly in paris. Because Beauvais is super far away from the city
All good adventures start at Heathrow!!!
Ryanair seems to be the exception
@@lukethomas.125 You can’t have a good adventure with Ryanair
Cost to land at the airport and the must arrive times is my guess before the video
Does Heathrow have a "No slamming your jets on our runways" policy?
To be fair Heathrow has a massive runway, so that shouldn’t be an issue for a 737
They are wise to avoid Heathrow, I have to travel through their as Manchester flights have become too expensive. It is an awful lumbering giant which adopts technology because it can rather than because it makes any sense to the traveller. For non European travellers the issue is finding a bridge into their network without incurring a massive wait.
Doubt Thiefrow are bothered,they have enough rogues on site
Why RyanIr dont take over Manston or Southend simply stuns me
I’m here
People who are flying with ryanair, just want the cheapest flight. So if they would fly from heathrow, everyone would just go to stansted still. Because its way cheaper
Don’t want to pay for landing slots. I don’t blame them
With respect to the "point to point", what is Ryanair system doing correctly that Southwest Airlines is not. Or is Ryanair equally vulnerable if faced with similar conditions like the North American holiday weather event of 2022?
No. Ryanair is not that vulnerable. They are slightly newer airline (well, they started in the 80's but really started expanding somewhat later), mening their software is newer. Secondly, due to geography and culture of Europe, we do not have the "holiday push". In the south of Europe (Mediterranean, France etc), we don't get snow billards. Most countries have different holidays (except the Christian ones) and we don't get the same "It's Thanksgiving - let's go!" rush as the US. Furthermore, due to history, most people have family in the country where they live - no need for massive cross-continent travel.
Our high season is the school Spring, Autumn and especially Summer vacations.
@@todortodorov940 i know you meant snow blizzards but snow billiards sounds like much more fun! 😂
Hé meant “snow birds”😂
@@todortodorov940 Another point to mention is that Ryanair and Southwest do not operate point to point in the same way. Southwest crews generally go out on a "trip" for the week, flying something like Midway to Dallas, Dallas to Las Vegas, Las Vegas To San Francisco, San Francisco to Seattle and Seattle to Midway or something along those lines, Ryanair crews fly two to four sector days most of the time and always come back to their base, so a Prague based crew could fly from Prague to Kraków, Kraków back to Prague, Prague to Barcelona and Barcelona back to Prague, the only way they end up out of base at the end of the day is if something goes very wrong. I'm not all that familiar with the incident, but I believe the Southwest meltdowns were caused because a lot of their flights were cancelled, which means the crew members weren't where the system wanted them to be and couldn't find viable legal replacement crews, causing the whole thing to crash and all the crews to get lost in the system. Taking this into consideration, what happened in December 2022 wouldn't happen with Ryanair because even if there is a wave of cancellations for whatever reason, the crews will always be stationed where the system wants them to be - at their base instead of out somewhere in Europe - and so it's not nearly as hard to find a suitable replacement crew and get them on duty in time.
To sum it up, Ryanair's operation is a lot simpler in this aspect than Southwest's, so it's a lot harder to overload and crash the system in the way that Southwest's complex operation did.
@@Daniel_JS Just to comment on the Southwest meltdown. I am not an expert on aviation, but I design IT system. My understanding is as following:
1. Southwest (SW) has a system that does crew management for them. This was written in the 90's (when SW were smaller and different technologies were used).
2. The system does the job, let's say, automatically and informs crew about their schedules. If I understood correctly, crew get an email when and where to meet and where to fly.
3. If something extraordinary happens, let's say a sick crew member or delayed crew, the system supports dynamic rescheduling. HOWEVER, the affected crew has to be contacted manually. This means that the process is semi-automatic and has a de-facto limit on how many re-schedulings can be performed per hour. Why this is so, I cannot say; May be in the early 90's they could not expect to send SMS messages or emails to crew and expect them to be read. Or may be the company was much smaller and they thought that this manual procedure was not a problem and did not need to scale.
4. Several factors shortly before the December vacations contributed to delays (there are many articles on this) and the need to re-schedule crew and aircraft. This necessitated the above mentioned semi-automatic procedures, which got overloaded. Once overloaded, corrections could not be made in time and this affected the already scheduled trips, as the aircraft or crew needed to fly them was not available, necessitating even more re-scheduling. This is similar to nuclear chain reaction gone critical.
5. Many blame the software being old and unable to cope with the re-scheduling requests. This is indeed an NP-hard problem, also known as Knapsack problem, which is indeed a very hard to compute. But the problem is still the same today as it was in the 90's if they insist on taking the hard path. There are strategies to solve this problem, which do not give the perfect solution, but give reasonable results with reasonable effort. I don't believe the computers simply overloaded and couldn't compute anymore. In my opinion, the problems in the software were: a) Either each request to re-schedule triggered recalculation of the entire thing and overloaded the system (a poor design, which will result in the same issue with modern software) or b) each request to re-schedule triggered a manual action, which saturated the poor back office employees. The later will be less problematic in modern software, as the tendency is to automate more and more of those "edge case" procedures. If the system was designed in the late 90's or around 2000, SMS will be chosen as secondary communication channel instead of the phone, making it possible to automate this "edge case" procedure. I believe that the Ryanair system are slightly younger and around 1998 one could expect that everybody (who was to work for an airline) had a mobile phone.
I prefer direct flights only. less time wasted and less chance of delays and missing bags. But I will never fly on a low cost carrier like Ryan air as I value on board comfort and airport lounges over airfare price.
I'll never understand Ryanair haters, they're cheap, safe, and reliable. Yes, you need to ensure you don't fall foul of their baggage and other fees but I've been all over Europe with them and never had an issue. They won't use Heathrow because they don't have to and won't pay the ridiculous fees.
I don't mind Ryanair not using Heathrow, I live in Scotland.
Good news that Ryan air keep out if Heathrow. It is too busy anyway without discounters.
Busiest and most popular
Isn’t that redundant?
Sorry, had to switch off. I’m a frequent flyer and please don’t state that the security lines at Stanstead are manageable!! It’s hell on earth, total carnage at all times. Heathrow never lets me down for business..
With a serious arthritis in my knees I whish Ryanair would start utilising more Passenger Boarding Bridges at their airports. Increased cost? Yah, OK, what can you do? You pay!🥴
only way a ryanair plane will land at heathrow is if they need to make an emergency landing