Vienna to Edinburgh with Laudamotion. This airline and its parent Ryanair is disgraceful. I understand that cheap flights are cheap for a reason, but I find it unacceptable to list 1 price on the flight comparison platforms and leave the extra fees hidden somewhere in the airline's Ts&Cs. First of all you need to pay at least 7-9€ if you want to reserve a seat anywhere apart from the middle section, or get "randomly allocated" next to the toilet. Then, you are only allowed to bring a handbag on board, unless you pay 14€ to take an extra bag to store in the overhead bins, which other airlines don't charge for. Of course, if you forget to read what the airline defines as "a small bag" you can cough up 25€ at the gate. Also, if you wait to purchase the additional baggage option until check-in for the return flight, be prepared to pay 20€ for 10kg of checked baggage because they carry on option is "sold out". Adding everything up, you most likely end up spending more than sticking to one of the established players. Now to the experience itself. First of all, priority boarding that is kindly added to the extra carry on baggage option meant that passengers were allowed to wait for 30 minutes in the bus without any explanation or apology. Of course, the seats are about as comfortable as a wooden board and are made to fit half an anorexic teenager. Also, forget getting any rest as you are reminded on a half-hourly basis to purchase overprized perfume and lottery tickets. All they do is force decent airlines to move into higher price segments to cater to business customers, while affordable flying is turning into an absolute ordeal. Nobody should have to pay to suffer through this kind of experience and get ripped off every which way possible
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