4hrs on the World’s WORST Airline? (We liked it!)

Ryanair has the reputation of being the world's worst short-haul airline. But is that really fair? Watch this video to see what it’s like to fly on Ryanair!

This video will show you what it's like to have a budget travel experience on one of Europe's most prolific budget travel airlines.

This low cost carrier has transformed Europe. It’s made it possible to fly all over the continent (and beyond) for super low fares thanks to its bare-bones approach. Along the way, it’s earned a sometimes negative reputation. But maybe that’s unfair.

In this video, you’ll see exactly what it’s like onboard. We’ll highlight the ticket-buying process, what extras you may need to tack onto your fare, what it’s like onboard, the best seat in the house, and even the buy onboard menu.

Despite our hours of research, we still made mistakes and had to make a “last minute” upgrade to our fare because of it. We also chose to share a bite onboard, but that also didn’t go according to plan.

Watch this video to avoid the mistakes we made!

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Buying a ticket on Ryanair
2:03 Waiting to board
4:24 Boarding Ryanair
7:17 Ryanair Buy Onboard Food
8:48 Ryanair Jebscore
10:24 Ryanair Final Thoughts
11:01 Ryanair Bloopers

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Music:
Bad Vibe - Crystal Shards
The Warmth of the Sun on her Skin - Peter Sandberg
Breathing Again - Clarence Reed
Only Forever - North Sphere
Solving It - Frank Johnson
Wondering Why - Violet Barber
Younger Than Yesterday - Violet Barber

[hhin]

The owner of Ryanair was being interviewed on an Irish radio station, someone phoned in and complained about having to pay for a sandwich on a flight. His made zero apologies and his answer was " you paid 30 euro for the ticket, bring your own sandwich " lol

[DaniITA]

FUN FACT:
People make jokes about Ryanair hard landings, but there is no airline in Europe that compares to Ryanair regarding their safety records! Been in operation for more than 35 years and they do more than 3000 flights a day and they never had a single casualty. Probably the best safety record in the word as well.

[annagilda]

Im a Ryanair regular. I live in rural Ireland and my local airport is almost exclusively served by Ryanair. You definately have to learn to play the game, but if you are prepared, its amazing.

[moonramshaw]

As a Brit who has used Ryanair a lot of times I will just say this. Europe is only a little bit bigger than the US and I'd say 90% of its customers are vacationers travelling to and around Europe and North Africa. Its a very low cost airline where people just want to get on and get off so their holiday can begin. I've never had a problem with them and their cabin crew are great. I'm typing this before watching the video but I've never had a problem with them

[ericstruk]

Made a vid about them last year and just filmed a new one as well... Ryanair gets A LOT of bad reviews but 80% of the time it's people's faults for not realizing how the pricing works, otherwise the flights themselves are pretty good!

[frankkelly]

Jeb, thanks for this report. The spiritual home of Ryanair however is Dublin! It's an Irish success story in how it has made flying more price competitive in Europe. 100% Irish owned business. Good wishes.

[nessraKydwoR]

I’ve flown with Ryanair a lot! And in my opinion, they’re worth every euro. People who complain about Ryanair, probably bought the cheapest tickets they could find, but expect the AirFrance La Premiere service. And that’s unrealistic. Ryanair is a budget airline, that brings you from A to B in a decent way. The price/ quality balance is perfectly fine, as you also experienced during this trip. Again a fair and realistic report from you. Thanks, and keep up the good work

[johng]

Only flown once with Ryanair from Germany to the U.K., cost was around $20 one way with cabin baggage only, it left on time and arrived early so all expectations were easily met, Ryanair’s problem comes from people who travel by air rarely and are used to legacy carriers where everything is perceived to be free but the costs are hidden in higher fares, Ryanair charge for everything, but if you’re willing to forego bells and whistles they can be substantially cheaper than the rest. Plus you’re almost guaranteed to get one of the harshest landings in the world!

[damienfenton]

I live in Dublin and my favourite thing about Ryanair is that they fly to a lot of smaller regional airports across Europe. Without them it would be necessary to fly to a larger hub and get another internal flight or train to the final destination. You get a basic flight for the base fare and then pay for anything extra such as assigned seats or baggage. That seems OK to me.

[railvlogger]

I live 10 minutes away from Stansted Airport. I have flown with Ryanair on many occasions. I do everything on the app. Booking tickets selecting baggage options, seats etc. I only ever take carry on luggage, so no need to check in as the boarding pass is on my phone. Quite often it is cheaper to fly with Ryanair to almost anywhere in Europe than my commuter train to London. I have never had any issues with Ryanair.

[froog]

No matter what people say about Ryanair’s service it is them who allow ordinary people to afford holidays and travel around Europe. They also hail from my home country Ireland 🇮🇪

[Tpavra]

I tried Ryanair for the first time in 2019 and flew from London to Kyiv for a few days. It was just 19.99GBP return, on time both ways and service was fine. Absolutely great way to get around Europe for little cost! Always hear stick about the airline but people's expectations are simply too high and you'll never get a premium experience, but you'll get a guaranteed seat. What more could you want :)

[HyperDaveUK]

Great to see you trying standard low cost experiences like this. A lot of other channels spend too much time covering experiences the average European won't get to try for themselves. This felt like a pretty real experience.

[WeMuckAround]

Ryanair has to be one of the most stigmatised airlines in the world. It’s safe, it’s cheap, and it’s honest. It’s a bus from a to b and doesn’t pretend to be anything else.
As a European, I love Ryanair. I get to see my continent for the spare change I find down the back of my sofa.

[Fent]

I think Ryanair is fine as long as you understand that there’s a reason why the prices are so low. I think this video has highlighted it well

[marcpacey]

Very interesting review Jeb, given the vast number of different services and classes available it’s refreshing to see an honest review of a budget no frills airline! Living the dream !

[dlandi]

As a person who has flown Ryanair multiple times, I pretty much agree with you. However, I just thought the seats were a wee bit uncomfortable. If you're lucky, you might get one of Ryanairs subsidiaries, a Lauda a320, and those are higher quality than the normal Ryanair 737s

[vaughnwilliams]

I am always impressed how punctual Ryanair is.😊
I can still remember the times before Ryanair, when the big airlines charged a fortune for a "budget" ticket. You had to buy a return and it included many things that i did not use. Mainly used by people on expenses. Ryanair stopped all that nonsense with wowee fares that everyone could afford.

[iBuswellsUniverse]

Ryanair has been nothing more than a godsend to me. I’ve been lucky to use a lot of their cheap deals for small Europe breaks and using a small bag and packing light, I’ve managed to visit some great cities and places on a shoestring budget. They’ve always got me from A to B

[StylishIrisman]

Ryan airs spiritual home is Ireland, not London. London is in the UK. The logo is a harp. This is a symbol of Ireland. You’ll find harps on Irish euro coins.