Ryanair priority boarding

[mats01_99]

Was going to place this in Travel but then thought it would be more appropriate in News.
From Ryanairs website:
'From 1st November, families with children will no longer be pre-boarded however they will have the option of online check-in and priority boarding if travelling without checked in luggage or priority boarding purchased at the airport if travelling with checked in bags.'
On a recent flight from Luxembourg to Dublin I was unaware of this whilst travelling with 2 children and a buggy and stood to the right of the long queue (as always). When the gate opened the steward told me of this new rule and sent me to the back of the queue. When I got on the plane last there were no seats available together (one of the children required their own seat, the other travels on my lap) so other passengers had to be disturbed. I have two questions/ponts on this matter:
Will Ryanair stoop any lower?
For any passengers who watched me walk to the back of the queue of 120 at 11pm struggling with two kids, you should be ashamed.
Rant over!

[buildersmate]

I guess the answer is that, if you fit the Model of the traveller RyanAir wishes to attract, you are fine. That model seems to comprise fit (able to sprint 100m in less than 15 seconds), luggage-free (no more than a toothbrush and spare pair of undies), and robust (at least trialled for County-level Rugby - preferably in the scrum).
Many organisations tailor their 'product' to suit what customers want, not the other way around.

[lindaloo]

Thats terrible! As for Ryanair theyre only going to loose customer travelling with families and any sort of bulky luggage such as buggys etc.

I not surprised no one stood up for you either, i find that on Ryanair flight people tend to look out for themselves only and loose all sense of morality. I think it may have something to do with paying so little , they see it as getting what they pay for , they wont be respected or rewarded for putting themselves out .

[mikey0118]

Perhaps other passengers on this flight were in the same situation. They were maybe sat with their friends and family and didn't want to be split up.

Ryanair is a crummy airline. It's so crummy that after just one return flight with the airline (Gatwick to Dublin), I promised myself I would never fly with them again.

The cities they fly to are useless to just about anybody, their fares are not cheap, their policies in general are ludicrous and the way they charge optional supplements to receive treatment and services similar to the likes of BA is unacceptable.

Whilst I can appreciate the situation you were in, I don't think it's fair to take your anger out on your fellow passengers. At the end of the day, Ryanair is at fault here. The passengers already on the aircraft had no doubt turned up in good-time for check-in (in order to get a lower boarding card number) or paid extra to climb aboard before anybody else. Personally, like the other passengers on the aircraft, I would have been very reluctant to give up my seat, too.

For a substantial amount more, you could maybe consider Luxair next time, via Manchester I believe.