More like a "What?!"

Now way back when, I blogged about an article I’d read on Ryanair. In this post I mentioned how the CEO was probably a PR persons nightmare because he seemed like a loose cannon and making statements like they were planning on charging for customers to use the restroom in flight. Well another interesting piece on Ryanair has popped up, and low and behold it also has to do with fees.

According to this story, which can be found on BlackBook magazine, Ryanair is going to be charging a potential grand total of $67.50… just to check in! Forget that $15 fee to check a bag on US Airways that caught me off guard! Apparently, Ryanair will be establishing a $7.50 online check-in fee, and online check-in will be the only way to check in for your flight. It gets better, for those who don’t print out the boarding pass at home, because obviously everyone always has access to not only a computer, but also a printer, there will be a $60 fee for reissuing a boarding pass. I read the article and wondered if it was real, but apparently it’s true and you can read about it on WIRED too.

Let’s hope the US air carries don’t get any online check-in/boarding pass fee charging ideas, however it looks like United and US Airways are increasing check bag fees just in time for the summer travel season (via Chicago Tribune).

Thanks, I think I’ll stick to JetBlue when I have a choice.