Low Budget

Nickel-And-Dime

Our trip to Hungary and Germany involved flying on three low budget airlines:  Ryanair, Easy Jet, and Wizz (see photo). Our experiences on all three were similar. They all offered direct flights, which were hard or impossible to find with the major carriers. They all got us to where we needed to go on time. And they all nickel-and-dimes us; Ryanair was especially skilled in this regard.

Seat assignment, boarding priority, printed boarding pass, airport check in, and checked bag each cost more. Even a cabin bag in the overhead bin cost more. Generously, the underseat personal item storage was included. Then, once onboard between the takeoff and landing periods, announcements were made every six minutes to sell something (we counted):  water, drinks, snacks, lunch, meal deal, fragrances, cosmetics, and travel essentials. Whew.