When you travel outside the U.S. you are opened up to a whole new world of airlines; you most certainly will come to know Ryanair. Here are 12 thoughts you have while flying Ryanair:
1. Whoever told you to fly Ryan air also gave you a list of warnings about flying Ryanair
Ryanair has so many hidden charges that it really makes you wonder if the cheap ticket is actually cheap.
2. You have panicked trying to print your ticket beforehand because you waited until the last minute
Finding a printer when you’re studying abroad can be a very stressful situation. Especially when you need to print it at some obscene hour of the night because that was the cheapest flight.
3. The first time you got to the airport you were freaking out trying to fit your suitcase or bag into that unrealistic tiny example bin, but then you realized no one else's fits either.
If they do ask you to fit your bag in there then you know you’re dealing with the most hated employee at that Ryanair branch. The pressure is on. You force that bag into the tiny space with all your might!
4. Your bag gets searched in security because of some fluid you forgot about...
I swear I did not know my mascara and gel eyeliner counted as a liquid.
5. ...but you never make that mistake again and you're now a pro at quickly going through security.
Of course I have a clear plastic bag with all my liquids in it, and no I don’t have my laptop or else it would be alone in it’s own bin.
6. You get a headache from all the yellow inside the plane
Psychologically, yellow is the most emotionally upsetting color.
7. Since you let Ryanair seat you for free you could be anywhere on the plane, but you're definitely not next to your friends.
You are absolutely shocked if you end up sitting next to your friend on the randomly assigned freely allocated seats, and it will never happen again.
8. You don't even listen to the safety instructions anymore
I will place the oxygen mask over my own face before assisting others.
9. ... But you still wonder what that thing is...
Seriously though. What is this? No earrings if we make an emergency landing?
10. The entire ride is basically a gigantic infomercial:
Throughout the entire flight they are constantly trying to make you buy things, but you never do. No, I don't want some new jewelry on my way to Prague, but thanks for asking.
11. The music the plane plays when you land makes you feel like you've won the hunger games.
You not only survived the most abrupt landing of your life, but you think it’s weird when you fly Aer Lingus and you don’t have that sudden death sensation.
12. You are thankful for Ryanair's cheap flights and that you're alive in you're fabulous new location!
And you will absolutely fly with them again!
So as odd as an experience with Ryanair may be for an American traveling, there is no cheaper, more effective way to get to your location. Thanks Ryanair!
