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r/ukpol is on a “what would you do if you got wealthy” thing, and one of them is “never use RyanAir again”.

They’d likely be shocked if they knew how many millionaires regularly fly RyanAir.

in reply to Sarah Brown

Or how good Ryanair seems to be! I mean I’m no expert but in the years you’ve been going to and from Portugal it’s just worked? The hard bits have been pandemic!
in reply to Alexandra Lanes

@ajlanes i have found that i usually book early enough to get a seat at the front of the plane, nice, and i pay for the fast track, breezy, and i have learned how to get immigration fast track when i return via stansted too, which sadly i have to get separately, but all in all it isnt that bad

and i gather ryanair treated their employees better than most through the panini, so 🤷 could be worse

could be better but not everywhere is reachable by train

in reply to Tony Finch

@ajlanes tho i gather if you get stranded then sucks to be you, but y’know, travel insurance
in reply to Tony Finch

I always get fasttrack for Stansted departures. for arrivals, I find it less of an issue.

I’ll book 1C if it’s available. Their green chicken curry is not terrible and it’s gluten free, which I need.

I’ve got the routine down now. My record for arriving at Faro is 4 minutes from fan stop to carpark.

in reply to Sarah Brown

Also Portugal is basically reachable by air and road and nothing else. There are no ferries and no long distance trains.
in reply to Sarah Brown

It's a real shame they canned the Paris - Lisbon sleeper 🙁
in reply to Sarah Brown

What’s the household speed run record from arrival at Stansted to platform/kiss&drop?
in reply to Alexandra Lanes

Haven’t measured it. The walk from the gate can be much longer at Stansted and never as short as the shortest at Faro. I’ve done it in under 10 minutes though.
in reply to Sarah Brown

no sarcasm here: wealthy people are traditionally cheapskates. Scrooge wasn't living in a mansion...