I think we are in danger here of criticising Ryanair's service. I am sure that if nothing goes wrong, its flights are much the same as any other low cost airline.
I have only ever used one low cost airline before, and that was on a Easyjet flight, from Bristol to Rome, and I couldn't really complain about anything. It was cheaper than a scheduled flight, and miles better than travelling to Heathrow from Swansea.
But in regards to the present Ryanair debacle, its the very fact that they have cancelled 10,000's of fights, and not compensated people properly that is the problem. Those flights, had they gone ahead may very well have been lovely, and cheap as well. But to cancel flights, at such short notice, is just not acceptable.
They had until this afternoon, to stop misleading people over compensation, and according to this latest BBC link, O'Leary has caved in, and updated its website to explain how it will re-route customers ::::
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41445663