Eviva España Ryanair!
What was happening on the Manchester to Palma de Mallorca route on Saturday (2 August)? Although there was a baggage strike it doesn’t account for a staggering 14 delayed departures.

- 3 by Monarch Airlines
- 2 by Jet2
- 1 by Thomas Cook Airlines
- 5 by Thomson
- 2 by Ryanair
- 1 by EasyJet
In total there was a departure delay of 24 hours and 42 minutes delay. That’s an average of 1 hours and 45 minutes delay on each flight.
Thomson was in the biggest mess with 3 of its 5 flights delayed by over 3 hours.
Only Ryanair managed to get a flight out on schedule. We say ‘Well Done Ryanair!’
We were left stranded in Gran caraina after two cancelled flight. No assistance was offered under EU Reg 261/2004. Since arriving home I have sent Ryanair loads of letters and faxes but they refuse to pay our accomodation costs. I have complained to my MP, the AUC, EU Ombudsman but I dont understand why no organisation will take Ryanair to task over this.Ryanair make it as difficult as possible for you to discuss a claim with them and they seem to set themselves up as Judge and jury.I am about to issue a small claims proceedings against Ryan Air Holdings… Read more »