Oh boy. This is going to cause a bit of a stir. Ryan air have scrapped airport check-in altogether. The pesky 'budget' airline will now charge a £40 'boarding card fee' if you forget to bring your details. You have to check-in online before you get to the airport (although most airports have free wi-fi no so you could realistically get away with doing it there). But you'll still be charged £5 each way for the prilvilege!

Now hang on a minute, Ryanair! Exactly why are you charging people to check-in online? Surely this is meant to save us money? After all, you don't have to employ people to wear your horrible uniforms and stand there looking miserable serious anymore do you? So what exactly are we paying for here? If everything is done automatically, and we're printing out our own documents, we're paying to line your pockets. Nothing more.

This is just one of the many things I hate about Ryanair. Their recent 'weegate' debacle is another one that got my back up. Unfortunately, even with all of these added charges (why does using a debit card to pay for my flight cost £20?) they're still cheaper than most other options. I hate that I'm lining their pockets with my money and making them even more greedy, but if I can fly to Berlin and back for under £100, I'm not going to stop flying with them. I'm fine with checking in online, but it'll mean some people just don't fly with them anymore. I secretly wish I was one of them.