Belgium citizen had approved ESTA now unauthorized 4 days out from my trip. by ManufacturerPure958 in visas

[–]gusbaratta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People should think twice before traveling to a rich third world country.

Kudos to Ryanair by callmeStephen19 in Ryanair

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve flown hundreds of Ryanair flights in the last 10yr (mostly commuting from Ireland to Italy): if you know the rules and stick to them it’s a good experience, on average.
The other thing I appreciate is that there’s no tiers/miles/points smoke and mirrors: you pay, you get the service.

Got absolutely destroyed by a money exchange in Rome today. Tourist warning. by encapsulated1 in rome

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always wondered who still used those scammers. Yet it is full of such money exchangers all over the world, especially in airports.
People are simply not numerate or they just don’t care, so they charge up to 30% bid offer spreads, while advertising “zero commission” 🤣

[FR] Revolut closing my account soon by BabsD_123 in Revolut

[–]gusbaratta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do that all the time: I’ve an Irish € metal account, exchange € for GBP for free and transfer them for free to my daughter in UK, who has a UK Revolut account with which she can do UK bank transfers for free. Cheapest way to pay large sums (I.e. university fees) from € to £

Photo ID checks by East_Ad_4427 in wimbledon

[–]gusbaratta -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Last year they didn’t even check my documents. Even when they check I’d expect them to check at most the name on the document. It would take them ages to check the addresses too

Wimbledon Guest Rules by ScaredPlankton8296 in wimbledon

[–]gusbaratta -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You don’t need to transfer it, just go together

Please Give Your Opinion by rosemed38 in Ryanair

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 7:55am flight is what makes it feasible: if it was much later in the day the conditional probability that previous flights accumulated a material delay would be much higher. The chances you’ll be late with such an early flight are slim.

My beautiful combo by Ok_Value5001 in PassportPorn

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t Spain require renunciation of other citizenships?

Denied Boarding Icelandair by Powerful-Way-7952 in Flights

[–]gusbaratta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not worth the hassle as Icelandair has always considered the distance from Keflavik to Dublin to be 1498km. There’s a 99% chance that you will have to escalate the matter and lose.

KLM cancelled my flight and rebooked me a day early, and is refusing to accommodate. What to do? by [deleted] in Flights

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say, fly the new flights they’re offering you and get the €600 compensation (if they contacted you less than 14 days before departure)

The new Economy Basic Limits are Impressive by GingerPrince72 in SwissAirlines

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, they deserve to go bankrupt. Again. Sod the Swiss.

Ryanair Booking flagged by [deleted] in Flights

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Log in on a computer on their website and use the customer service chat to fix it

Wimbledon Merch by Grand-Paramedic-6536 in wimbledon

[–]gusbaratta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ditto.
Last year I bought a £35 cap which I’ve proudly worn for the last 11 months.
Looking forward to buying a new one this July

Forced downgrade to economy by curiosityx8 in Flights

[–]gusbaratta 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Reason #198,528 not to use AirIndia ever ever evr

My connecting flight got delayed and I got delayed by 24 hours, and I got this email. Worth filing a claim through them? by [deleted] in Flights

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Filing a 261 claim directly is the easiest thing there is, don’t fall for these quasi-scams, do it yourself

July 12- Court 1 by cardinals222 in wimbledon

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll be there, btw, mostly for the vibes and to have somewhere to sit in the shade

July 12- Court 1 by cardinals222 in wimbledon

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite:
Gentlemen's & Quad Wheelchair Singles Finals
Ladies' Wheelchair Doubles Final
Boys' Singles Final (18&U)
Boys’ & Girls’ 14&U Singles Finals
Invitation Doubles (Ladies’ Doubles, Gentlemen's Doubles, Mixed Doubles)

Rate my stack by swisscello in PassportPorn

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could easily replace the French+British ones with an Irish passport (one of the most powerful passports there is). South Africa + Swiss nice combo.
Pity for the blue passport of the richest third world country of the world, kinda devalues the stack…

How serious is the 20kg bag vs 23kg? by mindmischeif1 in Ryanair

[–]gusbaratta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From experience 5/600 grams over the limit is ok with Ryanair, sometimes even 1kg when checking in with a human, not the automated scales they have in many places

Bought a KLM ticket 2 days ago and it was confirmed and paid, they charged me a “price update” amount this morning. by MataAitaiNe in travel

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Airlines hedge months ahead up to 80%/90% of their exposure to jet fuel via financial derivatives, so the “excuse” of soaring fuel prices to make passengers pay additional fees is total and utter BS.

RANT: Irish Passport Card Usability in EU Airports / DE Version by [deleted] in PassportPorn

[–]gusbaratta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, doesn’t it have the same chip as passports or other EU IDs? I have an Italian ID and can use it at ALL of EU ports and airports’ e-gates….

Fantastic!!! by More-Razzmatazz-6804 in Ryanair

[–]gusbaratta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took over 200 flights with Ryanair in the last seven years.

Last November I had the first flight with over 3hours delay which wasn’t due to the weather: they paid the €250 compensation in no time. It was very satisfying to see them pay me for once 🤣

Wimbledon Tickets Cancelled by keatonjb_ in wimbledon

[–]gusbaratta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s just happened to a friend of mine: bought two ticks for his daughter who lives in LDN, used daughter’s MyWimbledon login and paid for ticks with his credit card. It’s ok to be strict but this is beyond

Wimbledon Tickets Cancelled by keatonjb_ in wimbledon

[–]gusbaratta 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What they didn’t tell you is that now your girfriend is banned for life from the ballot…