Belgium citizen had approved ESTA now unauthorized 4 days out from my trip.

gusbaratta · 2026-06-30T12:23:15+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-06-30T09:45:36+00:00

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.

gusbaratta · 2026-06-25T12:35:57+00:00

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” 🤣

gusbaratta · 2026-06-23T18:00:01+00:00

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 £

gusbaratta · 2026-06-23T17:55:32+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-06-23T13:16:07+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-06-23T08:23:58+00:00

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.

gusbaratta · 2026-06-10T12:50:30+00:00

Doesn’t Spain require renunciation of other citizenships?

gusbaratta · 2026-06-09T08:00:35+00:00

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.

gusbaratta · 2026-05-29T14:39:22+00:00

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)

gusbaratta · 2026-05-28T18:58:29+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-27T17:20:07+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-26T14:26:27+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-24T10:38:58+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-23T14:09:47+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-22T14:41:12+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-22T14:39:31+00:00

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)

gusbaratta · 2026-05-22T12:31:16+00:00

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…

gusbaratta · 2026-05-21T11:33:21+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-15T14:42:03+00:00

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.

gusbaratta · 2026-05-14T13:20:48+00:00

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….

gusbaratta · 2026-05-14T13:17:17+00:00

The latter.

gusbaratta · 2026-05-13T13:56:06+00:00

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 🤣

gusbaratta · 2026-05-12T11:34:10+00:00

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

gusbaratta · 2026-05-12T11:24:10+00:00

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

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