IRN-BRU3 vs. Bohemians (match-thread)

[tenorclef]

I absolutely wasn't going to have a whinge at my misfortune. But now one week on I just can't help myself. Was I the only one to fly out of Stansted on what should have been the 10.05? I think I was because I might just have spotted another amber & chocolate wearer in the four and a half hour wait I had to endure. (Ryanair, of course). Ever hopeful that the estimated delay might get shorter rather than longer, I decided to wait it out. Anyway, blah de blah, having finally found a plane my optimism increased that I might get to see some football after all, until we then sat on the runway for another half an hour. Arriving in Dublin, I lost another 15 minutes due to the queue for taxis - only 6 taxis allowed on the rank at any one time; the other waiting hundred or so stacked up in a holding bay 5 minutes away. I urged my driver to not spare the horses and I arrived at the ground just in time for the final 20 minutes and the penalty shoot out (of course). I just had time to sink 4 quick pints of Guinness before hailing a taxi back to the airport for the homeward flight - which amazingly was on time - and shared with a few other wearers of the amber and chocolate. Thank you for reading; whinge over but that is the LAST time i fly Ryanair (and I mean it this time!). And was it worth all the angst for just that last 20 and the shoot out? Of course, it was.

[trev]

The "like" was for the last two sentences. Good on you!

[halftimet]

Pretty sure you can get compensation if your flight is delayed by more than three hours.

[sausageroll]

No, you weren’t the only one. My son should’ve been on it. His first flight on his own so he felt he had to give up & come straight home. Luckily I was still in the terminal when he found out, so it was just a wasted 3hr round-trip drive, a hefty £10 car park fee & a major disappointment. Another one who’s never using (or trying to use) Ryanair again.