Lily Allen Twitter: Singer Takes To Tweeting Over Ryanair Boarding Pass

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Lily Allen took to Twitter over the weekend to express her disappointment in budget airline Ryanair for charging her to print her boarding pass, Metro.co.uk reports.

The British singer was en route to Belfast with her sister to launch their new clothing line when Allen tweeted: "Ryan Air have just charged me 40 quid to print out my boarding pass. Unbelievable."

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Comments

[Ember Firedog]

03:43 PM on 06/06/2011

Awwwww. How sad that Lily had to follow the rules like everyone else. You can always fly another carrier. :-)

[zevonia]

05:04 PM on 06/06/2011

The point isn't that she was trying to not follow the rules because she's a celebrity. The point is they charged her approx $65 US dollars to print up a piece of paper that they took away from her 7 minutes later. If you don't see that as being outrageous I'd like to sell you a kleenix for $100 but you can keep it after you use it.

[Ember Firedog]

05:22 PM on 06/06/2011

I interpreted the story slightly differently. Under similar circumstances, I've always printed my ticket at home and watched as others in line (who did not print the ticket at home) being charged a fee. I agree that the $65 fee is outrageous. Caveat emptor.

[the grange gorman]

03:25 PM on 06/06/2011

Good for you Lily

Ryan air are to customer service what a wasp with diahorrea is to a picnic

[KIVPossum]

02:20 PM on 06/06/2011

Next time she'll keep up with the original so she won't need to pay for a replacement

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

01:56 PM on 06/06/2011

Charging for the toilet? Are they going to charge to breath the air or sit in a seat?

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

01:57 PM on 06/06/2011

Or use the seatbelt....

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

01:54 PM on 06/06/2011

In all fairness there are times that a person does not access to a printer within the 24 hour period before the flight. Many older people don't have a computer....

[Stuzzadelic]

01:49 PM on 06/06/2011

Berlin Air is similar. They advertise low "ticket fares" but after they hit you with all the attendant fees and charges it's not much less than flying a regular airline.

[rich3324]

01:46 PM on 06/06/2011

40 quid? Is that 40 pounds? For a boarding pass?

[zevonia]

05:02 PM on 06/06/2011

Yes- a quid is a pound, which means they charged her approx. $65 US dollars for that boarding pass.

[rich3324]

07:13 PM on 06/06/2011

WTF?

[HighDesertBob]

01:45 PM on 06/06/2011

Ryanair's business model includes fees for virtually everything apart from getting on board and sitting down. Their rates are among the lowest in the world, but everyone who flies on them should be aware of their rates and tactics. The mostly fly short trips so the need to go to the loo should be pretty low. Just make sure you go before getting on the plane.

[lemmyk73]

01:38 PM on 06/06/2011

Lily Allen is sooooo bangable.

[the grange gorman]

03:29 PM on 06/06/2011

she does have a certain something

[imonlyhereforthelaughs]

01:12 PM on 06/06/2011

She could have chosen to not fly Ryanair. It isn't like they aren't blatant about their fees. Since he chose to fly with them anyway she should not go whining on twitter over it.

[Pucifer]

12:40 PM on 06/06/2011

The CEO wants to charge passengers to use the bathroom?  In that case, I suggest taking a dump right there in the aisle.