So I’ve looked at flights and unfortunately ryanair is the only airline that does the flights at a reasonable time on the days I need/want to travel on.
I get to starting the process past just looking at prices and discover that I have to pay minimum £8 to select a seat so I can check in 60 days before the flight. Otherwise, I can only check in 24h before the flight. I don’t typically travel short-haul flights so I’m not very good with budget airlines and how they work, hence why I’m here.
My question is: Will I be able to get on the flight if I don’t pay the £16 (since it’s 2 flights) to check in early? I know airlines overbook their flights and so I fear I’ll get to checking in 24h before the flight but everyone who’s paid to select seats will have taken all the seats and I’ll not have a seat at all.
Ryanair no longer overbooks flights and in my experience just assigns you random seats (next to each other if you booked multiple tickets). If in doubt just contact their customer support.