Update on Ryanair:

At long last, complaints after complaints about Ryanair’s shoddy site have come through. The OFT has forced them to change their practices.

Tricks such as preselecting your hold baggage (and the extra fee) and insurance without informing you first, are no longer allowed. It’s also likely to mean that those evasive £1 Ryanair flights will need their terms to be explained carefully and explicitly, if and when they do pop up again.

The OFT said that Ryanair has now agreed to provide clear information about its ‘price guarantee’. When it claims to offer the lowest prices it has agreed to qualify that statement where necessary.

Small victory for consumers!