Ryanair are great – I’ve used them a lot and never had a problem of any kind. Other peoplecertainly have experienced problems, so I suppose it comes down to luck. But safe? Totally, as far as I know – at least as far as any airline is safe.

Never had a problem with easyjet. Havent flown with ryanair though. The planes are fine. Get there early to get a good seat. You dont get any on board entertainment or anything free but they do have a trolley for food though its not cheap. Staff are friendly and the planes are usally fairly clean. They have quite a quick turnaround so dont have much time to do the cleaning.

I’ve only traveled with Ryan Air once and it was ok. It’s a cheap way to get around. The seating space is kind of small and there are no assigned seats so get to the plane as fast as you can if you are traveling with others so they can sit next to you.

To answer your question literally – yes, it is quite safe to fly with either of Easyjet or Ryanair.

They operate very modern British Registered aircraft with British licenced crews so their safety standards will be as high as the best of the rest.
Even the cut-price airlines recognise that you don’t make money by killing your passengers. (at least the UK ones do)

As for comfort and service … well, if you’re comparing cabin facilities and meals with the likes of BA then you should know that the cut price people offer a very basic service. It’s not quite “cattle class” but you’re only buying a seat. Everything else, even in-flight water, and your hold bags is an additional charge.

They also tend to fly at odd or inconvenient times and don’t always use (especially Ryanair) major aerodomes because the airway slots and airport charges can be cheaper.

You may have onward transport connection problems or expense at your destination airport. Check how you’re going to complete your journey before you buy your ticket. Busses may not be available at the right times and taxis may be expensive and write-off your air fare saving.

You can fly on Easyjet or Ryanir for less than a major carrier – providing that you don’t want in-flight service (or are willing to pay dearly for it), have minimal luggage, don’t mind departing or arriving very late (or extremely early) and are happy to use continental “regional” airports.

Remember that many of the fares they quote are only singles and have mandatory taxes and suppliments added; also remember that they often charge a different fare for your ‘return’ journey.

Examples –
British Airways Heathrow-Berlin Tegel, about £98 return including meals, taxes and suppliments and 23kg luggage allowance. The timetable allows you a full day in Berlin.

Ryanair Stansted-Berlin Shoenefelde, about £75 return including taxes and suppliments. You must pay baggage suppliments and buy your food and drink on board (costly) and you have to travel from out-of-town airports (meaning train or taxi fares). You arrive in Berlin quite late (well after tea time) and most things have closed.

Safe, but not comfortable, they are the worst two cheapo airlines