I fly every 3-4 months on the route London Stansted - Lodz, Poland. I dont know what went wrong, but I was 10 mins late after the check in gate closed. I was on my way to one of my best mates wedding, only flying for 3 days. Took a day of holidays at work, told everyone Im going, took orders for polish chocolate, got presents, dress and all that. Not mentioning, spending £200 pounds for a flight ticket and a coach to Stansted. So as you might know, Ryanair is not that cheap at all. The guy at the airport said, they are very strict about timekeeping - haha, since when?! as I’ve found out, there’s no refund, and if there will be availability, they could have put me on flight next day or on another to Poland - not to my town though. Didnt make much sense for me, as I was about to go to the wedding almost straight from the airport. I was completely broke and had to ask a driver to take me back to London for £6.5, cause I didnt even have £8 for a ticket back. You can imagine, how embarassed I felt!

I know things like this happen, and it’s not the end of the world, but still - it has never ever happen to me, and it doesnt feel good. I guess there’s always this first time, isn’t it. At least I know what’s it like, and I’m not going to laugh at my mum who is always 2 hours early at the airport.