How to make money from Ryanair

The Times recently shared a clever way to take back the money that you might have lost with Ryanair's �5 online check-in fee. A cup of coffee on board sets you back either �3 or �3, so you can pay for your coffee with either currency and ask for your change back in either currency. If you pay with a �50 bill, you could get �47 back in change, but that's only worth around �41. Instead, pay 50 euros but ask for your change back in pounds sterling - and instead of getting �41 back, you get �47 and make a profit of �6. Not only do you get back your online check-in fee, but you get an extra quid on the side (depending on the exchange rate, of course). I'm surprised that Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, famous for his fanatical low-cost approach, hasn't removed this loophole yet, but I'm assuming that it's only a matter of time.

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