Ryanair are the cheapest of the cheap when it comes to airlines. You have to pay for your coffee and the stewardesses are ugly. They make their money on the stuff you buy on board, and more importantly what they can sell you when you're on the www.ryanair.com site. They charge for bag check-in and "priority" boarding, and get kick-backs (I presume) from their "partners" who'll sell you car rental, insurance and all that good stuff on the site. People who buy from these external websites don't see any of this stuff, so Ryanair actually lose money, so all those people who say that Ryanair are turning away "good" business are wrong. By killing off the 3rd party websites, Ryanair are actually saving money.