Saturday morning (Oct 6th) at Zabie Oko: my alarm clock went off at 5 AM. After a quick breakfast together with my fellow Swiss riders we all boarded a taxi for a close to 4 hour long airport transfer, this time to Warsaw. My Swiss friends had kindly agreed to make a detour and drop me off at Modlin Airport (used by low cost airlines) before continuing an additional 45 km to reach Frederic Chopin Airport, the city's main airport. A big thank you: Susanne, Noemi, Claudia and Paul! I hope that you were able to enjoy a bit of extra Warsaw sightseeing on your way to your airport.
In good time before departure I could check in my luggage with Ryanair. A week before the trail ride I had already printed out my boarding card in order to avoid paying an extra fee at the airport check in. I haven't flown Ryanair in many years and as a former cabin attendant (8 years with FlyNordic and Norwegian), it was interesting to compare the Irish service concept with that of Wizzair and with the airlines I have worked for in the past. These day's you often hear and read negative comments about Ryanair and how they treat their crew and passengers. Yesterday, on my flight to Stockholm Skavsta Airport, I was positively impressed by Ryanair's service at check in, on board and most importantly from my point of view, the attitude of the cabin crew. After 70 minutes in the air - with a cup of hot chocolate - I touched down safely on Swedish ground.
