You like being nickel and dimed to death? Come on aboard!
A charge for checked baggage? Why, of course!
How about a seat assignment? Ka-ching!
What about a carry-on fee? Naturally!
Coffee? Only three euros ($3.22) for instant! Yummy!!
Water? You want water on your long flight to help avoid dehydration? Three euros, please.
Movies? Transtlantic movies? You must be kidding! As I recall, the plane had no seat screens.
Communications? Contact with Play? An AI penguin does the "talking." Lots of fun!
Use of the restroom? I'm not sure since I avoided anyone standing at the door with his hand or money can stuck out.
Play reminds me of those other nameless US airlines which, by the time you total all the "extras" like a carry-on charge, make them more expensive than the higher-priced flights which have the costs built in.
It was one of those dumb times when I tried to find a cheaper price and find it, I did, but alas! With a few "hiddens" added on which in the good ole USA, we call "bait and switch."
Praise God I did not choose Play to return from Europe. Instead, I rode Icelandair to Reykjavik to change planes.
There, Icelandair's pilot faulted Play for Play's errant use of a reserved gate which caused Icelandair's passengers waiting in line for 30 minutes to board for Dulles, to scramble to another gate, and once onboard, the pilot brought attention twice to Play's error.
It caused us to be 30 minutes late to Dulles and created "a mess," for other flights, too, the pilot said over the intercom.
To quote the adage: You get what you pay for. Besides, any airline with a name like "Play" has got to be a big joke. It is!
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