Love 'em
Disclaimer: I don't work for them. I fly a lot. I use a mix of airlines.
1) Their chairman is bloody funny and only wears rugby shirts. He doesn't mince words and says what he thinks.
2) If you get yourself a Visa Electron card, you don't pay credit card fees.
3) They are surprisingly punctual. I've flown with them maybe 10+ times and every flight has arrived on time or early.
4) You expect the staff to be surly, but they're OK. Better than the snotty fuckers BA employ.
5) Quite a few of their airports are in the middle of nowhere (Paris/Milan to name but two), but quite a few are well located (Belfast/Dublin/Berlin/Pisa).
6) Despite the "hidden" costs, which all default to "yes please, I would like you insurance" - a tactic that should only confuse the clueless - they are still cheap I booked 3 seats to Belfast last Aug for £76 TOTAL. The next cheapest was BMI at £120/each. Daytrip to Pisa for me + wife in Oct = £0.04p including ALL costs. Five tickets to Berlin in Dec, 10p.
For all those people on here who claim they'd rather pay £200 for a flight that includes a "free" bacon roll, cup of coffee and an allocated seat instead of crappy Ryanair and their £25 tickets - can I point you in the direction of my E-Bay auction for a mink-lined mouse mat and diamond-studded USB cable....