I just want to flag a horrible communication and almost hidden racism of the Ryanair check-in. Due to having traveled to Turkey (and other countries) many times, I know very well which countries I need a visa for. My family with the irish passports travel fine, but because I have a russian passport I have to always check in at the visa desk. This would be fine, but when I am travelling to a country which doesn't require visa, this seems to be bizarre. Agent at the visa desk had to check visa eligibility online! - and again, this would be fine if check in started early and not almost two hours before the flight. In Dalaman, I was waiting over 2 hours for the check in. Just to get a boarding pass! When the agents arrived, they proceeded very slowly, again, dealing with people who dont speak english and thus delaying the whole experience.
On the plane, the priority boarding wasn't respected and when me and my family showed up to our seats, there were jackets (!!!) stuffed in the overhead lockers which had to be taken in order for our bags to be put in. You might argue that this is normal for a cheap flight / and it may be on a flight for 20-30 euro but not for a 200 euro per ticket flight. I find the airline sells the baggage space without even checking which passengers respect the rules. They don't support kids or families - when boarding or exiting the plane, and the visa check process could be automated (as with Aer Lingus, for example). Will try not to fly with them again.