Pro tip: if you want a nice seat on a Ryanair flight, wait with the check-in until shortly before the deadline. Their 'random' seat assignment algorithm gives out the 'bad' seats first, in the hopes of being able to sell the 'better' ones. Only works if the flight is fully booked of course.
Don't wait too long, though.
I used to apply the same tactic, but once I missed the deadline by 5 minutes and had to pay €55 per person for check-in at the counter.
