New Ryanair Aircraft

eusap

I have flown on the new Ryanair Aircraft (Sky Interior) numerous times in the past few months, but lately i have noticed the level of wear and tear on the new craft seems to be higher than on the older craft.

Is the build quality lower on the new Sky Interior?

for e.g. seats starting to flex and twist a lot, the tables starting to crack, seats already look tired etc....

p.s. this is not Ryanair bashing just curious what will this interior be like in 1 or 2 years ...

Mr rebel

I really like the new aircraft. The seats are thinner but at least give the illusion that you have more space around you. Oh and there's a coat hook at last lol. I also like how they poke fun at themselves in their in-flight magazine by saying they have reduced the "yellow" decor considerably as requested by passengers:D
The lighting is also much more modern and nicer.
Unfortunately, I've only experienced the new aircraft once so far as my frequently travelled route (Shannon - Berlin) still use the knackered, old aircraft.

LeChienMefiant

Have had them once and felt it was a big improvement in the product. I missed the coat hook, will look out for it next time!

mickdw

Mr rebel wrote: »

........ (Shannon - Berlin) still use the knackered, old aircraft.

Really. Knackered old aircraft. I didn't think ryanair had any old aircraft, never mind knackered ones.

kevinandrew

Ryanair interiors age very quickly in my experience. The average age was pushing 10 years before all the new deliveries started arriving last year so if you do get one of the older aircraft it's likely to look and feel a little knackered on the inside.
Some of the oldest in the fleet are over 14 years old at this point, I was recently on one from Kaunas to Gatwick and while the cabin was tidy, the walls were stained and scribbled on, seats were very worn and the yellow plastic was chipped in places.
It's to be expected but I do wonder how the newer cabins will last under Ryanair's utilisation.

L1011

14 years is no age at all if the interior is maintained. It would appear that Ryanair don't.

Mr rebel

It's all the tacky yellow that is incredibly aging, but the new aircraft is changing that at least.

Tenger

I think this may be a reflection on the build quality of the modern cabin fittings than on Ryanair themselves.
I have noticed the same when I am on younger EI A320s. The overheads bins seem flimsier than on the circa 2000 deliveries (which did get recovered seats a couple of years ago due wear and tear)
The new A320neo's (Lufty got the 1st one) have slimline seats, it will be interesting to see their longevity. And the 2 new EI A330s also have slimline seats which are the same as Economy on Iberia.

Locker10a

Tenger wrote: »

I think this may be a reflection on the build quality of the modern cabin fittings than on Ryanair themselves.
I have noticed the same when I am on younger EI A320s. The overheads bins seem flimsier than on the circa 2000 deliveries (which did get recovered seats a couple of years ago due wear and tear)
The new A320neo's (Lufty got the 1st one) have slimline seats, it will be interesting to see their longevity. And the 2 new EI A330s also have slimline seats which are the same as Economy on Iberia.

New delivery airbus have crappy cabin fittings and galley equipment, really flimsy and doesn't last at all from my experience! Shoddy shoddy shoddy workmanship !!! lol!
No realy, the quality of some of the toilets, seats, galleys etc is truly awful

Foggy43

Locker10a wrote: »

New delivery airbus have crappy cabin fittings and galley equipment, really flimsy and doesn't last at all from my experience! Shoddy shoddy shoddy workmanship !!! lol!
No realy, the quality of some of the toilets, seats, galleys etc is truly awful

The B787's cabin fitting are not good. All these 'light weight' materials just cannot take the day to day treatment a passenger aircraft gets. Toilets! Please be careful. Flatulence just might blow the door off it's hinges :eek:

kevinandrew

The 787 has the worst cabin fittings of any aircraft I've ever flown in, even just as a passenger you can tell it's cheap and won't last very long. Obviously everything these days is meant to be lighter but in the long term it's surely going to cost more in replacements and downtime, not to mention it looking shoddy to passengers after a while.
I think most of the newer Aer Lingus A320s look pretty good, the newest delivered directly to them from Airbus (DVM, DVL, DVN) have been maintained pretty well over the past five years. A five year old Ryanair aircraft looks a lot older in comparison.

LeChienMefiant

Travelled on the new aircraft again on Tuesday and paid particular attention in light of comments here. Would it be fair to say that these lighter components are cheaper to produce and hence can supplement fuel economy savings? Regardless, I think it's a much improved product and I don't see any issues yet with wear and tear. Ryanair aircraft are very heavily utilised so obviously wear and tear over the lifespan is going to be high.

billie1b

LeChienMefiant wrote: »

Travelled on the new aircraft again on Tuesday and paid particular attention in light of comments here. Would it be fair to say that these lighter components are cheaper to produce and hence can supplement fuel economy savings? Regardless, I think it's a much improved product and I don't see any issues yet with wear and tear. Ryanair aircraft are very heavily utilised so obviously wear and tear over the lifespan is going to be high.

The new aircraft are 440kgs lighter than the older version

LeChienMefiant

Is that a lot? They have more seats?

billie1b

Yeah it can be, it adds up over the whole year, I dont have the exact figures but it can be a substantial amount of fuel saved.
These new aircraft at the minute have 189 seats, same as the older ones, the newer max aircraft will have the extra seats, 197 total I think