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General Ryanair discusion

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,998 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    trellheim wrote: »
    what ever happened to the stands they used to use out the back of the old, old terminal, the art deco one ? I havent seen them used in ages I know DAA are in the floors above

    Not used for anything really but all the seats and screen's are still in place, don't think there's enough space at each gate for a Ryanair flight, certainly for one of the ATR's...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,960 ✭✭✭blackwhite


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Not used for anything really but all the seats and screen's are still in place, don't think there's enough space at each gate for a Ryanair flight, certainly for one of the ATR's...

    EI used to use them for busing to the "Commuter" branded flights that were operated by Aer Arann/Stobart. Flew early morning to Edinburgh a few times from down there.

    Gates 336 & 337 seems to fill that purpose for EI now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,608 ✭✭✭IngazZagni


    trellheim wrote: »
    what ever happened to the stands they used to use out the back of the old, old terminal, the art deco one ? I havent seen them used in ages I know DAA are in the floors above

    I think the extension of pier D has allowed passengers walk to the stands at the very end of the pier were before they had to be bussed from these gates you're talking about. I guess they could still use these gates in future if they decide to use more remote stands.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    https://www.mro-network.com/airlines/ryanair-outsources-airframe-checks-middle-east

    Ryanair will have some maintenance done in Jordan.

    In-house maintenance facilities already exist but they contract outside.

    to me this says they want to keep their options open with regard to either keeping airframes longer or keeping a younger fleet.
    I suspect they want to keep a younger fleet but simply aren't getting the build slots from Boeing early enough and at the right price.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,998 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    rivegauche wrote: »

    Probably Ryanair "Sun" registered aircraft, it seems RA group are expanding further East, Israel, Jordan, Armenia and Georgia....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,816 ✭✭✭billie1b


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Probably Ryanair "Sun" registered aircraft, it seems RA group are expanding further East, Israel, Jordan, Armenia and Georgia....

    They’ve 3 aircraft grounded so far due to the pitch fork problem, supposedly more to come, they’re trying to keep as many in the fleet whilst waiting on the maxes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    rivegauche wrote: »
    https://www.mro-network.com/airlines/ryanair-outsources-airframe-checks-middle-east

    Ryanair will have some maintenance done in Jordan.

    In-house maintenance facilities already exist but they contract outside.

    to me this says they want to keep their options open with regard to either keeping airframes longer or keeping a younger fleet.
    I suspect they want to keep a younger fleet but simply aren't getting the build slots from Boeing early enough and at the right price.

    Build slots aren't much use when the planes supplied can't fly. MAX wont fly this year at this stage and getting the backlog airworthy will take months when it does


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    The point being that if they had made a strategic decision to keep airframes longer then they would have probably announced extended operations at one of their existing maintenance facilities.


  • Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭Wrex


    Does row 2 DEF on the Ryanair 737-800 come with significant extra leg room, like an emergency exit?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,552 ✭✭✭dohouch


    Wrex wrote: »
    Does row 2 DEF on the Ryanair 737-800 come with significant extra leg room, like an emergency exit?
    Yes, but you have no under seat storage

    🧐IMHO, God wants us all to ENJOY many,many ice-creams , 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,960 ✭✭✭blackwhite


    dohouch wrote: »
    Yes, but you have no under seat storage

    And the seats have solid dividers between them instead of raisable armrests

    Picture of row 2 is in this article

    https://readyjetroam.com/is-ryanair-flexi-plus-worth-the-cost/amp/


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    I was in this row on my last trip. More legroom but a lot of passing traffic and not much stowage space above you for your bag in those lockers.
    more than remote chance you'd be asked by cabin crew to move if they get a limited mobility passenger that they weren't expecting and you won't be refunded. Bloke beside me had crutches.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    Good news for the Irish Aviation industry:
    Ryanair Maintenance will be doing more maintenance work for Lauda supporting jobs in the local(Irish)economy much to the annoyance of Austrian Trade Unions who are casting aspersions as to the quality of maintenance conducted overseas and oversight/regulation i.e. in Ireland.
    I can provide a number of links relating to this but none in English as the news is hot off the presses. You can search for the Keywords Lauda, Vida and Laudamotion Tecknik and then translate using google translate.
    positive developments related to the Irish aviation industry are not always reported in English.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,133 ✭✭✭View Profile


    God forbid that Austrian maintenance staff should protest about their jobs being taken away.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rivegauche


    They can protest but making spurious claims about the quality of Irish Maintenance Professionals with emphasis on "Professionals" doesn't endear them to me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    rivegauche wrote: »
    They can protest but making spurious claims about the quality of Irish Maintenance Professionals with emphasis on "Professionals" doesn't endear them to me.

    What level of maintenance are Ryanair going to be doing for Lauda motion and where...?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,608 ✭✭✭IngazZagni


    rivegauche wrote: »
    Good news for the Irish Aviation industry:
    Ryanair Maintenance will be doing more maintenance work for Lauda supporting jobs in the local(Irish)economy much to the annoyance of Austrian Trade Unions who are casting aspersions as to the quality of maintenance conducted overseas and oversight/regulation i.e. in Ireland.
    I can provide a number of links relating to this but none in English as the news is hot off the presses. You can search for the Keywords Lauda, Vida and Laudamotion Tecknik and then translate using google translate.
    positive developments related to the Irish aviation industry are not always reported in English.

    What are you on about? Where are the Irish jobs? Are they not just switching to being regulated by the IAA? The jobs are staying in Vienna unless you can show me something different?


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 11,684 Mod ✭✭✭✭devnull


    Been on a couple of older Ryanair jets EI-D** series, and they seem to have had a fairly substantial refurbishment.

    They both have had slimline seating added, appear to have had all side panels either replaced, every single light changed new carpet fitted, new seat row labels and one of them I was in the toilet on, looked like it had recently had everything replaced there.

    Also there seems to be some kind of mood lighting fitted, as in the night they changed all the white lights to blue lights and when landing in darkness there was some dim blue lighting going along the ceiling of the cabin. every 4 or so rows, alternating between one side and the other.

    How many planes are getting this upgrade? They honestly look like a brand new plane inside, although the leg-room on these is not as good as the ones with the Sky Interior, but it's better than the ones with the original thicker seats.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Jack1985


    Ryanair has lost its case against Peter Bellew in which it sought to prevent him from joining easyJet until 2021.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭wetoutside19


    Jack1985 wrote: »
    Ryanair has lost its case against Peter Bellew in which it sought to prevent him from joining easyJet until 2021.

    I am thinking that even though it’s an expensive loss for Ryanair that MOL won’t regret taking the case as he had the opportunity to damage Bellews reputation. Some big punches thrown


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭Pat Dunne


    I am thinking that even though it’s an expensive loss for Ryanair that MOL won’t regret taking the case as he had the opportunity to damage Bellews reputation. Some big punches thrown

    More like the reputational damage to FR, as a prospective employer trying to attract top end managers and executives in the future.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭EverythingGood


    Pat Dunne wrote: »
    More like the reputational damage to FR, as a prospective employer trying to attract top end managers and executives in the future.

    GOing to be changes made to current and future contacts for Z's, thats for sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭Masala


    I am thinking that even though it’s an expensive loss for Ryanair that MOL won’t regret taking the case as he had the opportunity to damage Bellews reputation. Some big punches thrown

    Ryanair appealing the decision. Typical them... we have more money than you and we will drain u dry until u give in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭Masala


    GOing to be changes made to current and future contacts for Z's, thats for sure.

    Surprised they could have thought that they could put blanket restriction in such a contract for such a period of time with no compensation. Someone in Legal needs a talking to.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,501 ✭✭✭Masala


    Pat Dunne wrote: »
    More like the reputational damage to FR, as a prospective employer trying to attract top end managers and executives in the future.

    Jeez ....... how anyone with get up and go would even think of working for them. They toxic and probably the worse abusers o& workers rights and conditions.

    It’s really a one-man show and everything goes thru him. All fur and no knickers


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 168 ✭✭Matthew Gleeson


    Delighted Bellew is free to work at Easyjet. He was trying to do real good in Ryanair, particularly mediating between front line and office staff. I recon if you are an executive in Ryanair you don't get to disagree with MOL.

    Yes MOL is smart. Yes he built Ryanair into what it is today, along with his talented staff, but I think now he's getting a little too cocky about his ability to continue to drive that company forward. They need new external management. Follow in a similar path to Easyjet did with Carolyn McCall.

    But what the heck do I know...


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    Masala wrote: »
    Ryanair appealing the decision. Typical them... we have more money than you and we will drain u dry until u give in.
    By the time any appeal goes through the twelve months will have already passed and he'll be well established at easyJet.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    I am thinking that even though it’s an expensive loss for Ryanair that MOL won’t regret taking the case as he had the opportunity to damage Bellews reputation. Some big punches thrown

    I would have thought as an insider at that level being an irritant or a thorn in the side of MOL could only enhance your reputation in this industry, it's his trusted lieutenants and yes-men would be considered more reputationaly challenged outside Ryanair than this guy.
    He can wear the fact that MOL didn't like him as a badge of honour, the court ruling is the icing on the cake regardless of the appeal...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    I think I mentioned this last year and my argument was torn apart but having seen most of Europes airlines working today apart from the obvious low cost, what is the rationale behind Ryanair, EasyJet and the likes not flying today? Don't say its too give the staff a break but they don't care about staff the other 364 days of the year. Are Irish airports the only ones that are really closed?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,206 ✭✭✭goingnowhere


    The question is are enough people flying. There is a huge back office required to actually fly a plane. It only make sense if there are enough flying.

    Ryanair won't start ops in Dublin until mid morning on the 26th.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Jack1985


    I think I mentioned this last year and my argument was torn apart but having seen most of Europes airlines working today apart from the obvious low cost, what is the rationale behind Ryanair, EasyJet and the likes not flying today? Don't say its too give the staff a break but they don't care about staff the other 364 days of the year. Are Irish airports the only ones that are really closed?

    Bit of a generalisation with the EZY comment, have yet to hear one of their staff give out about working for them - They treat them very well and definitely should not be compared with the other crowd.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,945 ✭✭✭Jizique


    Jack1985 wrote: »
    Bit of a generalisation with the EZY comment, have yet to hear one of their staff give out about working for them - They treat them very well and definitely should not be compared with the other crowd.


    Anyone have any thoughts on Ryanair pulling the Munich flights from Dublin for summer next year?

    I am biased, I was booked for June and now they pull a route which seemed to be very busy in both directions. They used to fly twice most days, which with EI flying twice and LHA 3x meant there was a great choice. Busy route with football, beer festivals etc.
    Is it related to the 737 max, the end of cheap landing charges at MUC after the 18 month introduction, or something more nefarious. I would have thought it was one of their busier routes from Dublin.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    Jack1985 wrote: »
    Bit of a generalisation with the EZY comment, have yet to hear one of their staff give out about working for them - They treat them very well and definitely should not be compared with the other crowd.

    Depends on who you talk to. But that’s not the point of my question.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭Louche Lad


    Ryanair unveil their livery for their new 737 MAX aircraft for the Polish market. Except they're calling them the 737-8200 instead of the 737 MAX.

    https://simpleflying.com/ryanair-buzz-boeing-737-max/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Credit Checker Moose


    The 737-8200 is a variant of the MAX that can hold 200 passengers. It has an extra emergency exit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,998 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Louche Lad wrote: »
    Ryanair unveil their livery for their new 737 MAX aircraft for the Polish market. Except they're calling them the 737-8200 instead of the 737 MAX.

    https://simpleflying.com/ryanair-buzz-boeing-737-max/

    News about the 8200 has been out for 5 months now..


    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-max-ordered-by-ryanair-undergoes-name-change


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭1123heavy


    I think I mentioned this last year and my argument was torn apart but having seen most of Europes airlines working today apart from the obvious low cost, what is the rationale behind Ryanair, EasyJet and the likes not flying today? Don't say its too give the staff a break but they don't care about staff the other 364 days of the year. Are Irish airports the only ones that are really closed?

    Easyjet switzerland operate Christmas day, I personally think it's only a matter of time until Dublin airport opens and there's regular (albeit reduced) services xmas day. Many forget Aer Lingus have flights on christmas day, just not departing Irish airports.

    Not entirely related but I noticed this year a lot more petrol statioms were open than previous years, it signifies the trend of society.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭cullenswood


    Jizique wrote: »
    Anyone have any thoughts on Ryanair pulling the Munich flights from Dublin for summer next year?

    I am biased, I was booked for June and now they pull a route which seemed to be very busy in both directions. They used to fly twice most days, which with EI flying twice and LHA 3x meant there was a great choice. Busy route with football, beer festivals etc.
    Is it related to the 737 max, the end of cheap landing charges at MUC after the 18 month introduction, or something more nefarious. I would have thought it was one of their busier routes from Dublin.

    Was hit by this also. Will have to stump up the extra for the Aer Lingus flight home instead as there is no suitable Ryanair reroute.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭xtradel


    I'm flying to Frankfurt next month and looking at FR380 it seems to be constantly late departing. I thought Ryanair were precious about their on time statistics so if a flight consistently is late would they not give the incoming flight an earlier departure or a later departure to FR380? I've a train to catch in Frankfurt and its looking unlikely I'll catch it with all these delays.

    Is there other flights that appear to always be late?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Ryanair have ads out now saying we must all do our bit for the environment and that they do by filling every seat on every plane and using modern engines. Their new tagline is 'The Low Emissions airline'. I wonder how they quantify 'low' rather than 'lower''?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Credit Checker Moose


    I notice that Ryanair have changed the booking process.

    It is getting more difficult to avoid paying for a seat. You have to select the lowest fare and then select priority if needed at the next screen. They are really pushing towards making people pay for priority and seat selection at the onset.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭grimm2005


    I notice that Ryanair have changed the booking process.

    It is getting more difficult to avoid paying for a seat. You have to select the lowest fare and then select priority if needed at the next screen. They are really pushing towards making people pay for priority and seat selection at the onset.

    While the interface has changed (preferred the old one myself), I haven't really noticed any additional pressure to pick seats (just click random allocation like before) although I have been noticing through test bookings that more often than not the price for priority seems to be more expensive than the base €6 each way than it used to be. Usually a booking a few months in advance would guarantee the €6 price but now it seems a bit random and can be €10 - 14 e/w so definitely something to keep in mind when comparing prices.

    On a slightly related note, I can highly recommend this bag as an excellent option for free carry on: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cabin-Max-Manhattan-Stowaway-20L/dp/B07K4FGLMS/

    I can get around a weeks worth of clothes plus a laptop and several other bits and pieces if needed in to it and so I never ever feel the need to go for priority if I'm just away for 4 nights or so.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Ryanair have ads out now saying we must all do our bit for the environment and that they do by filling every seat on every plane and using modern engines. Their new tagline is 'The Low Emissions airline'. I wonder how they quantify 'low' rather than 'lower''?

    I suspect they'd be made take the ad off air if someone made an informed complaint. CFM56 engines are not more efficient than the Leap-1A or PW1100G on the A320neo or PW1500G on the A220. Ad may have been planned for after MAX introduction but, well, that's not likely to happen any time soon!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,670 ✭✭✭IE 222


    L1011 wrote: »
    I suspect they'd be made take the ad off air if someone made an informed complaint. CFM56 engines are not more efficient than the Leap-1A or PW1100G on the A320neo or PW1500G on the A220. Ad may have been planned for after MAX introduction but, well, that's not likely to happen any time soon!

    Key word is airline not airplane.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    IE 222 wrote: »
    Key word is airline not airplane.

    Not really relevant when they make specific claims about their airframes, as they do


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    xtradel wrote: »
    I'm flying to Frankfurt next month and looking at FR380 it seems to be constantly late departing. I thought Ryanair were precious about their on time statistics so if a flight consistently is late would they not give the incoming flight an earlier departure or a later departure to FR380? I've a train to catch in Frankfurt and its looking unlikely I'll catch it with all these delays.

    Is there other flights that appear to always be late?

    The Sunday evening filght from Liverpool to Dublin FR446 or 447

    got it 6 times last year and it was late about 5 of them


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,670 ✭✭✭IE 222


    L1011 wrote: »
    Not really relevant when they make specific claims about their airframes, as they do

    Its completely relevant, the figures are derived from the number of empty seats, age of the fleet and number of miles flown. A competitor may have 30 newer cleaner aircraft than Ryanair but if they still have 30 older gas guzzlers flying around with empty seats it's not going to achieve much on the grand scheme of things.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    IE 222 wrote: »
    Its completely relevant, the figures are derived from the number of empty seats, age of the fleet and number of miles flown. A competitor may have 30 newer cleaner aircraft than Ryanair but if they still have 30 older gas guzzlers flying around with empty seats it's not going to achieve much on the grand scheme of things.

    There's virtually nobody in Europe with older kit than NGs now; and anyway they make specific inaccurate claims


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    L1011 wrote: »
    Not really relevant when they make specific claims about their airframes, as they do

    Agree with you that it is not relevant but even if someone were to complain to the ASAI it wouldnt surprise me to see them come down on the side of Ryanair. They already allow the telcos to advertise 'unlimited' data yet there are limits on it. I would imagine they would allow them advertise 'The Low Emissions Airline' just on the basis their fleet is very young and therefore has lower emissions relative to many other airlines. The ASAI is basically the advertising industry regulating themselves and they seem to go out of their way not to make decisions against advertisers.

    Anyway Im flying Ryaniar at the weekend to London and theyve sent me two emails about cabin baggage sizes. 50cm max length and I normally travel with a regular sports holdall which is at a guess about 70cm long, it would only be 60% full anyway so can be squashed down, its never been a problem before but does anyone know if they've done a big clampdown recently. The emails are making me think they're standing at the gate with a measuring tape and credit card machine.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,685 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    Nah, they just keep sending these so you can't say you weren't warned.

    If it's soft bag you will be fine. The hard case ones are an issue and might be challenged.

    I find soft bags are rarely looked at, as you say they can be squeezed to size.


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