Originally Posted by
jedy
unless of course Ryanair's idea of low cost includes not paying for pre flight briefings too!
Well yes, believe or not we do have pre flight briefings but just try to do them in 45 min. for a 4 sector day including:
* gadering all the info. (aircraft reg, pax numbers, stand, etc.)
* printing your own plogs
* printing your own met & notams
* ordering your fuel
* brief cabin crew
* collect jepp. fotocopies of all the destinations, alternates and of course checking that each single plate is up to date.
* Fill our container with water for the day (I am embarrassed to even tell that one)
* long walk to the aircraft
* and nowadays we do fuel supervision as well.
Throw on top of that printers that don't work, zero wind plogs, missing jepp. plates and a total chaotic crew control with only one person to control 45 flights during the first morning wave and you will see the recipe for a disaster happening very quick.
Of course you always have the option to show up well before and break the IAA approved 10 hour minimum rest that we get.
Remind me not to fly Ryan Air.... Oh silly me I already don't
How on earth can anyone reading this have any confidence whatsoever in this airlines safety. Am I alone in being truely amazed and not a little shocked. I'm sure the crews are all hard working pros, but frankly, I would expect a bus company to have more safety awareness than this. I pray it doesn't take an accident for someone (CAA EASA or even a Parliamentary select committe, (they can do it for Farepak !) to take a long hard look at this company.