Hardly the programme I was expecting, given the hype.
The main point which I found utterly unforgiveable was the utter contempt that so-called 'captain' of the delayed flight showed towards his passengers. A true Gerald Ratner moment. The passenger spokesman was quite right - that person was not fit to be in command of the aircraft. The 'captain' sounded like some cheap secondhand car dealer trying to worm out of a warranty claim with his whining denials.
The first officer stated that they "hadn't got enough pilots in Ryanair". Sure they probably fly up to the 100 hours in 28 days rule, but if there are insufficient pilots to support a 900 hours in 12 rolling, not calendar, month roster then Ryanair's passengers might well ipso facto be at risk from aircrew suffering from accumulated fatigue.
Last edited by BEagle; 14th Feb 2006 at 16:17.