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Old 10th Nov 2008, 16:44
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Firstly, I work in the industry, and have for nigh on 20 years (not as long as Rainboe, with whom I have flown some years ago!).

I believe that Ryanair operate with probably the youngest average fleet in Europe. As such their maintenance requirements should be (a) reduced and (b) under warranty! From that perspective, no issues.

From a crewing and copmmercial aspect however, I would be more concerned.

As I understand it, they use crews from a multitude of states, often with limited skills in english as a common language, and a variety of backgrounds re CRM expectations. Furthermore, I am led to believe that the levels of punctuality expected of them from commercial pressures can be countra safety. As I perceive it, this has led to a number of safety related incidents in the past (CIA and Stockholm come to mind). For me, the above reasons would see me choosing to fly with somebody else, given the choice.

I'd rather be 10 minutes late in this world than 20 years early in the next.

I'm sorry, but it's a big no-no to RYR from me
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